Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star county, is 264 miles N of Anchorage, Alaska. As of the year 2000 census, 30,224 people lived in Fairbanks.

The People and Families of Fairbanks

In Fairbanks, about 49% of adults are married. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Fairbanks without hitting a preschooler.

The city is noted for its large share of males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fairbanks had a median family income of $46,785.

Political Inclinations

Fairbanks residents donated more money ($21,860) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.

Fairbanks Housing

An estimated 35% of living spaces in Fairbanks are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Living alone is quite feasible in the city, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Fairbanks as a sign of wealth and desirability.

Commuting

In Fairbanks, 85% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the city is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle). You might spend less time in the car if you live in Fairbanks; people report shorter commutes than most.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Fairbanks Short Commute Times
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 8%Fairbanks Racial Diversity
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Fairbanks Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in Fairbanks, Alaska and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(16) Outpatient
(2) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(6) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(6) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(10) Teens and Adolescents
(7) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(2) Methadone Maintenance
(2) Methadone Detoxification
(1) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(4) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(4) American Sign Language
(8) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(4) Residential Beds for Children
(2) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(6) Females
(3) Males
(3) Spanish Speaking
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(1) Clients With Legal Issues



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If you or a loved one living in Fairbanks has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Fairbanks, Alaska; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Fairbanks Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Fairbanks, AK. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Fairbanks, Alaska to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Fairbanks can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Fairbanks, AK. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Fairbanks Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Fairbanks, AK. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Fairbanks has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Fairbanks, Alaska has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Fairbanks have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Fairbanks will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Fairbanks, AK. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Fairbanks who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Fairbanks, Alaska continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center, the individual from Fairbanks will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Fairbanks, AK. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Fairbanks, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Fairbanks, Alaska Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are 9 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Programs in Fairbanks, Alaska. We have also provided 11 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Fairbanks:

Fairbanks Native Association Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Graf Rheeneenhaanjii Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Private health insurance
IAA Project Special Delivery Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Project Special Delivery Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Ralph Perdue Center Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tanana Chiefs Conference Inc Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Turning Point Counseling Services Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Womens and Children Center for Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Womens and Childrens Center for Fairbanks, AK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Fort Wainwright Community Counseling Fort Wainwright, AK 3.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Commander USA Fort Wainwright, AK 3.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
TCC Allakaket Counseling Center Allakaket, AK 101.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Minto Counseling Center Minto, AK 101.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Upper Tanana Alcohol Program Tok, AK 129.0 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Railbelt Mental Health and Addictions Nenana, AK 181.0 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: 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
Valdez Counseling Center Valdez, AK 228.5 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alaska Addiction Rehab Services Wasilla, AK 234.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
MAT SU Recovery Center Inc Wasilla, AK 234.7 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Providence Health and Services Valdez, AK 242.6 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Alaska Family Services Wasilla, AK 245.9 miles from Fairbanks
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery

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

The bath salts have not yet been regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), but are currently facing federal scrutiny.

By stimulating the internal reward system in the user?s brain, the use of drugs and alcohol will make the addict crave the substance repetitively in order to again stimulate this reward center. These strong cravings will often lead the addict to stop focusing on those things that used to be important to them, and to begin focusing instead on another dose of their drug of choice.

In 2008, 58.7 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that they had talked at least once in the past year with at least one of their parents about the dangers of drug, tobacco, or alcohol use, which was similar to rates reported in 2007 (59.6 percent) and 2002 (58.1 percent). The prevalence of past month use of illegal drugs or cigarettes among those who reported having had such conversations with their parents (8.6 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively) was lower than that among those who reported having no such conversations (10.0 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively). However, the prevalence of past month use of marijuana or binge alcohol among those who reported having had such conversations with their parents (6.5 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively) was similar to that among those who reported having no such conversations (6.8 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively).

The inhalants that cause the greatest amount of blood oxygen depletion are aliphatic nitrites, which are also known as poppers, bold and rush on the street.

Over 20% of methadone clinic patients have been using this form of treatment for over 10 years.

Among students surveyed as part of the 2008 Monitoring the Future study, 1.4% of eighth graders, 1.2% of tenth graders, and 1.3% of twelfth graders reported lifetime use of heroin


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Fairbanks:

Highnooners
Alano Club Of Fairbanks
830 6th Ave
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 12:15 PM
Friday, 12:15 PM
Wednesday, 12:15 PM
Tuesday, 12:15 PM
Monday, 12:15 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Fairbanks, Alaska as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Fairbanks, Alaska. 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 Fairbanks, Alaska.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
13%
6%
Marijuana use in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
13%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
85%
13%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
23%
45%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
9%
1%
0%
6%
7%
3%
64%
0%
1%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
5%
3%
5%
2%
4%
12%
5%
8%
9%
21%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Fairbanks, Alaska schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Fairbanks, Alaska under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Fairbanks, Alaska under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
83%
5%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
3%
5%
2%
5%
14%
2%
11%
8%
19%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
14%
56%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
87%
13%
Surveys updated monthly.

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