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Drug Addiction Facts

  • About 1 in 10 teens uses cough syrup or cold medicine to get high, including cough syrups containing codeine.
  • Poisoning with ammonia from protracted use of poorly manufactured "freebase" is one of the many potentially serious health risks of using crack cocaine.
  • A study conducted at Johns Hopkins University analyzed brain scans of people who had used Ecstasy, and this study found that the drug had damaged their brains. Those who used Ecstasy had more brain damage than less frequent users.

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 several settings and with various rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the various needs of clients with any type of and degree of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential facilities now being paid by many insurance companies, there is no need to postpone receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who wants it.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehab solutions with regards to intensity of care, because the individual will be able to keep their lifestyle in many ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a rehabilitation facility while receiving rehab services. Even if this might seem ideal it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than many people in recovery have to have 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 identified in the field of alcohol and drug treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must deal with both disorders whilst in treatment in order to find resolution because one often exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab centers that can specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse issues face so that they can not just become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and not want to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only need assistance from a high quality rehabilitation for their own health and wellbeing but in addition for the wellbeing of their unborn child or the child they've delivered who should be properly cared for as they become rehabilitated and as a result able to be a much better mother. Treatment possibilities exist which provide them along with their child with sufficient healthcare services whilst making certain they obtain the treatment they require to become sober and be able to remain this way in order to be the best mother they can be.

Women

Women need high quality rehab in rehab but will also require particular attention to the unique challenges they face for their gender. Men and women not just face varying and distinctive problems in daily life as a result of gender, but in addition may abuse alcohol and drugs for unique reasons. drug and alcohol rehab programs which appeal to women and the specific and unique needs that women encounter can help significantly on the women's path to permanent abstinence and a higher quality lifestyle.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more facilities that will do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than previously. Therapy, study data and the like are actually frequently available in Spanish in both long and short terms centers which deliver inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when someone's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a much more leverage due to the fact they can choose whichever program they want without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many men and women face. In addition, treatment programs will usually offer payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment programs accept Medicaid in the event the individual cannot self pay or present some other type of private health insurance. Medicaid may only cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation within a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehab program which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility provided by a variety of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in order to help individuals afford treatment where this may not have been doable initially. As an example, one client's price for rehabilitation may be different and lower than another person whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to pay for the full cost of rehab. Registrars consider variables in addition to income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost and using the sliding scale.

  • McAlister Institute for Trt and Educ
    McAlister Institute for Trt and Educ is located at:

    2414 Hoover Street
    National City, CA. 91950

    If you would like to contact McAlister Institute for Trt and Educ, you can reach them at 619-336-1226.

    McAlister Institute for Trt and Educ offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)