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Drug Addiction Facts

  • In 2008, nearly one in four drug misuse or abuse emergency department visits (24 percent) in the U.S. involved cocaine.
  • The benefits of al inpatient drug rehabilitation program occur on all levels of treatment: psychological, physical, and emotional.
  • Both animal and human studies show that marijuana impairs the ability of T-cells in the lungs' immune system to fight off some infections.

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 are available in a number of settings with various rehab lengths and plans to suit the various demands of clients with any kind of and level of addiction. With both long and short term and both inpatient and residential programs now being included in many insurance companies, there is no need to postpone receiving substance abuse treatment services for anyone who desires it.

Halfway House

A halfway house is a place that allows for an easy transition when someone has become sober independently or has completed a drug rehabilitation facility and requires help re-acclimating into a normal lifestyle. Residing in a halfway house, or sober living facility as it is sometimes called, is part of sentencing if a person has been found guilty of drug charges as well. If help is needed locating a halfway house, contact an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program and consult with a treatment counselor who will be able to point you towards the right direction.

Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days)

Residential long-term rehabilitation, which lasts in excess of four weeks, is an option that provides the commensurate level of care and appropriate environment for anyone struggling with a serious addiction and dependency problem. Because individuals will stay within a residential long-term rehabilitation center for 3-6 months and even longer in some cases, these types of centers provide all the amenities needed to help client's stay as relaxed and amenable as it could possibly be whilst delivering high quality treatment to assist them to overcome their habit for good.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use issues are what are recognized in the field of drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These individuals must handle both disorders when it's in rehab to find resolution because one typically triggers the other. Fortunately, there are numerous drug and alcohol treatment facilities who are able to specifically hone in on the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues face to enable them to not simply become abstinent but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and never wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who may need drug abuse treatment will usually need services beyond what a standard alcohol and drug treatment facility can provide. Because extensive medical solutions will often be a key part of the physical process of healing for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who most likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease because of their addiction, it is important that these clients have the health care required along with any treatment services for their drug abuse issue.

Gays and Lesbians

It is essential that gays and lesbians acquire excellent treatment services within a rehabilitation setting that's discreet and with rehabilitation specialists available to them who comprehend the unique challenges which they have to deal with in life. Because substance abuse for gays and lesbians is oftentimes triggered because of the challenges they face because of their sexual preference, a program which will help them resolve these problems and give them the confidence that they've lacked before arriving in rehabilitation could be a crucial part of rehab for gay and lesbian clients.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who have trouble with drug use may have unique obstacles they have to conquer whilst in rehab, which rehab professionals in the center they opt to be a part of must be keen of to ensure that a complete recovery may be possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is wise to pick a facility that is familiar with helping seniors and older adults address the distinctive life and drug use problems that these clients face which may include a wider spectrum of solutions including medical care and so on.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women not only require help from a quality rehab for their own health and wellbeing but in addition the wellbeing unborn child or the little one they have given birth to who should be properly looked after while they become rehabbed and in turn able to be a better mother. Treatment possibilities exist which give them and their child the appropriate healthcare services whilst ensuring they receive the rehab they might require to become abstinent and be able to remain this way to become the very best mother they can be.

Women

Women have to have quality treatment in rehab but will also need special attention to the distinctive challenges they face due to their gender. Women and men not only face varying and unique challenges in daily life due to gender, but additionally may abuse alcohol and drugs for very different reasons. drug rehab facilities which appeal to women and the specific and unique needs that women encounter can help enormously on the women's road to permanent abstinence and a higher quality of life.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients find their way into rehabilitation due to a court ruling to satisfy part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug treatment frequently receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when being cooperative with drug treatment specifications enforced with them as part of sentencing specifically of course when successfully completing a drug and alcohol rehab center.

Self Payment

Self Payment is needed when a person's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for some of it. In these situations, it may appear like a drawback but people actually have a great deal of leverage because they can select whichever facility they want without the limitations from health insurers that so many men and women face. Likewise, rehab facilities will usually provide payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehab centers will take Medicaid in the event the individual is not able to self pay or present another form of private health care insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehab within a limited amount of centers, and in this instance individuals may wish to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehab center that will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug rehab center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug and alcohol treatment programs which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's treatment strategy. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility available from many different alcohol and drug rehab facilities in order to help clients pay for rehabilitation where this may not have been doable initially. For example, one client's price for treatment could possibly be different and lower than someone else whose finances are better which makes them more prepared to spend the money for full price of treatment. Registrars consider other factors apart from income including number of dependents to determine the final cost using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug rehab centers offer payment assistance to help clients who might not have enough money to self pay for treatment or whose medical insurance won't provide coverage or total coverage for his or her stay. As an example, Occasionally insurance only covers a short-term center when in fact a long-term center is going to be the more suitable option. To determine what payment assistance can be offered, for instance a sliding fee scale, consult the facility for details.

  • SMOC
    SMOC is located at:

    44 Wilson Street
    Hopkinton, MA. 1748

    If you would like to contact SMOC, you can reach them at 508-435-9040.

    SMOC offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Halfway House, Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)