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Drug Addiction Facts

  • In Western portions of the U.S., heroin is commonly available as a solid substance that is black in color, known as "black tar" heroin.
  • In 2012, Lake County, Illinois experienced 33 fatal overdoses involving heroin.
  • The acute effects of heroin use include euphoria, flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and a feeling of heaviness in the extremities.

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 number of settings along with various rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the various needs of clients with any kind of and level of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being paid by many insurance companies, you shouldn't have to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who needs it.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the low end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions in terms of level of care, as the individual will be able to maintain their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehab facility while receiving rehab services. Even though this might appear ideal it might not provide the required change of atmosphere than many people in rehabilitation need to experience a productive rehab.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into treatment due to a court order in order to meet a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol treatment often receive reduced sentences, fines etc. when cooperating with drug and alcohol treatment requirements enforced on them in sentencing and particularly of course when successfully graduating a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and substance abuse as a result of problems their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue can be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Besides ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the support they need in drug and alcohol treatment.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug treatment centers have the staff or wherewithal to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but fortunately there are more and more centers that will do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than in the past. Counselling, study info and the like are now very often obtainable in Spanish in both short and long terms programs which deliver inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of treatment or will only cover part of it. In these instances, it may seem like a drawback but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage simply because they can select whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many individuals face. Likewise, rehab facilities will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehab centers will take Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present some other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of facilities, and in such cases individuals may want to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to pay for a more quality rehabilitation program which will get better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek treatment at drug treatment centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in setting up the person's rehabilitation plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being just like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the expense of alcohol and drug treatment if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a choice. When someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could qualify for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office within their area to figure out if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only inside the state which offers the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service ranging from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug treatment centers. Individuals might have to take part in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that's within their network of providers and there could be other limitations like just how long their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can select a quality program they like and consult with a rehabilitation specialist to determine if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility made available from a variety of drug rehab centers in order to help individuals pay for rehab where this may not have been possible initially. As an example, one client's price for treatment could possibly be different and lower than someone else whose financial situation is better which makes them better able to pay for the full price of rehabilitation. Registrars take into consideration additional circumstances in addition to income including number of dependents to determine the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Catholic Charities
    Catholic Charities is located at:

    13 Wolcott Street
    Waterbury, CT. 6702

    If you would like to contact Catholic Charities, you can reach them at 203-596-9359.

    Catholic Charities offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)