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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Animal studies indicate that animals will work more persistently at pressing a bar for cocaine than for any other drug, including opiates. In one example, one monkey test subject pressed the bar 12,800 times until it got a single dose of cocaine. If the animal survives in such studies, it will return to the task of obtaining more cocaine.
  • A chronic heroin user can often begin to experience withdrawal symptoms within hours of the last administration of the drug.
  • Senior citizens with alcoholism are an estimated three times more likely to exhibit a major depressive disorder than those without alcoholism.

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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Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues are what are recognized in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must deal with both disorders during rehabilitation in order to find resolution simply because one usually exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are several drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities that can specifically hone in on the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders face in order to not merely become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never consider it wise to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals really have a great deal of leverage simply because they can select whichever facility they would like without the limitations from health insurers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab programs will often offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some treatment centers will take Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present any other kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation within a limited amount of centers, and in this instance individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they're able to to pay for a more quality rehab facility that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the program is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in establishing the person's rehab strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being covered through Medicare Medicare Part B.

  • MH Association of Columbia
    MH Association of Columbia is located at:

    713 Union Street
    Hudson, NY. 12534

    If you would like to contact MH Association of Columbia, you can reach them at 518-828-4619.

    MH Association of Columbia offers the following treatment services: Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare