Using health insurance and Medicare for alcohol, drug rehab and substance abuse treatment.

Using health insurance: 1. During the phone call for the initial appointment, have your health insurance information available. 2. Bring your Health Insurance card to the initial appointment. Information on […]
Medical Model of Substance Abuse Treatment?

The reason for this article is to stimulate thought about where a pure medical model of substance abuse treatment seems to be taking us. The medical model of substance abuse treatment […]
First Step Services, LLC, A Brief History

First Step was created in by Henry Tarkington in 2001, in Garner, NC as a single-therapist mental health and family counseling practice on June 12, 2001. In April 2002, Henry opened […]
What is a DWI Treatment Group?
ADETS: Alcohol/Drug Education Traffic School If you are assigned to an ADETS class as a result of your DWI assessment, you must complete 16 hours of alcohol, drug, & DWI […]
DWIs to Recovery

A substance abuser and his family: DWIs to Recovery “You can’t help him until he wants to help himself.” “He is not ready to get clean and sober, the court ordered him to come.” […]