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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Alcohol binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers.
  • Some studies suggest that a marijuana user's risk of heart attack during the first hour after having smoked the drug is four times his or her usual risk.
  • Individuals in methadone maintenance programs also often try and sell a dose of their methadone to someone else for heroin or other opiates, making the drug in demand on the illicit market.

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 solutions are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehab services in terms of level of care, for the reason that individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of having to be in a rehab facility while receiving treatment services. Although this may appear perfect it will not provide the required change of surroundings than many individuals in treatment need to experience a productive rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are recognized in the field of drug and alcohol rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must deal with both disorders during treatment to find resolution simply because one usually exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are numerous drug rehabilitation facilities who can specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse disorders face so that they can not only become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into rehabilitation due to a court order to satisfy part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug rehab frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with drug rehabilitation requirements enforced on them in sentencing and also of course when successfully graduating a drug rehabilitation facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL as well as other assistance services intended for them when drug abuse rehabilitation is necessary. Other than ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the help they require in alcohol and drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehab centers possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but thankfully there are more and more facilities that will do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Therapy, study information and the like are now very often obtainable in Spanish in both short and long terms centers which provide inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish rehab is available too nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't cover the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can decide on whichever program they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women encounter. Likewise, rehab programs will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to help them get into rehabilitation.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at alcohol and drug treatment centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in establishing the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being just like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation 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 drug rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment are not an option. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could qualify for state insurance, they should check 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 take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but generally only in the state which offers the insurance.

  • El Dorado Cnty Health and Human Servs
    El Dorado Cnty Health and Human Servs is located at:

    1900 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
    South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150

    If you would like to contact El Dorado Cnty Health and Human Servs, you can reach them at 530-573-7970.

    El Dorado Cnty Health and Human Servs offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)