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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.
  • There is concern among pediatricians that using prescription stimulants on children may affect their development, and it is still unknown how these drugs biologically affect the developing brain.
  • Fentanyl oral lozenges and injectables are also commonly diverted and abused.

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 lower end of the spectrum of treatment solutions in terms of level of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of needing to stay in a rehabilitation facility while undergoing rehab services. Even if this might appear ideal it will not provide the required change of atmosphere than a lot of people in recovery have to have to experience a successful rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders are what are recognized in the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders while in rehab in order to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are lots of drug rehab centers that can specifically address the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders face so that they can not simply become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehabilitation due to a court ruling to satisfy part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when being cooperative with alcohol and drug treatment specifications enforced on them in sentencing and also naturally when successfully completing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use because of the challenges their impairment impose on them. While detection of the issue can be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is needed. Other than ASL, such services can include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are obtaining the help they require in drug rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these situations, it may seem like a drawback but people in fact have a much more leverage because they can decide on whichever facility they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many individuals encounter. In addition, rehab centers will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehab centers will take Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present any other type of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only cover outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they're able to to pay for a more quality treatment center that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential drug treatment facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive treatment at drug treatment programs which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being covered through Medicare Part B.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug rehabilitation programs provide payment assistance to help individuals who may possibly not have sufficient money to self pay for rehab or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for their stay. By way of example, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term program when in fact a long-term program will be the more appropriate option. To find out what payment assistance can be offered, like a sliding fee scale, talk with the facility for particulars.

  • People Encouraging People Inc
    People Encouraging People Inc is located at:

    4201 Primrose Avenue
    Baltimore, MD. 21215

    If you would like to contact People Encouraging People Inc, you can reach them at 410-764-8560.

    People Encouraging People Inc offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

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