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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Fentanyl is often used in illicit settings as a direct substitute for heroin in opioid dependent individuals.
  • Intravenous heroin users will typically begin to experience the rush from the drug within 7 to 8 seconds after injection.
  • Among substance abuse treatment admissions in Europe in 2009, 65% of the marijuana users had taken another substance, primarily alcohol or cocaine or both, in the previous year.

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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Detoxification

Detoxification from drugs and alcohol is a process which can be made far more manageable and safely supervised when in a proper detoxification or drug rehab program. Sometimes detoxification isn't risk-free, and even with the very best of intentions individuals who go through detoxification independently so that they can get sober could really be putting their own health or even their lives at risk. It is usually far better to seek out detoxification solutions inside a professional facility in order to avoid such dangers and also to have a smooth transition from detoxification to rehabilitation at a quality alcohol and drug treatment facility.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired are often predisposed to alcoholism and drug abuse due to the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While detection of the issue can sometimes be difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when drug abuse treatment is needed. Besides ASL, such services may include assistive listening tools and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired individuals are getting the support they require in alcohol and drug treatment.

Spanish

Not all drug rehab facilities have the staff or resources to focus on the needs 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 in the past. Therapy, study information and so on are now frequently accessible in Spanish in both short and long terms programs which provide inpatient or residential treatment and outpatient Spanish rehab is also available around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't cover the entire cost of rehabilitation or will only cover part of it. In these instances, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals really have a much more leverage simply because they can choose whichever center they would like without the restrictions from health insurance providers that so many people face. Likewise, treatment programs will frequently provide payment assistance for individuals whose only option is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation centers accept Medicaid if the individual cannot self pay or present any other form of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehabilitation in a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and come up with up any resources they can to cover a more quality rehab facility that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug rehabilitation facility.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of drug and alcohol rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could qualify for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office within their area to determine if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but typically only inside the state which provides the insurance coverage.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans generally cover some form of drug and alcohol rehabilitation service including outpatient rehab to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehab programs. Individuals might have to participate in a drug and alcohol treatment center which is in their network of providers and there can be other restrictions like the length of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can choose an excellent facility they like and consult with a rehab specialist to ascertain if their insurance will handle it.

  • UNC Healthcare
    UNC Healthcare is located at:

    107 Sunnybrook Road
    Raleigh, NC. 27610

    If you would like to contact UNC Healthcare, you can reach them at 984-974-4850.

    UNC Healthcare offers the following treatment services: Detoxification, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance