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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Heroin users eventually cease to experience feelings of pleasure from the drug, and they will have to continue taking the drug just to feel normal.
  • Alcohol can damage the cells lining the stomach and intestines, blocking the absorption and breakdown of nutrients in those organs.
  • Rates of alcohol abuse are highest among individuals with less than a college degree.

Addiction-treatment-center.jpgOnce you have decided to make a change and get help for your addiction problem, the next step is to explaore your treatment facility options. Keep in mind that there is no one-size fits all facility. The most effective way to find an appropriate treatment program that meets your particular needs is to speak with an addiction treatment professional who can assess your specific situation and give you various treatment facility options based on your exact needs. We can help you with this. Simply call our Drug Treatment Help-Line at 1-877-683-7818 and you will be connected to an addiction treatment specialist who can help you find the correct treatment program for you.

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Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Substance abuse treatment services are available in several settings along with various rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the various demands of clients with any sort of and amount of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being covered by many insurance plans, there is no need to put off getting substance abuse treatment services for anybody who needs it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment services regarding intensity of care, as the individual can preserve their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of needing to be in a treatment center while receiving rehabilitation services. While this may seem perfect it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than a lot of people in recovery need to have a productive rehab.

Adolescents

When adolescents become involved in any type of drug use, it is crucial that they acquire high quality care to stop the situation in its tracks so that it doesn't worsen and perhaps put their future in jeopardy. Due to the fact adolescent drug use which continues often continues into one's adult life, parents must continue to be vigilant and get their adolescent treatment the moment a problem is noticed in a facility which handles adolescent drug abuse. Several facilities which deal with adolescents provide both inpatient and residential rehab, which has been shown to be the very best settings for treatment clients of this age.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug abuse problems are what are identified in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders when it's in treatment in order to find resolution due to the fact one often exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are lots of drug treatment programs who are able to specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to be able to not simply become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never consider it wise to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only need assistance from a high quality treatment for their own health and wellbeing but in addition for the wellbeing of their unborn child or for the child they've given birth to who should be properly taken care of while they become rehabilitated and as a result able to be a better mother. Treatment opportunities exist which offer them and their child the appropriate healthcare services while also ensuring they obtain the rehab they might require to become abstinent and be able to stay that way in order to be the very best mother they can be.

Women

Women need high quality treatment in rehab but can also require particular awareness of the unique issues they face due to their gender. Men and women not only face different and unique challenges in daily life as a consequence of gender, but also may abuse drugs and alcohol for unique reasons. drug and alcohol treatment centers which focus on women and the specific and unique needs that women encounter often helps significantly on the women's path to permanent sobriety and a higher quality of life.

Men

Similar to how men and women encounter varying and different challenges in everyday life that are specific to their gender, women and men could also encounter distinctive challenges in rehab which are gender-specific, which is the reason a rehab specifically designed with these special needs and obstacles in mind can be very helpful for someone seeking a powerful treatment option.

DUI/DWI Offenders

DUI and DWI offenders in many cases are given the choice or ordered to rehab as a term of their sentencing. Sometimes, the offender can pick which rehabilitation center they would like to enroll in. When successfully completed, DUI and DWI offenders can take advantage of decreased sentencing options to enable them to move ahead in their lives without getting penalized further.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into treatment as part of a court order to meet a part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when being cooperative with drug treatment specifications enforced with them in sentencing and also of course when successfully graduating an alcohol and drug treatment facility.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehab programs possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the demands of Spanish speaking clientele, but fortunately there are more and more centers that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Therapy, study info and so on are actually very often obtainable in Spanish in both short and long terms programs which deliver inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish treatment is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance won't cover the total cost of rehabilitation or will only cover part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals really have a much more leverage simply because they can decide on whichever program they want without the limitations from health insurers that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, rehabilitation centers will often offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehab programs accept Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present any other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may choose to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they are able to to fund a more quality rehabilitation facility which will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at drug and alcohol treatment facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab when the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being similar to any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If a person has no private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could be eligible for state insurance, they should consult their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but generally only in the state which provides the insurance plan.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from numerous drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in order to help individuals afford treatment where this might not have been possible initially. By way of example, one client's price for treatment could be different and another individual whose finances are better making them better able to spend the money for full price of treatment. Registrars consider variables apart from income including amount of dependents to ascertain the final cost using the sliding scale.

  • A Program of Aunt Marthas
    A Program of Aunt Marthas is located at:

    8640 South Chicago Avenue
    Chicago, IL. 60617

    If you would like to contact A Program of Aunt Marthas, you can reach them at 773-731-9100.

    A Program of Aunt Marthas offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Adolescents, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)

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