Health insurance plans will often assist in limited coverage of the inpatient treatment of substance abuse. Inpatient treatment centers provide programs to assist the addict in overcoming the addiction and learning to live life without the drugs, alcohol or whatever their crutch may be. From professionals battling prescription drug abuse to dads battling street drug addiction or moms struggling with alcoholism, addiction knows no boundaries and wreaks havoc on families everywhere. The faces of addiction are no longer homeless old men sadly wandering the streets carrying a brown paper bag, for addiction affects all walks of life.