Opelika, Alabama

Opelika, Alabama, in Lee county, is 26 miles NW of Columbus, Georgia (center to center) and 95 miles SW of Atlanta, Georgia. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Auburn - Opelika metropolitan area. Opelika contains a population of approximately 23,498.

The People and Families of Opelika

In Opelika, about 49% of adults are married.

Opelika has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Opelika had a median family income of $43,200. Interestingly, lots of people in Opelika have Bachelor's degrees (or better).

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Opelika favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $10,591. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.

Opelika Housing

Opelika has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 64% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Taxes on residences are higher here than most places in Alabama, which may reflect a commitment to education in the city.

Commuting

In Opelika, 95% of commuters drive to work. How much would you give to shorten your commute? Opelika can boast better commuting than most places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Opelika23,498$43,200
Auburn42,987$55,619
Lanett7,897$36,481
Tuskegee11,846$26,862
Valley9,198$37,963

High Points

Opelika strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 3%Opelika Short Commute Times
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Opelika Affordability of Property Taxes
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 11%Opelika College Educated Adults
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. State)
Top 14%Opelika Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in Opelika, Alabama and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(18) Outpatient
(6) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(6) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(7) Females
(2) General Health Services
(4) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(4) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(7) American Sign Language
(7) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(3) Hospital Inpatient
(5) Teens and Adolescents
(2) Seniors/Older Adults
(3) Clients With Legal Issues
(5) Males
(3) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(2) Halfway House
(3) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(2) Gay and Lesbian
(3) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(1) Residential Beds for Children
(3) Methadone Maintenance
(3) Methadone Detoxification



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Are you battling an addiction to drugs or alcohol and live in Opelika, Alabama? Do you have a friend or family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol in Opelika and you don't know where to turn to for help? Addiction to any substance can be a very dark and lonely place, not just for the abuser but for anyone that cares about them. All hope is not lost; there are effective solutions out there. We can help you find an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Opelika that will be appropriate for your treatment needs.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Opelika is a perfect solution for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. Treatment will be geared towards helping the individual overcome their need to fix problems in their life with drugs and alcohol. Once they can grasp this, they will be able to cope with life situations more appropriately and resolve their problems without substances.

There are a variety of approaches to addiction treatment. Examples offered in Opelika are Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Treatment, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Opelika will target both the physical and psychological aspects of addiction. Individuals are treated for physical addiction by undergoing a detoxification program in Opelika, Alabama to assist with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms which result when an addict discontinues use of a substance they are addicted to. Continued use of a psychoactive substance over time causes the brain to adapt to the presence of the drug, making the desired effect minimal. Physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops in this way. Over time, more and more of the addictive drug is required to get the same effect. Quitting an addictive drug abruptly causes serious withdrawal symptoms, which may take the body weeks or months to return to normal function. Withdrawing from hardcore drugs such as heroin can cause extremely severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, which can last for quite some time.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Opelika will be able to administer a professional detox as well as assistance with psychological issues. These underlying psychological issues are at the root of all drug and alcohol addiction problems. Addressing this head on will decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a fully rehabilitated and contributing member of society. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Opelika, AL. has proven to be the most successful method for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Opelika, follows a rigid, comprehensive program to ensure a successful recovery. This program addresses every aspect of addiction and every area where the person could be having trouble.

To ensure a lasting recovery, the individual must gain the knowledge, abilities and "life tools" to change their behavior and reaction to situations. The individual's program will be focused on strategies for returning home to Opelika, from a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and even running into prior drug using friends or acquaintances in Opelika. Upon completion of their program, the individual will be able to deal with the reminders and triggers in Opelika which may have prompted their drug use, as these same triggers can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors, if not addressed, can make it very hard for an individual to control their response to drug using impulses. Research has shown that an addict shows changes in the way their brain functions after having discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. Because of this, even an individual with the best of intentions may find it extremely hard to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment.

So you can see that a recovering addict has a lot to deal with when deciding to kick the habit. With triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, seeking help at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a no-brainer.

A person that is serious about the decision to get sober should enroll in a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Opelika, AL. Why fail again on your own? Why lose another friend or push a family member even further away? Why beg, cheat, and steal just to get drugs or alcohol, risking legal problems and jail time? You don't have to be depressed and unhappy because of excessive drug or alcohol use. There is help available, even for the most severe addicts.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Opelika, Alabama Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Opelika, AL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Opelika, Alabama:

East Alabama MH MR Center Phenix City, AL 19.0 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Horizons Columbus, GA 25.1 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Central Alabama Veterans Tuskegee, AL 25.9 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, General Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Bradley Ctr of Saint Francis Hospital Columbus, GA 26.0 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bradley Center of St Francis Hospital Columbus, GA 27.9 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
U.S. Army MEDDAC Fort Benning, GA 30.0 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, GA 30.9 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lighthouse of Tallapoosa County Inc Alexander City, AL 33.2 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pathways Center Greenville, GA 33.6 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Choice Intervention Roanoke, AL 41.9 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
A New Direction Wetumpka, AL 48.7 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
VA Central Alabama Healthcare System Tuskegee, AL 52.4 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lighthouse Counseling Center Inc Montgomery, AL 54.4 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Chemical Addictions Program Inc (CAP) Millbrook, AL 58.5 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Chemical Addictions Program Inc Montgomery, AL 60.9 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
East Central Mental Health Inc Troy, AL 61.6 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Center of Renewed Promises Newnan, GA 64.7 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Treatment Center of Newnan Newnan, GA 64.7 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Covenant Treatment Center Carrollton, GA 68.3 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Substance Abuse Recovery Center Talbotton, GA 68.5 miles from Opelika
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

During 2010 in the National Household Survey, over 7 million Americans reported using prescription pain relievers such as Vicodin for non-medical use.

Estimates described in this section refer to treatment received to reduce or stop drug or alcohol use, or for medical problems associated with the use of drugs or alcohol. This includes treatment received in the past year at any location, such as in a hospital, at a rehabilitation facility (outpatient or inpatient), mental health center, emergency room, private doctor's office, self-help group, or prison/jail. The definition of treatment in this section is different from the definition of treatment used in measuring the drug abuse treatment gap, which is described in Section 7.3 and excludes treatment at an emergency room, private doctor's office, self-help group, prison or jail, or at a hospital as an outpatient.

In 2008, rates of past 30 day SPD were higher among unemployed adults (10.2 percent) than among adults employed full time (3.3 percent), part time (4.4 percent), or other persons not in the labor force (6.1 percent).

Methadone was not introduced in the United States for at least ten years after the drug was already being used in other countries.

In 2005, 55.0 percent of teens indicated a great risk in smoking marijuana once or twice a week, and 34.0 percent perceived a great risk in smoking marijuana once a month. There was no change in the perceived risk of using marijuana in either of these frequencies among teens between 2004 and 2005. Looking over a 4-year period, the perceived risk of marijuana use increased for these two measures between 2002 and 2003 and remained stable from 2003 through 2005. Between 2002 and 2005, marijuana use among teens decreased overall, although not all decreases between years were statistically significant. The prevalence of lifetime marijuana use decreased between 2002 and 2003, while the prevalence of lifetime, past year, and past month marijuana use decreased between 2004 and 2005. From 2002 to 2005, lifetime use of marijuana dropped from 20.6 to 17.4 percent, past year use declined from 15.8 to 13.3 percent, and past month use fell from 8.2 to 6.8 percent.

In 2005, among past year marijuana users aged 12 or older, 13.3 percent used marijuana on 300 or more days within the past 12 months. This translates into 3.4 million persons using marijuana on a daily or almost daily basis over a 12-month period, similar to the estimate in 2004.


The following survey was completed by residents of Opelika, Alabama as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Opelika, Alabama. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Opelika, Alabama.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
5%
19%
Marijuana use in Opelika, Alabama.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
91%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Opelika, Alabama.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
5%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
86%
11%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
21%
53%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Opelika, Alabama?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
5%
27%
3%
1%
5%
2%
46%
7%
0%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Opelika, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
5%
2%
6%
3%
2%
14%
4%
6%
6%
26%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Opelika, Alabama schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Opelika, Alabama under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
93%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Opelika, Alabama under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
89%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Opelika, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
4%
2%
2%
13%
2%
8%
5%
29%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
24%
40%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
16%
84%
Surveys updated monthly.

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