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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Slang terms for Purple Drank which contains codeine cough syrup and is abused illicitly include sizzurp, lean, syrup, drank, purple jelly and Texas tea.
  • There are inpatient residential drug rehabilitation facilities that hide their true nature, so they appear to the outside world to be conference rooms, hotels, or resorts.
  • A study has found that marijuana's effects on the brain can build up, resulting in a deterioration of critical life skills over time.

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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Hospital Inpatient

Hospital inpatient services are available to anybody who has to be safely managed through detox services when seriously dependent to drugs and/or alcohol, or who needs a better spectrum of care such as someone who is dealing with a dual diagnosis so also requires mental health services as part of their rehabilitation procedure. You'll find both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services accessible.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the lower end of the spectrum of rehab solutions in terms of level of care, since the individual will be able to keep their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of needing to stay in a treatment facility while receiving treatment services. Although this may seem perfect it may not provide the much needed change of atmosphere than a lot of people in rehabilitation have to have to have a successful rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and drug abuse due to the problems that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the problem can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and also other assistance services readily available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Other than ASL, such services can include assistive listening equipment and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the help they require in alcohol and drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehab centers have the staff or wherewithal to cater to the requirements of Spanish speaking clients, but fortunately there are more and more facilities that are able to do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than in the past. Therapy, study information and so on are actually very often obtainable in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which provide inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too nationwide.

Other Languages

In every single city in the U.S. there's someone being affected by substance abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who might require rehabilitation in whichever language it is that they are fluent in so that their needs can be met properly whilst in treatment. Luckily, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers who have counselors within their facility who speak other languages to make drug rehab the best experience possible for any individual. Simply find a high quality alcohol and drug rehab center and find out if it is possible to receive rehabilitation in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a much more leverage simply because they can decide on whichever center they would like without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehabilitation centers will often provide payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation programs accept Medicaid if the individual cannot self pay or present another kind of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of centers, and in this instance individuals may wish to explore the self pay option and drum up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehabilitation program which will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at alcohol and drug treatment centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the consent of their Medicare appointed physician, who must aid in setting up the individual's treatment plan. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab 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 rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If a person does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might be eligible for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office within their area to figure out if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but generally only within the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical health insurance plans generally cover some kind of alcohol and drug rehabilitation service ranging from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug treatment facilities. Individuals could possibly have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that's inside their network of providers and there might be other restrictions such as the amount of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick an excellent facility they prefer and speak with a treatment counselor to ascertain if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility made available from numerous drug rehabilitation centers in an effort to help clients pay for treatment where this might not have been possible initially. As an example, one client's fee for rehabilitation could possibly be different and less than another person whose financial situation is better making them more prepared to pay for the full price of rehabilitation. Registrars take into consideration additional factors in addition to income including amount of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

  • Maimonides Medical Center
    Maimonides Medical Center is located at:

    920 48th Street
    Brooklyn, NY. 11219

    If you would like to contact Maimonides Medical Center, you can reach them at 718-283-8100.

    Maimonides Medical Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages
    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)

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