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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Individuals who abuse prescription stimulants to get high generally crush and then snort the pills or mix the crushed powder with water and inject the drug.
  • In the United States, the rate of heroin use in high school aged children has increased dramatically over the last ten years, with over 2% of high school senior reporting such use at least once.
  • Once cocaine's euphoric effects fade users often experience agitation, depression, anxiety and paranoia.

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 several settings along with different rehab lengths and plans to suit the various demands of clients with any kind of and degree of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential facilities now being included in many insurance companies, you don't have to put off getting substance abuse treatment services for anybody who desires it.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment services with regards to level of care, since the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of having to stay in a rehab program while receiving rehabilitation services. Even though this may seem ideal it might not provide the much needed change of environment than many people in recovery have to have to experience a productive rehab.

Adolescents

When adolescents get involved in any kind of drug use, it is vital that they acquire high quality care to halt the situation in its tracks so that it doesn't worsen and perhaps put their future in jeopardy. Due to the fact adolescent substance abuse which continues often carries on into adulthood, mothers and fathers must continue to be astute and get their adolescent rehab when a problem is noticed in a center which addresses adolescent drug use. Several programs which treat adolescents supply both inpatient and residential rehabilitation, which has been shown to be the most beneficial environments for treatment clients of this age.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only require assistance from a high quality rehab for their own health and wellbeing but in addition for the wellbeing unborn child or the child they've delivered who needs to be appropriately taken care of while they become rehabbed and in turn able to be a better mother. Rehab possibilities exist which offer them in addition to their child the appropriate wellness services whilst ensuring they obtain the treatment they might need to become abstinent and be able to remain that way to become the very best mother they can be.

DUI/DWI Offenders

DUI and DWI offenders are often given the option or ordered to rehab as part of sentencing. In many cases, the offender can select which treatment facility they wish to go to. When successfully completed, DUI and DWI offenders benefit from reduced sentencing options to enable them to progress in their lives without having to be penalized any more.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehabilitation as part of a court ruling in order to meet part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab frequently receive reduced sentences, fines etc. when cooperating with drug and alcohol rehabilitation specifications enforced with them in sentencing especially of course when successfully graduating a drug and alcohol rehab program.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse as a result of challenges that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem can sometimes be difficult among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and other assistance services designed for them when substance abuse treatment is needed. Aside from ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the support they need in drug treatment.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the total cost of treatment or will only cover part of it. In these instances, it may seem like a disadvantage but people actually have a much more leverage because they can choose whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many individuals face. Likewise, rehab programs will frequently provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment programs will take Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present some other type of private health insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehab facility which will get better results, such as a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must aid in establishing the person's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being just 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 expense of drug rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they might be eligible for state insurance, they should check with their Social Services office in their area to figure out if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but usually only inside the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some form of drug treatment service which range from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug rehabilitation facilities. Individuals could possibly have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that's inside their network of providers and there may be other limitations including the length of time their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can choose a quality facility they like and speak with a treatment specialist to determine if their insurance will take care of it.

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

Military insurance which includes VA and Tricare does cover the expenses of particular substance abuse treatment services. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient centers and also partial hospitalization are all paid for by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization in which case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare consultant. There could be some limitations concerning the length of time a stay in inpatient drug rehab is permitted, and all of these questions can be answered before beginning treatment so that it's clear the length of time and individual can stay in the treatment center of choice.

  • Acadiana Area Human Services District
    Acadiana Area Human Services District is located at:

    302 Dulles Drive
    Lafayette, LA. 70506

    If you would like to contact Acadiana Area Human Services District, you can reach them at 337-262-4100.

    Acadiana Area Human Services District offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Adolescents, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients, 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)