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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Over 80% of heroin addicts report taking heroin while being in the company of another user; ironically most addicts who overdose on the drug are found alone.
  • Prescription stimulants may slow down the development of cartilage tissue, affecting bone growth in children.
  • Heroin overdoses and overdose deaths are increasing in many areas of the country, due to high heroin purity, heroin at street level which is laced with other opioids such as fentanyl, increasing numbers of heroin abusers initiating use at a younger age, and inexperienced users switching from prescription opioids to heroin.

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 low end of the spectrum of rehab solutions with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual can preserve their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of having to remain in a rehab facility while receiving rehabilitation services. Even though this might seem ideal it might not provide the much needed change of surroundings than many individuals in rehabilitation have to have to have a successful rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and also other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehab is required. Besides ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the support they require in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a drawback but individuals really have a great deal of leverage simply because they can select whichever facility they would like without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many individuals encounter. In addition, treatment centers will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some treatment facilities accept Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals may choose to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to cover a more quality rehabilitation facility which will get better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug rehab centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in establishing the person's rehab strategy. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a choice. When someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may be eligible for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but typically only within the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug and alcohol treatment service ranging from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehab centers. Individuals could have to participate in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program that is inside their network of providers and there can be other limitations for example the amount of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can pick a quality facility they prefer and speak with a treatment counselor to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from a variety of drug rehabilitation facilities in order to help clients afford treatment where this may not have been doable initially. For example, one client's fee for rehab may be different and less than somebody else whose finances are better which makes them better able to pay the full expense of rehab. Registrars consider additional factors aside from income including amount of dependents to determine the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Family Guidance Center
    Family Guidance Center is located at:

    5th and Montgomery Avenues
    Boyertown, PA. 19512

    If you would like to contact Family Guidance Center, you can reach them at 610-374-4963.

    Family Guidance Center 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)