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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Animal studies indicate that animals will work more persistently at pressing a bar for cocaine than for any other drug, including opiates. In one example, one monkey test subject pressed the bar 12,800 times until it got a single dose of cocaine. If the animal survives in such studies, it will return to the task of obtaining more cocaine.
  • A chronic heroin user can often begin to experience withdrawal symptoms within hours of the last administration of the drug.
  • Senior citizens with alcoholism are an estimated three times more likely to exhibit a major depressive disorder than those without alcoholism.

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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Hospital Inpatient

Hospital inpatient services are available to anybody that needs to be safely managed through detox services when heavily addicted to drugs, or who wants a better spectrum of care such as somebody who has a dual diagnosis and also needs mental health services as part of their rehab procedure. There are both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services offered.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehabilitation services with regards to intensity of care, as the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a treatment facility while receiving rehab services. While this might seem perfect it may not provide the much needed change of environment than a lot of people in recovery require to experience a successful rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues are what are known in the field of drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must tackle both disorders while in rehab in order to find resolution simply because one usually triggers the other. Luckily, there are numerous alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities that can specifically address the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to be able to not just become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never want to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the problems their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL as well as other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse rehabilitation is necessary. Aside from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the support they require in alcohol and drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the total cost of treatment or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may appear like a drawback but individuals really have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can decide on whichever program they want without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab facilities will often offer payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehab centers accept Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present some other type of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals may want to explore the self pay option and come up with up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehab facility that will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug and alcohol rehab centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in establishing the person's treatment plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they may be eligible for state insurance, they should consult their Social Services office within their area to figure out if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but typically only inside the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans typically cover some type of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol treatment programs. Individuals could possibly have to take part in a drug treatment program which is inside their network of providers and there may be other limitations such as how long their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can select a quality program they prefer and meet with a treatment counselor to determine if their insurance will take care of it.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the expenses of particular drug abuse rehabilitation solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient centers as well as partial hospitalization are all paid for by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization and in that case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare representative. There may be some restrictions regarding just how long a stay in inpatient alcohol and drug treatment is permitted, and all of these questions will be answered prior to starting rehab so that it is clear how long and individual can stay in the rehab facility of choice.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers provide payment assistance to help clients who might possibly not have enough resources to self pay for treatment or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or full coverage for their stay. By way of example, Occasionally insurance only covers a short-term center when in fact a long-term facility will be the more appropriate selection. To see what payment assistance can be available, such as a sliding fee scale, check with the center for particulars.

  • Columbia Memorial Hospital
    Columbia Memorial Hospital is located at:

    71 Prospect Avenue
    Hudson, NY. 12534

    If you would like to contact Columbia Memorial Hospital, you can reach them at 518-828-7601 x8136.

    Columbia Memorial Hospital offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, 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), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)