30-day hospital readmission rates vary after inpatient rehab
Nearly 12% of Medicare patients who receive inpatient rehabilitation following discharge from acute-care hospitalization are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge from the rehabilitation facility, according to a study in the Feb. 12 …
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Ghana needs rehab centre for drug addicts – NACOB
He stated that in Ghana persons addicted to drugs have to go to the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and private rehabilitation facilities for help and attention. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, Mr Stanley Eyo said Ghana needs a …
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Frank Denton: Melissa Ann Jernigan the face of a broken system
A 2010 study by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Association estimated that 40 percent of the seriously mentally ill have been in jail or prison at least once in their lives. Florida has almost five times more seriously mentally …
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Another View: A class war
A week at a state drug treatment center costs $ 123. Our less than compassionate conservatives can't get this in … The then congressman was under the impression that with some inpatient treatment and prayer, he would become “a better man for southwest …
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Woman fights homelessness and addiction with the help of Trenton Rescue …
Her ex-husband suggested a Christian women's recovery center in Georgia. With not much else to lose, Wile left New Jersey in July 2012 for a three-month experience she describes as “the best thing I ever did,” she said. “I am a woman of faith. I just …
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Addicted to Drugs on Staten Island
Across the country, one of the most significant social shifts of the 21st century has been the migration of drug use from centers of urban poverty to places that are suburban, white and middle- or marginally middle-class. … Jacqueline Fiore, the …
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Heroin addicts who want help face insurance denials
"A lot of these heroin users now have families, and the insurers aren't looking at them the same way as someone who's homeless or living in a drug house," said Robert Lebman, president of Huther Doyle, an addiction treatment center in Rochester.
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Question by Puddy: Question about Inpatient Alcohol/Drug Rehab Places:?
I was at one for a month last year… and it did me a WORLD of good!

Even though I did not like the constant groups which I found boring, I DID appreciate the constant medical care and meds monitoring I got there, and the care actually helped to (miraculously for me!) END my nearly 20 year batle w/ the bottle; (HALLELUJAH!)

My question is : Was the rehab unit or freestanding a locked setting? Mine was, but I wonder if it was just the one I went to or are they all or most of them “closed settings”?

And even though I was relatively well treated by the staff and all the others signed in voluntarily, so what’s w/ the locks as if if it were a psych unit or jail?

Best answer:

Answer by Narconon
Not all rehab places are equal. A locked unit is not necessary at all if it is for voluntarily committed addicts and the addiction center has a proper technology on how to handle each case that comes in.

Apparently you went to a place that gives you meds–and, by the way, most do. This kind of “rehab” has its own medical requirements to operate, like insurance, etc. This makes them wary of accidents or incidents and makes them take extreme measures, like the lock-down. Unfortunately this facilities operate more like a psych unit or jail.

I’m glad this worked for you but I’m afraid that there is an option in which they won’t give you meds, they won’t lock you up, there are no “groups” nor psychs to evaluate for you, folks move through the drug or alcohol abuse rehab program at their own pace and are referred to as students, not patients. Also, they won’t substitute one drug for another, etc., etc. This is the Narconon program.

Narconon is the most effective rehab–by far, I know as I was an addict for nearly 20 years too and went through several rehabs until I found the one that handled ALL my specific problems. And not only handled all my “reasons” and problems but it handled some I did not know I had until I discovered them by myself with their amazing courses and practicals. For example I handled my honesty, my integrity and my communication and as if this was not enough this little courses and practicals gave me the ability to confront life and situations with confidence.

There is not one day that I do not use the life skills learned there to help myself or help others. Today I have been drug and alcohol free for over 15 years and I’m very successful at what I do and love, art. Also, I made a point of helping others and when I’m not writing or helping someone with their addiction I’m also volunteering in another non-profit organization. This is my way to thank Narconon for their invaluable help.

When you have a chance visit their website and/or pass this info to someone who might need help with their addictions. The Narconon program is delivered around the world by many organizations and it is the most highly regarded drug rehabilitation due to its effectiveness. Oh, and I forgot to mention their detox is the best in the world too. Not only it handled my cravings but my eyesight improved and I felt so fresh and full of energy when I finished it.

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Heroin deaths throughout Western Pennsylvania put treatment centers on alert
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration in Pittsburgh set up a text-message hotline for people to report information about the heroin-fentanyl combo and overdoses. Anonymous messages to the DEA can be sent by texting to “Tip411,” or 847411.
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Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Nicole Ehredt of East Liberty was in methadone treatment when she delivered three of her four children, struggling to break a drug habit that started when she was 12. The youngest suffered tremors from addiction when he was born underweight two years …
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