St. Louis Metro Treatment Center -

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St. Louis Metro Treatment Center
St. Louis Metro Treatment Center
is located at 9733 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO. 63114 and can be contacted by calling 314-423-7030.

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Detox, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detox Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Expectant Mothers, Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Speaking, Foreign Languages other than Spanish
Payment Options: Self Pay

Some of the most current government research has shown that women lack a stomach enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase, which usually acts as a protective barrier and acts to break down the alcohol before it is absorbed by the intestines; without the presence of this particular enzyme, alcohol enters a woman's bloodstream in a higher concentration.
The lethal limit of alcohol in the blood for most people is around 0.40%; this amount of alcohol is roughly the equivalent of 12 drinks (for women) or 16 drinks (for men). When an individual is also taking medications such as antihistamines, opioid pain-killers, or sedatives, the lethal limit for alcohol is lowered considerably.
When receiving treatment for HIV, people who consume alcohol may have difficulty following the complex medications regimen. All of these factors increase the likelihood that an infected person will infect others or will go on to develop AIDS.
A child born with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) is usually small or premature with a smaller skull, eyes, upper lip, and nose.

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