Candler-McAfee, GA Profile

Candler-McAfee, GA, population 28,294 , is located about 29.0 miles from Athens and 47 miles from Atlanta.

Through the 90's Candler-McAfee's population has declined by about 4%.

Candler Mcafee Statistics Candler Mcafee Gender Information

Males in Candler Mcafee: 13,160 (47%)
Females in Candler Mcafee: 15,134 (53%)

As % of Population in Candler-McAfee in Candler Mcafee    

Race Diversity in Candler Mcafee

White: 3%
African American: 95%
Other/Mixed: 2%

As % of Population in Candler-McAfee in Candler Mcafee      

Age Diversity in Candler Mcafee

Median Age in Candler Mcafee: 33.3 (Males in Candler Mcafee: 30.4, Females in Candler Mcafee: 35.7)

Candler Mcafee Males Under 20: 16%     Candler Mcafee Females Under 20: 15% Candler Mcafee Males 20 to 40: 14%     Candler Mcafee Females 20 to 40: 15% Candler Mcafee Males 40 to 60: 12%     Candler Mcafee Females 40 to 60: 16% Candler Mcafee Males Over 60: 5%     Candler Mcafee Females Over 60: 7%

Economics in Candler-McAfee in Candler Mcafee

Candler Mcafee Household Average Size: 3.08 people
Candler Mcafee Median Household Income: $ 38,152
Candler Mcafee Median Value of Homes: $ 84,200


Candler Mcafee Location Information
Land Area: 7.0 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Candler Mcafee Talmo 4.0 Miles Oakwood 5.9 Miles Gainesville 6.3 Miles Pendergrass 6.9 Miles Braselton 7.3 Miles Hoschton 8.2 Miles Flowery Branch 8.4 Miles Gillsville 10.7 Miles Rest Haven 12.4 Miles Maysville 12.9 Miles Big Cities Nearest Candler Mcafee (Population 100,000+) Athens 29.0 Miles Atlanta 47.3 Miles Chattanooga 104.3 Miles Augusta 115.8 Miles Knoxville 121.1 Miles Columbus 139.8 Miles Columbia 158.0 Miles Huntsville 163.8 Miles Birmingham 179.9 Miles Charlotte 181.2 Miles


The listings in Candler-McAfee, Georgia and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee, Georgia; 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 Candler-McAfee Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Candler-McAfee, GA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center 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 Candler-McAfee, Georgia 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 Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee, GA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Candler-McAfee Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program 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 Candler-McAfee, GA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee, Georgia 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 Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center 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 Candler-McAfee, GA. 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 Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee, Georgia 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 a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program, the individual from Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee, GA. 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 Candler-McAfee, 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 Candler-McAfee, Georgia Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Our Common Welfare Inc Decatur, GA 1.6 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Breakthru House Inc Decatur, GA 1.8 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Newport Intergrated Behav Hlthcare Inc Decatur, GA 1.8 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, 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)
Odyssey Adolescent Services Decatur, GA 1.8 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
STAND Inc Decatur, GA 1.8 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Alliance Recovery Center Decatur, GA 3.3 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
DeKalb Addiction Clinic Decatur, GA 3.3 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Integrated Life Center Decatur, GA 3.3 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
New Learning Center Decatur, GA 3.3 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Dekalb Community Service Board Atlanta, GA 4.7 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Start Drug Treatment Center Atlanta, GA 4.7 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Southside Medical Center Atlanta, GA 6.5 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Grady Health System Atlanta, GA 6.9 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Integrated Life Center Inc Stone Mountain, GA 7.4 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Covenant Community Inc Atlanta, GA 7.5 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Saint Judes Recovery Center Inc Atlanta, GA 7.5 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Odyssey Family Counseling Center Atlanta, GA 7.6 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alpha Recovery Centers Inc Atlanta, GA 8.0 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Breakthrough Addiction Recovery Atlanta, GA 8.0 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Day Treatment Center Atlanta, GA 8.0 miles from Candler-McAfee
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

More boys than girls aged 12 to 20 reported current alcohol use (29.2 vs. 27.4 percent, respectively), binge drinking (21.3 vs. 16.5 percent), and heavy drinking (7.9 vs. 4.3 percent) in 2006.

The smoking prevalence rate declined for white teens aged 12 to 17 from 12.2 percent in 2007 to 10.6 percent in 2008. This decrease occurred for both male and female teens: 11.7 to 10.1 percent for white boys, and 12.7 to 11.2 percent for white girls.

The various brands of bath salts are currently being sold in 50milligram to 500 milligram packets.

The Pike County, Kentucky, Coroner reported 19 OxyContin-related deaths during calendar year 2000.

Teens who had engaged in fighting or other delinquent behaviors were more likely than other teens to have used illegal drugs. For example, past month illegal drug use was reported by 17.3 percent of teens who had gotten into serious fights at school or work in the past year compared with 7.6 percent of those who had not, and by 38.9 percent of those who had stolen or tried to steal something worth over $50 in the past year compared with 8.5 percent of those who had not.

Xanax, and other similar benzodiazepines, have been found to share many of the common undesirable side effects of the highly addictive barbiturates that they were marketed to replace.


The following survey was completed by residents of Candler, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Candler, 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 Candler, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Candler, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
Perception of Alcohol in Candler, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Candler, 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
Most common first drug experience in Candler, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Use of drugs and alcohol in Candler, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Candler, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Candler, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Candler, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
Your Gender?
Female
Male
Surveys updated monthly.

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