Wadley, Georgia

Wadley, Georgia, in Jefferson county, is 48 miles SW of Augusta, Georgia (center to center) and 129 miles SE of Atlanta, Georgia. The city has a population of 2,088.

The People and Families of Wadley

In Wadley, about 33% of adults are married. Wadley is known for its large population of single adults.

There is an unusually large share of women in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wadley had a median family income of $20,590.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Wadley ($257). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Wadley Housing

About 62% of housing units in Wadley are owner-occupied. Housing in the city tends to be newer construction. Many residents rent one-bedroom or studio apartments. Typical rents in the city are affordable, at least compared to other cities in the state.

Commuting

In Wadley, 97% of commuters drive to work. You'll want a car to get around in Wadley. Or at least you'll find that a great majority of people here drive everywhere.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Wadley Affordability of Rents
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Wadley Racial Diversity
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 19%Wadley Affordability of Property Taxes


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

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



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

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

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

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

Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services Louisville, GA 11.6 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Ogeechee Behavioral Health Millen, GA 20.4 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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
Oconee Center Sandersville, GA 26.6 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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
Counseling Group Waynesboro, GA 28.5 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
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, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Fort Gordon, GA 38.9 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA 40.3 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Quentin Price MD Dublin, GA 40.5 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
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 40.5 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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)
Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) Augusta, GA 41.0 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Community Mental Health Center of East Augusta, GA 41.0 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, 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)
Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Dublin, GA 41.8 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug 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, 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 41.8 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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 41.8 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
McDuffie County Mental Health Center Thomson, GA 44.1 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment 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, Medicaid, Medicare
Jones Behavioral Health Inc Augusta, GA 44.9 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Serenity Behavioral Health Systems Augusta, GA 44.9 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Steppingstones to Recovery Augusta, GA 44.9 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Bulloch Recovery Resources Statesboro, GA 46.2 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pineland MH MR SA CSB Statesboro, GA 46.8 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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 46.8 miles from Wadley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
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)

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

Individuals that have continued to take Vicodin longer than is medically necessary have the often mistaken belief that is they discontinue the drug that their pain would return; realistically, withdrawal from the drug can be an even stronger motivating factor.

With very large doses, an opiate user cannot be awakened, pupils become smaller, and the skin becomes cold, moist, and bluish in color. Breathing slows down and death may occur.

From 2005 to 2006, the rate of past month nonmedical use of prescription type psychotherapeutic drugs increased from 2.8 to 3.2 percent among boys aged 12 or older, mirroring an increase in the nonmedical use of pain relievers (from 2.1 to 2.5 percent). The rate of current heroin use also increased among boys (from 0.1 to 0.2 percent). There were no significant changes from 2005 to 2006 in the rate of past month drug use among girls aged 12 or older.

Because individuals who take Xanax on a regular basis will build a tolerance to the drug, physical dependence is almost a certainty.

Among the 5.1 million adults who reported an unmet need for mental health care and did not receive mental health services in the past year, several barriers to care were reported. These included an inability to afford care (42.7 percent), believing at the time that the problem could be handled without care (28.6 percent), not knowing where to go for care (19.8 percent), and not having the time to go for care (13.9 percent.

Inhalants have short-term effects that physically slow down functions in the body.


The following survey was completed by residents of Wadley, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Wadley, 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 Wadley, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
8%
9%
Marijuana use in Wadley, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
89%
11%
Perception of Alcohol in Wadley, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
13%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
82%
14%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
23%
53%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Wadley, 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%
16%
2%
8%
3%
1%
47%
5%
3%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Wadley, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
2%
8%
3%
4%
14%
4%
7%
5%
22%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Wadley, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Wadley, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
84%
13%
Have you ever gone to school in Wadley, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Wadley, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
3%
4%
2%
4%
14%
4%
12%
4%
24%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
16%
51%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
55%
45%
Surveys updated monthly.

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