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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Animal studies indicate that animals will work more persistently at pressing a bar for cocaine than for any other drug, including opiates. In one example, one monkey test subject pressed the bar 12,800 times until it got a single dose of cocaine. If the animal survives in such studies, it will return to the task of obtaining more cocaine.
  • A chronic heroin user can often begin to experience withdrawal symptoms within hours of the last administration of the drug.
  • Senior citizens with alcoholism are an estimated three times more likely to exhibit a major depressive disorder than those without alcoholism.

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 services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehabilitation services in terms of level of care, since the individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of having to stay in a treatment program while receiving rehabilitation services. While this may seem ideal it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than a lot of people in rehabilitation have to have to have a productive rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and substance abuse because of the challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this issue is often difficult among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL as well as other assistance services designed for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is required. Other than ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they require in drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance won't pay for the total cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a drawback but people actually have a much more leverage because they can decide on whichever program they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many individuals encounter. In addition, rehab programs will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation programs accept Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present another type of private health insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation in a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may want to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to fund a more quality treatment facility which will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek treatment at alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient treatment if the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help in establishing the person's treatment plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being covered through Medicare Part B.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some type of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug rehabilitation centers. Individuals may have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehab program which is in their network of providers and there may be other limitations for example the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can pick an excellent program they prefer and consult with a rehab counselor to find out if their insurance covers it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance option made available from many different drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers to help help individuals afford treatment where this might not have been doable initially. As an example, one client's fee for treatment could possibly be different and less than someone else whose financial situation is better which makes them more prepared to spend the money for full cost of treatment. Registrars take into account additional circumstances besides income including amount of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug rehabilitation centers provide payment assistance to help individuals who might possibly not have sufficient resources to self pay for rehab or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for their stay. For example, Sometimes insurance only pays for a short-term facility when in reality a long-term center will be the more appropriate selection. To determine what payment assistance could be offered, say for example a sliding fee scale, check with the facility for details.

  • Columbia County Dept of Human Services
    Columbia County Dept of Human Services is located at:

    325 Columbia Street
    Hudson, NY. 12534

    If you would like to contact Columbia County Dept of Human Services, you can reach them at 518-828-9446.

    Columbia County Dept of Human Services offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)