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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Health officials say most of the overdose deaths involving methadone are people who take it for pain, not opiate addicted individuals or individuals on methadone maintenance.
  • When a codeine user is severely dependent to the drug, withdrawal effects can last for many months after the user has stopped taking it. This can happen through both legitimate and illicit use.
  • 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.

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 in terms of intensity of care, as the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a rehab facility while undergoing rehab services. Although this may appear ideal it may not provide the required change of surroundings than a lot of people in treatment have to have to have a successful rehab.

Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment

Partial hospitalization, or Day Treatment as it's often called, is a kind of drug rehabilitation facility meant for individuals who need and desire a thorough and organized rehabilitation strategy and atmosphere yet don't require 24 hours a day care. It can help make individuals in treatment stay supported during the course of action without interfering with other activities they might need to sustain while in treatment. Partial hospitalization/Day Treatment is also a possibility for those who have finished an inpatient or residential facility and need help with the smooth transition back to a normal drug-free way of life.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse disorders are what are known in the field of alcohol and drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders during rehabilitation to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are several drug rehab programs who can specifically hone in on the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders face to enable them to not just become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never want to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Gays and Lesbians

It is essential that gays and lesbians obtain quality treatment services within a rehabilitation environment which can be discreet and has treatment specialists at their disposal who comprehend the unique challenges that they experience in life. Because drug abuse for gays and lesbians may also be triggered by the challenges they face because of their sexual preference, a facility which will help them handle these problems and give them the peace of mind that they've lacked prior to arriving in rehabilitation could be a crucial aspect of treatment for gay and lesbian clients.

Criminal Justice Clients

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

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance won't pay for the total cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these cases, it may seem like a drawback but individuals in fact have a much more leverage because they can select whichever center they would like without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. Likewise, rehab facilities will often offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present any other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation within a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality rehab facility that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek treatment at drug and alcohol rehab centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in setting up the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

  • Hands Across Long Island
    Hands Across Long Island is located at:

    159 Brightside Avenue
    Central Islip, NY. 11722

    If you would like to contact Hands Across Long Island, you can reach them at 631-234-1925.

    Hands Across Long Island offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Gays And Lesbians, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare