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Does Your Insurance Cover Rehab?
If you're seeking addiction treatment for yourself or a member of your household, understanding how insurance can defray the cost is an important step in the recovery process. Policy terms vary, but this guide will help you better understand what options may be...
6 Benefits of Traveling for Treatment
If you're suffering from a substance use disorder, residential treatment can provide the care you need to promote a lasting recovery. It may be tempting to simply try the program that's closest to your home, but traveling for treatment offers six key benefits. 1....
Referring Your Client to Summit’s Residential Facilities
When your client shows signs of an addiction to alcohol or drugs, responding compassionately and urging treatment is the best way to provide the help he or she needs to move forward. Self-help groups and outpatient programs aspire to help individuals achieve sobriety,...
Detecting and Avoiding Recovery Scams: Part 2
Last week we provided a crash course about the growing industry of scams that prey on individuals with substance use disorders. These schemes look promising but fail to provide adequate care. They can often be more dangerous than no treatment at all; patients are...
Detecting and Avoiding Recovery Scams: Part 1
As you search for the recovery option that is most appropriate for you or for your loved one, you should know some simple steps you can take to make the right choice. What you should also know is that in the wake of the growing opioid crisis, another sinister industry...
Fostering Compassionate Care through Comics of Addiction Recovery
With media writing the script for drug and alcohol addiction, it can often be difficult for even the most well-intentioned health care providers to see past the stigma and empathize with real individuals seeking treatment. This poses a significant problem for the...
Nurses and Substance Abuse: How Access can Lead to Addiction
Substance abuse is an issue that doesn’t discriminate. It has the potential to affect anyone, regardless of their age, race, gender or income level. Medical professionals are not immune from developing a dependence on or a full-blown addiction to drugs or alcohol....
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