Oakland, Nebraska

Oakland, Nebraska is 46 miles S of Sioux City, Iowa (center to center) and 48 miles NW of Omaha, Nebraska. It is in Burt county. The population of the city is 1,367.

The People and Families of Oakland

In Oakland, about 64% of adults are married.

Oakland has disproportionaly more women residents than most cities. Seniors are common in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oakland had a median family income of $42,938. There aren't a lot of poor people in Oakland. The people of the city can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the city.

Political Inclinations

The Republican party attracted the largest share of donations from Oakland.

Oakland Housing

Of the housing in Oakland, approximately 72% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the city is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Oakland offers a good supply of small apartments.

Commuting

In Oakland, 92% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 19%Oakland Low Rate of Poverty


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

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



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Do you or someone you care about live in Oakland, Nebraska and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Have you failed at trying to help someone with drug or alcohol addiction in Oakland and have lost all hope? Drug and alcohol addiction are an epidemic in our society today. Someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is just existing, not living. This can be a very sad and depressing existence to say the least. But all is not lost, and there are ways to treat addiction that actually work. The way out can be found at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Oakland that will suit your treatment needs.

The reason a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Oakland works for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism is because the individual will learn to overcome problems in life by confronting them, not by numbing them with drugs and alcohol. Once the individual starts confronting and handling life situations, they realize that they can actually cope with their problems and don't feel the need to compound them with drugs or alcohol.

Each individual is different, and there are a variety of treatment programs available in Oakland to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

The two main aspects of addiction, physical and psychological, are what the individual will be addressing during the course of treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Oakland. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Oakland, Nebraska, which will help with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that ensue when a person stops using drugs or alcohol. The brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, which lessens the effect of the drug. This is how physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops. This is why someone using drugs has to take more and more of the substance to get the same effect. Abruptly stopping substance use is what causes the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms could last for days, weeks or even months depending on the individual's history of abuse. Hardcore drugs such as heroin have a particularly long and painful withdrawal period.

Right off the bat, a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Oakland will get the individual started on a professional detoxification accompanied by psychological counseling. At the root of the individual's addiction to drugs or alcohol are these psychological issues. Once addressed, the individual's chances of relapse are decreased markedly.

Due to the structured environment and comprehensive program that a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Oakland, NE. offers, it truly is the most successful method for treating drug and alcohol addiction. There is no stone left unturned, every area where the individual is having problems in life will be addressed.

As part of treatment in Oakland, NE., the individual will be trained on how to react appropriately to situations in life and how to change his behavior patterns. Staff of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Oakland will work with the individual on how to respond to his environment, friends, family etc. when he returns home upon completion of treatment. It is expected that the individual will be able to appropriately handle the things which may have initially triggered his drug use. If not, these influences may produce psychological stressors which can cause the person to relapse. That is why professional treatment to address these psychological stressors is such an important aspect of the individual's recovery.

After having discontinued use of drugs or alcohol, research has shown that an addict's brain changes the ways it functions and responds to situations. This is yet another reason it is vital to seek professional help at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Oakland, NE., instead of trying to stop on one's own. There is so much for an addict to overcome to achieve sobriety. It is no easy task, even with help. Seeking help at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Oakland, NE. is an addict's best bet for a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. If you or someone you know is ready for a new life free of drugs and alcohol, find out what treatment options are available at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Oakland. No time is better than the present to end the cycle of addiction and all of the destruction that it creates. Help is waiting for you or someone you love today.

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, Nebraska Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Omaha Tribe Alcohol Program Macy, NE 21.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Females
Pathfinder Clinic Fremont, NE 23.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Chee Woy Na Zhee Winnebago, NE 28.5 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Heartland Counseling Services Inc South Sioux City, NE 43.8 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Alcoholics Resocialization Counseling Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
BAART Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Canku Luta Inc Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Catholic Charities Omaha Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Eastern Nebraska Community Action Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Latino Center of the Midlands Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Omaha Treatment Center Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Open Door Mission Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Open Door Missions Omaha, NE 45.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Greater Omaha Community Action Inc Omaha, NE 45.6 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Jackson Recovery Centers Inc Le Mars, IA 46.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Mercy Behavioral Care Sioux City, IA 46.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lydia House Omaha, NE 47.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, General Health Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Open Door Mission Ministries Omaha, NE 47.2 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Santa Monica Inc Omaha, NE 47.3 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition Omaha, NE 48.4 miles from Oakland
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current drinkers of alcohol in the 2008 survey (51.6 percent). This translates to an estimated 129.0 million people, which is similar to the 2007 estimate of 126.8 million people (51.1 percent).

Another one of the risks of heroin use is that all heroin users--not just those who inject the drug-- becoming addicted. Individuals who abuse heroin over time develop a tolerance for the drug, meaning that they must use increasingly larger doses to achieve the same intensity or effect they experienced when they first began using the drug. Heroin ceases to produce feelings of pleasure in users who develop tolerance; instead, these users must continue taking the drug simply to feel normal. Addicted individuals who stop using the drug may experience withdrawal symptoms, which include heroin craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, and vomiting.

The National Inhalant & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) has been an extremely effective means of mobilizing communities to take action in order to reduce inhalant use.

Among teens aged 12 to 17 in 2005 with MDE during the past year who saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional for depression, 41.6 percent believed that this treatment helped "not at all" or "a little." In addition, 34.0 percent believed that this treatment was "a lot of help" or "extremely helpful."

Men and women have been reported to have similar rates of non medical use of prescription drugs. An exception that has been reported to be found is among youth that are 12-17 year-olds. In this particular age group, young women have been reported to be much more likely than young men to use prescription drugs non- medically.

Between 2004 and 2005, there was no statistically significant change in the number or percentage of the population receiving substance use treatment within the past year (3.8 million, 1.6 percent in 2004; 3.9 million, 1.6 percent in 2005).


The following survey was completed by residents of Oakland, Nebraska as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Oakland, Nebraska. 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, Nebraska.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
3%
11%
Marijuana use in Oakland, Nebraska.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
75%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Oakland, Nebraska.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
15%
79%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
86%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
14%
49%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Oakland, Nebraska?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
7%
24%
2%
9%
6%
0%
34%
15%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Oakland, Nebraska?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
2%
5%
3%
4%
14%
5%
7%
5%
21%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Oakland, Nebraska schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Nebraska under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Oakland, Nebraska under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
95%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Oakland, Nebraska?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
2%
3%
8%
2%
4%
11%
2%
10%
4%
26%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
21%
47%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
67%
33%
Surveys updated monthly.

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