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Drug Addiction Facts

  • The cocaine sold in the United States is most often produced in South American labs. This cocaine salt, which can be as pure as 95%, is then smuggled into the country.
  • Inpatient alcohol/drug treatment may be recommended for persons who may need a prolonged detox; and/or persons who may need stabilization.
  • Initiation into experimental marijuana use during childhood is often brought on by poor relations with parents, depression symptoms, exposure to drug-using peers and accessibility of drugs.

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 low end of the spectrum of rehab services with regards to level of care, as the individual can preserve their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehabilitation center while receiving rehabilitation services. Even if this might seem ideal it may not provide the much needed change of surroundings than lots of people in rehab require to experience a productive rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are recognized in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must address both disorders when it's in rehab in order to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are many drug treatment facilities who can specifically hone in on the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders face to enable them to not simply become sober but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into treatment due to a court order to fulfill part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug treatment often receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when being cooperative with drug rehabilitation requirements enforced with them as part of sentencing and also naturally when successfully graduating an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug abuse due to challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem is often difficult among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is necessary. Aside from ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are receiving the help they need in alcohol and drug treatment.

Other Languages

In every city in the U.S. there's someone experiencing substance abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who might need rehabilitation in whatever language it is that they are fluent in so that their needs may be met properly whilst in treatment. Thankfully, there are numerous drug treatment facilities who have counselors on staff who speak other languages to make drug and alcohol treatment the best experience possible for anyone. Simply discover a high quality drug rehab program and find out if it is feasible to receive rehab in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance won't pay for the total cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can decide on whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women face. In addition, rehabilitation programs will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs accept Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present another type of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals may choose to explore the self pay option and come up with up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehabilitation center which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug rehab facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must aid in establishing the individual's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being just like any other type 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 costs of drug and alcohol treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a choice. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may qualify for state insurance, they should check with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but typically only in the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans typically cover some kind of drug and alcohol treatment service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol treatment programs. Individuals may have to participate in a drug rehab program that is in their network of providers and there could be other restrictions such as just how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can select a good program they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation counselor to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug rehabilitation facilities offer payment assistance to help individuals who might not have adequate resources to self pay for treatment or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for their stay. By way of example, Sometimes insurance only covers a short-term center when in reality a long-term facility is going to be the more ideal option. To find out what payment assistance could be offered, for instance a sliding fee scale, check with the program for particulars.

  • BJC Behavioral Health North Division
    BJC Behavioral Health North Division is located at:

    3165 McKelvey Road
    Bridgeton, MO. 63044

    If you would like to contact BJC Behavioral Health North Division, you can reach them at 314-206-3900.

    BJC Behavioral Health North Division offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Other Languages
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)