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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Major heroin withdrawal symptoms typically peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose has been administered, and wane after about a week.
  • More than half a million visits to hospital emergency rooms a year are drug-related.
  • Long-term studies of high school students and their patterns of drug use suggest that very few young people use other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana.

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 bottom end of the spectrum of treatment services in terms of intensity of care, for the reason that individual will be able to preserve their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of having to be in a rehab facility while receiving treatment services. Even if this might seem ideal it may not provide the much needed change of environment than lots of people in recovery need to experience a successful rehab.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders are what are recognized in the field of alcohol and drug rehabilitation as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must deal with both disorders while in treatment in order to find resolution because one typically exacerbates the other. Fortunately, there are many drug and alcohol treatment programs who are able to specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders face so that they can not merely become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not feel the need to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who have trouble with drug abuse could have unique challenges they must conquer during rehabilitation, which rehab professionals within the facility they opt to be a part of must be keen of so that a complete recovery is possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to choose a center that is acquainted with helping seniors and older adults deal with the unique life and drug abuse issues that these clients face that might include a broader spectrum of services including health care and so on.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse as a result of challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the problem can sometimes be hard among the hearing impaired, you can find ASL and also other assistance services available for them when substance abuse rehabilitation is required. Other than ASL, such services can include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired people are receiving the support they need in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug treatment programs have the staff or wherewithal to cater to the needs of Spanish speaking clientele, but luckily there are more and more programs that can do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Counselling, study data and the like are now frequently available in Spanish in both long and short terms programs which deliver inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish rehabilitation is also available around the country.

Other Languages

In each and every city in America there's someone fighting drug abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who may require rehabilitation in whichever language it is that they are fluent in to ensure that their needs may be met properly while in rehabilitation. Luckily, there are numerous drug rehabilitation programs that have counselors within their facility who speak other languages to make alcohol and drug rehabilitation the best experience possible for any individual. Simply locate a high quality drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and find out if it is feasible to receive rehabilitation in other languages.

Self Payment

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

Medicaid

Some rehabilitation facilities accept Medicaid if the individual is not able to self pay or present some other form of private medical health insurance. Medicaid might cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of centers, and in such cases individuals may want to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehab program which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehab facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the facility is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must aid in setting up the person's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Part A, with out of pocket costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance possibility made available from a number of drug treatment centers in an effort to help clients afford rehab where this might not have been possible initially. By way of example, one client's price for rehabilitation could be different and lower than another person whose finances are better making them better able to pay for the full expense of treatment. Registrars take into consideration additional circumstances besides income including number of dependents to determine the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.

  • San Diego County MH Services
    San Diego County MH Services is located at:

    1250 Morena Boulevard
    San Diego, CA. 92110

    If you would like to contact San Diego County MH Services, you can reach them at 619-692-8750.

    San Diego County MH Services offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Seniors/Older Adults, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors)