Smoking Allowed in Designated Area - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Birmingham, AL.

It is estimated that approximately 75% of clients at residential treatment facilities for drug addiction and alcoholism are smokers. While it is true that nicotine is an addictive substance and clients in rehab for addiction should strive to be free from all addictive substances, this can present problems that make enforcing a smoking ban outweigh the benefits of this restriction. A person who is addicted to a substance that could very well kill them immediately might not agree to go to treatment if they have to quit smoking cigarettes, so many facilities in Birmingham allow smoking with certain limitations, restrictions and in designated areas.

Some facilities allow clients to smoke anywhere, as long as it is outdoors for instance. Some programs have a designated smoking area, and this is the only area that clients can smoke. Due to the fact that nicotine is an addictive substance, even rehab programs that have a designated area and allow smoking commonly introduce alternatives to smoking if the client would like to consider this as an option, such as nicotine patches, nicotine gum and prescriptions. There are also rehab centers that permit smoking in designated areas, but educate clients on the health risks associated with smoking by incorporating this into their program either by way of direct education or by offering informational literature for clients to consider. In programs which allow smoking in designated areas this is sometimes only allowed for clients, and staff are often restricted from smoking at the center or are asked to not smoke in front of clients.

Publicly funded drug and alcohol rehab programs are obligated by the rules and restrictions in regards to smoking that are imposed by state and federal agencies which oversee and administer these programs. Private rehabilitation centers have a bit more tolerance and don't have as many rules and restrictions imposed on them, so they be more likely to offer designated areas for smoking.

There are 22 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Birmingham, AL

• Western Mental Health Center Inc
  205-788-7770 x246
  1701 Avenue D
  Birmingham, AL. 35218
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Home9 Eastlake
  205-836-6538
  7744 1st Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35206
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  
• Fellowship House Inc
  205-933-2430
  1625 12th Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35205
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Birmingham Metro Treatment Center
  205-941-1799
  151 Industrial Drive
  Birmingham, AL. 35211
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• UAB Department of Psychiatry
  205-934-6054
  1713 6th Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35294
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• UAB Hospital
  205-975-2710
  619 19th Street South
  Birmingham, AL. 35249
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Rehabilitation Day Program
  205-324-9822 x9021
  2112 Avenue H
  Birmingham, AL. 35218
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  
• Eastside CMHC
  205-836-7283
  129 East Park Circle
  Birmingham, AL. 35235
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Bradford Health Services
  800-293-7191
  300 Century Park South
  Birmingham, AL. 35226
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Birmingham VAMC
  205-933-8101
  700 19th Street South
  Birmingham, AL. 35233
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Zukoski Outpatient
  205-785-5787
  601 Princeton Avenue SW
  Birmingham, AL. 35211
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Department of
  205-933-8101
  700 South 19th Street
  Birmingham, AL. 35233
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Princeton Baptist Medical Center
  205-783-3650
  701 Princeton Avenue SW
  Birmingham, AL. 35211
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• St. Annes Home Inc
  205-933-2402
  2772 Hanover Circle South
  Birmingham, AL. 35205
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• UAB Community Psychiatry Program
  205-934-4108
  908 20th Street South
  Birmingham, AL. 35294
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
  205-975-8524
  1713 6th Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35294
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Resident Care Home Specialized Behav
  205-324-9822 x9021
  2112 Avenue H
  Birmingham, AL. 35218
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  205-923-6552 x12
  2701 Jefferson Avenue SW
  Birmingham, AL. 35211
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Tri County Treatment Center
  205-836-3345
  5605 Clifford Circle
  Birmingham, AL. 35210
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Olivias House
  205-833-5708 x21
  8017 2nd Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35206
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  No Payment Accepted
  Payment Assistance
  
• Capitol Care South
  205-956-2000
  2619 Commerce Boulevard
  Birmingham, AL. 35210
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• JBS Mental Health Authority
  205-322-7335
  3600 4th Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL. 35222
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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