Paying for Treatment: Insurance, Medicaid, and No Coverage
Cost is the reason a lot of people never call. Here is how coverage generally works and what happens when there isn't any.
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Recent Articles
What Actually Happens at Your First Visit
The not-knowing is usually worse than the thing itself. Here is what a first visit actually involves, start to finish.
What a Peer Recovery Supporter Does
A peer supporter has been where you are. Here is what that role involves, how it differs from a counselor, and where its boundaries sit.
What a Case Manager Actually Does in Treatment
Most people don't leave treatment because the counseling failed. They leave because the bus stopped running or the housing fell through.
Why Mental Health and Substance Use Get Treated Together
Treat the drinking and the depression stays. Treat the depression and the drinking stays. Here is why the two get handled together.
How Medication Assisted Treatment Works
MAT combines FDA-approved medication with counseling and support. Here is how the pieces fit, and the objection everyone raises about it.
What Is Ambulatory Withdrawal Management?
Outpatient detox means medical supervision while you sleep at home. Here is what that involves and where its limits are.
PHP vs IOP: What Actually Separates Them
Both are outpatient. Both are structured. Both let you sleep at home. So what is the actual difference between PHP and IOP?
What Is an Intensive Outpatient Program?
IOP sits between weekly counseling and a residential stay. Here is what that means in practice, and what a normal week actually looks like.
ASAM Levels of Care, Explained in Plain Language
One program says you need residential. Another says outpatient is fine. Here is what the ASAM levels actually describe, and why they can disagree.