Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by cw: Is this allowed in a health care facility? Legal?
my brother went into a drug/ alcohol treatment center for an evaluation and found out that someone there looked up his criminal background, he wasn;t in any legal issue at the time.Are they allowed to do this? I know if your a pt at any hospital/ dr.office this is illegal. Hippa privacy issue

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Answer by Tracey Seth
HIPAA has nothing to do with it. All HIPAA regulates is the transfering of medical information from one entitiy to another. It has nothing to do with criminal records.

Criminal records are public information and if your brother was being admitted to a drug alcohol treatment center, they want a criminal background check to see what kind of danger he might be to the other patients, especially if they also treat minors.

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Question by Tony: Where is a place to get affordable alcohol counseling with people who care for patients in Fort Wayne, Indiana?
I need to start taking alcohol counseling and am looking for a good place that is affordable. My foolish behavior has already put enough of a burden on my family and I want to put this behind and move forward with my life.

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Answer by jusjokin12
Check this site out for your area that should point you to an appropriate rehab.

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Question by andre: Does the Republican religious Right care that their canidate’s Bo push alcoholism ?
Alcoholism the number one addiction in the world!
And promotes drunk driving.

Get us all Drunk Cindy!
McCindy owns a major beer Distribution company getting rich off of american alcoholics!

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Answer by Jason H
I heard Tobacco was the biggest addiction the other day…. So where’s your source on that one, and give me a source that proves Cindy is a Drunk….

Why don’t the Democrats denounce Obama’s cocaine use??

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(I drink and smoke weed all the time and I’m trying to quit)I’m 29 years old, I live with my dad, I have 3 older siblings. My mom passed away when I was 18.(2 weeks before my 19th birthday). I have been in trouble with the law since I’ve been 16. I recently got a DUI back in June.(this would be my 3rd DUI). I have come to realize that every time I have been arrested or in trouble, alcohol has been involved. I saw a psychiatrist in April and he put me on Lexapro for my anxiety disorder(bipolar disorder). I have been going to group counseling(required by the state) and I have come to realize that not 1 member of this family has tried to reach out and help me with my alcohol addiction. NOT ONCE! My family only helps me when it’s too late. I really want to stop drinking, and I’ve tried, but my dad will make dinner or somethin’ and he’ll tell me “there’s beer in the fridge”. I can’t take this anymore, considering that my dad said this family gave up on me, but did they ever care in the first place. I try to talk to my dad about my mental disorder and alcoholism but all he ever tells me is “you’re not an alcoholic” or “you don’t have a mental disorder”. WHY DOES MY DAD NOT WANT TO BELIEVE THAT ONE OF HIS CHILDREN IS MESSED UP IN THE HEAD??? remember, that my dad knows that I drink all the time, and I smoke weed all the time(I want to say used too, because I’m trying to stop) Once again, not one person in this family has ever talked to me about my drinking problem. He knows I go to AA meetings and counseling, but pretty much laughs at me.