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Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders are what are known in the field of drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must deal with both disorders whilst in treatment in order to find resolution simply because one usually triggers the other. Luckily, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab facilities who can specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders face to enable them to not only become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and not feel the need to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who struggle with drug use could possibly have unique obstacles they must conquer while in treatment, which treatment professionals in the center they choose to be a part of should be keen of so that a complete recovery is achievable. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to select a center which is used to helping seniors and older adults handle the unique life and drug abuse problems that these clients face which may include a wider spectrum of solutions including health care and so on.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse due to problems their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can sometimes be difficult among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL along with other assistance services available for them when substance abuse treatment is required. Apart from ASL, such services can include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are obtaining the help they require in drug rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehab programs accept Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present another type of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of programs, and in cases like this individuals may choose to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehabilitation program that will produce better results, such as a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek treatment at alcohol and drug treatment programs which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help in establishing the individual's rehab plan. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.