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Drug Addiction Facts

  • As of 2012, 440,000 reported using meth in the past month.
  • Of the individuals aged 12 and older entering drug abuse treatment programs who reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse in 2009, 61% of admissions 15 and younger reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse.
  • An estimated 1.1 million Americans used Ecstasy for the first time in 2009, which is a significant increase from the 894,000 first-time users reported in 2008.

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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Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the low end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions with regards to level of care, since the individual will be able to preserve their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of needing to stay in a treatment facility while undergoing rehab services. Even though this might appear perfect it might not provide the required change of surroundings than lots of people in recovery have to have to have a productive rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and also other assistance services available for them when drug abuse rehab is necessary. Besides ASL, such services can include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they require in alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol treatment facilities possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more centers that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Therapy, study data and so on are now frequently accessible in Spanish in both long and short terms centers which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish treatment is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals really have a great deal of leverage because they can decide on whichever facility they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women face. Likewise, rehabilitation programs will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some treatment centers will take Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present another kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of centers, and in this case individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality treatment program that will get better results, such as a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at alcohol and drug treatment facilities which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab when the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare 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 rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could be eligible for state insurance, they should talk with their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but generally only within the state which offers the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug treatment service which range from outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. Individuals could have to participate in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that is inside their network of providers and there might be other limitations such as the amount of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can choose a quality program they prefer and speak with a rehabilitation specialist to ascertain if their insurance covers it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from a number of drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities to help help clients pay for rehabilitation where this may not have been possible originally. By way of example, one client's fee for rehabilitation might be different and lower than someone else whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to pay the full price of rehabilitation. Registrars take into consideration variables aside from income including amount of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug treatment facilities offer payment assistance to help individuals who might not have sufficient resources to self pay for treatment or whose health insurance won't provide coverage or total coverage for his or her stay. As an example, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term facility when in fact a long-term center is going to be the more ideal option. To see what payment assistance might be offered, say for example a sliding fee scale, check with the facility for particulars.

  • Lake County Health Department
    Lake County Health Department is located at:

    18698 West Peterson Road
    Libertyville, IL. 60048

    If you would like to contact Lake County Health Department, you can reach them at 847-377-8855.

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