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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Research indicates that students who abuse prescription stimulants actually have lower GPAs in high school and college than those who don't.
  • Initiation into experimental marijuana use during childhood is often brought on by poor relations with parents, depression symptoms, exposure to drug-using peers and accessibility of drugs.
  • In Western portions of the U.S., heroin is commonly available as a solid substance that is black in color, known as "black tar" heroin.

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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Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the lower end of the spectrum of treatment solutions with regards to intensity of care, because the individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehabilitation facility while receiving rehabilitation services. Even if this may appear perfect it will not provide the required change of atmosphere than many people in rehabilitation require to have a successful rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse problems are what are known in the field of drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must address both disorders when it's in treatment in order to find resolution due to the fact one often triggers the other. Fortunately, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab programs who can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face to enable them to not just become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug abuse due to problems that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem is often hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and other assistance services available for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Apart from ASL, such services may include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are obtaining the support they require in drug rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance won't cover the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a drawback but individuals actually have a much more leverage because they can decide on whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, treatment facilities will often provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs will take Medicaid in the event the individual cannot self pay or present some other kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation within a limited amount of programs, and in this instance individuals may want to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to pay for a more quality treatment facility which will get better results, such as a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at alcohol and drug treatment centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they might be eligible for state insurance, they should check with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but generally only in the state which offers the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some type of drug treatment service ranging from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug rehab centers. Individuals could possibly have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that is in their network of providers and there might be other restrictions including the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can select an excellent program they prefer and speak with a treatment specialist to determine if their insurance will take care of it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility offered by numerous alcohol and drug rehab centers to help help clients pay for treatment where this might not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's fee for rehab may be different and another person whose financial situation is better which makes them better able to pay for the full cost of rehab. Registrars consider additional circumstances in addition to income including amount of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Atlanticare Behavioral Health Services
    Atlanticare Behavioral Health Services is located at:

    13 North Hartford Avenue
    Atlantic City, NJ. 8401

    If you would like to contact Atlanticare Behavioral Health Services, you can reach them at 609-348-1161.

    Atlanticare Behavioral Health Services offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)