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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Shabanging heroin has increased in popularity, a practice which involves picking up cooked heroin with a syringe and squirting it up the nose.
  • Studies show that chronic meth use results in severe structural and functional changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion and memory.
  • Heroin addiction can develop very easily, due to the fact that individuals who become dependent to it and who stop using the drug abruptly experience painful and often debilitating withdrawal symptoms which muscle and bone pain, vomiting, extreme-flu like symptoms, profuse sweating, restlessness and other seemingly unbearable symptoms.

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 can be obtained in a variety of settings along with various rehabilitation lengths and plans to accommodate the varying needs of clients with any kind of and degree of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being covered by many insurance companies, you don't have to postpone receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who desires it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the lower end of the spectrum of rehab services in terms of intensity of care, because the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of having to be in a treatment program while receiving rehabilitation services. Although this might appear perfect it may not provide the required change of surroundings than lots of people in treatment need to have a productive rehab.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into treatment due to a court order to satisfy a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with alcohol and drug rehabilitation specifications enforced with them as part of sentencing especially of course when successfully completing a drug rehab program.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem can be difficult among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL along with other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Aside from ASL, such services might include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the help they need in drug and alcohol treatment.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't cover the entire cost of treatment or will only cover part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a drawback but people actually have a much more leverage due to the fact they can choose whichever program they would like without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, treatment programs will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers accept Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present another kind of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to fund a more quality treatment program which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug and alcohol treatment facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab when the program is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must assist in setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might qualify for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only inside the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug treatment service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug rehab facilities. Individuals could have to participate in a drug rehabilitation program that's within their network of providers and there might be other limitations like the length of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick a quality program they prefer and consult with a treatment specialist to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the expense of certain substance abuse treatment solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient programs in addition to partial hospitalization are all covered by military insurance, although military members may need pre-authorization and in that case they can speak with their VA or Tricare representative. There can be some restrictions concerning just how long a stay in inpatient drug treatment is permitted, and all of these questions will be answered before you begin rehabilitation so that it's clear how much time and individual can stay in the rehabilitation facility of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility offered by numerous drug treatment facilities in an effort to help clients afford rehabilitation where this might not have been possible originally. For instance, one client's price for rehabilitation could be different and lower than someone else whose finances are better making them better able to spend the money for full price of rehabilitation. Registrars consider variables besides income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Aroostook Mental Health Center
    Aroostook Mental Health Center is located at:

    127 Palmer Street
    Calais, ME. 4619

    If you would like to contact Aroostook Mental Health Center, you can reach them at 207-454-0775.

    Aroostook Mental Health Center offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, 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), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)