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  • Associated Behavioral Healthcare Inc
  • Associated Behavioral Healthcare Inc
    is located at 841 Central Avenue North Kent, WA. 98032 and can be contacted by calling 425-646-7279. Associated Behavioral Healthcare Inc offers treatment services for Illicit Drug Addiction, Prescription Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

    Treatment Services Offered: Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Detox, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment
    Payment Options: Insurance - Private Pay, Self Pay

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  • Ethanol, which is the alcohol in beverages, is toxic because of its molecular effects on tissues; additionally, the first breakdown product of alcohol, which is acetaldehyde, is even more toxic.
  • Around 800 A.D., an Arabian invention called distillation made it possible to make beverages with a highly concentrated form of alcohol.
  • Alcohol rapidly moves to the brain and passes the blood-brain barrier, which normally keeps harmful substances away from the brain; upon entering the brain, alcohol affects the neurons, causing judgment and coordination problems.
  • Vomiting is part of the body's automatic defense system that is activated in order to prevent more alcohol from being absorbed.

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