Alpharetta, Georgia

Alpharetta, Georgia, in Fulton county, is 5 miles NE of Roswell, Georgia (center to center) and 23 miles N of Atlanta, Georgia. The city is located in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Alpharetta has a population of 34,854.

The People and Families of Alpharetta

In Alpharetta, about 59% of adults are married. Be careful driving in Alpharetta, since the city is home to many young children.

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

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alpharetta had a median family income of $92,718. People in Alpharetta generally have good earning power. The city has a large middle class. Poverty is less common in Alpharetta than most places. The city enjoys an educated population. In Alpharetta, try going next door to borrow a cup of sugar or an inkjet printer cartridge -- home offices are quite common in Alpharetta. This city has lots of successful singles.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Alpharetta gave more campaign money ($240,109) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Alpharetta Housing

Owners occupy 60% of the housing units in Alpharetta. The average age of the housing in the city is relatively low. Residents here pay higher tax bills for their homes, which generally means better schools and other local services.

Commuting

In Alpharetta, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Alpharetta34,854$92,718
Doraville9,862$41,903
Duluth22,122$69,437
Dunwoody32,808$100,796
Norcross8,410$42,893
Roswell79,334$85,946
Sandy Springs85,781$85,146

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 2%Alpharetta People in Middle Class or Better
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Alpharetta Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Alpharetta Well-Paid Single Women
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Alpharetta Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Alpharetta College Educated Adults
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 7%Alpharetta Low Rate of Poverty
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 16%Alpharetta Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Alpharetta, Georgia? Are you concerned about a family member in Alpharetta, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Alpharetta, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Alpharetta, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Alpharetta, GA. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Addiction Recovery, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Alpharetta, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Alpharetta, Georgia with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Alpharetta, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Alpharetta, GA. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Alpharetta, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Alpharetta, from a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Alpharetta - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Alpharetta. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Alpharetta. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) to speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Alpharetta, Georgia Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

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

Atlanta Insight Roswell, GA 5.3 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
North Fulton Treatment Center Roswell, GA 5.3 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
The Insight Program Roswell, GA 6.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
CETPA Inc Atlanta, GA 8.9 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Peachford Behavioral Health Systems Atlanta, GA 9.0 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lakeland Centers Atlanta Norcross, GA 10.3 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Narconon Georgia Atlanta Norcross, GA 10.3 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Forsyth County Mental Health Cumming, GA 11.6 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
GPA Treatment Inc Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
HUGS Recovery Centers Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Marr Inc Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mary Hall Freedom House Inc Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Northside Hospital Substance Abuse Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Plasmetics Inc Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Road to Recovery Inc Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Turn Around Recovery Residences Atlanta, GA 13.1 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lakeland Centres Atlanta Norcross, GA 13.7 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Toxicology Associates of North Georgia Marietta, GA 15.8 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Atlanta Family Counseling Center Inc Lawrenceville, GA 16.6 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
GRN CSB Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, GA 16.6 miles from Alpharetta
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab 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

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Alcohol consumption levels also were associated with tobacco use. Among heavy alcohol users aged 12 or older, 58.0 percent smoked cigarettes in the past month, while only 19.2 percent of non-binge current drinkers and 16.1 percent of persons who did not drink alcohol in the past month were current smokers. Smokeless tobacco use and cigar use also were more prevalent among heavy drinkers (12.5 and 17.8 percent, respectively) than among non-binge drinkers (2.2 and 4.6 percent) and nondrinkers (2.1 and 2.0 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Alpharetta, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Alpharetta, 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 Alpharetta, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
5%
15%
Marijuana use in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
88%
8%
Perception of Alcohol in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
4%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
94%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
22%
47%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Alpharetta, 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
13%
1%
3%
3%
7%
1%
64%
2%
2%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Alpharetta, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
2%
8%
2%
2%
12%
5%
9%
9%
15%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Alpharetta, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Alpharetta, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
76%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in Alpharetta, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
82%
10%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Alpharetta, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
5%
3%
5%
2%
3%
11%
2%
8%
6%
28%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
-8%
69%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
61%
39%
Surveys updated monthly.

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