Alamo, Georgia

Alamo, Georgia, in Wheeler county, is 69 miles SE of Macon, Georgia (center to center) and 142 miles NW of Jacksonville, Florida. The city has a population of 1,943.

The People and Families of Alamo

In Alamo, about 19% of adults are married. Looking at Alamo, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

You'll notice more men than women in the city compared to most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alamo had a median family income of $30,125. This city has lots of successful singles.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Alamo Housing

Owners occupy 61% of the housing units in Alamo. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then the city is a popular and practical place to live on one's own. One of the strengths of Alamo is the availability of reasonably priced apartment rentals. Who wouldn't appreciate the low real estate taxes that are typical in the city?

Commuting

In Alamo, 92% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Alamo Affordability of Rents
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Alamo Well-Paid Single Men
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. State)
Top 6%Alamo Affordability of Property Taxes
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Alamo Racial Diversity


The listings in Alamo, Georgia and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in Alamo, GA.? Do you know of someone in Alamo, GA. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Alamo comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Alamo treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Alamo would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in Alamo, GA., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in Alamo are Outpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, Long-term Treatment, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Alamo have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in Alamo, Georgia delivered by a qualified Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Alamo, GA. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Alamo, GA. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Alamo, GA. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Alamo, GA.

Getting Help

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

There are no listings in Alamo, GA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Alamo, Georgia:

Community Mental Health Center Eastman, GA 23.3 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Dublin, GA 23.5 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Middle GA Adolescent Residential Ctr Dublin, GA 23.5 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
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: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Twin Oaks Dublin, GA 23.5 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Quentin Price MD Dublin, GA 25.8 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Step One Recovery Center Dublin, GA 25.8 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ogeechee Behavioral Health Millen, GA 40.0 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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
Satilla Community Services Douglas, GA 44.3 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Turner County Behavioral Hlth Servs of Ashburn, GA 56.9 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
Penfield Christian Homes Inc Alapaha, GA 57.5 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Oconee Center Sandersville, GA 57.8 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Healthqwest Warner Robins, GA 58.3 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Phoenix Center Behavioral Health Servs Fort Valley, GA 60.6 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Persons with HIV/AIDS, 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)
Lakeside Addiction Recovery Center Tifton, GA 60.9 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Pineland MH MR SA CSB Statesboro, GA 62.7 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Willingway Hospital Statesboro, GA 62.7 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tifton Addiction Associates LLC Tifton, GA 62.8 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Bulloch Recovery Resources Statesboro, GA 63.8 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Macon New Start Macon, GA 64.2 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
River Edge BHC Macon, GA 64.2 miles from Alamo
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Rates of substance dependence or abuse were associated with age. In 2006, the rate of substance dependence or abuse among adults aged 18 to 25 (21.3 percent) was higher than that among teens aged 12 to 17 (8.0 percent) and among adults aged 26 or older (7.2 percent).

In 2008, the use of smokeless tobacco in the past month was reported by 4.3 percent of persons aged 18 or older who had not completed high school, 4.6 percent of those who completed high school but did not attend college, and 3.2 percent of those who attended some college. The prevalence among college graduates, 2.5 percent, was lower than among those who had not completed high school and those who had completed high school but had not attended college. Among college graduates aged 18 to 25, the use of smokeless tobacco increased from 2.9 percent in 2007 to 4.3 percent in 2008.

OxyContin acts for 12 hours, making it the longest lasting oxycodone product on the market.

Children of addicts and alcoholics have a much greater chance of developing an addiction than those children of non-addicts.

Chronic heroin users may develop collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, and liver disease. Additionally, pulmonary complications, including various types of pneumonia, may also result in a heroin user.

It is unclear at this time whether marijuana use causes mental problems, exacerbates them, or reflects an attempt to self-medicate symptoms already in existence.


The following survey was completed by residents of Alamo, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Alamo, Georgia. 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 Alamo, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
8%
7%
Marijuana use in Alamo, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
78%
22%
Perception of Alcohol in Alamo, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
5%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
19%
76%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
18%
43%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Alamo, Georgia?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
0%
20%
3%
2%
7%
3%
50%
5%
2%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Alamo, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
2%
8%
2%
4%
11%
4%
7%
10%
17%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Alamo, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Alamo, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
92%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Alamo, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
93%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Alamo, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
5%
2%
5%
3%
4%
15%
3%
11%
4%
19%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
31%
46%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
14%
86%
Surveys updated monthly.

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