Sylvester, Georgia

Sylvester, Georgia, in Worth county, is 19 miles E of Albany, Georgia (center to center) and 153 miles NW of Jacksonville, Florida. The city contains a population of approximately 5,990.

The People and Families of Sylvester

In Sylvester, about 41% of adults are married. There are plenty of young children in Sylvester. Unmarried people abound in the city.

Sylvester has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sylvester had a median family income of $33,707.

Political Inclinations

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

Sylvester Housing

Sylvester has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 58% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Sylvester, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Sylvester5,990$33,707
Albany76,939$33,843
Ashburn4,419$21,481
Moultrie14,387$28,406
Tifton15,060$37,023

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Sylvester Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Sylvester Affordability of Property Taxes


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

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



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

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

When an individual from Sylvester 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 Sylvester, 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 Sylvester have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility 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 Sylvester will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility 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 Sylvester, 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Sylvester 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 Sylvester, 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 an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center, the individual from Sylvester 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 Sylvester, 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 Sylvester, 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 Sylvester, Georgia Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Worth County Mental Health Center Sylvester, GA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Albany Addiction Associates Albany, GA 15.9 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Graceway Recovery Residence Inc Albany, GA 15.9 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Behavioral Health Center at Phoebe Albany, GA 18.2 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Anchorage Inc Leesburg, GA 18.2 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Turner County Behavioral Hlth Servs of Ashburn, GA 19.9 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
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)
Tifton Addiction Associates LLC Tifton, GA 23.0 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lakeside Addiction Recovery Center Tifton, GA 23.1 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Turning Point Hospital Inpatient Moultrie, GA 25.3 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lewell Mainor Mental Health Center Dawson, GA 35.9 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: 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, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Behavioral Health Services of South GA Adel, GA 38.7 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Volunteers of America of Georgia Inc Adel, GA 38.7 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Middle Flint Behavioral Healthcare Americus, GA 40.0 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Serenity Farm Americus, GA 40.0 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Penfield Christian Homes Inc Alapaha, GA 41.2 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Southern Star Community Services Americus, GA 41.4 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Heritage Foundation Albany, GA 44.7 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Archbold Northside Thomasville, GA 44.7 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
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, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Opportunities Thomasville, GA 48.6 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Southwestern State Hospital Thomasville, GA 48.6 miles from Sylvester
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking

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

Experiments with amphetamines have shown that animals, when given a free choice, will readily operate pumps that inject them with cocaine or amphetamine. Animals dependent on amphetamines will work hard to get more of the drug.

Bath salts contain a derivative that is very similar to the active ingredients in methamphetamines; this may explain why the side effects that are related to bath salt are reported to be so similar to those that are linked to those involving meth use.

Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate of current cigarette use was associated with county type in 2006. The rates of cigarette smoking were 30.1 percent in completely rural counties, 29.3 percent in less urbanized nonmetropolitan areas, 26.6 percent in urbanized nonmetropolitan areas, 26.3 percent in small metropolitan areas, and 23.3 percent in large metropolitan areas.

The rates of current use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipe tobacco were unchanged between 2004 and 2005 among persons aged 12 or older. However, between 2002 and 2005, past month use of a tobacco product declined from 30.4 to 29.4 percent, and past month cigarette use decreased from 26.0 to 24.9 percent.

The head of the poison control center reported that cathinone, which is the parent substance of the drugs that are currently being used in the manufacturing of bath salts, comes from a plant is Africa and is regulated; he stated that MDPV and mephedrone are made in a lab and that they are not regulated because they are not being marketed for human consumption.

In 2000, as part of DAWN's year-end emergency data report, heroin related emergency room visits increased 15% from the last year.


The following survey was completed by residents of Sylvester, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Sylvester, 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 Sylvester, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
97%
1%
2%
Marijuana use in Sylvester, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
80%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Sylvester, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
8%
84%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
7%
62%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Sylvester, 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
10%
21%
3%
10%
4%
1%
33%
10%
2%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Sylvester, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
2%
7%
3%
2%
15%
2%
7%
7%
22%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Sylvester, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Sylvester, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
84%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Sylvester, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
76%
21%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Sylvester, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
2%
4%
2%
2%
12%
5%
10%
9%
20%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
19%
57%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
91%
9%
Surveys updated monthly.

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