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Drug Addiction Facts

  • The rate of emergency department visits associated with non-medical use of fentanyl has increased significantly in recent years, from an estimated 15,947 in 2007 to an estimated 20,034 in 2011.
  • Methamphetamine produces more extensive and pronounced effects on the brain and central nervous system than cocaine or amphetamine.
  • Crack cocaine's side effects also include something that is commonly known as "crack lung", the symptoms of which include severe chest pains, breathing problems, and an extremely high body temperature which can result in respiratory failure and even death.

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 with regards to level of care, since the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of having to stay in a treatment program while receiving rehabilitation services. Even though this may seem perfect it might not provide the required change of surroundings than a lot of people in treatment have to have to have a productive 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 alcohol and drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders while in rehabilitation in order to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are numerous drug treatment programs who can specifically hone in on the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to enable them to not simply become sober but mentally stable and also able to lead a much higher 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 prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use as a result of problems 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 drug abuse treatment is required. Besides ASL, such services can include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they require in alcohol and drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these instances, it may appear like a drawback but individuals actually have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can select whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people face. In addition, treatment facilities will frequently offer payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some rehab facilities will take Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present any other form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehabilitation facility that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug rehab programs which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must aid in establishing the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment 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 costs of alcohol and drug rehabilitation if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. When someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may be eligible for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office in their area to figure out if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but usually only inside the state which provides the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans typically cover some form of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug rehabilitation centers. Individuals might have to take part in a drug and alcohol treatment facility which is inside their network of providers and there could be other limitations like the amount of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick a good facility they prefer and speak with a rehabilitation specialist to ascertain if their insurance will cover it.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the expenses of certain drug abuse treatment solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient programs along with partial hospitalization are 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 might be some restrictions regarding how long a stay in inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation is allowed, and all of these questions will be answered before you begin treatment so that it's clear the length of time and individual can remain in the rehab center of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance option available from numerous drug and alcohol treatment centers in order to help clients afford rehabilitation where this may not have been possible initially. For instance, one client's price for rehabilitation might be different and less than somebody else whose finances are better making them more prepared to pay the full cost of rehabilitation. Registrars consider other factors aside from income including number of dependents to determine the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Frontier Health Charlotte Taylor Ctr
    Frontier Health Charlotte Taylor Ctr is located at:

    426 East G Street
    Elizabethton, TN. 37643

    If you would like to contact Frontier Health Charlotte Taylor Ctr, you can reach them at 423-547-5950.

    Frontier Health Charlotte Taylor Ctr offers the following treatment services: 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), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)