West Point, Georgia

West Point, Georgia is 31 miles NW of Columbus, Georgia (center to center) and 76 miles SW of Atlanta, Georgia. It is in Troup county. The population of the city is 3,382.

The People and Families of West Point

In West Point, about 44% of adults are married. There are a lot of singles in West Point.

The city has disproportionaly more women residents than most cities.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, West Point had a median family income of $37,797. The people of West Point can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the city.

Political Inclinations

Among West Point political contributors, George W. Bush was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $7,600. The Republican party attracted the largest share of donations from the city.

West Point Housing

Of the housing in West Point, approximately 58% is occupied by their owners.

Commuting

In West Point, 94% of commuters drive to work. The city features shorter commuting times than most similar places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
West Point3,382$37,797
Lagrange25,998$36,438

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 12%West Point College Educated Adults
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 12%West Point Short Commute Times
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%West Point Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 17%West Point Well-Paid Single Women


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

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in West Point, GA.? Do you know of someone in West Point, GA. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in West Point comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in West Point treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in West Point would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in West Point, GA., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in West Point are Outpatient Treatment Programs, Short-term Treatment, Inpatient Treatment Facilities, Long-term Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in West Point have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in West Point, Georgia delivered by a qualified Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in West Point, GA. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in West Point, GA. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in West Point, GA. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in West Point, GA.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the West Point, Georgia Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Pathways Center Greenville, GA 12.5 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bradley Center of St Francis Hospital Columbus, GA 23.8 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, 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, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bradley Ctr of Saint Francis Hospital Columbus, GA 25.7 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Horizons Columbus, GA 26.4 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Choice Intervention Roanoke, AL 31.5 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
U.S. Army MEDDAC Fort Benning, GA 32.4 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
East Alabama MH MR Center Phenix City, AL 32.9 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, GA 33.2 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lighthouse of Tallapoosa County Inc Alexander City, AL 41.8 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Center of Renewed Promises Newnan, GA 42.7 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Treatment Center of Newnan Newnan, GA 42.7 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Central Alabama Veterans Tuskegee, AL 49.0 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, General Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Covenant Treatment Center Carrollton, GA 50.0 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pathways Carroll County Carrollton, GA 52.6 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treatment Center of Fayette Fayetteville, GA 54.5 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
McIntosh Trail MH MR SA Services Griffin, GA 54.7 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Midway Recovery Systems Inc Griffin, GA 54.7 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
McIntosh Trail Community Servs Board Griffin, GA 54.8 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA 61.2 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Anchor Hospital Atlanta, GA 62.0 miles from West Point
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, 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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Most (85.9 percent) of the 4.6 million past year alcohol initiates were younger than age 21 at the time of initiation.

In 2006, the number of persons aged 12 or older needing treatment for an alcohol use problem was 19.5 million (7.9 percent of the population aged 12 or older). Of these, 1.6 million (0.6 percent of the total population and 8.0 percent of the people who needed treatment for an alcohol use problem) received alcohol use treatment at a specialty facility. Thus, there were 18.0 million people who needed treatment but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for an alcohol use problem. Between 2005 and 2006, there were no statistically significant changes in the number and the percentage of persons needing, receiving, or needing but not receiving treatment for an alcohol use problem.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, the rate of current illegal drug use was similar for boys (9.8 percent) and girls (9.7 percent). In 2006, male and female adolescents had similar rates of current marijuana use (6.8 and 6.4 percent) and nonmedical use of prescription type psychotherapeutics (3.1 and 3.5 percent, respectively).

Methadone can be prescribed by a doctor for pain relief, but it can only be described for addiction treatment by physicians working in unison with methadone clinics.

In 2006, underage current alcohol use rates were similar in small metropolitan areas (28.9 percent), large metropolitan areas (27.8 percent), and nonmetropolitan areas (29.1 percent). The rate in completely rural nonmetropolitan areas was 28.2 percent.

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 West Point, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in West Point, 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 West Point, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
94%
1%
5%
Marijuana use in West Point, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
77%
16%
Perception of Alcohol in West Point, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
11%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
96%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
22%
49%
26%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in West Point, 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
2%
5%
1%
10%
4%
1%
54%
13%
0%
10%
Most common first drug experience in West Point, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
3%
2%
6%
2%
4%
15%
2%
9%
5%
24%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in West Point, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in West Point, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in West Point, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
87%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in West Point, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
6%
2%
7%
2%
2%
11%
2%
11%
6%
21%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
7%
62%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
82%
18%
Surveys updated monthly.

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