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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Separated and divorced men and women are three times as likely as married men and women to say they had been married to an alcoholic or problem drinker.
  • Studies indicate that youth who use alcohol before age 15 are five times more likely to become alcohol dependent than adults who begin drinking at age 21.
  • While an inpatient program for addiction is meant to provide care in a hospital or clinic setting, a residential program is intended to give a more home-like, welcoming feel.

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 solutions are on the lower end of the spectrum of rehab services regarding level of care, because the individual is able to keep their lifestyle in lots of ways without the commitment of having to stay in a treatment center while undergoing treatment services. Even if this may appear ideal it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than a lot of people in rehab require to experience a productive rehabilitation.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse because of the problems that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this issue can often be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL as well as other assistance services designed for them when drug abuse rehab is required. Apart from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials so that deaf and hearing impaired people are getting the help they require in drug rehab.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of rehab or will only cover some of it. In these situations, it may appear like a drawback but people actually have a much more leverage simply because they can decide on whichever program they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. In addition, rehab programs will frequently provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation centers accept Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present some other type of private medical insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in this case individuals may choose to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality treatment facility which will get better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug treatment facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the center is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in establishing the individual's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being similar to any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for 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 and alcohol rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a choice. If a person doesn't have private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could be eligible for state insurance, they should seek advice from their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then fill out an application. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but usually only inside the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some sort of alcohol and drug treatment service which range from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers. Individuals might have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that's within their network of providers and there might be other limitations such as just how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can pick a good program they like and speak with a treatment specialist to find out if their insurance will handle it.

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

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the expense of certain drug abuse rehabilitation solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient facilities 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 as to how much time a stay in inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is allowed, and all of these questions will be answered before you start treatment so that it is clear just how long and individual can stay in the rehabilitation center of choice.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance option made available from numerous alcohol and drug rehab facilities to help help individuals pay for treatment where this may not have been doable originally. As an example, one client's fee for rehabilitation could be different and lower than someone else whose finances are better which makes them better able to spend the money for full cost of rehab. Registrars consider additional circumstances apart from income including number of dependents to determine the final cost using the sliding scale.

  • North Central Healthcare
    North Central Healthcare is located at:

    607 North Sales Street
    Merrill, WI. 54452

    If you would like to contact North Central Healthcare, you can reach them at 715-536-9482.

    North Central Healthcare offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, 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), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)