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Drug Addiction Facts

  • When cocaine and alcohol are used together the human liver manufactures a third substance, cocaethylene, which intensifies cocaine's euphoric effects, while possibly increasing the risk of sudden death.
  • An overdose of prescription stimulants can be potentially fatal, and can include symptoms such as high or low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, nausea, panic, rapid breathing, restlessness, vomiting, fatigue, hallucinations, abdominal cramps, aggressiveness, depression, convulsions, tremors or coma.
  • Individuals who are addicted to codeine may steal it from people who have supplies of codeine for legitimate purposes.

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 can be obtained in a variety of settings and with different rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the varying 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 paid by many insurance plans, you don't have to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anybody who wants it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the low end of the spectrum of treatment solutions regarding level of care, for the reason that individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of having to be in a rehab program while receiving rehabilitation services. Although this might seem ideal it may not provide the much needed change of surroundings than many people in rehabilitation need to experience a productive rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders are what are recognized in the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must address both disorders whilst in rehab to find resolution due to the fact one typically exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are numerous alcohol and drug treatment programs who are able to specifically address the issues that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face to enable them to not merely become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not want to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

DUI/DWI Offenders

DUI and DWI offenders in many cases are given the possibility or ordered to rehab as a term of their sentencing. In many cases, the offender can choose which rehabilitation facility they wish to attend. When successfully completed, DUI and DWI offenders can take advantage of decreased sentencing options to enable them to move forward in their lives without having to be penalized further.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into rehabilitation as part of a court order to meet a part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation often receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with alcohol and drug treatment requirements enforced on them as part of sentencing specifically of course when successfully completing a drug and alcohol treatment program.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the problems that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue is often hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL along with other assistance services intended for them when drug abuse treatment is necessary. Besides ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired people are getting the support they require in drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug treatment centers possess the staff or wherewithal to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clients, but luckily there are more and more centers that are able to do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Counselling, study info and stuff like that are now frequently available in Spanish in both long and short terms centers which provide inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish rehab is available too nationwide.

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 seem like a drawback but people in fact have a much more leverage because they can choose whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women face. Likewise, treatment programs will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers accept Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present another form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals may choose to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to fund a more quality treatment center that will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehab facility.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the expenses of particular drug abuse rehabilitation services. Detox services, outpatient and inpatient facilities in addition to partial hospitalization are all paid for by military insurance, although military members may need pre-authorization and in that case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare consultant. There may be some restrictions about how long a stay in inpatient alcohol and drug treatment is allowed, and all of these questions will be answered before you start rehabilitation so that it's clear the length of time and individual can remain in the treatment facility of preference.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from a variety of drug treatment programs in order to help individuals pay for rehabilitation where this may not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's price for treatment could possibly be different and someone else whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to spend the money for full price of rehab. Registrars consider additional factors aside from income including number of dependents to determine the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Highland Health Center
    Highland Health Center is located at:

    1640 Coleman Road
    Oxford, AL. 36203

    If you would like to contact Highland Health Center, you can reach them at 256-236-8003.

    Highland Health Center offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)