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Drug Addiction Facts

  • The exact toxic dose or the amount of cocaine that will cause death or a significant medical consequence is unknown.
  • When abused, prescription stimulants can increase brain dopamine in a manner that is similar to other drugs of abuse such as methamphetamine, which in turn raises the risk of addiction.
  • The first step in substance treatment is detoxification, which is many times medically supervised or performed in an inpatient treatment facility.

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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Hospital Inpatient

Hospital inpatient services are available to anyone that must be safely managed through detox services when intensely addicted to alcohol and drugs, or who requires a broader spectrum of care such as someone who has a dual diagnosis and also needs mental health services as part of their rehab process. You will find both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services accessible.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse due to the problems that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the issue can often be hard among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL and other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is necessary. Apart from ASL, such services may include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are getting the support they require in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug treatment facilities have the staff or wherewithal to cater to the requirements of Spanish speaking clients, but thankfully there are more and more facilities that can do so because the necessity for Spanish services is higher than ever before. Counselling, study information and the like are actually very often available in Spanish in both long and short terms programs which provide inpatient or residential rehab and outpatient Spanish rehab is available too around the country.

Other Languages

In every city in America there is someone struggling with drug abuse that isn't necessarily fluent in English, who might need rehab in whichever language it is that they are fluent in to ensure that their needs can be met properly during treatment. Fortunately, there are lots of drug and alcohol treatment programs which have counselors within their facility who speak other languages to make drug and alcohol rehabilitation the most effective experience possible for anyone. Simply discover a top quality drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and inquire if it is possible to receive treatment in other languages.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance isn't going to pay for the total cost of treatment or will only pay for some of it. In these cases, it may appear like a drawback but people in fact have a great deal of leverage because they can decide on whichever center they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people face. Likewise, treatment facilities will usually provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehab facilities accept Medicaid if the individual is not able to self pay or present any other kind of private medical health insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab inside a limited amount of programs, and in this case individuals may choose to investigate the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they are able to to pay for a more quality treatment center that will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug rehabilitation facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at alcohol and drug rehab centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must assist in establishing the person's rehab strategy. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient rehab being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some kind of alcohol and drug rehabilitation service ranging from outpatient treatment to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug treatment centers. Individuals may have to take part in a drug and alcohol rehab center that's within their network of providers and there may be other restrictions for example just how long their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can choose a good program they prefer and speak with a rehab counselor to ascertain if their insurance will take care of it.

  • St. Marys Medical Center
    St. Marys Medical Center is located at:

    901 45th Street
    West Palm Beach, FL. 33407

    If you would like to contact St. Marys Medical Center, you can reach them at 561-844-6300.

    St. Marys Medical Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance