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Payment Assistance Drug Rehab Programs category listings in Plainfield, Illinois:
  • Howard Brown Health Center
    Howard Brown Health Center is located at:

    4025 North Sheridan Road
    Chicago, IL. 60613
    773-388-8891

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, ASL Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment Options: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)
  • A Safe Haven Foundation
    A Safe Haven Foundation is located at:

    2750 West Roosevelt Road
    Chicago, IL. 60608
    773-435-8300

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days), Residential Beds For Client's Children, Spanish
    Payment Options: Medicaid, Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

About Crystal Meth

Crystal Meth Facts

When smoked or injected ice crystal meth can produce effects within seconds. With smoking or IV ice crystal meth; there is an intense rush that lasts only for a few minutes.
Meth is legally available in the United States for the treatment of attention deficit disorder and obesity however it is prescribed with great caution today.
Drug users take meth in different ways depending on where they live and their age. In San Francisco, drug users typically inject meth. In Honolulu drug users commonly smoke meth. In Phoenix, younger drug users take pills, while older drug users snort the drug.
The paranoia brought on by meth use may lead to homicides and suicides.
Crystal meth acts on the dopamine receptors in the brain preventing its reuptake, thus allowing an abnormal amount of dopamine circulation in the body. The dopamine stimulates brain cells and at the same time, enhancing body actions and mood. Other body activities that can be affected with the use of crystal meth are appetite suppressant, heart rate, body temperature and response associated with alertness.