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Detoxification

Detoxification is typically the initial step in getting off drugs. It enables a person to be in a supervised environment while they go through withdrawal symptoms for drugs and/or alcohol. There are diverse types of detoxification. Theyrange from drug-free to medically supervised. A frequent mistake that quite a few addicts make is to feel that detox is enough to kick their habit. This is rarely the case. All detox does is get a person through the withdrawal when they stop using. It is at all times recommended that detox be followed up with some type of treatment plan to discover the root of why somebody was using drugs in the first place.

Detoxification category listings in Portage, Pennsylvania:

  • Discovery House
    13.1 miles from Portage, Pennsylvania
    Discovery House is a Substance Abuse Treatment Center that is located at:

    3438 Route 764
    Duncansville, PA. 16635
    814-944-7000 x444

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Detox for Methadone, Outpatient Treatment, Caters to Pregnant/Postpartum Women
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • Pyramid Healthcare Inc
    13.5 miles from Portage, Pennsylvania
    Pyramid Healthcare Inc is a Drug Addiction Treatment Center that is located at:

    1894 Plank Road
    Duncansville, PA. 16635
    814-940-0407 x1203

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less, Residential Long-Term Treatment that is 30 days or longer
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance
  • Cove Forge Behavorial Health System
    26.2 miles from Portage, Pennsylvania
    Cove Forge Behavorial Health System is an Addiction Treatment Program that is located at:

    202 Cove Forge Road
    Williamsburg, PA. 16693
    800-873-2131

    Treatment Services: Substance Abuse Programs, Detoxification, Residential Short-Term Treatment that is 30 days or less, Co-Occurring Mental with Substance Abuse Issues, Seniors/Older Adult Services, Women Only, Men Only
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)