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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Meth is most often abused for days on end known as a "binge", whereby users often forego sleep and food to use meth.
  • As of 2011, about 7% of 8th-graders were current marijuana users.
  • Many heroin users are incarcerated, homeless, or not in a location where they can be surveyed to find out about heroin use, so the estimates concerning rates of heroin use in the U.S. are estimated to be much higher than are actually being reported.

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 lower end of the spectrum of treatment solutions with regards to level of care, since the individual can maintain their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of having to be in a treatment center while undergoing rehabilitation services. While this might seem ideal it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than many people in rehabilitation require to have a productive rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are known in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must address both disorders when it's in treatment to find resolution because one typically exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are many drug rehab facilities that can specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face to enable them to not only become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never feel the need to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use because of the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the issue can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL and other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is necessary. Apart from ASL, such services may include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the support they require in alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance won't cover the entire cost of treatment or will only cover some of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a much more leverage simply because they can select whichever facility they want without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many men and women encounter. In addition, treatment programs will often provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehab facilities accept Medicaid if the individual is not able to self pay or present any other form of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of programs, and in this instance individuals may choose to explore the self pay option and come up with up any resources they're able to to fund a more quality rehabilitation facility which will get better results, such as a long-term residential drug rehab program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug and alcohol treatment programs which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the facility is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help out with establishing the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being just like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being covered through Medicare Part B.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private health insurance plans typically cover some form of drug treatment service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Individuals might have to take part in a drug rehabilitation program which is inside their network of providers and there may be other limitations for example just how long their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick an excellent facility they prefer and speak with a rehab specialist to find out if their insurance will handle it.

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

Military insurance which includes VA and Tricare does cover the expense of particular substance abuse rehab solutions. Detox services, outpatient and inpatient facilities along with partial hospitalization are all covered by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization in which case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare representative. There might be some limitations about how long a stay in inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation is allowed, and every one of these questions will be answered before beginning rehabilitation so that it's clear how much time and individual can remain in the rehabilitation center of preference.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility available from numerous drug rehabilitation programs to help help clients afford treatment where this may not have been possible originally. As an example, one client's fee for rehabilitation could be different and lower than another individual whose financial situation is better which makes them better able to pay for the full expense of rehabilitation. Registrars take into consideration additional circumstances in addition to income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Frontier Health
    Frontier Health is located at:

    43 Champions Avenue
    Big Stone Gap, VA. 24219

    If you would like to contact Frontier Health, you can reach them at 276-523-8300.

    Frontier Health 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, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)