Mount Vernon, Georgia

Mount Vernon, Georgia, in Montgomery county, is 75 miles SE of Macon, Georgia (center to center) and 139 miles NW of Jacksonville, Florida. The city contains a population of approximately 2,082.

The People and Families of Mount Vernon

In Mount Vernon, about 39% of adults are married. Unmarried people abound in Mount Vernon.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mount Vernon had a median family income of $33,750.

Political Inclinations

Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon Housing

Mount Vernon has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 64% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. The city sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Homes in Mount Vernon are newer than those found in most places. Rents in the city tend toward the low side for Georgia. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in Mount Vernon the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Mount Vernon, 81% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Mount Vernon Affordability of Rents
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 10%Mount Vernon Racial Diversity
Low Property Crime
(vs. State)
Top 13%Mount Vernon Low Property Crime
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Mount Vernon Affordability of Property Taxes


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Mount Vernon has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Mount Vernon drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Mount Vernon, GA., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Mount Vernon Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program. By the time an individual from Mount Vernon, Georgia is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Mount Vernon may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Mount Vernon, Georgia. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Mount Vernon, Georgia may include Long-term Drug Rehabs, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation, Short-term Rehab Centers, Inpatient Rehab Centers, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Mount Vernon.

A quality Mount Vernon Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Mount Vernon treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Mount Vernon, Georgia to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Mount Vernon used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Mount Vernon develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Mount Vernon, Georgia has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon, GA. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Mount Vernon after completing the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Mount Vernon, Georgia that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Mount Vernon get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Mount Vernon, GA. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program will teach the individual from Mount Vernon how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Mount Vernon, Georgia that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Mount Vernon finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Mount Vernon is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Mount Vernon, Georgia Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

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

Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Dublin, GA 26.9 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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 26.9 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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 26.9 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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 28.8 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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 28.8 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
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 30.0 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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
Community Mental Health Center Eastman, GA 34.9 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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
Satilla Community Services Douglas, GA 50.0 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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)
Pineland MH MR SA CSB Statesboro, GA 50.3 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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 50.3 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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)
Bulloch Recovery Resources Statesboro, GA 51.3 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Oconee Center Sandersville, GA 55.8 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
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
Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services Louisville, GA 58.5 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Penfield Christian Homes Inc Alapaha, GA 66.6 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Healthqwest Warner Robins, GA 66.6 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Phoenix Center Behavioral Health Servs Fort Valley, GA 68.8 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
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)
Treatment Center of Waycross Waycross, GA 69.0 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Turner County Behavioral Hlth Servs of Ashburn, GA 69.1 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
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)
Saint Illa Center Waycross, GA 70.2 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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)
Macon New Start Macon, GA 70.6 miles from Mount Vernon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
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)

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

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The symptoms that are associated with Xanax withdrawal are known to be similar to those that are related to alcohol withdrawal, such as shaky hands, rapid heartbeat, insomnia, sweating and anxiety and agitation.

Rates of past month illegal drug use varied with age. Through the adolescent years from 12 to 17, the rates of current illegal drug use in 2008 increased from 3.3 percent at ages 12 or 13 to 8.6 percent at ages 14 or 15 to 15.2 percent at ages 16 or 17. The highest rate was among persons aged 18 to 20 (21.5 percent). The rate was 18.4 percent among those aged 21 to 25, and it was 13.0 percent among those aged 26 to 29. Among persons aged 65 or older, the rate was 1.0 percent.

States in the Northeast (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and the West (Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) had the lowest rates of perceived great risk of using marijuana occasionally (once a month) among persons aged 12 or older. Only about 27 percent of all persons aged 12 or older in Washington thought that occasional use was a great risk. Eight of the States having the lowest perceived risks also had rates in the highest fifth for past month marijuana use for persons aged 12 or older. Similarly, of the 10 States indicating the highest perceived risk of occasional marijuana use among persons aged 12 or older, five had past month marijuana use rates that were in the lowest fifth (Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas).

The human response is similar to that of the laboratory animal. The cocaine-dependent human prefers it to all other activities and will use the drug until the user or the supply is exhausted. These persons will exhibit behavior entirely different from their previous lifestyle.

There was no significant change in the number of past year initiates of Ecstasy between 2007 (781,000) and 2008 (894,000). The number of past year Ecstasy initiates in 2008, however, was significantly higher than the estimates in 2003 (642,000), 2004 (607,000), and 2005 (615,000). The estimate had been 1.2 million in 2002, significantly higher than in 2008. Most (68.5 percent) of the recent Ecstasy initiates in 2008 were aged 18 or older at the time they first used Ecstasy. Among past year initiates aged 12 to 49, the average age at initiation of Ecstasy in 2008 was 20.3 years, similar to the average age in 2007 (20.2 years).


The following survey was completed by residents of Mount Vernon, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
5%
8%
Marijuana use in Mount Vernon, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
78%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Mount Vernon, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
5%
81%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
80%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
8%
65%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Mount Vernon, 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
14%
10%
3%
2%
4%
3%
58%
4%
0%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Mount Vernon, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
6%
2%
3%
2%
5%
12%
3%
10%
9%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Mount Vernon, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Mount Vernon, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
77%
16%
Have you ever gone to school in Mount Vernon, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
21%
75%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Mount Vernon, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
5%
2%
3%
2%
4%
11%
5%
9%
4%
25%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
6%
67%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
49%
51%
Surveys updated monthly.

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