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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Alcohol destroys brain cells and unlike many other types of cells in the body, brain cells do not regenerate.
  • For many years the vast majority of current heroin users were aged 30 or older, but that number is changing, with the average age currently being around 21 years old.
  • Inpatient programs are where the patients lives in the facility where the program is given. It is a controlled setting with housing and environment is shared with other patients in the program, as well as staff.

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 low end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions with regards to level of care, because the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of needing to be in a rehab center while receiving rehabilitation services. While this may seem ideal it might not provide the much needed change of surroundings than a lot of people in recovery need to have a productive rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse problems are what are identified in the field of drug and alcohol treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders when it's in treatment to find resolution simply because one usually triggers the other. Luckily, there are numerous drug rehabilitation centers who are able to specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face to be able to not simply become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never feel the need to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Gays and Lesbians

It is crucial that gays and lesbians acquire excellent rehab services within a rehab environment that is discreet and has treatment specialists available to them who understand the unique challenges which they have to deal with 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 resolve these problems and give them the confidence that they've lacked prior to arriving in rehabilitation can be a crucial part of treatment for gay and lesbian clients.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and substance abuse due to problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and also other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse treatment is needed. Besides ASL, such services might include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired people are getting the help they need in drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all drug treatment facilities have the staff or resources to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more centers that can do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Counselling, study data and so on are actually frequently available in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish treatment is also available nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover some of it. In these instances, it may seem like a drawback but individuals actually have a great deal of leverage because they can select whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people face. Likewise, rehabilitation programs will frequently provide payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain treatment programs accept Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present another form of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab within a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals may wish to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they are able to to pay for a more quality treatment center which will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehab center.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't an option. When someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may qualify for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only inside the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug rehab programs. Individuals could have to take part in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program that's within their network of providers and there may be other restrictions like the amount of time their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can select a quality facility they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance will cover it.

  • KIDS TLC
    KIDS TLC is located at:

    480 South Rodgers Road
    Olathe, KS. 66062

    If you would like to contact KIDS TLC, you can reach them at 913-764-2887.

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