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Residential Short Term Drug Rehab Programs category listings in Shannock, Rhode Island:
  • AdCare Rhode Island (10.3 miles from Shannock, Rhode Island)
    AdCare Rhode Island is located at:

    1950 Tower Hill Road
    North Kingstown, RI. 2852
    401-294-6160

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, ASL Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment Options: Self Payment, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance
  • Stonington Institute (14.9 miles from Shannock, Rhode Island)
    Stonington Institute is located at:

    75 Swantown Hill Road
    North Stonington, CT. 6359
    860-445-3008

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Women, Men, Criminal Justice Clients, ASL Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment Options: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)

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Meth users typically become talkative, confident and other times paranoid, aggressive and agitated.
Amphetamines similar to meth first came to America in the 1930s. Abuse of amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine) and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) pills became prevalent during the 50s and 60s. These simulant medications were commonly prescribed by physicians, primarily for weight loss at which point they begin to be diverted to the illicit market.
Crystal methamphetamine has also been associated with a large percentage of patients diagnosed with HIV within the past ten years.
There are many negative side effects of meth use including convulsions, high body temperature, shaking, stomach cramps and cardiac arrhythmia.
Habitual meth abuse will lead to addictiona chronic problem characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, which is accompanied by chemical and molecular changes in the users brain.