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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Most major metropolitan areas have inpatient drug rehabilitation centers within a short distance, though few are within the urban limits.
  • A recent study found that 9.5% of primary and secondary syphilis cases among heterosexual men were among those who had a history of methamphetamine use.
  • Alcohol and drug abuse is one of the top two problems exhibited by families in 81% of the reported cases of child abuse and neglect by state child protective service agencies.

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 rehabilitation solutions in terms of intensity of care, for the reason that individual can preserve their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of needing to be in a treatment program while undergoing treatment services. Although this may seem perfect it will not provide the much needed change of environment than a lot of people in treatment need to have a successful rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse due to challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue is often hard among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL along with other assistance services available for them when substance abuse treatment is required. Apart from ASL, such services can include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are obtaining the support they need in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of rehab or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals really have a much more leverage due to the fact they can select whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people face. Likewise, rehab centers will frequently offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation facilities will take Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present any other kind of private health insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of programs, and in such cases individuals may want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehab facility that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug rehab center.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could qualify for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office within their area to determine if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but generally only inside the state which offers the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans typically cover some form of alcohol and drug rehabilitation service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehab centers. Individuals might have to participate in a drug rehab program that's in their network of providers and there could be other limitations including how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can pick a good center they like and consult with a rehab counselor to find out if their insurance will take care of it.

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

Military insurance such as VA and Tricare does cover the expense of certain substance abuse rehabilitation services. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient facilities and also partial hospitalization are all paid for by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization in which case they can speak with their VA or Tricare representative. There could be some limitations about how long a stay in inpatient drug rehabilitation is allowed, and every one of these questions will be answered before you begin rehabilitation so that it's clear the length of time and individual can stay in the rehabilitation program of preference.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from a variety of drug rehabilitation facilities in an effort to help clients afford treatment where this might not have been possible initially. For example, one client's price for rehab may be different and less than another person whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to pay for the full expense of rehabilitation. Registrars consider variables in addition to income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers provide payment assistance to help clients who may not have adequate money to self pay for treatment or whose health insurance won't provide coverage or full coverage for their stay. For example, Occasionally insurance only covers a short-term center when in reality a long-term facility will probably be the more ideal choice. To find out what payment assistance could be available, say for example a sliding fee scale, check with the center for details.

  • Care and Comfort
    Care and Comfort is located at:

    24 Springer Road
    Bangor, ME. 4401

    If you would like to contact Care and Comfort, you can reach them at 207-992-2535.

    Care and Comfort offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, 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), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)