Drug Addiction Treatment & Insurance Company?

Published May 19, 2010

I’ve been on narcotics for few years through pain management but want to get off the pain meds for awhile and clean myself out so I can try other pain control methods….my insurance will pay for addiction treatment but how does that work? Will I be labeled an addict through insurance company and never be able to get any pain meds again if other forms of pain control do not work? Should I do the out patient treatment and pay for it myself to avoid issues? If I go through insurance do they inform the pharmacy and then they label me too? The meds I have been on work awesome, the last 2-3 yrs my quality of life has been 75% better but I just want to take a break from the narcotics and try other methods if I can but do not want to chance not being able to get back on the old meds if I had to.
How does the insurance work in respect to addiction treatment? I am not an addict in the full meaning of the word… my body is dependent on them & I’ll get sick if stopped abruptly but addicted? No!

Drug Addiction Treatment & Insurance Company?

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