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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
is located at 7305 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410 and can be contacted by calling 561-422-8262. Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Health Services, Alcohol Detox, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Inpatient Hospital Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, AIDS/HIV Clients, Women, Men, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking
Payment Options: Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

Heavy drinking puts postmenopausal women at risk for fractures from falls due to their increased risk for osteoporosis from alcohol's effect on blood estrogen levels coupled with their increased risk of falling due to alcohol consumption.
Both homicides and suicides are more likely to be committed by persons who have been drinking.
In African Americans, genetically determined variability in another alcohol-metabolizing enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase-2, appears to affect the degree of vulnerability to alcoholic cirrhosis and alcohol-related fetal damage in some.
Some individuals with moderate-to-severe symptoms of alcohol withdrawal may need inpatient treatment at a facility that treats alcohol withdrawal, where they will be watched closely for hallucinations and other signs of delirium tremens.

For more information, visit www.drug-rehabs.org.