Oklahoma Drug Rehab Information

(918) 664-4224x1021 12 and 12 Inc Rehab Tulsa www.12and12.org
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(405) 840-9000 A Chance to Change Foundation Rehab Oklahoma City www.achancetochange.org
Info: A Chance to Change Foundation Rehab

(918) 398-7979 Ace Addiction Recovery Inc Rehab Tulsa www.addictionrecoveryservices.org
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(918) 764-9098 Action Steps Counseling Inc Rehab Tulsa www.actionstepstulsa.com
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(580) 332-3001 Ada Area Chemical Dependency Ctr Inc Rehab Ada Info: Ada Area Chemical Dependency Ctr Inc Reh

(580) 628-2539 Alpha II Inc Rehab Tonkawa www.alphatwo.org
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(580) 226-1656 Arbuckle Life Solutions Inc Rehab Ardmore www.arbucklelifesolutions.com
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(580) 436-6130 Area Youth Shelter Inc Rehab Ada Info: Area Youth Shelter Inc Rehab

(405) 634-4434 Aurora Counseling Services Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.auroracounseling.net
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(405) 681-2003 Behavioral Health Group Medical Center Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Behavioral Health Group Medical Center R

(918) 696-6212 Bill Willis Community Mental Hlth and SA Center Adair County Satellite Rehab Stilwell Info: Bill Willis Community Mental Hlth and SA

(918) 207-3000 Bill Willis Community Mental Hlth and Substance Abuse Center Rehab Tahlequah Info: Bill Willis Community Mental Hlth and Su

(580) 762-1462 Bridgeway Inc Ponca City Rehab Ponca City Info: Bridgeway Inc Ponca City Rehab

(580) 226-3252 Broadway House Inc Rehab Ardmore www.broadwayhouseinc.org
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(405) 524-5525 Care for Change Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.careforchange.org
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(405) 265-2800 Center for Positive Change Inc Rehab Yukon www.cpcfamilyservices.com
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(918) 384-0002x202 Center for Therapeutic Interventions P Rehab Tulsa Info: Center for Therapeutic Interventions P R

(918) 425-7500 Center Point Inc Rehab Tulsa www.cpinc.org
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(405) 573-3821 Childrens Recovery Center of Oklahoma Rehab Norman Info: Childrens Recovery Center of Oklahoma Re

(918) 567-2905 Choctaw Nation Chi Hullo Li Rehab Talihina www.choctawnation.com
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(918) 567-2389 Choctaw Nation Recovery Center Rehab Talihina www.choctawnationhealthcare.com
Info: Choctaw Nation Recovery Center Rehab

(405) 374-1225 Clay Crossing Foundation Inc Rehab Maud www.claycrossing.com
Info: Clay Crossing Foundation Inc Rehab

(405) 230-1138 Community House Rehab Oklahoma City www.catalysthelp.org
Info: Community House Rehab

(405) 447-4499 Communityworks Rehab Norman www.cworksok.com
Info: Communityworks Rehab

(405) 528-8686x200 Cope Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.okcopeinc.org
Info: Cope Inc Rehab

(580) 595-7000 Cornerstone Clinical Services Inc Rehab Lawton www.ccsok.net
Info: Cornerstone Clinical Services Inc Rehab

(405) 231-3150 Cornerstone Counseling and Consulting Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.cornerstonecounselinginc.org
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(580) 298-2830 Counseling Center of Southeast OK Durant Rehab Durant www.oklahomatherapy.com
Info: Counseling Center of Southeast OK Durant

(580) 298-2830 Counseling Center of Southeast OK Rehab Antlers www.oklahomatherapy.com
Info: Counseling Center of Southeast OK Rehab

(918) 758-1910 Creek Nation Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Services Rehab Okmulgee Info: Creek Nation Behavioral Health and Subst

(918) 618-2168 Creek Nation Behavioral Health Rehab Eufaula Info: Creek Nation Behavioral Health Rehab

(405) 321-0240 Crossroads Youth and Family Servs Inc Rehab Norman www.crossroadsyfs.com
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(918) 225-1736 Cushing Valley Hope Rehab Cushing www.valleyhope.com
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(580) 225-4337 Diversified Family Services Rehab Elk City Info: Diversified Family Services Rehab

(918) 585-3163 Domestic Violence Intervention Services Inc Rehab Tulsa www.dvis.org
Info: Domestic Violence Intervention Services

(405) 232-9804 Drug Recovery DBA Catalyst Behavioral Services Rehab Oklahoma City www.catalysthelp.org
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(918) 485-3554 Eagle Ridge Institute Alcohol and Drug Program Rehab Wagoner www.eagleridgeinstitute.com
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(405) 341-3554 Edmond Family Counseling Outpatient Drug Alcohol Services Rehab Edmond www.edmondfamilycounseling.org
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(580) 762-7561x108 Edwin Fair Community Mental Health Center Inc Rehab Ponca City www.efcmhc.com
Info: Edwin Fair Community Mental Health Cente

(405) 286-3900x302 Effective Transitions Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.etiok.com
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(405) 601-0295 Enrichment Center Reach for the Light Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.reachforthelight.com
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(918) 587-9471 Family and Childrens Services Rehab Tulsa www.fcsok.org
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(918) 336-1188x14 Family Crisis and Counseling Ctr DBA Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Ctr Rehab Bartlesville www.familycrisis.us
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(405) 755-1129 Family Development Intervention Servs Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Family Development Intervention Servs Re

(405) 606-8406 Family Recovery Counseling Center Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Family Recovery Counseling Center Rehab

(405) 260-0212 Four Winds Ranch Recovery Center for Adolescent Females Rehab Guthrie www.fourwindsranchrtc.com
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(405) 262-0202 Gary E Miller Candian County Childrens Justice Center Rehab El Reno www.canadiancokids.com
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(405) 273-1170 Gateway to Prevention and Recovery Rehab Shawnee www.gatewaytoprevention.org
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(580) 331-2370 George Hawkins Memorial Treatment Ctr Cheyenne Arapaho Substance Abuse Rehab Clinton www.c-a-tribes.org
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(405) 424-2186 GMO Urban Ministries Inc Rehab Oklahoma City Info: GMO Urban Ministries Inc Rehab

(918) 682-8407 Green Country Behavioral Health Servs Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Rehab Muskogee www.gcbhs.org
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(918) 623-1199 H Chandler and Associates Rehab Okemah Info: H Chandler and Associates Rehab

(918) 786-2930 House of Hope Inc Grove Rehab Grove www.houseofhopegrove.com
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(918) 283-1423 Human Skills and Resources Inc Rehab Claremore www.humanskills.org
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(918) 224-0225 Human Skills and Resources Inc Sapulpa Rehab Sapulpa www.humanskills.org
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(918) 747-6377 Human Skills and Resources Inc Tulsa Rehab Tulsa www.humanskills.org
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(918) 588-1900x3241 Indian Healthcare Resource Center of Tulsa Inc Rehab Tulsa www.ihcrc.org
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(918) 542-5543 Inter Tribal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Center Rehab Miami Info: Inter Tribal Substance Abuse Prevention

(918) 453-5519 Jack Brown Regional Treatment Center Rehab Tahlequah www.cherokee.org
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(918) 577-3000 Jack C Montgomery VAMC Rehab Muskogee Info: Jack C Montgomery VAMC Rehab

(580) 248-5780 Jim Taliaferro CMHC Rehab Lawton Info: Jim Taliaferro CMHC Rehab

(405) 604-9644 Jordans Crossing Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.jordanscrossinginc.org
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(918) 835-3017 Keetoowah Cherokee Treatment Services Rehab Tulsa www.kctxs.com
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(918) 647-3546 KI BOIS Community Action Foundation DBA The Oaks RSC Rehab Poteau www.theoaksrehab.org
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(580) 326-7862 Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Inc Hugo Rehab Hugo Info: Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other

(580) 286-3301 Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Inc Idabel Rehab Idabel Info: Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other

(580) 924-6692 Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Inc Rehab Durant Info: Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Other

(580) 351-1188 Life Management Counseling and Consulting Inc Rehab Lawton Info: Life Management Counseling and Consultin

(405) 942-8115 Lighthouse Counseling Services Inc Oklahoma City Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Lighthouse Counseling Services Inc Oklah

(580) 256-9700 Lighthouse Substance Abuse Services of Northwest Center Behavioral Health Rehab Woodward Info: Lighthouse Substance Abuse Services of N

(405) 282-5524 Logan Community Services Inc Rehab Guthrie www.logancommunityservices.org
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(405) 601-1154 Maximus Counseling Inc Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Maximus Counseling Inc Rehab

(580) 436-2690 Mental Health Services of South Oklahoma Pontotoc County Rehab Ada www.mhsso.org
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(580) 924-7330 Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma Bryan County Rehab Durant www.mhsso.org
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(580) 223-5636 Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma Rehab Ardmore Info: Mental Health Services of Southern Oklah

(405) 733-5437 Mid Del Youth and Family Center Inc Rehab Midwest City www.mid-delyouth.org
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(405) 239-6815 Mission Treatment Centers Oklahoma City Rehab Oklahoma City www.missiontreatment.com
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(918) 665-2501 Mission Treatment Centers Tulsa Rehab Tulsa www.missiontreatment.com
Info: Mission Treatment Centers Tulsa Rehab

(405) 601-2307 MMLD DBA New Beginnings Counseling Services Rehab Oklahoma City www.newbeginnings-cs.com
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(918) 682-7210 Monarch Inc Rehab Muskogee www.monarchok.org
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(580) 276-5443 Morning Star Adolescent Treatment Unit Rehab Marietta Info: Morning Star Adolescent Treatment Unit R

(918) 458-0113 Multi Counseling Tahlequah Rehab Tahlequah Info: Multi Counseling Tahlequah Rehab

(918) 682-2841x254 Muskogee County Council of Youth Services Rehab Muskogee www.mccys.org
Info: Muskogee County Council of Youth Service

(405) 321-0022 NAIC Norman Addiction Information and Counseling Rehab Norman www.naichelp.org
Info: NAIC Norman Addiction Information and Co

(918) 339-5800 Narconon of Oklahoma Narconon Arrowhead Rehab Canadian www.stopaddiction.com
Info: Narconon of Oklahoma Narconon Arrowhead

(405) 601-4669 New Alternatives Center Rehab Oklahoma City Info: New Alternatives Center Rehab

(918) 951-1499 New Choice Inc Rehab Tulsa www.drrandyvan.mysite.com
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(580) 782-3337 New Hope of Mangum Chemical Dependency Unit Rehab Mangum www.newhopeofmangum.com
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(580) 477-2871 New Hope of Mangum Rehab Altus www.newhopeofmangum.com
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(580) 248-3654 New Pathways Halfway House Rehab Lawton www.comanchenation.com
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(405) 601-6717 New Restoration Counseling Center Rehab Oklahoma City Info: New Restoration Counseling Center Rehab

(405) 272-0660 North Care Center Program of Assertive Community Trt Rehab Oklahoma City www.northcare.com
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(918) 542-2845 Northeastern Oklahoma Council on Alcoholism Inc Rehab Miami www.nocacares.org
Info: Northeastern Oklahoma Council on Alcohol

(580) 824-0674 Northwest Substance Abuse Treatment Women and Children Rehab Waynoka Info: Northwest Substance Abuse Treatment Wome

(918) 421-3500 Oaks Rehabilitation Health Center Rehab McAlester www.theoaksrehab.org
Info: Oaks Rehabilitation Health Center Rehab

(918) 689-3265 Oaks Rehabilitative Services Center Rehab Eufaula www.theoaksrehab.org
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(580) 234-8222 Oklahoma Addiction Specialists Incorporated Services (OASIS) Rehab Enid www.oasisadsac.com
Info: Oklahoma Addiction Specialists Incorpora

(405) 424-7711 Oklahoma Mental Health Council DBA Red Rock Behav Hlth Servs (PACT) Rehab Oklahoma City www.red-rock.com
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(918) 427-3344 Oklahoma Treatment Services Rightway Medical of Roland Rehab Roland Info: Oklahoma Treatment Services Rightway M

(405) 557-1655 Open Options Inc Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Open Options Inc Rehab

(918) 832-7763 Palmer Continuum of Care Rehab Tulsa www.palmer-tulsa.org
Info: Palmer Continuum of Care Rehab

(918) 582-2131 Parkside Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic Rehab Tulsa www.parksideinc.org
Info: Parkside Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic

(405) 842-7284 Pathways Professional Counseling Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.teampathways.com
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(405) 372-0198 Payne County Counseling Services Inc Rehab Stillwater www.paynecountycounselingservices.com
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(405) 743-1968 Payne County Drug Court Rehab Stillwater Info: Payne County Drug Court Rehab

(405) 377-3380 Payne County Youth Services Inc Rehab Stillwater www.pcys.org
Info: Payne County Youth Services Inc Rehab

(918) 775-7787 People of Sequoyah County Rehab Sallisaw Info: People of Sequoyah County Rehab

(918) 775-7787 People of Sequoyah County Tahlequah Rehab Tahlequah Info: People of Sequoyah County Tahlequah Reha

(918) 585-9888 Positive Behavioral Strategies Inc Rehab Tulsa www.pbscounseling.com
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(580) 931-9973 Premier Family Life and Treatment Ctr Rehab Durant Info: Premier Family Life and Treatment Ctr Re

(918) 420-5238 Professional Counseling and Consulting Services PC Rehab McAlester Info: Professional Counseling and Consulting S

(580) 335-3320 Professional Counseling Solutions Rehab Frederick Info: Professional Counseling Solutions Rehab

(918) 825-4872 Pushmataha Counseling Services Inc Rehab Pryor www.pushcounseling.com
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(405) 672-3033 Quapaw Counseling Services Oklahoma City Rehab Oklahoma City www.qcs-okc.com
Info: Quapaw Counseling Services Oklahoma City

(918) 542-1786 Quapaw Counseling Services Rehab Miami www.quapawcounselingservices.com
Info: Quapaw Counseling Services Rehab

(918) 542-4232 Quapaw Tribal Substance Abuse Services Rehab Miami www.quapawtribe.com
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(918) 431-0634 Redefine U Rehab Tahlequah www.redefineuok.com
Info: Redefine U Rehab

(405) 525-2525 Referral Center for Alcohol and Drug Services of Central Oklahoma Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.trcok.com
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(405) 616-3366 Rightway Medical Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Rightway Medical Rehab

(580) 357-4390 Roadback Inc Rehab Lawton www.roadbacklawton.com
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(918) 256-7518 ROCMND Area Youth Services Inc Rehab Vinita Info: ROCMND Area Youth Services Inc Rehab

(918) 342-3334 Rogers County Drug Abuse Program Inc Rehab Claremore Info: Rogers County Drug Abuse Program Inc Reh

(580) 436-3600 Rolling Hills Hospital Rehab Ada www.rollinghillshospital.com
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(918) 256-9210 Rose Rock Recovery Center Rehab Vinita Info: Rose Rock Recovery Center Rehab

(405) 713-5710 Saint Anthonys Hospital Start Recovery and Treatment Program Rehab Oklahoma City www.saintsok.com
Info: Saint Anthonys Hospital Start Recovery a

(405) 236-3677 Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Rehab Oklahoma City www.salvationarmy.com
Info: Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Cent

(580) 475-0148 Southeastern Oklahoma Family Services Rehab Duncan www.treatmentservices.org
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(918) 302-0389 Southeastern Oklahoma Social Services Inc Rehab McAlester Info: Southeastern Oklahoma Social Services In

(405) 942-7650 Southern OK Treatment Services Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.treatmentservices.org
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(580) 226-5003 Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services DBA Ardmore Rehab Ardmore www.treatmentservices.org
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(580) 745-9083 Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services Rehab Mead www.treatmentservices.org
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(405) 247-5437 Southwest Youth and Family Servs Inc Rehab Anadarko Info: Southwest Youth and Family Servs Inc Reh

(580) 482-2809 Southwestern Youth Services Inc Rehab Altus www.swys.org
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(405) 810-1766 Specialized Outpatient Services Inc Rehab Oklahoma City www.okcsos.com
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(918) 828-9000 Substance Abuse Services Inc Rehab Tulsa www.duitulsa.com
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(580) 628-7028 Tonkawa Tribe Substance Abuse Program Rehab Tonkawa Info: Tonkawa Tribe Substance Abuse Program Re

(405) 840-7040 Total Life Counseling Foundation (TLC) Rehab Oklahoma City Info: Total Life Counseling Foundation (TLC) R

(405) 382-1112 Tri City Substance Abuse Center Inc Rehab Seminole Info: Tri City Substance Abuse Center Inc Reha

(405) 390-8131 Tri City Youth and Family Center Inc Rehab Choctaw Info: Tri City Youth and Family Center Inc Reh

(918) 245-0231 Tulsa Boys Home Rehab Sand Springs www.tulsaboyshome.org
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(918) 628-2500 Tulsa Outpatient Clinic Rehab Tulsa www.visn16.va.gov
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(918) 610-3366 Tulsa Rightway Medical Rehab Tulsa www.tulsarightwaymedical.com
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(918) 430-0975 Tulsa Women and Childrens Center Palmer Continuum of Care Rehab Tulsa www.palmer-tulsa.org
Info: Tulsa Women and Childrens Center Palmer

(405) 634-0508 Turning Point South Rehab Oklahoma City www.caaofokc.org
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(918) 762-3041 United Community Action Program Inc Rehab Pawnee Info: United Community Action Program Inc Reha

(405) 946-7337 Valley Hope Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Rehab Oklahoma City www.valleyhope.com
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(580) 933-7031 Valliant House Rehab Valliant www.vallianthouse.com
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(580) 233-6070 Vans House Rehab Enid www.vanshouse.com
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(405) 456-5555 Veterans Affairs Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Center Rehab Oklahoma City www.oklahoma.va.gov
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(580) 994-5649 White Horse Ranch Rehab Mooreland www.whitehorseranch.org
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(580) 233-7220 Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma Inc Rehab Enid www.yfsenid.org
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(918) 335-1111 Youth and Family Services of Washington County Inc Rehab Bartlesville Info: Youth and Family Services of Washington

Ketamine

At lower doses, ketamine acts a weak stimulant. When dosage increases, ketamine hits users as an intense psychedelic. As a dissociative drug, ketamine causes users to feel painlessness by impeding messages between the brain and body. Ketamine distorts perception and users often experience an effect known as "the K-hole" at high doses, where the reality of a user involves abstracted thought and pseudo-spiritual experiences. In fact, many ketamine users report depersonalization and de-realization, causing out-of-body or near death experiences. While some ketamine users find these dissociative effects pleasant, others experience them as a deep sense of loneliness or emptiness. Hallucinations, both visual and auditory, can also take place during a ketamine trip. Ketamine trips do not tend to lend themselves to social interaction at high doses, but are introspective experiences as users withdraw into themselves. Within 10 to 20 minutes, the effects of ketamine become discernable for users. Muscle paralysis sets in, making it difficult to move. Ketamine users often fall into a "trance" state, finding themselves encountering difficulty speaking and cognitively processing. Ketamine trips are short lived, lasting between 45 minutes and an hour and a half, depending on tolerance. Users often feel drained and exhausted after a ketamine trip and muscle aches often tend to set in as users come down from a ketamine high. Ketamine users experience temporary paralysis of the muscles, loss of physical coordination and become prone to accidental falls and injuries. Research studies indicate that ketamine addiction can lead to brain damage, particularly the formation of vacuoles, also known as "Olney’s lesions." Ketamine use does not usually result in overdoses from self-administered use, largely because unconsciousness sets in before the body reaches the level of overdose. However, if ketamine a user intakes ketamine from a third party, overdose can occur if dosage continues after loss of consciousness.

Metabolic Syndrome and Weight

The metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors related to obesity for coronary heart disease and diabetes. A person has the metabolic syndrome if he or she has three or more of the following risk factors: A large waistline. For men, this means a waist measurement of 40 inches or more and for women, it means a waist measurement of 35 inches or more; high triglycerides or taking medication to treat high triglycerides. A triglyceride level of 150 mg/dL or higher is high; Low levels of HDL good cholesterol or taking medications to treat low HDL. For men, low HDL cholesterol is below 40 mg/dL. For women, it is below 50 mg/dL; High blood pressure or taking medications to treat high blood pressure. High blood pressure is 130 mm Hg or higher for systolic blood pressure the top number or 85 mm Hg or higher for diastolic blood pressure the bottom number; High fasting blood glucose sugar or taking medications to treat high blood sugar. This means a fasting blood sugar of 100 mg/dL or higher.
A person with metabolic syndrome has approximately twice the risk for coronary heart disease and five times the risk for Type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that 27 percent of American adults have the metabolic syndrome.
The metabolic syndrome relates to obesity, especially abdominal obesity. Other risk factors that affect metabolic syndrome are physical inactivity, insulin resistance, genetics and old age.
Obesity is a risk factor for the metabolic syndrome because it raises blood pressure and triglycerides, lowers good cholesterol and contributes to insulin resistance. Excess fat around the abdomen carries even higher risks.
It may be possible to prevent the metabolic syndrome with weight management and physical activity. For patients who already have the syndrome, losing weight and being physically active may help prevent or delay the development of diabetes, coronary heart disease or other complications.
Individuals who are overweight or obese and who have the metabolic syndrome should aim to lose 10 percent of their body weight and do at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every day. Doctors also advise that people quit smoking, eat healthfully and take prescription medications for conditions such as high blood pressure or low HDL cholesterol.