Alma, Georgia

Alma, Georgia, in Bacon county, is 88 miles SW of Savannah, Georgia (center to center) and 96 miles NW of Jacksonville, Florida. There are an estimated 3,236 people in the city.

The People and Families of Alma

In Alma, about 39% of adults are married. If kids are our future, then the future might look a little like Alma. The kids here are young and many. Though there are lots of families, the city isn't one of those places where everyone is married. Single people can feel at home there.

Approximately 42% of Alma is non-white. In Georgia, the city is known for its racial diversity.

Alma has a larger percentage of females than most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alma had a median family income of $21,941.

Political Inclinations

Party contributions tended to flow to the Republican team.

Alma Housing

Approximately 54% of housing in Alma is owner-occupied. Living the single life? Just starting out? Well, you can likely find a small apartment rental in the city. Alma is known in Georgia for having lower rents than most places.

Commuting

In Alma, 92% of commuters drive to work. The city is not so congested and car-oriented that lots of people can't get around on foot or by bike. The commute to work is less of a chore in Alma than other cities.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Alma3,236$21,941
Baxley4,150$30,648
Blackshear3,283$38,414
Douglas10,639$36,349
Hazlehurst3,787$27,890
Waycross15,333$28,712

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Alma Racial Diversity
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Alma Affordability of Rents
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 8%Alma Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Alma Walking and Biking to Work


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

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Alma, Georgia and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Alma. The most important goal of any Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Alma, GA. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Alma, including Short-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Alma, Georgia that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Alma, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Alma, Georgia Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Alma has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Alma, Georgia abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Alma has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Alma also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Alma, Georgia Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility will work in unison to help the individual from Alma to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Alma, GA. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Alma will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Alma to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Alma, Georgia, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Alma will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Alma, GA. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Alma with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Alma each year enroll in a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Alma, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Alma, Georgia Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Satilla Community Services Douglas, GA 23.5 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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)
Treatment Center of Waycross Waycross, GA 23.6 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Saint Illa Center Waycross, GA 24.9 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Penfield Christian Homes Inc Alapaha, GA 47.2 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Treatment Center of Brunswick Brunswick, GA 56.3 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gateway CSB Crisis Stabilization Unit Brunswick, GA 60.0 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Fraser Center Hinesville, GA 61.5 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Gateway Community Service Board Hinesville, GA 61.5 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Community Mental Health Center Eastman, GA 62.4 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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
Focus By The Sea Saint Simons Island, GA 62.8 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lakeside Addiction Recovery Center Tifton, GA 62.8 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
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
Behavioral Health Services of South GA Adel, GA 63.3 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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 63.3 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Tifton Addiction Associates LLC Tifton, GA 63.5 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gateway Behavioral Health Services Darien, GA 63.7 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Nassau Cty MH Alc Drug Abuse Council Hilliard, FL 66.2 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Saint Simons by the Sea St. Simons Island, GA 67.8 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sutton Place Behavorial Health Inc Hilliard, FL 68.7 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Dublin, GA 69.3 miles from Alma
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
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 69.3 miles from Alma
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

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

Age-specific incidence rates generally have mirrored the overall incidence rate. The number of new users aged 18 to 25 reached a peak of 0.9 million in 1983, while the most recent low point for this group was 0.3 million from 1991 to 1994. Incidence among 12 to 17 year olds has not varied as greatly over the years, but peaked in 1980 at 0.3 million new users and reached a recent low point in 1991 with 90,000 new users.

Ecstasy users can become dehydrated through vigorous activity in a hot environment.

There are many stories of professionals, such as lawyers, physicians, bankers, and athletes, with daily cocaine habits costing hundreds to thousands of dollars, with binges in the $20,000-$50,000 range. The consequences of their cocaine addiction may be loss of job and profession, loss of family, bankruptcy, and death.

Long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction, resulting in compulsive drug seeking and abuse despite the harmful effects in regards to family, school, work, and recreational activities.

Current use of smokeless tobacco was higher among adults aged 18 or older who were employed full time (4.6 percent) than among adults who were employed part time (1.9 percent) and the "other" employment category, which includes persons not in the labor force (2.0 percent). The rate among unemployed adults was 3.4 percent.

Other risks of Dilaudid addiction can include uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that may last for several weeks, or in some instances, months.


The following survey was completed by residents of Alma, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Alma, 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 Alma, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
90%
2%
8%
Marijuana use in Alma, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
80%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Alma, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
5%
93%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
21%
76%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
8%
68%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Alma, 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
8%
7%
2%
7%
0%
3%
52%
9%
2%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Alma, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
3%
2%
6%
3%
2%
15%
3%
12%
9%
15%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Alma, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Alma, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
80%
17%
Have you ever gone to school in Alma, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
92%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Alma, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
3%
3%
2%
3%
14%
5%
8%
8%
24%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
4%
67%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
54%
46%
Surveys updated monthly.

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