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  • The specific cardiovascular problems which may be caused by prescription stimulants have been highlighted in the FDA's "black box" warnings which include the risk of heart defects, heart attacks, stroke, high blood pressure, increased heart rate, and sudden death in people with a prior history of heart related problems.
  • Snorting cocaine can result in a chronically runny nose, nosebleeds, loss of smell, hoarseness, and problems swallowing.
  • Alcohol kills more teenage males and young men than any other drug taken to affect mood and behavior including heroin, cocaine or marijuana.

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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Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Substance abuse treatment services are available in a number of settings with various rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the varying demands of clients with any type of and level of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential centers now being included in many insurance plans, there's no need to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who desires it.

Detoxification

Detoxification from alcohol and drugs is a process which can be made far more manageable and safely supervised when in a proper detoxification or alcohol and drug treatment program. Often detoxification isn't risk free, and even with the best of intentions people who go through detoxification by themselves so that they can get sober could actually be putting their health or perhaps their lives at risk. It is always far better to seek detoxification services in a professional program to prevent such risks and also to have a smooth transition from detoxification to treatment at a quality alcohol and drug treatment facility.

Methadone Detoxification

It isn't unusual for individuals who use methadone as a solution to heroin or prescription opioid dependence to find that they are now addicted to methadone. To get off of methadone can be quite challenging, because withdrawal symptoms are typically a whole lot worse compared to those that one experiences from heroin. Methadone detoxification can be undergone within a detoxification center however where these symptoms can be made more manageable and thus there's less probability of relapse so that the individual can be off of all drugs once and for all.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the lower end of the spectrum of rehab solutions regarding intensity of care, since the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of having to stay in a rehab facility while undergoing treatment services. Even though this may seem ideal it may not provide the required change of environment than many individuals in rehabilitation have to have to have a productive rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues are what are known in the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders during treatment to find resolution simply because one often triggers the other. Fortunately, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab facilities that can specifically hone in on the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues face to enable them to not just become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who are in need of drug abuse rehabilitation will very often require solutions beyond what a traditional drug rehab facility will be able to provide. Because extensive healthcare services are often an integral aspect of the physical process of healing for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who most likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease due to their habit, it is essential that these clients receive the medical treatment needed in conjunction with any rehabilitation services for his or her drug use issue.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only require help from a quality rehab for their own health and wellbeing but in addition the wellbeing of their unborn baby or for the little one they've delivered who should be properly looked after while they become rehabbed and as a result able to be a better mother. Rehabilitation opportunities exist which offer them along with their child with sufficient wellness services while also ensuring they receive the rehab they require to become sober and be able to stay this way in order to be the very best mother they can be.

Women

Women need quality rehab in rehab but will also need particular awareness of the unique issues they face because of their gender. Men and women not just face different and distinctive problems in life due to gender, but also may abuse drugs and alcohol for very different reasons. alcohol and drug rehab centers which cater to women and the specific and unique needs that women face often helps enormously on a women's road to permanent abstinence and a higher quality lifestyle.

Men

Similar to how women and men encounter varying and different challenges in life which are specific to their gender, men and women can also face unique challenges in rehab that are gender specific, and that's why a facility designed specifically with these special needs and challenges at heart can be extremely ideal for someone searching for a powerful rehabilitation option.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehab due to a court order in order to meet part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation frequently receive reduced sentences, fines etc. when cooperating with drug and alcohol treatment specifications enforced with them as part of sentencing specifically naturally when successfully completing a drug rehab center.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and substance abuse due to problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can often be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and also other assistance services intended for them when substance abuse rehab is required. Aside from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired people are getting the support they require in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug treatment facilities have the staff or resources to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clients, but fortunately there are more and more programs that can do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Counselling, study information and so on are actually very often obtainable in Spanish in both long and short terms programs 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 won't pay for the total cost of treatment or will only cover some of it. In these instances, it may appear like a drawback but people actually have a much more leverage because they can choose whichever program they would like without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people face. In addition, treatment programs will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid if the individual cannot self pay or present another kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehab facility which will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug rehabilitation program.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility offered by numerous alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs to help help individuals pay for rehab where this may not have been possible initially. For instance, one client's fee for rehabilitation could be different and another person whose financial situation is better which makes them more prepared to pay the full expense of rehab. Registrars take into account other factors in addition to income including number of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Norfolk Community Services Board
    Norfolk Community Services Board is located at:

    7460 Tidewater Drive
    Norfolk, VA. 23505

    If you would like to contact Norfolk Community Services Board, you can reach them at 757-664-6670.

    Norfolk Community Services Board offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)