Doctors deliver treatment for drug abuse and addiction in many different settings, using a variety of behavioral and pharmacological approaches. Drug addiction is a complex disorder that can involve virtually every aspect of the functioning of a person in every day life: in the family, at work and school and in the community. Because of the complexity and pervasive consequences of addiction, drug addiction treatment must involve many components. Some of those components focus directly on the individual and drug use. Others, like employment training, focus on restoring the addicted individual to productive membership in the family and society and enable the recovered addict to experience the rewards associated with abstinence. Doctors deliver treatment for drug abuse and addiction in many different settings using a variety of behavioral and pharmacological approaches. In the United States, more than 13,000 specialized drug treatment facilities offer counseling, behavioral therapy, medication, case management and other types of services to persons with substance use disorders. Along with specialized drug treatment facilities, drug abuse and addiction can seek help in the office of a physician and in mental health clinics from a variety of providers, including counselors, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. Specialists deliver treatment in outpatient, inpatient and residential settings. Although there are some specific treatment approaches that occur in particular treatment settings, a variety of therapeutic interventions or services can be included in any given setting. Because drug abuse and addiction are major public health problems, local, State and Federal governments fund a large portion of drug treatment. Private and subsidized health plans also may provide coverage for treatment of addiction and its medical consequences. Unfortunately, managed care results in shorter stays on average. An historical lack of or insufficient coverage for substance abuse treatment curtails the number of operational programs. The recent passage of parity for insurance coverage of mental health and substance abuse problems will improve this state of affairs.

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  A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities. An individual health care provider (also known as a health worker) may be a health care professional, an allied health professional, a community health worker, or another person trained and knowledgeable in medicine, nursing or other allied health professions, or public/community health. Institutions (also known as health facilities) include hospitals, clinics, primary care centers and other service delivery points. The practice of health professionals and operation of health care institutions is typically regulated by national or state/provincial authorities through appropriate regulatory bodies for purposes of quality assurance. Together, they form part of an overall health care system. A hospital is an institution for health care typically providing specialized treatment for inpatient (or overnight) stays. Some hospitals primarily admit patients suffering from a specific disease or affection, or are reserved for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting a specific age group. Others have a mandate that expands beyond offering dominantly curative and rehabilitative care services to include promotional, preventive and educational roles as part of a primary health care approach. Today, hospitals are usually funded by the state, health organizations (for profit or non-profit), by health insurances or by charities and by donations. Historically, however, they were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Hospitals are nowadays staffed by professionally trained doctors, nurses, paramedical clinicians, etc., whereas in history, this work was usually done by the founding religious orders or by volunteers. Health care practitioners includes physicians (including general practitioners and specialists), dentists, physician assistants, nurses (including advanced practice registered nurses), midwives, pharmacists, dietitians, therapists, psychologists, chiropractors, clinical officers, and phlebotomists. Therapist Include: physical therapists, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, speech pathologists, optometrists, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, medical laboratory technicians, medical prosthetic technicians, radiographers, social workers, and a wide variety of other human resources trained to provide some type of health care service. They often work in hospitals, health care centers and other service delivery points, but also in academic training, research and administration. Some provide care and treatment services for patients in private homes. Many countries have a large number of community health workers who work outside of formal health care institutions. Managers of health care services, medical records and health information technicians, and other assistive personnel and support workers are also considered a vital part of health care teams. Medical nursing homes, including residential treatment centers and geriatric care facilities, are health care institutions which have accommodation facilities and which engage in providing short-term or long-term medical treatment of a general or specialized nature not performed by hospitals to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions. 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