However, not all facilities are prohibitively costly. Serenity Lane in Eugene, Oregon, proclaims as part of its marketing and advertising plan that it accepts almost all insurance plans, and trumpets the fact that it offers value deals like the "ExSL (Long-Term Program)" that requires only a relatively modest fee of $6,495 per 30 day period, with a 60 day recommended minimum stay" and "partial financing available and a $500 discount for paying cash up front" (Treatment Costs at Serenity Lane," Official Website, 2007). In contrast, a stay of the same duration at the more famous Betty Ford Center is $23,000 ("Programs," the Betty Ford Center, 2007).
Quality forms of rehabilitative assistance exist for individuals in a variety of income brackets. Also, for individuals who qualify, there are Medicaid assistance programs provided by the federal government. However, less costly programs often have longer waiting lists and offer less comprehensive, quality, and discrete care. There is, additionally, a high recidivism rate in amongst the substance abusing population. As well as inpatient treatment that addressees the medical consequences of addiction, programs must have intensive follow-up outpatient care to ensure that a substance-free lifestyle becomes...
Both the Betty Ford Center and Serenity Lane offer such valuable programs, as well as special programs such as family therapy to supplement the care, but Serenity Lane's modest expense and location, in addition to Oregon's new law means that it holds special hope for state residents unable to afford exorbitant fees.
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