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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Methadone is a synthetic opiate prescription drug which is used as "maintenance" treatment for heroin and other opiate addiction, because it curbs cravings for opiates and other opioid prescription drugs and also prevents withdrawal from these drugs.
  • Intramuscular heroin injection produces a slightly slower onset of heroin's euphoric feeling, taking approximately 5 to 8 minutes.
  • A many as 40% of college students misusing prescription stimulant drugs use intranasal delivery (snorting).

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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Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Substance abuse treatment services are available in a variety of settings along with various rehabilitation lengths and plans to suit the varying demands of clients with any kind of and amount of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential programs now being included in many insurance plans, there's no need to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who wants it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment solutions regarding intensity of care, because the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of needing to stay in a rehabilitation center while receiving treatment services. Even if this might appear perfect it might not provide the much needed change of atmosphere than a lot of people in recovery require to experience a successful rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are identified in the field of drug treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders while in rehabilitation in order to find resolution due to the fact one often exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are several alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs who can specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to be able to not simply become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never want to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who are in need of drug abuse treatment will often require services beyond what a traditional drug rehabilitation center will be able to provide. Simply because extensive medical services are often a vital aspect of the physical process of recovery for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who very likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease due to their habit, it is important that these clients get the medical care needed in conjunction with any rehabilitation services for their drug use problem.

Women

Women need to have high quality rehab in rehab but will also need special focus on the distinctive challenges they face because of their gender. Males and females not only face different and distinctive problems in everyday life because of gender, but in addition may abuse alcohol and drugs for completely different reasons. alcohol and drug treatment programs which appeal to women and the distinctive and unique needs that women encounter often helps enormously on a women's road to permanent abstinence and a higher standard of living.

Men

Just as men and women encounter varying and different challenges in everyday life that happen to be specific to their gender, men and women might also face distinctive challenges in rehabilitation that are gender specific, which is why a center designed specifically with these unique needs and challenges at heart can be be extremely ideal for someone searching for an effective rehabilitation solution.

DUI/DWI Offenders

DUI and DWI offenders in many cases are given the possibility or ordered to rehabilitation as part of sentencing. Quite often, the offender can decide which rehab program they wish to go to. When successfully completed, DUI and DWI offenders benefit from reduced sentencing options to be able to move forward in their lives without having to be penalized any more.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into treatment as part of a court ruling in order to meet part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug treatment frequently receive reduced sentences, fines etc. when cooperating with drug rehabilitation specifications enforced with them as part of sentencing and also of course when successfully graduating a drug and alcohol rehab facility.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a much more leverage due to the fact they can select whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many individuals encounter. Likewise, rehabilitation facilities will usually provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present any other type of private health insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation in a limited amount of programs, and in cases like this individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehabilitation center that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug rehabilitation programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the facility is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being similar to any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If a person doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could be eligible for state insurance, they can 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 in the state which provides the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug and alcohol treatment service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehab programs. Individuals could have to participate in an alcohol and drug treatment center that is inside their network of providers and there can be other restrictions for example the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can choose an excellent program they like and meet with a rehabilitation specialist to ascertain if their insurance will take care of it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility made available from numerous alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in order to help clients pay for rehab where this might not have been possible originally. As an example, one client's fee for rehabilitation could possibly be different and less than another person whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to spend the money for full cost of rehabilitation. Registrars consider other factors besides income including amount of dependents to determine the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol treatment programs provide payment assistance to help clients who might possibly not have enough funds to self pay for rehab or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for his or her stay. For example, Occasionally insurance only covers a short-term program when in reality a long-term program will probably be the more suitable option. To see what payment assistance may be available, like a sliding fee scale, talk with the facility for particulars.

  • Family and Medical Counseling Service
    Family and Medical Counseling Service is located at:

    2041 Martin Luther King Avenue SE
    Washington, DC. 20020

    If you would like to contact Family and Medical Counseling Service, you can reach them at 202-889-7900.

    Family and Medical Counseling Service offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Women, Men, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients
    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), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

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