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Drug Addiction Facts

  • When fentanyl binds to opioid receptors this in turn elevates dopamine levels in the brain's reward areas, which then produces a state of euphoria and relaxation.
  • During the stay in the inpatient treatment center, patients are learning to manage and identify their drug addictions and to find alternative ways to cope with whatever is the cause of their substance addiction.
  • Although inpatient substance therapy can take place in a hospital setting, for the most part a residential environment is typical, offering 24-hour supervision and care.

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 lower end of the spectrum of treatment services with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual can keep their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of needing to stay in a rehab center while undergoing rehabilitation services. While this may seem ideal it may not provide the much needed change of atmosphere than lots of people in treatment require to experience a successful rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem is often hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and other assistance services designed for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is required. Besides ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the help they require in alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers possess the staff or wherewithal to focus on the demands of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more centers that will do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Therapy, study data and the like are now frequently accessible in Spanish in both short and long terms centers which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance won't pay for the total cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a drawback but people really have a much more leverage because they can select whichever facility they want without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. Likewise, rehabilitation programs will usually offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers will take Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present some other kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation in a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals might want to explore the self pay option and drum up any resources they're able to to cover a more quality rehab program that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug treatment programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation if the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in setting up the individual's rehab plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as 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 kinds 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 qualify for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but generally only in the state which offers the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

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

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from numerous alcohol and drug treatment facilities to help help clients afford rehab where this might not have been doable originally. For example, one client's fee for rehab could possibly be different and lower than someone else whose finances are better which makes them better able to pay the full price of rehab. Registrars take into consideration other factors besides income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Gateway
    Gateway is located at:

    1401 20th Street South
    Birmingham, AL. 35205

    If you would like to contact Gateway, you can reach them at 205-510-2600.

    Gateway offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    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)