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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Intravenous heroin users will typically begin to experience the rush from the drug within 7 to 8 seconds after injection.
  • In 2006, 40% of all poisoning deaths in the U.S. involved opioid painkillers such as Methadone.
  • Marijuana use induces causes the body to produce high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into a cancer-causing form, which in turn accelerates the changes that result in malignant cells.

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 several settings with various treatment lengths and plans to suit the varying demands of clients with any kind of and amount of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being included in many insurance companies, there's no need to postpone getting substance abuse treatment services for anyone who needs it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the low end of the spectrum of rehab solutions in terms of level of care, since the individual can maintain their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of having to be in a rehab facility while undergoing rehabilitation services. Although this might appear ideal it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than a lot of people in recovery need to have a successful rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues are what are known in the field of drug and alcohol treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders when it's in rehabilitation to find resolution because one usually exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are lots of drug rehabilitation facilities that can specifically hone in on the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face to enable them to not merely become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never consider it wise to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who need drug abuse treatment will usually require solutions beyond what a standard drug and alcohol treatment program will be able to provide. Because extensive medical solutions will often be a key aspect of the physical process of healing for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who more than likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease due to their addiction, it is essential that these clients have the medical care needed together with any rehab solutions for their drug use issue.

Gays and Lesbians

It is crucial that gays and lesbians receive quality treatment solutions within a treatment environment which is discreet and with treatment specialists available to them who comprehend the unique problems that they can have to deal with in life. Because drug use for gays and lesbians might be triggered because of the challenges they face due to their sexual preference, a facility which can help them handle these problems and give them the confidence they may have lacked prior to arriving in rehab can be a crucial aspect of rehab for gay and lesbian clients.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who have a problem with drug abuse may have unique obstacles they must overcome whilst in rehab, which rehabilitation specialists in the program they decide to be a part of should be keen of to ensure that a complete recovery is achievable. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to decide on a program that is used to helping seniors and older adults tackle the distinctive life and substance abuse problems that these clients face that might include a wider spectrum of solutions including medical care and so on.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women don't just require assistance from a high quality rehabilitation for their own health and wellbeing but also for the wellbeing of their unborn baby or the little one they've delivered who must be appropriately looked after while they become rehabilitated and as a result able to be a better mother. Rehab possibilities exist that provide them along with their child with sufficient wellness services whilst ensuring they receive the rehab they might need to become abstinent and be able to stay this way to become the best mother they can be.

Women

Women have to have high quality rehabilitation in rehab but might also require particular awareness of the distinctive challenges they face for their gender. Men and women not just face varying and distinctive problems in everyday life as a consequence of gender, but additionally may abuse drugs and alcohol for completely different reasons. drug treatment centers which appeal to women and the specific and unique needs that women encounter can help significantly on the women's road to permanent abstinence and a higher standard of living.

Men

Just as women and men face varying and different challenges in life that are specific to their gender, men and women might also encounter distinctive challenges in rehab that are gender-specific, which explains why a rehab specifically designed with these unique needs and challenges in mind can be extremely ideal for someone searching for an effective rehab solution.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse due to challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL and also other assistance services readily available for them when substance abuse treatment is needed. Other than ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the support they require in drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of treatment or will only cover some of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage because they can decide on whichever facility they would like without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many individuals encounter. Likewise, rehab programs will often offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation centers accept Medicaid in the event the individual cannot self pay or present any other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehab within a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may choose to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they're able to to cover a more quality rehab facility which will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehab program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug rehab centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient treatment when the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare 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 rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a choice. When someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may be eligible for state insurance, they should check with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only in the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans typically cover some kind of drug and alcohol rehab service which range from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities. Individuals could have to participate in a drug and alcohol treatment facility that is in their network of providers and there may be other restrictions including the length of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can select an excellent program they prefer and consult with a rehab counselor to determine if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option available from many different alcohol and drug rehab programs in order to help individuals afford treatment where this may not have been doable originally. For instance, one client's price for treatment might be different and somebody else whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to spend the money for full price of rehabilitation. Registrars consider additional factors in addition to income including number of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    Denver Health and Hospital Authority is located at:

    777 Bannock Street
    Denver, CO. 80204

    If you would like to contact Denver Health and Hospital Authority, you can reach them at 303-602-4851.

    Denver Health and Hospital Authority offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men, 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)

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