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Drug Rehab Programs For Adolescents category listings in Alvord, Texas:
  • Behavioral Health and Family Services (45.2 miles from Alvord, Texas)
    Behavioral Health and Family Services is located at:

    896 North Mill Street
    Lewisville, TX. 75057
    866-943-7779

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Adolescents, Gays And Lesbians, Women, Men, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment Options: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)

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Drugs often go by different names on the street. Some common and not so common names that methamphetamine goes by include: Batu, Bikers Coffee, Black Beauties, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Crystal, Glass, Go-Fast, Hiropon, Ice, Meth, Methlies Quick, Poor Man's Cocaine, Shabu, Shards, Speed, Stove Top, Tina, Trash, Tweak, Uppers, Ventana, Vidrio, Yaba, and Yellow Bam.
Drivers under the influence of meth are considered impaired and are dangerous to themselves and others on the road.
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.
Meth use causes damage to the users physically, mentally and socially. They experience severe problems with their health, their emotional wellbeing and their interpersonal relationships with friends and family.
The T.V. series Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher who cooks meth. He justifies his actions because he is dying of lung cancer and financially bankrupt.