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Drug Addiction Facts

  • Methadone is a synthetic opiate prescription drug which is used as "maintenance" treatment for heroin and other opiate addiction, because it curbs cravings for opiates and other opioid prescription drugs and also prevents withdrawal from these drugs.
  • Intramuscular heroin injection produces a slightly slower onset of heroin's euphoric feeling, taking approximately 5 to 8 minutes.
  • A many as 40% of college students misusing prescription stimulant drugs use intranasal delivery (snorting).

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 who needs to be safely managed through detoxification services when seriously dependent to drugs and/or alcohol, or who wants a better spectrum of care such as someone who has a dual diagnosis and also requires mental health services as part of their rehab process. You can find both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services accessible.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Individuals with co-occurring mental and drug use problems are what are identified in the field of alcohol and drug treatment as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must handle both disorders when it's in rehabilitation in order to find resolution because one usually exacerbates the other. Luckily, there are lots of alcohol and drug rehab facilities who can specifically hone in on the problems that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse disorders face so that they can not just become abstinent but mentally stable and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not want to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who may need substance abuse treatment will frequently require services beyond what a standard drug treatment program will be able to provide. Due to the fact extensive healthcare solutions are often an important aspect of the physical process of healing for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease due to their habit, it is important that these clients get the health care required in conjunction with any treatment services for drug use problem.

Gays and Lesbians

It is essential that gays and lesbians acquire quality rehab services within a treatment environment that is discreet and has rehab specialists at their disposal who comprehend the unique problems that they have to deal with in life. Because drug abuse for gays and lesbians is sometimes triggered because of the problems they face due to their sexual preference, a rehab which will help them resolve these problems and give them the peace of mind they may have lacked before arriving in rehabilitation can be a crucial aspect of treatment for gay and lesbian clients.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be prone to alcoholism and substance abuse because of the challenges that their impairment impose on them. While discovery of the issue is often difficult among the hearing impaired, you'll find ASL along with other assistance services readily available for them when substance abuse treatment is needed. Aside from ASL, such services can sometimes include assistive listening tools and captioned video resources so that deaf and hearing impaired folks are receiving the help they need in drug and alcohol treatment.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance won't cover the total cost of rehabilitation or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may appear like a drawback but individuals actually have a great deal of leverage because they can choose whichever program they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many individuals face. Likewise, treatment centers will usually provide payment assistance for individuals whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers accept Medicaid when the individual cannot self pay or present another form of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly pay for outpatient and short-term treatment in a limited amount of centers, and in such cases individuals may want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they are able to to cover a more quality rehab program that will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment center.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug treatment centers which provide either inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation when the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed physician, who must help in setting up the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient solutions are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being exactly like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug treatment if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a choice. When someone has no private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might qualify for state insurance, they can seek advice from their Social Services office within their area to determine if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but usually only in the state which provides the insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health insurance plans generally cover some kind of drug rehab service which range from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Individuals may have to participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center which is within their network of providers and there can be other limitations including the length of time their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can select a good facility they prefer and meet with a rehab counselor to find out if their insurance will cover it.

  • Washington Hospital Center
    Washington Hospital Center is located at:

    110 Irving Street NW
    Washington, DC. 20010

    If you would like to contact Washington Hospital Center, you can reach them at 202-877-7424.

    Washington Hospital Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance

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