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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Over 75% of the new Hepatitis C infections in the United States annually are among injection drug users, including those who inject heroin.
  • Because of the intense dependence that methadone can cause, individuals go from being addicted to heroin to being addicted to methadone, only many just end up relapsing back into opiate use.
  • Rates of alcohol abuse are highest among individuals with less than a college degree.

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 lower end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions with regards to level of care, since the individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of having to remain in a rehab facility while receiving rehabilitation services. Even if this may appear perfect it might not provide the required change of surroundings than a lot of people in treatment require to have a successful rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse as a result of problems that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the problem can often be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and also other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse rehabilitation is needed. Other than ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the help they require in drug and alcohol rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the total cost of rehab or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a drawback but people in fact have a much more leverage simply because they can choose whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, rehab centers will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation centers accept Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another type of private health insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation 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 are able to to fund a more quality rehab facility which will produce better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug rehab facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the facility is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help in establishing the individual's rehab strategy. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If a person does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they might qualify for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only within the state which offers the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug rehab service which range from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Individuals may have to take part in a drug rehab center that is in their network of providers and there might be other restrictions like the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can pick a quality facility they prefer and meet with a treatment counselor to ascertain if their insurance will take care of it.

Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)

Military insurance which includes VA and Tricare does cover the price of certain drug abuse rehab services. Detox services, outpatient and inpatient centers and also partial hospitalization are covered by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization in which case they can speak with their VA or Tricare representative. There can be some restrictions as to how long a stay in inpatient alcohol and drug rehab is permitted, and every one of these questions can be answered prior to starting treatment so that it's clear how much time and individual can remain in the rehab facility of choice.

  • Universal Community Behavioral Health
    Universal Community Behavioral Health is located at:

    190 Match Factory Place
    Bellefonte, PA. 16823

    If you would like to contact Universal Community Behavioral Health, you can reach them at 814-353-3151.

    Universal Community Behavioral Health offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)