Live Oak, Florida

Live Oak, Florida, in Suwannee county, is 59 miles NW of Gainesville, Florida (center to center) and 79 miles W of Jacksonville, Florida. The city has a population of 6,480.

The People and Families of Live Oak

In Live Oak, about 39% of adults are married. Live Oak is known for its large population of single adults.

Approximately 42% of Live Oak is non-white. The city boasts a diverse population for Florida, with several racial groups well-represented among the population.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Live Oak had a median family income of $29,099.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Live Oak ($700). Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Live Oak Housing

About 66% of housing units in Live Oak are owner-occupied. Typical rents in the city are affordable, at least compared to other cities in the state. Homeowners in Live Oak benefit from lower real estate taxes than most other cities in Florida.

Commuting

In Live Oak, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Live Oak6,480$29,099
Lake City9,980$31,920

High Points

Live Oak strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Live Oak Racial Diversity
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Live Oak Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Live Oak Affordability of Rents
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 12%Live Oak Short Commute Times


The listings in Live Oak, Florida and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you live in Live Oak, Florida and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Live Oak.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Live Oak would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Live Oak to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Recovery, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Outpatient Addiction Recovery, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Live Oak will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Live Oak, Florida, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Live Oak, FL. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Live Oak, FL. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Live Oak, FL. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Live Oak is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

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

There are 1 local Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Live Oak, Florida. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers that are closest geographically to Live Oak:

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc Live Oak, FL
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lake City VAMC Lake City, FL 24.8 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Greenleaf Counseling Center Valdosta, GA 41.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treatment Center of Valdosta Valdosta, GA 41.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Volunteers of America Southeast Inc Valdosta, GA 41.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Greenleaf Center Valdosta, GA 46.0 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Baker Community Counseling Servs Inc Macclenny, FL 55.3 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Metamorphosis Gainesville, FL 55.9 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
CDS Family Behavioral Health Servs Inc Gainesville, FL 58.2 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Diversified Program Services Gainesville, FL 58.2 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Corner Drug Store Inc Gainesville, FL 58.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc Gainesville, FL 58.9 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab 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, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
North Florida South Georgia Gainesville, FL 58.9 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Behavioral Health Services of South GA Adel, GA 64.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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
Volunteers of America of Georgia Inc Adel, GA 64.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Heritage Foundation Albany, GA 65.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Archbold Northside Thomasville, GA 65.4 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Opportunities Thomasville, GA 66.1 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Southwestern State Hospital Thomasville, GA 66.1 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
A Life Recovery Center Tallahassee, FL 70.0 miles from Live Oak
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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The following survey was completed by residents of Live Oak, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Live Oak, Florida. 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 Live Oak, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
92%
0%
8%
Marijuana use in Live Oak, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
89%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Live Oak, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
6%
92%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
93%
7%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
-6%
68%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Live Oak, Florida?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
7%
5%
1%
1%
3%
2%
64%
13%
0%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Live Oak, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
3%
3%
3%
5%
15%
2%
9%
10%
16%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Live Oak, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Live Oak, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
84%
11%
Have you ever gone to school in Live Oak, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
79%
7%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Live Oak, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
2%
4%
3%
2%
12%
2%
8%
10%
25%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
35%
42%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
30%
70%
Surveys updated monthly.

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