Menu

Drug Addiction Facts

  • In heavy marijuana users, traces of THC can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using marijuana.
  • In 2012, Ohio had 606 heroin-overdose deaths, double the number in 2010.
  • Heroin overdoses occur regardless of the mean by which the drug is administered, and can include symptoms such as slow and shallow breathing, convulsions, coma, and death.

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.

Drug Treatment Help Request

Fill out the form below and a counselor will get back with you to help you locate a drug addiction treatment program.

100% Confidential.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehabilitation services in terms of level of care, for the reason that individual will be able to keep their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of needing to stay in a treatment facility while receiving rehabilitation services. While this may seem perfect it might not provide the much needed change of surroundings than lots of people in rehab have to have to experience a successful rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use issues are what are known in the field of drug and alcohol treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must tackle both disorders when it's in rehab to find resolution because one typically exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are numerous drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers who can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders face so that they can not merely become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never want to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and also other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is required. Apart from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are obtaining the support they need in drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol treatment facilities have the staff or resources to focus on the requirements of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more facilities that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than in the past. Therapy, study information and stuff like that are now very often accessible in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish treatment is also available around the country.

Self Payment

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

Medicaid

Certain rehab facilities accept Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present another form of private health insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation in a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals might want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality treatment center which will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation 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 authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance option offered by numerous alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in an effort to help individuals pay for treatment where this might not have been possible initially. As an example, one client's price for rehabilitation could be different and less than another individual whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to pay for the full expense of rehab. Registrars take into consideration other factors besides income including amount of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many alcohol and drug treatment facilities offer payment assistance to help clients who may not have enough funds to self pay for rehab or whose medical insurance won't provide coverage or full coverage for his or her stay. As an example, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term center when in fact a long-term facility is going to be the more appropriate selection. To see what payment assistance might be offered, say for example a sliding fee scale, check with the program for particulars.

  • Merced County Mental Health
    Merced County Mental Health is located at:

    40 West G Street
    Los Banos, CA. 93635

    If you would like to contact Merced County Mental Health, you can reach them at 209-710-6100.

    Merced County Mental Health offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)