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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Major heroin withdrawal symptoms typically peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose has been administered, and wane after about a week.
  • As of 2011, about 30% of 10th grade students had used marijuana in the past year.
  • Cocaine use can trigger chaotic heart rhythms, called ventricular fibrillation, the physical symptoms of which may include chest pain, nausea, blurred vision, fever, muscle spasms, convulsions and coma.

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 services in terms of level of care, as the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of having to stay in a rehab center while undergoing rehabilitation services. Although this may seem ideal it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than a lot of people in treatment require to have a successful rehabilitation.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who battle with drug abuse could have unique challenges they have to overcome during rehabilitation, which rehabilitation professionals in the facility they decide to be a part of should be keen of to ensure that a full recovery may be possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is prudent to decide on a center that's familiar with helping seniors and older adults address the distinctive life and drug use problems that these clients face which might include a wider spectrum of services including health care and the like.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into rehab as part of a court ruling to fulfill a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab often receive reduced sentences, fines etc. when cooperating with drug and alcohol treatment specifications enforced with them as part of sentencing especially naturally when successfully completing an alcohol and drug treatment facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use as a result of challenges that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue is often difficult among the hearing impaired, there are ASL along with other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is needed. Aside from ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are getting the help they require in drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs have the staff or wherewithal to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clients, but luckily there are more and more programs that are able to do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than in the past. Counselling, study info and so on are now frequently available in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which provide inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of rehab or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage because they can choose whichever program they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, rehab programs will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehab facilities accept Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present some other type of private medical insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of programs, and in this instance individuals may want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehabilitation program that will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab facility.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug treatment if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a choice. If a person has no private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could qualify for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office in their area to figure out if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only in the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health insurance plans typically cover some kind of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Individuals could possibly have to take part in a drug and alcohol treatment program that is in their network of providers and there might be other limitations for example the length of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can choose an excellent facility they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

  • Joseph J Peters Institute
    Joseph J Peters Institute is located at:

    1211 Chestnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA. 19107

    If you would like to contact Joseph J Peters Institute, you can reach them at 215-665-8670 x5032.

    Joseph J Peters Institute offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance

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