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Drug Addiction Facts

  • In June 2006, 945 grams of 83% pure fentanyl powder was seized by Border Patrol agents in California from a vehicle which had entered via the Mexican border.
  • Fentanyl theft also sometimes occurs at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
  • Inpatient drug/alcohol treatment is designed for persons who are medically stable, but have not been able to achieve sustained recovery in a lower-intensity or shorter-term therapy program.

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 services are on the low end of the spectrum of treatment solutions regarding intensity of care, for the reason that individual can maintain their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehab program while undergoing rehab services. Although this may appear ideal it will not provide the required change of surroundings than many people in recovery have to have to experience a successful rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are known in the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders whilst in rehabilitation to find resolution due to the fact one often triggers the other. Luckily, there are numerous alcohol and drug rehab facilities who can specifically hone in on the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues face in order to not merely become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not consider it wise to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who need drug abuse rehab will frequently need solutions beyond what a traditional alcohol and drug rehab facility will be able to deliver. Because extensive healthcare services tend to be a vital aspect of the physical process of recovery for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who very likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease because of their habit, it is vital that these clients get the medical care necessary along with any treatment services for their drug use problem.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who have a problem with substance abuse might have distinctive obstacles they have to overcome whilst in rehabilitation, which treatment professionals within the rehab they opt to take part in should be keen of to ensure that a complete recovery is possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is prudent to decide on a center that's used to helping seniors and older adults handle the distinctive life and drug abuse issues that these clients face that might include a broader spectrum of services including health care and so on.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and substance abuse as a result of problems that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this issue can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL as well as other assistance services designed for them when substance abuse treatment is needed. Other than ASL, such services might include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the help they need in drug and alcohol rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance isn't going to pay for the total cost of rehab or will only cover part of it. In these cases, it may seem like a drawback but people in fact have a great deal of leverage simply because they can choose whichever center they want without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab programs will frequently offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation centers will take Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present any other form of private medical insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals may choose to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they are able to to pay for a more quality rehab center which will get better results, such as a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help in setting up the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the expense of alcohol and drug treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might qualify for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but usually only in 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 form of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service including outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehab centers. Individuals could have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program which is inside their network of providers and there can be other restrictions including how long their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can choose a quality program they like and meet with a rehab counselor to find out if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility offered by a number of alcohol and drug rehab centers in an effort to help clients afford rehabilitation where this might not have been possible originally. For example, one client's price for treatment could possibly be different and lower than somebody else whose finances are better which makes them better able to pay for the full expense of rehab. Registrars consider other factors apart from income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many alcohol and drug rehab centers provide payment assistance to help clients who may possibly not have sufficient resources to self pay for treatment or whose health insurance won't provide coverage or total coverage for his or her stay. For example, Sometimes insurance only covers a short-term facility when in actuality a long-term facility is going to be the more ideal choice. To find out what payment assistance could be available, such as a sliding fee scale, check with the center for details.

  • NLHSD Natchioches
    NLHSD Natchioches is located at:

    210 Medical Drive
    Natchitoches, LA. 71457

    If you would like to contact NLHSD Natchioches, you can reach them at 318-357-3122.

    NLHSD Natchioches offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)