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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Methadone is also used to detoxify heroin addicts, not just as a "maintenance option", although studies show that most heroin addicts who detox using Methadone or any other method will eventually return to heroin use.
  • Crack is the street name given to the freebase form of cocaine that has been processed from the powdered hydrochloride form of the drug using ammonia or baking soda and water, and heated to remove the hydrochloride. It then forms a waxy base which becomes rocks of cocaine, ready to be sold in vials.
  • 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 bottom end of the spectrum of treatment solutions regarding intensity of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to stay in a rehab program while undergoing rehab services. Even if this might seem perfect it may not provide the required change of environment than a lot of people in treatment need to experience a productive rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse problems are what are recognized in the field of drug and alcohol rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must tackle both disorders when it's in treatment to find resolution simply because one typically exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are lots of drug rehab centers that can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face so that they can not just become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse due to the problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and also other assistance services available for them when drug abuse treatment is needed. Apart from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the help they need in drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug rehabilitation facilities have the staff or wherewithal to focus on the requirements of Spanish speaking clients, but thankfully there are more and more facilities that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Counselling, study info and the like are now frequently available in Spanish in both long and short terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover some of it. In these instances, it may appear like a drawback but individuals actually have a much more leverage simply because they can decide on whichever center they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab facilities will often provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs accept Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present some other kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehab facility which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehabilitation center.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the expense of alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If a person has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may be eligible for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but generally only inside the state which offers the insurance.

  • Focus Counseling
    Focus Counseling is located at:

    203 Woodpark Place
    Woodstock, GA. 30188

    If you would like to contact Focus Counseling, you can reach them at 770-516-1050.

    Focus Counseling offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)