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  • Drinking alcohol is associated with unintentional injuries, such as motor-vehicle traffic crashes, falls, drowning, burns and firearm injuries.
  • In California, a study of alcohol-related deaths showed that blacks and Hispanics have higher rates of mortality from alcoholic cirrhosis than their White and Asian-Americans counterparts.
  • Alcohol has been linked to cancers of head and neck (the risk is especially high in smokers who also drink heavily).
  • Colorado, New Hampshire, and Vermont are ranked in the highest fifth percentile for all Americans aged 12 or older and for each of the age subgroups, 12 to 17, 18 to 25, and 26 or older, for rates of illicit drug use.
  • Over 20% of the individuals in the United States that have died of a prescription drug overdose were reported to have five or more doctors that had prescribed controlled substances to them in the year prior to their death.
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Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women

When pregnant/postpartum women need drug or alcohol treatment there are a number of issues unique to their situation that should be addressed. This distinct group of addicted persons faces not only the personal shame of their addiction but also the reality of what their unhealthy choices may have caused their children. Recovery for pregnant/postpartum women often requires programs that are both individualized and flexible in their recovery plan. While the program duration may vary depending on the woman's particular needs it is recognized that the longer a person participates in treatment the better their chance of a successful recovery. Many programs for pregnant/postpartum women can run long-term for six months or more.

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