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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Additives found in heroin do not always readily dissolve, which can causing clogging in the blood vessels that can lead to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain; these incidences can cause infection in the small patches of cells in vital organs.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers that that methylphenidate products, one type of stimulant drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may in rare instances cause prolonged and sometimes painful erections known as priapism.
  • After a marijuana high has subsided, users may feel tired or depressed which is often accompanied by anxiety, fear, distrust, or panic.

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 lower end of the spectrum of rehab services in terms of intensity of care, for the reason that individual can keep their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of having to remain in a treatment program while undergoing treatment services. Although this may appear perfect it will not provide the required change of environment than many individuals in treatment require to experience a productive rehabilitation.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders are what are known in the field of drug and alcohol treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders whilst in rehabilitation to find resolution simply because one often triggers the other. Luckily, there are lots of drug and alcohol rehab facilities that can specifically address the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders face so that they can not merely become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not consider it wise to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and substance abuse as a result of problems their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the problem can be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehab is necessary. Apart from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they need in alcohol and drug rehab.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehab facilities possess the staff or resources to cater to the requirements of Spanish speaking clients, but luckily there are more and more centers that will do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Therapy, study data and stuff like that are now very often accessible in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which provide inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish treatment is also available nationwide.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance won't pay for the total cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but people really have a great deal of leverage due to the fact they can select whichever center they would like without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people face. In addition, rehab programs will often provide payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation centers will take Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present another kind of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in such cases individuals might want to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they are able to to fund a more quality rehab program that will produce better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehab program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient treatment if the program is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help in setting up the person's treatment plan. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol treatment if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't an option. If someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they could be eligible for state insurance, they should talk with their Social Services office in their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but generally only within the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which plan you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some kind of alcohol and drug treatment service including outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Individuals might have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that's in their network of providers and there might be other restrictions like just how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can select a good program they like and meet with a treatment specialist to determine if their insurance will cover it.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility made available from numerous drug and alcohol rehab programs in an effort to help clients afford rehab where this might not have been doable initially. For instance, one client's price for rehabilitation might be different and lower than another person whose finances are better which makes them better able to pay the full expense of treatment. Registrars take into consideration other factors aside from income including amount of dependents to determine the final cost using the sliding scale.

  • Rappahannock Area Community
    Rappahannock Area Community is located at:

    600 Jackson Street
    Fredericksburg, VA. 22401

    If you would like to contact Rappahannock Area Community, you can reach them at 540-373-3223.

    Rappahannock Area Community offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    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)