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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Many methadone deaths involve people who just go to sleep at night and never wake up.
  • It takes about 15 minutes to "shake and bake" a batch of meth in a plastic bottle using common household ingredients.
  • Serious side effects as a result of methamphetamine use which could be life threatening can include convulsions, dangerously high body temperature, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, stomach cramps and shaking.

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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Hospital Inpatient

Hospital inpatient services are available to anybody who should be safely managed through detox services when heavily dependent to alcohol and drugs, or who needs a better spectrum of care such as somebody who has a dual diagnosis and also requires mental health solutions during their treatment procedure. You will find both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services accessible.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug abuse disorders are what are known in the field of alcohol and drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must tackle both disorders when it's in rehabilitation to find resolution due to the fact one usually exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are lots of drug treatment programs that can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues face in order to not merely become sober but mentally stable and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who battle with drug use could have distinctive challenges they have to overcome when in rehab, which treatment professionals in the rehab they elect to be a part of have to be keen of to ensure a full recovery may be possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is prudent to pick a rehab that's familiar with helping seniors and older adults handle the distinctive life and substance abuse problems that these clients face which may include a wider spectrum of services including medical treatment and so on.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the problems that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem is often difficult among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL and other assistance services available for them when substance abuse treatment is required. Other than ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are obtaining the help they require in alcohol and drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the total cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but people in fact have a much more leverage due to the fact they can select whichever program they would like without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab facilities will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities will take Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term rehab inside a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they're able to to pay for a more quality rehabilitation facility that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek treatment at drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab when the facility is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must aid in setting up the person's rehabilitation plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being similar to any other kind 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 costs of drug and alcohol treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could be eligible for state insurance, they should consult their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only within the state which provides the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some type of drug rehab service ranging from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. Individuals could possibly have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehab program which is within their network of providers and there can be other limitations like how long their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can choose a good center they like and consult with a treatment counselor to ascertain if their insurance will cover it.

  • Franklin Hospital Medical Center
    Franklin Hospital Medical Center is located at:

    900 Franklin Avenue
    Valley Stream, NY. 11580

    If you would like to contact Franklin Hospital Medical Center, you can reach them at 516-256-6000 x6610.

    Franklin Hospital Medical Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance