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Drug Addiction Facts

  • The content and potency of THC in marijuana has increased steadily over the past 30 years.
  • Inpatient treatment centers offer help for individuals suffering from severe addiction to drugs and alcohol. These centers usually offer 30-day therapy to help individuals recover from addiction and learn to live life without substances.
  • Despite the popular belief otherwise, studies indicate that prescription stimulants do not enhance learning or thinking ability when 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 low end of the spectrum of rehab solutions with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual can preserve their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of having to remain in a treatment facility while receiving treatment services. While this might appear perfect it might not provide the required change of environment than a lot of people in rehabilitation need to experience a productive rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse due to the challenges their impairment impose on them. While detection of this issue can be difficult among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Other than ASL, such services may include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the support they need in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all drug rehab programs have the staff or resources to focus on the requirements of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more programs that will do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Therapy, study data and stuff like that are actually frequently obtainable in Spanish in both long and short terms programs which deliver inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance won't pay for the total cost of rehab or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a much more leverage due to the fact they can choose whichever program they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab programs will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehab facilities will take Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present any other type of private health insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of programs, and in such cases individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they're able to to cover a more quality rehab facility which will get better results, like a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at drug and alcohol rehab facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient treatment when the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help out with setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab 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 alcohol and drug treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a choice. If a person has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could be eligible for state insurance, they can seek advice from their Social Services office in their area to figure out if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but usually only inside the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health insurance plans typically cover some type of drug treatment service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol treatment programs. Individuals could have to take part in a drug treatment facility which is in their network of providers and there could be other restrictions for example the length of time their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can pick a good center they like and consult with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance covers it.

  • Albany Medical Center
    Albany Medical Center is located at:

    25 Hackett Boulevard
    Albany, NY. 12208

    If you would like to contact Albany Medical Center, you can reach them at 518-262-7239.

    Albany Medical Center offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance