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Drug Addiction Facts

  • As of February 1, 2014 Canadian pharmacists will start giving out a formulation of methadone called Methadose, covered under PharmaCare, which is the same dosage but patients will only have to ingest a 10-millilitre dose of the liquid, which is about two teaspoons, instead of 100 millilitres, just under half a cup.
  • Marijuana, alcohol and cocaine were the most common drugs co-involved in Ecstasy related emergency department visits in 2008, with marijuana being involved in 38.2%, alcohol being involved in 38.1%, and cocaine being involved in 31.8%.
  • In heavy marijuana users, traces of THC can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using 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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Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment services regarding intensity of care, for the reason that individual will be able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a rehabilitation facility while receiving rehab services. While this may seem perfect it might not provide the required change of atmosphere than a lot of people in recovery have to have to experience a productive rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues are what are identified in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must tackle both disorders whilst in rehab in order to find resolution simply because one usually triggers the other. Luckily, there are several drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that can specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to enable them to not only become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not consider it wise to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use as a result of problems their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this issue can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and also other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Besides ASL, such services might include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the help they need in drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all drug rehabilitation programs possess the staff or resources to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but thankfully there are more and more centers that will do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Therapy, study info and so on are now frequently available in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is available too around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance won't cover the total cost of rehab or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can select whichever facility they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many individuals face. Likewise, rehab programs will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation centers accept Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present another form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of centers, and in cases like this individuals might want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to cover a more quality rehabilitation program that will get better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab facility.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health insurance plans typically cover some kind of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehab facilities. Individuals could possibly have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that's within their network of providers and there could be other limitations like the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can choose a good center they prefer and speak with a treatment specialist to determine if their insurance covers it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from many different drug and alcohol treatment facilities to help help individuals pay for rehabilitation where this may not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's fee for rehab may be different and less than another individual whose finances are better making them more prepared to spend the money for full expense of rehab. Registrars take into account additional factors in addition to income including number of dependents to determine the final cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehab programs offer payment assistance to help clients who may not have enough funds to self pay for rehabilitation or whose health insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for his or her stay. For instance, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term facility when in fact a long-term facility will likely be the more suitable choice. To determine what payment assistance might be offered, like a sliding fee scale, check with the facility for details.

  • Personal Enrichment Through MH
    Personal Enrichment Through MH is located at:

    400 15th Street North
    St. Petersburg, FL. 33705

    If you would like to contact Personal Enrichment Through MH, you can reach them at 727-552-1053.

    Personal Enrichment Through MH 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, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)