Smoking Allowed in Designated Area - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Clarksdale, MS.

It is estimated that around 75% of clients at residential rehabilitation facilities for drug and alcohol addiction are smokers. While it is a fact that nicotine is addicting and people in any sort of treatment for addiction should endeavor to be abstinent from all addictive substances, this can present problems that make enforcing a smoking ban outweigh the advantages of such restrictions. Someone who is addicted to a substance that could very well kill them immediately might not agree to get help if they must quit smoking cigarettes, so many rehab centers in Clarksdale allow smoking with some restrictions, limitations and in designated areas of their facility.

Some programs permit clients to smoke anywhere, as long as it is outdoors for instance. Some programs have a designated smoking area, which is the only place that clients are allowed to smoke in. Because nicotine is addictive, even rehab centers that allow smoking usually offer alternatives to smoking if the client would like to consider this as an option, such as nicotine replacement gum, patches and prescriptions. There are also programs that allow smoking in designated areas, but provide education 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 facilities which permit smoking in designated areas this is sometimes only authorized for clients, whereas staff are sometimes restricted from smoking at the center or are asked to not smoke in front of clients.

Publicly funded addiction treatment facilities 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 rehab programs have a bit more tolerance and don't have as many restrictions imposed on them, so may be more likely to provide designated areas for smoking.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Clarksdale, MS

• Region I Mental Health Center
  662-627-7267
  1742 Cheryl Street
  Clarksdale, MS. 38614
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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