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Addiction is a public health crisis sweeping America and is not limited by geography, age, race, or social class. Substance use disorders and the co-occurring mental health conditions like anxiety or depression that often accompany them take a heavy toll on not just individuals but their families and communities as well. At ALANA Recovery, we understand the complexities of addiction and the damage it inflicts. We are committed to helping you or a loved one caught in the cycle of addiction find a way to break that cycle and move toward healing and recovery. At ALANA Recovery, admission to a treatment program is easy and straightforward.

Proper treatment is necessary to prevent the harmful behavior that addiction of all sorts brings. Untreated addictions can deteriorate one’s body, destroy friendships, end careers, and ruin lives. Begin the admissions process at ALANA Recovery by calling 770.759.7474 today.

The ALANA Recovery Admissions Process Guides You Toward Healing

1. Personalized Consultation with Client and Family

From the first call, our highly trained admissions team starts the process of gathering information, asking questions, consulting, answering questions, and explaining the different levels of care offered to help treat the addiction. It’s important to find out the client’s use and treatment history. Whenever possible, we speak with the client’s therapist/case manager from referring facilities. We can also assist in planning interventions with the family for clients who are treatment resistant.

2. Verification of Benefits (VOB)

This includes the name, date of birth, insurance type, policy number, and subscriber information (if not the client). We contact the insurance company directly for live verification and verify payor status with our electronic system. Our system allows us to run VOBs days, nights, weekends, and holidays, so there won’t be a delay.

3. Pre-Admission Phone Assessment (PAA)

A PAA is a brief questionnaire about the client’s situation, including symptoms the client might be experiencing and the level of trauma/abuse/withdrawal symptoms. This is an overall initial assessment; we do not want to get details on any trauma over the phone. We just want to get enough honest information to determine the correct level of care. We also perform a COVID precaution questionnaire.

4. Clinical Review and Appropriate Determination of Level of Care

Our licensed clinical director and medical doctor determine the correct level of care—whether that is with us or placement at a higher or lower level of care. We actually refer 75% of our calls to other facilities because our philosophy is that the client’s needs are the most important thing. We determine if the client needs medical detox or medical clearance by his PCP.

5. Pre-Authorization

Some insurance policies require a Pre-Auth before starting the program, but most do not. Our clinical team sends in the PAA to get authorization for our program. They usually authorize 8–12 weeks after all reviews are done, but that is determined by a licensed therapist or medical doctors from the insurance company.

6. Bio-Psychosocial Assessment

The biopsychosocial includes three components: social, psychological, and biological factors. We focus on these aspects to gather data and via face-to-face interviews and patient questionnaires. This helps us determine what the client’s individualized treatment plan consists of.

7. Individualized Treatment Plan

This will happen when the client gets assigned their individual therapist. They go over an initial treatment plan, individual treatment plan, and follow-up treatment plans the entire time the client is in our facility. We also begin successful discharge planning and aftercare planning from when the client enters the building. Planting the seed to successful recovery.

8. Treatment Begins

Treatment consists of several different components; our whole program is designed around group therapy while paired with individual therapy. Two primary group modalities we focus on are process and psych ed. Process is facilitated by a master’s level clinician. Psych Ed is directed by our education coordinator, who has a master’s degree in education. We use several different approaches: CBT, DBT, Experiential therapy, trauma work, music therapy, and motivational therapy. We also do family therapy. All clients are able to see our nurse practitioner for medication management.

How Addiction Affects You – Every Addiction Story Is Unique

Everyone has their own story about how they became caught in the cycle of addiction, whether that is gambling or drugs and alcohol. Substance abuse may have begun as poor choices, but changes to brain chemistry over time as substance use persists create a mental illness—dependency and addiction. Whether it’s an activity like gambling or a substance like liquor, addiction boils down to an imbalance in a person’s sense of reward and motivation and an inability to control their behavior, even with the knowledge that it is harming them or those they love.

Addiction can have profound effects on both your physical and mental well-being, often transforming your life in ways you might not have imagined. Here are some of the challenges you might face:

Physical Effects

  • Fatigue
  • Cognitive impairments
  • A general decline in health
  • Increased dependency on substances for normal functioning

Mental Effects

  • Heightened anxiety
  • Depression
  • Isolation
  • Clouded judgment
  • Difficulty connecting with loved ones

It’s important to remember that these struggles stem from a genuine medical condition—one that requires understanding, compassion, and a supportive approach to healing and rebuilding your life. You’re not alone in this fight; reaching out for help is a courageous first step toward recovery.

How Addiction Affects Your Loved Ones

Addiction’s devastating effects on an individual spread equally to those around them. If you abuse any substance to the point of addiction, the people in your immediate circle will notice the changes in your behavior. Whether it’s a spouse, partner, parents, or children, witnessing your addictive behavior is enough to cause them emotional damage.

Regardless of the substance a person abuses, communication becomes difficult between the addicted person and their loved one. A lack of communication between two people is frustrating and will strain any relationship. Mood swings are other side effects of addiction. Mood swings can turn violent, causing unintentional harm to a loved one.

For children exposed to addicted parents, psychological studies show that children tend to develop substance abuse disorders when they grow up witnessing an addicted adult. Besides passing down such behaviors, children exposed to an addicted parent’s drug-induced mood swings may get traumatized at an early age, leading to trauma-related disorders as an adult.

How Addiction Affects Your Community

Addiction and substance abuse also have devastating economic and social implications. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “the annual economic impact of substance misuse is estimated to be $249 billion for alcohol misuse and $193 billion for illicit drug use1.” Besides financial impact, addiction tends to contribute to crime rates and violence. According to The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, in 2020, 1.16 million Americans were arrested for the sale, manufacture, or possession of illegal substances2.

ALANA Recovery Admissions Personnel Are Standing by to Help You Today

If you or a loved one are caught in the cycle of addiction, help is available. Don’t wait any longer to start toward a life of recovery and sobriety. Reach out to ALANA Recovery online or call 770.759.7474 and begin our admissions process with the guidance of our compassionate team.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – “Addiction and Substance Misuse Reports and Publications”
  2. National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics – “Drug Related Crime Statistics”

 

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