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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Long-term methamphetamine abuse can result in inflammation of the heart lining.
  • As of February 1, 2014 Canadian pharmacists will start giving out a formulation of methadone called Methadose, covered under PharmaCare, which is the same dosage but patients will only have to ingest a 10-millilitre dose of the liquid, which is about two teaspoons, instead of 100 millilitres, just under half a cup.
  • Meth use may lead to irreparable brain damage, because the drug destroys natural dopamine production sites in the brain.

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 services regarding level of care, for the reason that individual is able to preserve their lifestyle in lots of ways with no commitment of having to remain in a rehab center while undergoing rehabilitation services. Even though this may seem perfect it might not provide the much needed change of environment than a lot of people in treatment require to experience a successful rehab.

Self Payment

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

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another form of private health insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehab in a limited amount of programs, and in this case individuals may choose to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehabilitation center that will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab center.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of drug and alcohol treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they may qualify 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. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but generally only inside the state which provides the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

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

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

Military insurance such as VA and Tricare does cover the price of particular drug abuse rehabilitation solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient centers along with partial hospitalization are paid for by military insurance, although military members may require pre-authorization and in that case they can speak with their VA or Tricare representative. There might be some restrictions concerning the length of time a stay in inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation is permitted, and every one of these questions will be answered before beginning treatment so that it is clear the length of time and individual can remain in the treatment facility of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from many different alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities to help help clients pay for rehabilitation where this may not have been doable originally. For example, one client's price for rehabilitation could be different and lower than somebody else whose finances are better making them more prepared to spend the money for full expense of rehab. Registrars take into consideration other factors besides income including number of dependents to determine the final cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehab centers provide payment assistance to help clients who might possibly not have sufficient money to self pay for rehabilitation or whose medical insurance won't supply coverage or full coverage for their stay. For example, Occasionally insurance only pays for a short-term facility when in actuality a long-term center is going to be the more suitable option. To determine what payment assistance can be available, such as a sliding fee scale, talk with the center for details.

  • Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
    Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska is located at:

    11515 South 39th Street
    Bellevue, NE. 68123

    If you would like to contact Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, you can reach them at 402-292-9105.

    Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska offers the following treatment services: Outpatient
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)