Oakland, Maine

Oakland, Maine is 66 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 165 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. It is in Kennebec county. The population of the town is 5,959.

The People and Families of Oakland

In Oakland, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oakland had a median family income of $43,654.

Political Inclinations

Among Oakland political contributors, John Kerry was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $500. The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from the town.

Oakland Housing

Of the housing in Oakland, approximately 77% is occupied by their owners.

Commuting

In Oakland, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Oakland5,959$43,654
China4,106$42,768
Fairfield6,573$43,533
Sidney3,514$47,281
Vassalboro4,047$40,192
Waterville15,605$38,052
Winslow7,743$46,725

The listings in Oakland, Maine and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Are you battling an addiction to drugs or alcohol and live in Oakland, Maine? Do you have a friend or family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol in Oakland and you don't know where to turn to for help? Addiction to any substance can be a very dark and lonely place, not just for the abuser but for anyone that cares about them. All hope is not lost; there are effective solutions out there. We can help you find a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Oakland that will be appropriate for your treatment needs.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Oakland is a perfect solution for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. Treatment will be geared towards helping the individual overcome their need to fix problems in their life with drugs and alcohol. Once they can grasp this, they will be able to cope with life situations more appropriately and resolve their problems without substances.

There are a variety of approaches to addiction treatment. Examples offered in Oakland are Outpatient Drug Treatment Programs, Long-term Rehabs, Short-term Drug Treatment, Inpatient Rehabs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Oakland will target both the physical and psychological aspects of addiction. Individuals are treated for physical addiction by undergoing a detoxification program in Oakland, Maine to assist with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms which result when an addict discontinues use of a substance they are addicted to. Continued use of a psychoactive substance over time causes the brain to adapt to the presence of the drug, making the desired effect minimal. Physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops in this way. Over time, more and more of the addictive drug is required to get the same effect. Quitting an addictive drug abruptly causes serious withdrawal symptoms, which may take the body weeks or months to return to normal function. Withdrawing from hardcore drugs such as heroin can cause extremely severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, which can last for quite some time.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Oakland will be able to administer a professional detox as well as assistance with psychological issues. These underlying psychological issues are at the root of all drug and alcohol addiction problems. Addressing this head on will decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a fully rehabilitated and contributing member of society. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Oakland, ME. has proven to be the most successful method for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Oakland, follows a rigid, comprehensive program to ensure a successful recovery. This program addresses every aspect of addiction and every area where the person could be having trouble.

To ensure a lasting recovery, the individual must gain the knowledge, abilities and "life tools" to change their behavior and reaction to situations. The individual's program will be focused on strategies for returning home to Oakland, from a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility and even running into prior drug using friends or acquaintances in Oakland. Upon completion of their program, the individual will be able to deal with the reminders and triggers in Oakland which may have prompted their drug use, as these same triggers can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors, if not addressed, can make it very hard for an individual to control their response to drug using impulses. Research has shown that an addict shows changes in the way their brain functions after having discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. Because of this, even an individual with the best of intentions may find it extremely hard to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment.

So you can see that a recovering addict has a lot to deal with when deciding to kick the habit. With triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, seeking help at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a no-brainer.

A person that is serious about the decision to get sober should enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Oakland, ME. Why fail again on your own? Why lose another friend or push a family member even further away? Why beg, cheat, and steal just to get drugs or alcohol, risking legal problems and jail time? You don't have to be depressed and unhappy because of excessive drug or alcohol use. There is help available, even for the most severe addicts.

Getting Help

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

There are no listings in Oakland, ME. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Oakland, Maine:

Crisis and Counseling Centers Inc Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Dept of VA Affairs Addiction Services Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Health Reach Network Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix House of New England Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Spruce Street Residence Augusta, ME 9.0 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sweetser - Affiliate Farmington, ME 11.7 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
James L Jacobs PhD Waterville, ME 13.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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
Maine General Medical Center Waterville, ME 13.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Good Will Hinckley Homes For Hinckley, ME 13.7 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, 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)
Maxine Wolph-Johnson Anson, ME 15.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Searsport Counseling Associates Anson, ME 15.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Evergreen Behavioral Services Farmington, ME 15.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Searsport Counseling Farmington, ME 15.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Darlene Swift Potter LADC CCS Waterville, ME 16.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Michael Lane Behavioral Healthcare Waterville, ME 16.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Crisis and Counseling Centers Augusta, ME 17.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
David Lawrence LADC CCS Augusta, ME 17.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Kennebec Behavioral Health Augusta, ME 17.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
MaineGeneral Augusta, ME 17.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Most binge and heavy alcohol users were employed in 2006. Among 54.0 million adult binge drinkers, 42.9 million (79.4 percent) were employed either full or part time. Among 16.3 million heavy drinkers, 12.9 million (79.2 percent) were employed.

Liver failure has occurred in people that have taken ten to fifteen grams of acetaminophen, which is one of the active ingredients in Vicodin; taking fifteen to twenty grams can be fatal.

Because of methadone?s synthetic structure ( it is a man made chemical), the pharmacological effects of this medication are longer lasting than those of other opiate drugs, allowing for once-daily administration in pain management and opiate treatment programs such as methadone clinics.

In 2006, more than half of the 2.5 million persons aged 12 or older who received specialty substance use treatment in the past year also received treatment at a self help group (1.5 million persons). In addition, among those who received specialty substance use treatment, 377,000 received treatment at a prison or jail and 369,000 received treatment at an emergency room. The number who received treatment at a private doctor's office in 2006 was higher than the number in 2005 (422,000 vs. 254,000, respectively).

Coincident with the increase in the perceived great risk of marijuana use, the prevalence of lifetime, past year, and past month marijuana use among teens aged 12 to 17 decreased between 2002 and 2006. During this period, lifetime use of marijuana dropped from 20.6 to 17.3 percent, past year use declined from 15.8 to 13.2 percent, and past month use fell from 8.2 to 6.7 percent.

Easy accessibility to drugs and lower prices are frequently reported to be some of the other factors that contribute to drug addiction.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Oakland:

Belgrade Lakes Group
Union Church
Route 27
Oakland, Maine 4963

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 2:00 PM
Monday, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Oakland, Maine as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Oakland, Maine. 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 Oakland, Maine.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
91%
3%
6%
Marijuana use in Oakland, Maine.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
87%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Oakland, Maine.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
4%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
75%
20%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
30%
42%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Oakland, Maine?
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%
28%
0%
3%
6%
2%
40%
4%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Oakland, Maine?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
3%
4%
3%
2%
15%
2%
7%
5%
28%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Oakland, Maine schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Maine under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Maine under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
84%
5%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Oakland, Maine?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
5%
3%
4%
2%
2%
12%
4%
7%
9%
25%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
9%
65%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
7%
93%
Surveys updated monthly.

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