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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Inpatient treatment programs often require the patient to live at the center fulltime for a fixed period of time after the withdrawal phase is complete, typically 1, 2 or 3 months.
  • Prescription stimulants can increase blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, and when used at high doses can cause serious cardiovascular complications, including stroke.
  • Prolonged exposure to alcohol can erode the stomach lining and cause chronic blood seepage into the stomach.

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 can be obtained in many different settings with various treatment lengths and plans to suit the varying needs of clients with any kind of and amount of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential programs now being included in many insurance companies, you don't have to postpone receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who desires it.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment solutions with regards to level of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a rehabilitation facility while undergoing rehabilitation services. Even though this might appear ideal it may not provide the much needed change of surroundings than many people in treatment have to have to have a successful rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and substance abuse as a result of challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL as well as other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Aside from ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the support they need in alcohol and drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehab facilities possess the staff or resources to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clients, but thankfully there are more and more centers that are able to do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than previously. Therapy, study data and the like are now very often obtainable in Spanish in both long and short terms centers which provide inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is available too around the country.

Native American Or Alaska Native Languages

Native Americans and Alaska Natives in many cases battle with alcoholism and other drug abuse problems at greater rates than other portions of the population. The problem is treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives within a program which provides treatment in their languages, to be able to be understood and have counselors available that they can talk freely with. While these kinds of rehab facilities are few and far between, you will find centers accessible which deliver treatment services in the language of Native Americans and Alaska Natives is going to provide far better results for these clients.

Other Languages

In every city in America there is someone experiencing drug abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who might need rehab in whichever language it is they are fluent in so that their needs can be met properly during rehab. Fortunately, there are lots of drug rehab facilities who have counselors on staff who speak other languages to make drug treatment the best experience possible for anyone. Simply find a top quality drug rehab center and find out if it is possible to receive rehab in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the total cost of treatment or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may seem like a drawback but people in fact have a great deal of leverage because they can decide on whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. In addition, rehabilitation programs will often offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't an option. When someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may be eligible for state insurance, they should consult their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but typically only within the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans typically cover some sort of alcohol and drug rehabilitation service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol treatment centers. Individuals could have to participate in a drug rehabilitation center that is inside their network of providers and there may be other limitations such as how long their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick a good program they like and consult with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance will take care of it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance option offered by a number of drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in an effort to help clients pay for rehab where this may not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's price for rehab could be different and another individual whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to pay for the full expense of rehab. Registrars consider variables apart from income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Addiction Research and Treatment Inc
    Addiction Research and Treatment Inc is located at:

    1124 International Boulevard
    Oakland, CA. 94606

    If you would like to contact Addiction Research and Treatment Inc, you can reach them at 510-533-0800 x225.

    Addiction Research and Treatment Inc offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Native American Or Alaska Native Languages, Other Languages
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)