Antlers, Oklahoma

Antlers, Oklahoma, in Pushmataha county, is 91 miles NE of McKinney, Texas (center to center) and 120 miles NE of Dallas, Texas. There are 2,552 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Antlers

In Antlers, about 47% of adults are married. If you love being around young kids, you'll appreciate Antlers. In the city, more so than in most cities, people can be found in one-person households. People in Antlers are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.

Women are better represented than men in the city. There are a lot of senior citizens in Antlers.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Antlers had a median family income of $22,684.

Political Inclinations

Antlers folks tended to give their money ($450) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.

Antlers Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Antlers that were owner-occupied was 58%. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in the city. Cheap apartment rents is one thing Antlers has going for it.

Commuting

In Antlers, 90% of commuters drive to work. One of the nice things about the city is its reasonable commuting times.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Antlers Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Antlers Affordability of Property Taxes
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Antlers Short Commute Times


The listings in Antlers, Oklahoma and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one in Antlers has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding an Antlers drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Antlers, OK., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Antlers Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility. By the time an individual from Antlers, Oklahoma is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Antlers may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Antlers, Oklahoma. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Antlers, Oklahoma may include Long-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehab Facilities, Short-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug Treatment, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Antlers.

A quality Antlers Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Antlers treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Antlers, Oklahoma to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Antlers used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Antlers develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Antlers, Oklahoma has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Antlers, OK. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Antlers after completing the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Antlers, Oklahoma that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Antlers get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Antlers, OK. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility will teach the individual from Antlers how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Antlers, Oklahoma that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Antlers finally succumbs to a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Antlers is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Antlers, Oklahoma Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

There are 2 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Antlers, Oklahoma. We have also provided 18 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers that are closest geographically to Antlers:

Counseling Center of Southeast OK Antlers, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Kiamichi Outreach Antlers, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix Gate Inc Atoka, OK 28.0 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Valliant House LLC Valliant, OK 32.2 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Durant, OK 41.9 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Shekinah Counseling Services Durant, OK 41.9 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Center of Southeast OK Durant, OK 45.2 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Premier Family Life and Treatment Ctr Durant, OK 45.2 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Choctaw Nation Talihina, OK 48.8 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Oaks Behavioral Health Center Eufaula, OK 50.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Oaks Rehabilitation Health Center McAlester, OK 53.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Access to Recovery
Professional Counseling and McAlester, OK 53.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Southeastern Oklahoma McAlester, OK 53.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lakes Regional MH MR Center Bonham, TX 54.9 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Northeast Texas Council on Alcohol and Bonham, TX 57.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center Bonham, TX 57.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: General Health Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Drug Recovery Center Denison, TX 61.6 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Narconon of Oklahoma Inc Canadian, OK 66.2 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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
Texoma Medical Center Sherman, TX 70.0 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, 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)
Alcoholic Services of Texoma Inc Sherman, TX 70.5 miles from Antlers
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

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Rates of substance dependence or abuse were associated with current employment status in 2006. A higher percentage of unemployed adults aged 18 or older were classified with dependence or abuse (19.5 percent) than were full-time employed adults (10.4 percent) or part-time employed adults (10.2 percent).

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Among people who needed but did not receive illegal drug use treatment and felt they needed treatment (based on 2004 2005 combined data), the six most often reported reasons for not receiving treatment were (a) cost or insurance barriers (36.7 percent), (b) not ready to stop using (34.7 percent), (c) stigma (24.4 percent), (d) did not feel the need for treatment at the time or could handle the problem without treatment (16.3 percent), (e) did not know where to go for treatment (16.3 percent), and (f) other access barriers (16.1 percent).

For boys, current nonmedical use of psychotherapeutics declined from 3.2 percent in 2007 to 2.6 percent in 2008, driven in part by a decline in pain reliever misuse from 2.6 to 2.0 percent. Current use of crack by boys also decreased in this time period from 0.4 to 0.2 percent. There were no significant changes in the use of these drugs among girls.

Use of Lortab crosses over to addiction when the user no longer has control over their use of the drug and when they continue to use the drug despite negative consequences.


The following survey was completed by residents of Antlers, Oklahoma as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Antlers, Oklahoma. 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 Antlers, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
3%
16%
Marijuana use in Antlers, Oklahoma.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
84%
8%
Perception of Alcohol in Antlers, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
14%
84%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
85%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
14%
51%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Antlers, Oklahoma?
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%
8%
0%
4%
5%
0%
68%
3%
1%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Antlers, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
3%
3%
4%
11%
2%
7%
9%
28%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Antlers, Oklahoma schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Antlers, Oklahoma under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
82%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Antlers, Oklahoma under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
84%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Antlers, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
2%
7%
3%
3%
11%
5%
10%
6%
21%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
29%
43%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
55%
45%
Surveys updated monthly.

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