| There are thousands of state and federally | | | | state health services agency to find out your |
| funded treatment beds available across the nation, | | | | options. It may not work out, but if a couple of |
| and most people in real financial distress will qualify | | | | hours of assessment and phone calls gets you |
| for at least some degree of subsidized care. | | | | into free treatment in a timely manner, your time |
| Some of the facilities offer very comprehensive | | | | will have been well spent. |
| services, access to great medical care and a very | | | | What you need to do? |
| high standard of treatment. | | | | Call the phone number for your state social |
| Most programs are designed for people living in | | | | services office. These offices are for addictions |
| poverty, and are not well set up to meet the | | | | help so they are ready to assist you in finding |
| needs of the substantial numbers of people who | | | | care. You will want to ask: |
| do not live in poverty, but at the same time do | | | | Are subsidized services offered for people with |
| not have good private health insurance and cannot | | | | your income? |
| afford to self finance a very expensive period of | | | | Where exactly you need to go? |
| residence at a private rehab. | | | | What times each day are assessments done? |
| Additionally, due to great demand and limited | | | | What documents you will need to bring? |
| availability, virtually all state funded treatment | | | | Do you need to be sober for the assessment? |
| beds will maintain a long waiting list. When | | | | How long is the waiting list for residential care? |
| someone decides to get help for an addiction, | | | | It may not work, you may not be eligible, and the |
| therapists encourage that person to get help | | | | waiting list for service may be unreasonably long; |
| immediately, before they change their mind, or | | | | but before you pay for care you cannot afford, |
| circumstances change. A long wait time is far | | | | or before you give up in frustration on the whole |
| from ideal, and derails the transient good | | | | exercise, you should take a few hours to find out |
| intentions of far too many people suffering | | | | whether or not the state can help. |
| through addictions. | | | | If it works, it's the best available option. |
| Still, because many of these facilities do offer | | | | Remember, you can get better, people do |
| quality care, and because this care may be | | | | everyday, and you'll never regret anything you do |
| accessed either free of charge or at very low | | | | that gets you there. |
| cost, as a good initial step you should call your | | | | |