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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Youth who consume alcohol are more likely to experience unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity and physical and sexual assault.
  • When someone uses marijuana their heart rate, which would normally be about70 to 80 beats per minute, may increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute or even double that.
  • Major heroin withdrawal symptoms typically peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose has been administered, and wane after about a week.

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 services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions in terms of intensity of care, because the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of having to be in a rehab center while receiving rehab services. Even if this may seem perfect it might not provide the much needed change of environment than many individuals in recovery need to have a successful rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders are what are known in the field of alcohol and drug treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must deal with both disorders during treatment in order to find resolution due to the fact one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are many drug treatment facilities that can specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to enable them to not just become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and not feel the need to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who battle with drug abuse might have unique obstacles they must conquer during rehabilitation, which treatment specialists within the rehab they decide to be a part of must be keen of so that a full recovery is achievable. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to decide on a center that's used to helping seniors and older adults tackle the distinctive life and substance abuse problems that these clients face which can include a broader spectrum of solutions including medical care and the like.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often prone to alcoholism and drug abuse due to problems their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the problem can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL and other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Apart from ASL, such services might include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are receiving the help they need in drug and alcohol treatment.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance isn't going to cover the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a drawback but people in fact have a much more leverage due to the fact they can choose whichever center they want without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people face. In addition, rehab programs will often offer payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs will take Medicaid in the event the individual is unable to self pay or present any other kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may choose to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they're able to to pay for a more quality treatment center which will produce better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehab at drug rehabilitation centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient treatment when the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being just like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If someone doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might be eligible for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will cover both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only within the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some type of alcohol and drug treatment service ranging from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers. Individuals may have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that's inside their network of providers and there could be other restrictions such as just how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can pick an excellent program they like and consult with a treatment counselor to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the price of particular drug abuse rehabilitation solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient programs as well as partial hospitalization are covered by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization and in that case they can speak with their VA or Tricare consultant. There could be some restrictions as to just how long a stay in inpatient drug and alcohol rehab is permitted, and all of these questions will be answered before you begin rehabilitation so that it is clear the length of time and individual can stay in the rehabilitation center of preference.

  • Life Choices
    Life Choices is located at:

    8600 Woodward Street
    Detroit, MI. 48202

    If you would like to contact Life Choices, you can reach them at 313-875-7601.

    Life Choices offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, 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)