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Drug Addiction Facts

  • The FDA recently announced that it will require companies who sell the fentanyl pain patch to issue a new warning label in an effort to prevent accidental overdoses from the powerful painkiller drug, following the deaths of two children from accidental fentanyl overdoses.
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  • Ecstasy is often used among urban gay and bisexual men as part of a multiple-drug experience that includes cocaine, GHB, methamphetamine, ketamine, and the erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra.

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 seriously dependent to alcohol and drugs, or who requires a broader spectrum of care such as somebody who is dealing with a dual diagnosis so also needs mental health services during their rehab process. You'll find both short-term and long-term hospital inpatient services offered.

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders

Persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse disorders are what are identified in the field of drug and alcohol rehab as dual diagnosis clients. These clients must tackle both disorders while in rehabilitation to find resolution simply because one typically triggers the other. Luckily, there are many alcohol and drug treatment programs who can specifically hone in on the challenges that persons with co-occurring mental and drug abuse issues face so that they can not only become sober but mentally secure and also able to lead a much better quality lifestyle and not feel the need to self medicate with alcohol and drugs.

Persons With HIV/AIDS

Persons with HIV/AIDS who need substance abuse treatment will often require solutions beyond what a traditional drug rehab center can provide. Because extensive healthcare solutions in many cases are an important part of the physical process of recovery for addicts with HIV/AIDS, who most likely have experienced a progression and worsening of the disease due to their addiction, it is important that these clients obtain the medical care required together with any treatment solutions for his or her drug use issue.

Gays and Lesbians

It is vital that gays and lesbians acquire quality rehabilitation services within a rehabilitation environment which can be discreet and with treatment specialists available to them who comprehend the unique challenges that they can experience in life. Because drug abuse for gays and lesbians is oftentimes triggered because of the problems they face due to their sexual preference, a rehab which can help them resolve these problems and give them the confidence they may have lacked prior to arriving in treatment can be a crucial aspect of treatment for gay and lesbian clients.

Seniors/Older Adults

Seniors and older adults who battle with drug use could have distinctive challenges they must overcome when in rehabilitation, which rehab specialists in the facility they decide to be a part of should be keen of so that a full recovery may be possible. So for seniors and older adults, it is advisable to pick a facility that is acquainted with helping seniors and older adults deal with the unique life and substance abuse problems that these clients face which can include a broader spectrum of services including medical care and the like.

Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal justice clients get into rehab as part of a court order to satisfy a part of their sentencing for any drug offense. Criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab often receive reduced penalties, fines etc. when cooperating with alcohol and drug treatment requirements enforced on them as part of sentencing specifically of course when successfully completing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

ASL or Other Assistance for Hearing Impaired

The hearing impaired can often be predisposed to alcoholism and drug and alcohol use as a result of problems that their impairment impose on them. While detection of this problem can often be hard among the hearing impaired, there are ASL and other assistance services intended for them when drug abuse treatment is necessary. Other than ASL, such services might include assistive listening equipment and captioned video materials to ensure that deaf and hearing impaired folks are receiving the help they need in drug rehabilitation.

Spanish

Not all alcohol and drug rehab programs have the staff or wherewithal to focus on the demands of Spanish speaking clientele, but thankfully there are more and more centers that are able to do so because the need for Spanish services is higher than previously. Therapy, study data and the like are now frequently accessible in Spanish in both short and long terms facilities which provide inpatient or residential rehabilitation and outpatient Spanish treatment is available too around the country.

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when someone's insurance won't cover the entire cost of rehab or will only cover part of it. In these situations, it may seem like a disadvantage but individuals really have a much more leverage simply because they can select whichever facility they want without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many individuals encounter. In addition, treatment centers will frequently offer payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to help them get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers will take Medicaid in the event the individual cannot self pay or present any other kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab within a limited amount of programs, and in this case individuals may wish to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to cover a more quality rehabilitation center which will produce better results, say for example a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehabilitation at drug rehab facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient treatment if the center is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help out with setting up the individual's treatment strategy. Inpatient services are covered through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being the same as any other kind of hospital stay, and outpatient treatment being covered through Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment aren't a possibility. If a person does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know whether they could be eligible for state insurance, they can seek advice from their Social Services office in their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance covers both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only inside the state which offers the insurance plan.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private health care insurance plans generally cover some type of alcohol and drug rehab service including outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential alcohol and drug rehab centers. Individuals could have to participate in a drug rehabilitation facility which is inside their network of providers and there can be other limitations such as the amount of time their stay in rehab is covered. Individuals can choose an excellent center they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation specialist to find out if their insurance will cover it.

Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)

Military insurance including VA and Tricare does cover the price of certain drug abuse rehab solutions. Detoxification services, outpatient and inpatient programs as well as partial hospitalization are paid for by military insurance, although military members may need pre-authorization and in that case they can speak with their VA or Tricare consultant. There can be some restrictions as to the length of time a stay in inpatient drug treatment is permitted, and all of these questions will be answered before you begin rehabilitation so that it is clear just how long and individual can remain in the treatment center of preference.

  • Wekiva Springs Center
    Wekiva Springs Center is located at:

    3947 Salisbury Road
    Jacksonville, FL. 32216

    If you would like to contact Wekiva Springs Center, you can reach them at 904-296-3533.

    Wekiva Springs Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)