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Drug Addiction Facts

  • When used during pregnancy, methadone can cross the placenta to the unborn child and cause serious and often life threatening side effects.
  • The effects of marijuana when it is smoked can last up to a few hours, and when consumed in foods or beverages are often latent, but these effects may last a bit longer than when it is smoked.
  • Codeine is passed through breast milk in potentially lethal amounts to a breastfed child, and could fatally depress the respiration of the baby and lead to death.

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 low end of the spectrum of treatment solutions with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual will be able to preserve their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehabilitation facility while receiving rehabilitation services. While this might seem perfect it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than many people in recovery 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 due to the challenges their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse rehabilitation is necessary. Besides ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are receiving the help they require in drug and alcohol rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance won't cover the total cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these cases, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a much more leverage because they can select whichever center they would like without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, rehabilitation facilities will usually offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present any other type of private health care insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehab within a limited amount of programs, and in this instance individuals may wish to explore the self pay option and drum up any resources they can to pay for a more quality treatment facility that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug and alcohol treatment centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must aid in setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being similar to any other type 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 expense of drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. When someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might be eligible for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only within the state which offers the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug and alcohol treatment service ranging from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug rehab programs. Individuals could have to take part in a drug treatment center that's in their network of providers and there might be other limitations such as just how long their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can select a quality facility they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation counselor to find out if their insurance will cover it.

Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the price of certain drug abuse rehab services. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient facilities and also partial hospitalization are covered by military insurance, although military members may need pre-authorization and in that case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare consultant. There might be some limitations concerning how long a stay in inpatient drug rehab is permitted, and every one of these questions can be answered prior to starting rehabilitation so that it's clear the length of time and individual can stay in the treatment program of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from a number of drug rehab 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 rehabilitation may be different and lower than somebody else whose financial situation is better making them better able to pay for the full expense of rehab. Registrars take into consideration other factors apart from income including amount of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Cherokee Health Systems
    Cherokee Health Systems is located at:

    1285 Highway 11 West
    Bean Station, TN. 37708

    If you would like to contact Cherokee Health Systems, you can reach them at 865-993-4300.

    Cherokee Health Systems offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)