Durant, Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma, in Bryan county, is 56 miles N of McKinney, Texas (center to center) and 86 miles N of Dallas, Texas. The city has a population of 13,549.

The People and Families of Durant

In Durant, about 45% of adults are married. Durant has its share of unmarried adults.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Durant had a median family income of $32,988. Durant benefits from its educated workforce.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Durant residents, with $2,500. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Durant Housing

In Durant, 52% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. Landlords in the city rent a large number of single bedroom units.

Commuting

In Durant, 94% of commuters drive to work. Most residents would agree that driving around Durant is a bit easier than around other cities of its size.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Durant13,549$32,988
Madill3,410$26,892
Tishomingo3,162$28,462

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Durant Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Durant Affordability of Rents
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 8%Durant College Educated Adults
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Durant Short Commute Times


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Durant 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 Durant, Oklahoma; 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 Durant Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are 5 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Durant, Oklahoma. We have also provided 15 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Durant:

Counseling Center of Southeast OK Durant, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
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)
Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Durant, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
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)
Mental Health Services of Durant, OK
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Premier Family Life and Treatment Ctr Durant, OK
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Shekinah Counseling Services Durant, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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
Drug Recovery Center Denison, TX 19.9 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Alcoholic Services of Texoma Inc Sherman, TX 28.6 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Phoenix Gate Inc Atoka, OK 28.8 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
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)
Texoma Medical Center Sherman, TX 29.7 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
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)
Lakes Regional MH MR Center Bonham, TX 32.5 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
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 35.6 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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 35.6 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab 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)
Enterhealth Life Recovery Center Van Alstyne, TX 41.4 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Morning Star Marietta, OK 42.8 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services Ardmore, OK 44.8 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Arbuckle Life Solutions Inc Ardmore, OK 53.5 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Broadway House Inc Ardmore, OK 53.5 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Ada Area Chemical Dependency Ctr Inc Ada, OK 53.7 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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
Mental Health Services of Ada, OK 53.7 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Rolling Hills Hospital Ada, OK 53.7 miles from Durant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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)

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

Even moderate doses of Dilaudid have been known to result in a fatal drug overdose.

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).

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.

Percocet addiction is characterized by a pattern of compulsive Percocet use. A hallmark of Percocet addiction is the continued craving for the drug and the need to use more of it for the psychological effects and mood alterations that it brings the user.

Among persons aged 12 to 20, past month alcohol use rates in 2008 were 17.2 percent among Asians, 19.0 percent among blacks, 22.9 percent among those reporting two or more races, 23.1 percent among Hispanics, 26.4 percent among American Indians or Alaska Natives, and 30.1 percent among whites.

Ecstasy can interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature, which can cause dangerous overheating, called hyperthermia.


The following survey was completed by residents of Durant, Oklahoma as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Durant, 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 Durant, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
94%
4%
2%
Marijuana use in Durant, Oklahoma.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
87%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Durant, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
9%
84%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
87%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
1%
68%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Durant, 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
0%
13%
0%
4%
3%
2%
63%
12%
2%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Durant, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
6%
2%
2%
12%
3%
7%
7%
27%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Durant, Oklahoma schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Durant, Oklahoma under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Durant, Oklahoma under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
18%
80%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Durant, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
2%
7%
2%
3%
14%
2%
6%
5%
24%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
5%
64%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
49%
51%
Surveys updated monthly.

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