Question by Angie: Will medicaid pay for alcohol rehab in Utah?
If you had a brother, sister, son, or daughter that needs help. Would you do anything you could to help them? This is a disease!

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Answer by raysny
No. Although alcoholism is considered a disease by some, it is treated as a behavior by the government.

http://askjan.org/media/alcohol.html#ADA

Most rehabs are 12step-based, based on AA. Rehabs have a slightly better success rate than Alcoholics Anonymous which is estimated to be about 5%, the same as no treatment at all. People who fail in AA and 12step facilitation tend to fall harder than those who were not exposed to 12step treatment, which teaches people they are powerless to do anything about their addiction, that even God cannot cure alcoholism, only grant a daily reprieve from the desire to drink.

Dr. Brandsma found that A.A. increased the rate of binge drinking, and
Dr. Ditman found that A.A. increased the rate of rearrests for public drunkenness, and
Dr. Walsh found that “free A.A.” made later hospitalization more expensive, and
Doctors Orford and Edwards found that having a doctor talk to the patient for just one hour was just as effective as a whole year of A.A.-based treatment.
Dr. George E. Vaillant, the A.A. Trustee, found that A.A. treatment was completely ineffective, and raised the death rate in alcoholics. No other way of treating alcoholics produced such a high death rate as did Alcoholics Anonymous.
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-letters85.html

What works? A summary of alcohol treatment research:
http://www.behaviortherapy.com/whatworks.htm

“About 75 percent of persons who recover from alcohol dependence do so without seeking any kind of help, including specialty alcohol (rehab) programs and AA. Only 13 percent of people with alcohol dependence ever receive specialty alcohol treatment.”
Alcoholism Isn’t What It Used To Be:
http://www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov/features/alcoholism.aspx

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Question by lastavailidtome: Alcohol Rehab?
What does it mean to “enter alcohol rehab”? What is done, how long, and why can’t it be done at home? Thanks all.

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Answer by cowboydoc
This is something that has to be done by the indivigual and the family. If the person is forced to, then it isn’t going to work. That person has to realize thier going to lose everything if they don’t go for treatment.

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A new study published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine finds that babies born addicted to drugs because of their mother’s addiction to opioids may be weaned more comfortably if the mother gets a new treatment during pregnancy. The babies would then stay in the hospital for less time and their treatment would cost less money.

Dr. Peter Martin, the director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, discovered that buprenorphine is on par with methadone, when both drugs were given as part of opioid addiction treatment to pregnant women.

“The baby comes into the world addicted to what the mother was taking,” said Martin. “And everyone who comes in touch with these unfortunate babies realizes that they are very uncomfortable and incessantly restless.”

The results of the study indicated that the babies of mothers who received buprenorphine compared to methadone during pregnancy needed significantly less morphine to cope with their withdrawal symptoms experienced soon after birth.

“From this study we can say that both the mothers and the babies did equally well taking buprenorphine or methadone. However, we demonstrated a significant improvement above the standard of care in important outcomes in the babies of mothers who received buprenorphine during the pregnancy compared to those who were administered methadone,” said Martin.

The study claims that the new treatment options should lower the medical and public health costs connected to neonatal treatment of opioid addicition. That cost is estimated at anywhere from $ 70.6 million to $ 112.6 million dollars each year.

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The need for you or a loved one grappling with alcohol addiction to register for alcohol rehab treatment cannot be overstated. One thing I found out with many alcoholics is that they want help. To put in another way, they want to throw in the towel but are powerless to. They’ve promised themselves and loved ones that they will quit but their pledge only last for a few minutes or hours. They always go back on on their promises and New Year’s resolutions. Hence, the most excellent way to get these individuals off alcohol is to go to a good and dependable rehab.

Even though there are a lot of alcohol rehabs out there, you are informed to be very wary as not all of them are good for you. It is certainly necessary for you to frequently look before you leap. You must make sure that the center has assisted many persons like you and they have good status. Additionally, it is critical that you check if the center is well equipped with both the human and material resources.

The good news is that alcohol rehab treatment will help you know how to react to alcohol. You will be aided in the rehab to throw in the towel. But, it must be stressed that giving up is a personal decision. In other words, no rehab center in the whole globe can get you off if you don’t want to. Hence, you need to show them at the center that you’re disposed by obeying the orders you’re given. It sometimes beat my imagination when I read on the web that some alcoholics smuggle in intoxicating drinks in a rehab. I believe these are unserious folks. Why attend a rehab in the first place?

You or a loved one require alcohol rehab treatment if you or the loved one have been incapable to defeat the difficulty of addiction. It is true that some human beings may find it hard throwing in the towel. Therefore, it s suggested that you get help from experts in the centers out there.

While some alcohol rehab centers are quite pricey, there are several others out there that are affordable. I encourage you to keep looking till you get one of these. However, it is not good to forfeit quality for cost. Make sure that the center has quality treatment for human beings like you irrespective of the cost. You will not shirk from paying if you’re truly tired of your way of life. If you keep in mind the negative consequence of alcohol on your life, business and relations, you will not be perturbed by the amount. This is the only manner to recover your life.

Question by Judii: In Oregon heard of Serenity Lane drug&alcohol rehab issueing scholarship/grant for outpatient financial aid?
My husbands insurance did not pay like they said. Now we owe another 1500.00. I heard Serenity Lane has a scholarship program but they only sent us finance papers for payments when I requested an application for aide. I am thinking its a word of mouth rumor with no actual facts.
Does anybody know of such aide actually being granted?
We trusted SL when they told us what our insurance would cover, but then the insurance said that “SL Outpatient Program” falls under “Inpatient” according to their underwriting. So now there is a huge deductible to be paid by us. I read the entire insurance policy handbook and no where is anything stated about “Outpatient Group” falling under “Inpatient” but that’s what they’re saying and SL admits it shouldn’t go this way however, they want money. Husband has been on work restrictions since 6wk after starting rehab because of disability issue and only gets 4hr of work daily. With MAJOR medical bills every month we submitted application to SL Billing Office but it was denied with statement saying we didn’t offer a payment plan! Well, dickens. I called and ask for scholarship/grant application not payment plan paperwork. We aren’t going to be able to squeeze for much longer. We are quickly getting behind. Any info on appealing insurance or getting SL to discount bill would help me. I am out of options and research ideas.

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Answer by just not that
what on earth does this have to do with college financial aid?
Wrong category.

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