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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Major heroin withdrawal symptoms typically peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose has been administered, and wane after about a week.
  • As of 2011, about 30% of 10th grade students had used marijuana in the past year.
  • Cocaine use can trigger chaotic heart rhythms, called ventricular fibrillation, the physical symptoms of which may include chest pain, nausea, blurred vision, fever, muscle spasms, convulsions and coma.

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 many different settings along with different rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the varying needs of clients with any type of and amount of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being included in many insurance plans, there is no need to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anybody who needs it.

Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days)

Residential long-term rehab, which lasts for over thirty days, is definitely an option that provides the commensurate level of care and suitable environment for anybody being affected by a life threatening addiction and dependency problem. Because individuals will stay in the residential long-term treatment facility for up to 3-6 months and even longer in some instances, these types of facilities provide all the amenities needed to help client's remain as comfortable and amenable as it could possibly be while also delivering high quality treatment to assist them to conquer their habit for good.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders are what are identified in the field of drug treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must tackle both disorders while in rehab in order to find resolution because one typically triggers the other. Luckily, there are many drug rehab facilities who can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face so that they can not just become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and never consider it wise to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who are in need of drug abuse rehabilitation will often need solutions beyond what a standard drug and alcohol treatment center will be able to provide. Because comprehensive medical solutions will often be an integral aspect of the physical process of healing for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who most likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease because of their addiction, it is important that these clients get the medical care required together with any rehabilitation services for substance abuse issue.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only need help from a high quality rehab for their own health and wellbeing but also for the wellbeing of their unborn baby or the kid they've given birth to who must be appropriately looked after while they become rehabbed and as a result capable of being a better mother. Treatment opportunities exist that provide them in addition to their child the appropriate wellness services while also making certain they obtain the rehab they might require to become abstinent and be able to remain that way to become the very best mother they can be.

Women

Women have to have high quality treatment in rehab but can also need particular awareness of the unique challenges they face because of gender. Males and females not only face different and distinctive challenges in everyday life as a result of gender, but in addition may abuse drugs and alcohol for completely different reasons. alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers which cater to women and the distinctive and unique needs that women face often helps enormously on a women's road to permanent abstinence and a higher quality of life.

Residential Beds For Client's Children

Residential beds for client's children is a very rare option but in centers which do offer such amenities it can help greatly in the process of recovery because the parent doesn't need to worry about this facet of their life while in treatment. Having their young children with them can give them reassurance that they're well looked after while they put their lives back together again and become a better parent.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehab as part of a court order to fulfill a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug rehab frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with drug rehab specifications enforced on them as part of sentencing and particularly naturally when successfully graduating a drug and alcohol rehab center.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities will take Medicaid when the individual is unable to self pay or present some other form of private medical health insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehab inside a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may want to explore the self pay option and drum up any resources they can to cover a more quality treatment program which will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment program.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the expense of drug rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment are not an option. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could qualify for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but generally only within the state which provides the insurance coverage.

  • Interim House West
    Interim House West is located at:

    4108 Parkside Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA. 19104

    If you would like to contact Interim House West, you can reach them at 215-871-0300 x11.

    Interim House West offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Residential Beds For Client's Children, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

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