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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Some individuals who abuse heroin or cocaine do not know the composition of what they buy on the street, which may be laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl.
  • Common street names for cocaine are Coke, Dust, Toot, Line, Nose Candy, Snow, Sneeze, Powder, Girl, White Pony, Flake, C, The Lady, and Rock.
  • Heavy drinkers are more susceptible to pneumonia, lung collapse and pulmonary infections.

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 rehabilitation solutions regarding level of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of having to stay in a treatment facility while receiving rehabilitation services. Even if this may seem perfect it may not provide the much needed change of atmosphere than many people in rehabilitation have to have to experience a successful rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug abuse as a result of problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Besides ASL, such services can include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the support they require in drug and alcohol rehab.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehab programs possess the staff or wherewithal to focus on the requirements of Spanish speaking clientele, but fortunately there are more and more centers that are able to do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Counselling, study data and so on are now very often available in Spanish in both long and short terms centers which provide inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish rehab is also available nationwide.

Other Languages

In each and every city in America there's someone struggling with drug use that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who may need rehabilitation in whichever language it is that they are fluent in to ensure their needs may be catered to properly during rehab. Fortunately, there are many drug and alcohol treatment centers who have counselors within their facility who speak other languages to make drug and alcohol treatment the very best experience possible for any individual. Simply look for a high quality drug rehabilitation facility and find out if it is possible to receive rehab in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of rehab or will only pay for part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but people really have a much more leverage because they can choose whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many men and women encounter. In addition, treatment centers will often provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities will take Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present another type of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of programs, and in cases like this individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality rehab center that will get better results, such as a long-term residential drug rehab facility.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a choice. If someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could qualify for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but generally only in the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug and alcohol treatment service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehab facilities. Individuals may have to take part in an alcohol and drug rehab center that is within their network of providers and there might be other limitations like how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can select a good facility they prefer and consult with a rehab counselor to determine if their insurance will cover it.

  • Home for Little Wanderers
    Home for Little Wanderers is located at:

    780 American Legion Highway
    Roslindale, MA. 2131

    If you would like to contact Home for Little Wanderers, you can reach them at 617-469-8500.

    Home for Little Wanderers offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance