Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa county, is 7 miles SE of Chattanooga, Tennessee (center to center) and 96 miles NW of Atlanta, Georgia. The city is conveniently located inside the Chattanooga metropolitan area. There are an estimated 6,940 people in Fort Oglethorpe.

The People and Families of Fort Oglethorpe

In Fort Oglethorpe, about 50% of adults are married.

Fort Oglethorpe has a larger percentage of females than most places. The city has its share of retirees. People over 65 are not uncommon.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fort Oglethorpe had a median family income of $40,643.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, George W. Bush was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($11,500) in Fort Oglethorpe. Party contributions tended to flow to the Republican team.

Fort Oglethorpe Housing

Approximately 57% of housing in Fort Oglethorpe is owner-occupied. Living the single life? Just starting out? Well, you can likely find a small apartment rental in the city.

Commuting

In Fort Oglethorpe, 96% of commuters drive to work. There just aren't a lot of public transporation users in Fort Oglethorpe.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Fort Oglethorpe6,940$40,643
Dalton27,912$41,111
La Fayette6,702$29,141
Rossville3,511$29,423

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Fort Oglethorpe Affordability of Property Taxes
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 19%Fort Oglethorpe Well-Paid Single Women


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

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



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Do you live in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 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 Fort Oglethorpe.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Fort Oglethorpe 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 an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Fort Oglethorpe 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 Fort Oglethorpe to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Fort Oglethorpe 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 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 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.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Fort Oglethorpe 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 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities that are closest geographically to Fort Oglethorpe:

Metro Treatment of Georgia LP Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tennessee Community Counseling Inc Chattanooga, TN 6.4 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Council for Alcohol DA Servs Inc Chattanooga, TN 7.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Focus Healthcare of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN 7.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Tennessee Community Chattanooga, TN 7.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Volunteer Treatment Center Inc Chattanooga, TN 7.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga, TN 8.6 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Private Clinic North Rossville, GA 9.9 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Council for Alcohol and Chattanooga, TN 11.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Johnson Mental Health Center Chattanooga, TN 11.3 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lookout Mountain Community Services Chickamauga, GA 13.6 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Highland Rivers Community Servs Board Dalton, GA 17.8 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
LaFayette Outpatient Clinic LaFayette, GA 17.8 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Action Counseling and Consulting Cleveland, TN 25.4 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Access to Recovery
Windwood Rome, GA 43.2 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Epiphany Center Rome Inc Rome, GA 46.2 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Horizons Treatment Center Rome, GA 46.2 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Family Life Center Fort Payne, AL 48.9 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Cedar Lodge Guntersville, AL 48.9 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Cartersville Treatment Center Cartersville, GA 56.0 miles from Fort Oglethorpe
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Heroin can be injected into a vein (?mainlining?), injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as ?chasing the dragon,? snorted as powder via the nose.

The rate of binge drinking was 42.2 percent for young adults aged 18 to 25. Heavy alcohol use was reported by 15.6 percent of persons aged 18 to 25. These rates are similar to the rates in 2005 (41.9 and 15.3 percent, respectively).

A "hit" of Ecstasy can last for 3 to 6 hours.

The inhalant abuse of methylene chloride, which is most commonly found in degreasers, can cause a reduction of oxygen and changes to the heart muscle and irregular heartbeat.

Among pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years, 4.0 percent reported using illegal drugs in the past month based on combined 2005 and 2006 NSDUH data. This rate was significantly lower than the rate among women aged 15 to 44 who were not pregnant (10.0 percent). The 2003 2004 combined rate of current illegal drug use among pregnant women (4.6 percent) was not significantly different from the 2005 2006 combined rate.

Although the root causes of drug addiction remain unclear, the new study reveals that scientists have identified a number of biological, psychological and social conditions that can help to identify whether a person will become an addict.


The following survey was completed by residents of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Fort Oglethorpe, 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 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
0%
13%
Marijuana use in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
4%
88%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
30%
40%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Fort Oglethorpe, 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
12%
28%
0%
0%
8%
2%
37%
8%
3%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
2%
7%
3%
4%
15%
3%
10%
9%
15%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
78%
15%
Have you ever gone to school in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
91%
8%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
3%
4%
2%
3%
13%
4%
7%
6%
24%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
22%
53%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
66%
34%
Surveys updated monthly.

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