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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Smoking or injecting meth creates an immediate, intense "rush" and amplifies the drug's addiction potential.
  • It isn't uncommon for long-term chronic heroin users to experience persistent withdrawal symptoms for several months when coming off of the drug.
  • Ecstasy users who combine the drug with other drugs including alcohol increase their risk of negative effects from the drug or even death.

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 number of settings along with different treatment lengths and plans to accommodate the various demands of clients with any type of and level of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential facilities now being paid by many insurance companies, you shouldn't have to postpone receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who desires it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the low end of the spectrum of rehabilitation services with regards to level of care, for the reason that individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of needing to stay in a rehabilitation center while receiving rehab services. Even though this might appear ideal it might not provide the required change of environment than a lot of people in recovery require to experience a productive rehab.

Adolescents

When adolescents get involved in any sort of drug abuse, it is essential that they receive quality care to halt the situation in its tracks so that it doesn't worsen and perhaps jeopardize their future. Because adolescent substance abuse which persists often carries on into adulthood, mothers and fathers must stay vigilant and get their adolescent rehab when an issue is observed in a program which handles adolescent substance abuse. Many programs which deal with adolescents offer both inpatient and residential rehab, that has been shown to be the most effective environments for rehab clients of this age.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use because of the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the issue can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and other assistance services intended for them when drug abuse rehab is necessary. Aside from ASL, such services may include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are receiving the support they need in alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehab centers possess the staff or wherewithal to focus on the needs of Spanish speaking clients, but luckily there are more and more centers that will do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Counselling, study data and the like are actually frequently obtainable in Spanish in both long and short terms facilities which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance isn't going to pay for the total cost of treatment or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a great deal of leverage simply because they can choose whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurers that so many individuals encounter. In addition, rehabilitation facilities will usually offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehab programs will take Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present any other kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehab inside a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals may wish to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality treatment center which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehabilitation program.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the expense of drug and alcohol rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know if they may be eligible for state insurance, they can consult their Social Services office within their area to figure out if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but usually only inside the state which provides the insurance.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option offered by numerous drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers to help help clients afford rehabilitation where this might not have been doable originally. For example, one client's fee for treatment may be different and lower than someone else whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to pay the full cost of rehabilitation. Registrars take into account variables aside from income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers offer payment assistance to help clients who may not have enough resources to self pay for rehabilitation or whose health insurance won't supply coverage or full coverage for his or her stay. For instance, Sometimes insurance only covers a short-term facility when in reality a long-term program will probably be the more appropriate choice. To find out what payment assistance can be available, for instance a sliding fee scale, check with the program for details.

  • Kern County Mental Health Department
    Kern County Mental Health Department is located at:

    928 F Street
    Wasco, CA. 93280

    If you would like to contact Kern County Mental Health Department, you can reach them at 661-758-7321.

    Kern County Mental Health Department offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Adolescents, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)