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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Stimulant drugs such as crack and meth, can lead to delusional parasitosis; a mistaken belief they an user is infested with parasites also known as "coke bugs". These delusions are also often associated with high fevers and users often scratch themselves to the point of serious skin damage and bleeding.
  • A study of postal workers found that those who had used marijuana, as confirmed by a pre-employment urine analysis, had 55 percent more industrial accidents, 85 percent more injuries, and a 75-percent increase in absenteeism.
  • Heroin users eventually cease to experience feelings of pleasure from the drug, and they will have to continue taking the drug just to feel normal.

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 rehab solutions with regards to intensity of care, because the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of needing to be in a treatment center while undergoing rehab services. Although this may appear ideal it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than many people in rehabilitation have to have to have a productive rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this issue can be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and also other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Other than ASL, such services can include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the help they require in drug rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a drawback but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage because they can choose whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many individuals face. In addition, rehab facilities will frequently provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs will take Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another kind of private medical health insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may choose to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they're able to to cover a more quality rehabilitation program that will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at alcohol and drug rehab programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must aid in setting up the individual's rehabilitation plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being similar to any other kind 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 alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a choice. If a person does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they may be eligible for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office within their area to figure out if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but typically only in the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug and alcohol treatment service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug treatment facilities. Individuals might have to participate in a drug rehab facility that is inside their network of providers and there could be other limitations for example how long their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can select a quality program they like and consult with a rehab specialist to ascertain if their insurance will take care of it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from many different drug and alcohol treatment centers in order to help individuals afford rehab where this may not have been possible originally. For instance, one client's price for rehabilitation could possibly be different and less than another individual whose financial situation is better making them better able to pay the full price of treatment. Registrars take into account additional factors aside from income including amount of dependents to determine the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Community Healthlink Inc
    Community Healthlink Inc is located at:

    275 Nichols Road
    Fitchburg, MA. 1420

    If you would like to contact Community Healthlink Inc, you can reach them at 978-401-3970.

    Community Healthlink Inc offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    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)