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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • Inhalant users sometimes suffer a high rate of relapse in comparison to the use of other illicit drugs.
  • In animal studies involving cocaine, if the animal survives after a heavy dose of cocaine it will return to the task of obtaining more of the drug.
  • People who use illicit drugs are at risk for a drug overdose, as there is a fine line between the high that they are seeking and serious injury or death.
  • Amphetamine use is part of common urine analysis as part of a drug abuse testing program.
  • Feelings of anxiety associated with alcohol withdrawal can persist long after the initial withdrawal symptoms have dissipated; anxiety which is believed to be a driving force behind any relapse.
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Medicare Coverage

Drug addiction and alcoholism affects many older Americans and seniors, and this problem is projected to only worsen in the coming years. Seniors who are covered through the Medicare program, an insurance plan funded through the federal government for Americans in this age bracket, can use their benefits to receive treatment services for substance abuse at a wide variety of drug and alcohol treatment facilities around the country. Medicare covers both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facilities, and seniors who wish to receive treatment can consult with their primary care physician to choose a treatment program covered by Medicare which would be suitable for them.

Medicare Coverage category listings in Torrance, California:

  • Harbor UCLA Medical Center
    Harbor UCLA Medical Center is a Drug Addiction Treatment Facility that is located at:

    1000 West Carson Street
    Torrance, CA. 90502
    310-222-2345

    Treatment Services: Hospital Inpatient Programs, Outpatient Treatment, Seniors/Older Adult Services, Specialized in Hearing Impaired Clients, Spanish Services, Other Language Programs
    Payment Options: Self Pay (Out of Pocket), Medicaid Coverage, Medicare Coverage, State Financed Insurance besides Medicaid, Private or Personal Health Insurance, Accepts Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • View Heights Convalescent Hospital
    View Heights Convalescent Hospital is a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program that is located at:

    12619 Avalon Boulevard
    Los Angeles, CA. 90061
    323-757-1881

    Treatment Services: Hospital Inpatient Programs
    Payment Options: Medicaid Coverage, Medicare Coverage, Private or Personal Health Insurance