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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Individuals who have been prescribed prescription stimulants have been known to sell their tablets to others who wish to take these drugs recreationally as a stimulant.
  • Ecstasy has been labeled as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act since 1985, and has a high potential for abuse and serves no legitimate medical purpose.
  • The long-term effects of using cocaine can include extreme agitation, violent mood swings and depression.

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 solutions regarding level of care, as the individual will be able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to be in a rehabilitation facility while receiving treatment services. Even though this might appear ideal it may not provide the required change of environment than many individuals in treatment need to experience a successful rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse problems are what are identified in the field of alcohol and drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders while in treatment to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are several drug treatment programs who are able to specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face so that they can not just become sober but mentally stable and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never want to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who have trouble with drug abuse could possibly have unique obstacles they must overcome during rehabilitation, which treatment professionals in the rehab they opt to take part in must be keen of so that a full recovery may be possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to select a facility which is familiar with helping seniors and older adults address the unique life and drug abuse issues that these clients face which might include a broader spectrum of services including medical treatment and the like.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can often be hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse rehab is needed. Other than ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they need in drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the demands of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more centers that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Counselling, study information and so on are now very often obtainable in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too nationwide.

Other Languages

In every single city in America there's someone experiencing drug abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who might need rehab in whichever language it is they are fluent in to ensure their needs can be catered to properly when in rehabilitation. Luckily, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab programs that have counselors within their facility who speak other languages to make drug treatment the very best experience possible for anyone. Simply discover a high quality drug treatment facility and find out if it is feasible to receive treatment in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can choose whichever facility they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many individuals encounter. In addition, rehab facilities will usually provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment programs will take Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present some other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation within a limited amount of programs, and in this case individuals may want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality rehab program which will produce better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug treatment facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in establishing the individual's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug treatment if other forms of insurance or self payment are not an option. If a person doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know if they may be eligible for state insurance, they should talk with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only within the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug rehabilitation service including outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug treatment centers. Individuals could possibly have to take part in a drug rehab center that's in their network of providers and there can be other limitations like the amount of time their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can pick an excellent program they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility provided by a number of drug rehab facilities to help help individuals pay for rehabilitation where this might not have been doable initially. As an example, one client's price for rehabilitation may be different and somebody else whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to spend the money for full expense of rehab. Registrars consider variables besides income including amount of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Wheeler Clinic Inc
    Wheeler Clinic Inc is located at:

    75 North Mountain Road
    New Britain, CT. 6053

    If you would like to contact Wheeler Clinic Inc, you can reach them at 860-224-6300.

    Wheeler Clinic Inc offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages
    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)