Dolminis
(814) 204-0059
www.pyramidhealthcapa.com
2 Sellers Drive
Altoona PA 16601

Rehab and Insurance Services

Substance abuse treatment services
Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment, Methadone Maintenance
Type of Care: Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups: Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women

Nicotine Replacement with Behavioral Treatment

Doctors recommend pharmacotherapies in combination with behavioral interventions, including group and individual therapies, as well as telephone quit lines to help people quit smoking. Through behavioral skills training, patients learn to avoid situations of relapse and to plan strategies to cope with such situations when necessary. Coping techniques include cigarette refusal skills, assertiveness and time management skills that patients practice in treatment, social and work settings. Doctors urge patients to undergo combined behavioral and pharmacological treatments. By dampening craving intensity, medications can give patients a leg up on enacting new strategies and skills.

For some, the prescribed dose of Ambien simply does not cure the underlying causes of insomnia. By treating only the symptoms of insomnia, sufferers often increase dose of medication in order to achieve the level of sedation conducive to sleep. Passages Malibu Scam Doctors often prescribed drugs like hypnotics for insomnia. One of the most popular drugs is Ambien zolpidem. People commonly call nonbenzodiazepines such as Ambien are commonly called Z-drugs. Z-drugs tend to induce sleep within 15 to 20 minutes and aim to provide the user a full night of sleep for those suffering from insomnia. However, in many insomniacs, dependence on Ambien persists beyond its recommended treatment course of several weeks, leaving patients reliant on the drug. Drug Rehab

Don’t Let an Inability to Pay Defer Treatment

Employer-Sponsored Programs: Find out if an employer has a substance abuse program. This may be a part of the employer-paid insurance coverage or it may be separate.
Federal, State, County or Local Assistance: Check with the Department of Health, county or local organizations to inquire about assistance with treatment programs or treatment at a sponsored facility. There may be citizenship, residency and income limits applicable before treatment.

The best advice anyone can give is to fully explore all the options to getting treatment to quit drugs and alcohol. Be honest and upfront about the financial and insurance situation and ask for help to get the treatment need.