Lucas County Health Center -

1-866-275-5579

Lucas County Health Center
Lucas County Health Center
is located at 1200 North 7th Street Chariton, IA. 50049 and can be contacted by calling 641-774-3370. Lucas County Health Center offers treatment services for Prescription Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Illicit Drug Addiction

Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Health Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment, Services for Young Adults, DUI - DWI Offenders
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid, Medicare Assistance, Insurance - Private Pay, Insurance - Military, Self Pay

Four of every five children and teen arrestees in state juvenile justice systems are under the influence of alcohol or drugs while committing their crimes, test positive for drugs, are arrested for committing an alcohol or drug offense, admit having substance abuse and addiction problems, or share some combination of these issues.
Many alcoholics' drinkers have died during withdrawal from extremely high blood alcohol levels; death in these instances usually occurs due to seizures because the body experiences hyper excitability during rapidly declining blood alcohol levels.
The heavy costs of alcohol abuse include highway deaths, teenage death, spousal abuse, suicide, arrests, and financial problems; additionally it can cause broken families, abused children, ruined careers and many lives have been cut short due to alcohol abuse.
Blood Alcohol Level of .35%: This blood alcohol level also happens to be the level of surgical anesthesia. You may stop breathing at this point. In February 1996, a second student, age 20, died of alcohol poisoning with a BAL of .34% after drinking six beers and twelve shots in two hours.

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