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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Most Ecstasy related emergency department visits in 2008, almost 70%, were made by individuals between the ages of 18 and 29.
  • The Western and Midwestern portions of the U.S. struggle the worst with the meth problem.
  • Studies show that chronic meth use results in severe structural and functional changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion and memory.

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 with different rehab lengths and plans to accommodate the varying needs of clients with any kind of and amount of addiction. With both short and long term and both inpatient and residential centers now being included in many insurance plans, you shouldn't have to put off receiving substance abuse treatment services for anybody who desires it.

Detoxification

Detoxification from drugs is a course of action which can be made considerably more manageable and safely overseen when in a proper detoxification or drug and alcohol treatment program. Sometimes detoxification isn't without risk, and even with good intentions individuals who proceed through detoxification on their own in order to get sober could actually be putting their own health or even their lives in danger. It is always better to seek out detoxification solutions in a professional facility in order to avoid such risks and also to have a smooth transition from detoxification to rehabilitation in a quality drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the bottom end of the spectrum of rehabilitation solutions in terms of level of care, because the individual will be able to keep their lifestyle in many ways without the commitment of needing to be in a treatment facility while receiving treatment services. Even though this might seem perfect it may not provide the required change of atmosphere than a lot of people in treatment require to experience a productive rehabilitation.

Adolescents

When adolescents become involved in any sort of drug abuse, it is essential that they acquire high quality care to halt the situation in its tracks so that it doesn't worsen and perhaps put their future in jeopardy. Because adolescent substance abuse which persists often continues into one's adult life, parents must continue to be vigilant and get their adolescent rehab when a problem is observed in a program which handles adolescent drug use. A lot of programs which treat adolescents supply both inpatient and residential rehab, which has been proven to be the perfect environments for rehabilitation clients of this age.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug use issues are what are recognized in the field of alcohol and drug rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must tackle both disorders whilst in treatment to find resolution due to the fact one typically exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are numerous drug rehabilitation centers who can specifically address the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug use disorders face to be able to not simply become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much higher quality lifestyle and not wish to self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Pregnant/Postpartum Women

Pregnant and postpartum women don't just require assistance from a high quality rehabilitation for their own health and wellbeing but in addition the wellbeing unborn child or the kid they have given birth to who must be properly looked after as they become rehabbed and in turn capable of being a much better mother. Rehab opportunities exist which give them in addition to their child the appropriate wellness services while making certain they obtain the treatment they require to become sober and be able to stay this way to be the best parent they can be.

DUI/DWI Offenders

DUI and DWI offenders in many cases are given the option or ordered to rehab as part of sentencing. Quite often, the offender can select which treatment facility they would like to go to. Upon successful completion, DUI and DWI offenders can take advantage of reduced sentencing options to be able to move ahead in their lives without having to be penalized any more.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehabilitation due to a court ruling to fulfill part of their sentencing for a drug offense. Criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug treatment often receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when being cooperative with alcohol and drug treatment specifications enforced on them in sentencing specifically of course when successfully completing an alcohol and drug rehab center.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse because of the challenges their impairment impose on them. While discovery of this problem is often hard among the hearing impaired, you will find ASL as well as other assistance services available for them when drug abuse rehab is needed. 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.

Spanish

Not all drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities possess the staff or wherewithal to cater to the requirements of Spanish speaking clientele, but fortunately there are more and more facilities that are able to do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than any other time. Therapy, study data and the like are actually very often available in Spanish in both long and short terms programs which provide inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for some of it. In these instances, it may seem like a drawback but individuals in fact have a much more leverage because they can select whichever program they would like without the limitations from health insurers that so many individuals encounter. Likewise, rehab programs will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Certain treatment facilities will take Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present some other type of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may only cover outpatient and short-term treatment inside a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may wish to investigate the self pay option and drum up any resources they are able to to fund a more quality rehab center which will get better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehabilitation center.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale can be a payment assistance possibility available from a variety of drug treatment programs in an effort to help individuals pay for rehabilitation where this might not have been possible originally. For instance, one client's price for treatment could be different and somebody else whose financial situation is better which makes them more prepared to pay the full expense of treatment. Registrars take into consideration additional circumstances besides income including number of dependents to ascertain the final cost and using the sliding scale.

Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)

Many drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers offer payment assistance to help clients who might not have adequate resources to self pay for rehabilitation or whose health insurance won't supply coverage or total coverage for their stay. For instance, Occasionally insurance only covers a short-term program when in actuality a long-term program is going to be the more appropriate selection. To see what payment assistance might be offered, like a sliding fee scale, talk with the center for details.

  • San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health
    San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health is located at:

    2180 Johnson Avenue
    San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401

    If you would like to contact San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health, you can reach them at 805-781-4275.

    San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Detoxification, Outpatient, Adolescents, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)