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Compass Healthcare Whatcom
Compass Healthcare Whatcom
is located at 3645 East McLeod Road Bellingham, WA. 98226 and can be contacted by calling 360-676-2220. Compass Healthcare Whatcom offers treatment services for Alcoholism, Illicit Drug Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse

Treatment Services Offered: Mental Balance Treatment Services, Outpatient Alcohol Treatment
Payment Options: Payment Assistance Through Medicaid

Among underage drinkers surveyed in 2008, 30.8% paid for the alcohol the last time they drank �'' including 8.3% who purchased the alcohol themselves and 22.3% who gave money to someone else to purchase it. Among those who did not pay for the alcohol they consumed, 37.4% got it from an unrelated person of legal drinking age; 21.1% received it from a parent, guardian, or other adult family member.
When a person consumes alcohol, their eye-hand coordination is also affected as well as the ability to perform more than one task at a time. Add in the lack of judgment and you're dealing with some major performance issues throughout the day. Simple things like watching for oncoming traffic are forgotten, which puts you and others in harms way.
Long-term alcohol consumption can cause cardiological problems, including elevated blood pressure and heart rate, risk of stroke and heart failure.
A study that was conducted by the National Institute of Health, reported that sales to under-age drinkers amount to almost 20% of the total alcohol market sales; this coverts in dollars to almost $20 billion in illegally purchased alcohol.

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