Oakwood, Georgia

Oakwood, Georgia, in Hall county, is 30 miles NE of Roswell, Georgia (center to center) and 43 miles NE of Atlanta, Georgia. There are 2,689 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Oakwood

In Oakwood, about 48% of adults are married. If you love being around young kids, you'll appreciate Oakwood. People in the city are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.

Approximately 23% of Oakwood is non-white. Diversity is a hallmark of the city.

Males are more numerous in Oakwood than in most cities.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oakwood had a median family income of $43,308. In Oakwood, most people are middle class or better. The city is fortunate in that not many of its residents suffer poverty.

Political Inclinations

Oakwood folks tended to give their money ($6,500) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Oakwood Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Oakwood that were owner-occupied was 28%. The city housing had been constructed more recently than most cities of its size. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in Oakwood.

Commuting

In Oakwood, 93% of commuters drive to work. More folks in the city use public transportation than most people elsewhere.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 2%Oakwood Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Oakwood Public Transportation Use
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 16%Oakwood Well-Paid Single Men
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 16%Oakwood People in Middle Class or Better
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 19%Oakwood Low Rate of Poverty


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Oakwood is currently struggling with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, you do not have to face this dilemma on your own. Our compassionate staff can help to take the guesswork out of finding the best Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program that will be perfectly suited to your personal needs and preferences. Why should you or anyone in Oakwood try to handle this on your own, when professional help is so readily available? We have helped many people in Oakwood, Georgia to take the first step towards being free from their drug or alcohol addiction, and they are now living successful lives within their community.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program can help an individual from Oakwood, GA. that has suffered with a drug and alcohol addiction to make the changes needed to have the ability to live their life drug-free. Drug or alcohol rehab treatment works by first helping the individual from Oakwood, Georgia to recognize the existence of a problem and to overcome the irrational thinking that is so commonly associated with a drug or alcohol addiction. A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will encourage the individual from Oakwood to take full responsibility for their drug or alcohol addiction and will reinforce this knowledge in the recovering addict and help them to see that they are responsible for maintaining their sobriety once they complete the treatment process and return home. This gives the recovering addict from Oakwood, Georgia the power over their drug or alcohol addiction and the ability to know they can make their own individual choices.

There are so many types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in and around Oakwood, that may include Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Long-term Addiction Recovery Centers, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, non-traditional, religious-based, or holistic treatment. A factor that may influence an individual from Oakwood in their choice of treatment options could be due to the fact that they may have already tried a particular Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center and failed. Various other factors can limit an individual to a specific type of drug or alcohol addiction treatment due to specific situations, and other times the individual from Oakwood can be open to all of the different available options.

The main objective in all of the different types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities should be to be able to motivate the individual from Oakwood, GA. to achieve a state of long term abstinence. Additionally, a quality Oakwood Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program will have to address all of the aspects of an addiction, including behavioral and social symptoms, and the physical and psychological symptoms that are commonly linked to a drug or alcohol addiction.

The physical aspects of a drug or alcohol addiction are addressed in the detox portion of the Oakwood, Georgia treatment program; a quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process and can help the individual to be more comfortable during this difficult process. Drug withdrawal symptoms will occur because the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time; thus the individual will now have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Oakwood, GA. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they have been taking, whether it is tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, or a combination of these substances. Withdrawal symptoms associated with some illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce withdrawal symptoms that may be severe and prolonged.

An effective Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Oakwood, Georgia will specifically target the psychological issues that are related to the drug or alcohol abuse. The Oakwood, GA. Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center may incorporate treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention courses. The combination of all these, along with helping the former addict to recognize and cope with familiar drug triggers, can help the individual to finally get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this will provide the individual from Oakwood with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

As the individual from Oakwood, GA. becomes educated about the addiction process; they will begin to understand that they did not have a chance to stop using drugs or alcohol without receiving professional help. They will learn about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the functions of the brain and come to understand that their not being able to stop using drug was not due to weakness, but instead their body's chemical response to the chronic chemical abuse that was encountered.

Reach out for professional help so that you or someone that you care about in Oakwood that has a substance abuse problem can finally be free from the prison of addiction.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easy part, as we are right here to guide you through the process; just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can have a free consultation with a registered addiction specialist, or just fill out the Oakwood,Georgia Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center request form and we will call you shortly.

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

Lanier Treatment Center Gainesville, GA 5.6 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Laurelwood Hospital Gainesville, GA 7.5 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Medicine Wheel Clinic Auburn, GA 14.8 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Forsyth County Mental Health Cumming, GA 15.2 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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
Potters House Jefferson, GA 19.4 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Project Adam Winder, GA 20.3 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Atlanta Family Counseling Center Inc Lawrenceville, GA 20.5 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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 20.5 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
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
Family Recovery Lawrenceville, GA 20.8 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
GRN Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Lawrenceville, GA 20.8 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Summitridge Center for Psychiatry and Lawrenceville, GA 20.8 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Dawson County Mental Health Dawsonville, GA 21.3 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Robert W Dail Memorial Commerce, GA 25.9 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lakeland Centres Atlanta Norcross, GA 26.4 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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
GRN Recovery Center Snellville, GA 26.4 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lakeland Centers Atlanta Norcross, GA 27.1 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Narconon Georgia Atlanta Norcross, GA 27.1 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
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
Atlanta Insight Roswell, GA 28.3 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
North Fulton Treatment Center Roswell, GA 28.3 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
The Insight Program Roswell, GA 29.4 miles from Oakwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

Most teens aged 12 to 17 believed their parents would "strongly disapprove" of their using substances. In 2006, 91.4 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day. A majority of teens (90.4 percent) reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their trying marijuana or hashish once or twice, and 89.6 percent reported their parents would strongly disapprove of their having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day. These rates of perceived parental disapproval in using substances in 2006 were similar to those reported in 2005.

Various combinations of over-the-counter stimulants are often misrepresented as "speed" or are sold in capsules that resemble those of legally manufactured amphetamines; these are called "look-alike" stimulants. Deaths due to stroke have been reported following massive doses of look-alike combinations.

State percentages for past year dependence on or abuse of alcohol or illegal drugs among persons aged 12 or older ranged from a low of 7.4 percent in Alabama to a high of 12.0 percent in New Mexico. Rhode Island's rate of 29.4 percent was the highest among States for persons aged 18 to 25.

Amphetamine is frequently measured in urine as part of a drug abuse testing program.

According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), over two-thirds of the top twenty most abused controlled substances in the United States are prescription medications; benzodiazepines top the list.

Recent data that has been gathered in government studies concerning drug abuse in the United States, has indicated that individuals who are addicted to Vicodin and similar opiates, make up a large percentage of people that are federally charged due to the practice of "doctor shopping" between 2009-2010.


The following survey was completed by residents of Oakwood, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Oakwood, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Oakwood, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Oakwood, 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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