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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Many fentanyl overdoses are initially classified as heroin overdoses, until the truth is discovered.
  • The revised Adderall warning label warns about "treatment emergent psychotic or manic symptoms, e.g., hallucinations, delusional thinking, or mania in children and adolescents without prior history of psychotic illness or mania can be caused by stimulants at usual doses."
  • A recent study found that approximately 68 percent of HIV-positive patients in clinical settings also engage in hazardous drinking.

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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Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Substance abuse treatment services are available in a number of settings along with different rehabilitation lengths and plans to suit the various needs of clients with any sort of and amount of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential centers now being included in many insurance plans, there's no need to put off getting substance abuse treatment services for anybody who wants it.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the lower end of the spectrum of rehab services with regards to intensity of care, for the reason that individual is able to keep their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of needing to remain in a rehabilitation center while undergoing rehabilitation services. Even if this may appear ideal it might not provide the required change of surroundings than lots of people in treatment have to have to experience a successful rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse as a result of challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem is often difficult among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and also other assistance services intended for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is necessary. Aside from ASL, such services can include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are obtaining the help they need in drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehab or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but people in fact have a much more leverage simply because they can choose whichever program they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many men and women encounter. In addition, rehabilitation centers will often provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation programs will take Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present another type of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may want to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehab facility which will get better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug and alcohol rehab facilities 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 physician, who must help out with establishing the individual's treatment plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of drug and alcohol rehabilitation if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. When someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they might be eligible for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but typically only within the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans typically cover some sort of drug treatment service including outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehab centers. Individuals might have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that is within their network of providers and there can be other restrictions for example the amount of time their stay in rehabilitation is covered. Individuals can pick a good program they prefer and meet with a treatment counselor to find out if their insurance covers it.

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

Military insurance which includes VA and Tricare does cover the costs of particular drug abuse rehabilitation services. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient programs and also partial hospitalization are covered by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization in which case they can speak with their VA or Tricare representative. There might be some restrictions about how long a stay in inpatient drug treatment is permitted, and all of these questions will be answered before you start rehabilitation so that it is clear just how long and individual can remain in the rehab program of preference.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility available from a variety of drug rehab facilities in an effort to help individuals afford rehab where this may not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's fee for rehabilitation could be different and lower than somebody else whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to pay the full cost of treatment. Registrars take into account additional factors aside from income including amount of dependents to determine the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Health Affiliates Maine
    Health Affiliates Maine is located at:

    908 Main Street
    Sanford, ME. 4073

    If you would like to contact Health Affiliates Maine, you can reach them at 207-651-1287.

    Health Affiliates Maine offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse 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, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)