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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Meth causes a more than 3-fold release of dopamine in the brain when compared to cocaine.
  • Heroin can either be injected into a vein ("mainlining"), smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw or snorted as powder through the nose.
  • Possession of more than 100 grams of heroin is punishable by a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years in a federal prison.

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 rehab services with regards to level of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of having to stay in a rehabilitation facility while receiving rehab services. Even though this might seem perfect it will not provide the required change of surroundings than many individuals in treatment need to experience a productive rehabilitation.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehab due to a court ruling in order to meet a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehab often receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with drug treatment requirements enforced on them in sentencing specifically naturally when successfully completing a drug rehabilitation facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug abuse due to the challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue can often be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is required. Besides ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the support they require in alcohol and drug treatment.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the total cost of rehab or will only pay for part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but people actually have a great deal of leverage because they can select whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many people face. In addition, treatment facilities will often offer payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehab facilities will take Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present another type of private medical insurance. Medicaid may only cover outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may wish to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they can to cover a more quality treatment facility that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug treatment facility.

Medicare

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

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of drug and alcohol rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If a person doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they might qualify for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but generally only within the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health insurance plans typically cover some kind of drug and alcohol treatment service ranging from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers. Individuals could have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that is inside their network of providers and there can be other limitations like just how long their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can pick a quality facility they like and meet with a rehab specialist to ascertain if their insurance covers it.

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

Military insurance which includes VA and Tricare does cover the costs of particular drug abuse treatment solutions. Detox services, outpatient and inpatient programs as well as 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 representative. There might be some restrictions regarding how much time a stay in inpatient drug rehab is permitted, and all of these questions can be answered before you begin rehab so that it's clear just how long and individual can stay in the rehabilitation program of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility offered by numerous alcohol and drug treatment facilities in an effort to help individuals afford rehabilitation where this might not have been doable originally. As an example, one client's fee for rehab could possibly be different and another individual whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to pay the full price of treatment. Registrars take into account other factors aside from income including amount of dependents to ascertain the final cost using the sliding scale.

  • Dickinson Center Inc
    Dickinson Center Inc is located at:

    1 North Main Street
    Coudersport, PA. 16915

    If you would like to contact Dickinson Center Inc, you can reach them at 814-274-8651.

    Dickinson Center Inc offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Criminal Justice Clients, 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)