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Drug Addiction Facts

  • In 2006, 40% of all poisoning deaths in the U.S. involved opioid painkillers such as Methadone.
  • The main benefit of inpatient therapy is ready access to the therapeutic community. Patients are involved in a recovery environment in which all are dedicated to breaking the addiction.
  • Prescriptions of Ritalin have quadrupled in the last decade from 158,000 in 1999 to 661,463 in 2010 in the UK.

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 treatment services with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual can keep their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of needing to stay in a rehabilitation program while undergoing treatment services. While this might appear ideal it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than many people in recovery have to have to experience a productive rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs have the staff or wherewithal to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more facilities that are able to do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than previously. Therapy, study data and stuff like that are now frequently accessible in Spanish in both long and short terms programs which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of rehab or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but people in fact have a much more leverage simply because they can select whichever center they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehabilitation centers will usually provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Certain rehab centers will take Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present any other form of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals may wish to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality rehab program which will get better results, such as a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab center.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option available from many different alcohol and drug treatment centers to help help individuals afford rehabilitation where this might not have been possible originally. For example, one client's fee for rehab may be different and lower than another person whose financial situation is better which makes them better able to spend the money for full price of treatment. Registrars consider additional factors besides income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug rehab programs offer payment assistance to help individuals who may not have sufficient funds to self pay for rehab or whose medical insurance won't provide coverage or full coverage for his or her stay. For instance, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term center when in reality a long-term center will probably be the more suitable choice. To find out what payment assistance can be offered, say for example a sliding fee scale, seek advice from the center for particulars.

  • Family Service of Greater New Orleans
    Family Service of Greater New Orleans is located at:

    2515 Canal Street
    New Orleans, LA. 70119

    If you would like to contact Family Service of Greater New Orleans, you can reach them at 504-822-0800.

    Family Service of Greater New Orleans offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)