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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Ecstasy has been labeled as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act since 1985, and has a high potential for abuse and serves no legitimate medical purpose.
  • Regular use of marijuana has been found to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract due to the irritants and carcinogens contained in marijuana smoke.
  • There are different types of inpatient treatment facilities such as hospital based, wilderness, faith based 12-step vs. non-12-step, long-term extended care, adult or adolescent and gender.

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 a number of settings along with different rehab lengths and plans to suit the various needs of clients with any sort of and level of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential centers now being covered by many insurance plans, you shouldn't have to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anybody who wants it.

Outpatient

Outpatient services are on the bottom end of the spectrum of treatment services in terms of level of care, because the individual will be able to keep their lifestyle in several ways without the commitment of having to be in a treatment program while receiving treatment services. Even if this might appear perfect it will not provide the much needed change of surroundings than lots of people in recovery need to experience a successful rehab.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use due to the challenges their impairment impose on them. While detection of this issue can often be difficult among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL along with other assistance services intended for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is needed. Other than ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the help they require in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all drug rehab programs possess the staff or resources to cater to the demands of Spanish speaking clients, but thankfully there are more and more programs that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Therapy, study info and the like are now very often obtainable in Spanish in both long and short terms facilities which provide inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't pay for the total cost of rehab or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals in fact have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can select whichever facility they want without the restrictions from health insurers that so many men and women face. In addition, treatment programs will often provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Some rehab centers accept Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present any other kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of centers, and in this instance individuals might want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they're able to to pay for a more quality rehabilitation program which will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment program.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehab if other forms 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 could be eligible for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office within their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but typically only within the state which offers the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some sort of drug rehab service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug treatment programs. Individuals could possibly have to take part in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that's within their network of providers and there might be other limitations like the amount of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can select a good program they like and meet with a rehabilitation specialist to determine if their insurance will take care of it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility made available from a variety of alcohol and drug rehab facilities to help help clients afford rehab where this might not have been doable originally. By way of example, one client's fee for treatment may be different and somebody else whose financial situation is better which makes them more prepared to spend the money for full price of treatment. Registrars consider other factors aside from income including number of dependents to determine the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • Merit Resource Services
    Merit Resource Services is located at:

    702 Franklin Avenue
    Sunnyside, WA. 98944

    If you would like to contact Merit Resource Services, you can reach them at 509-837-7700.

    Merit Resource Services offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)