Poteau, Oklahoma

Poteau, Oklahoma, in Le Flore county, is 26 miles SW of Fort Smith, Arkansas (center to center) and 108 miles SE of Tulsa, Oklahoma. About 7,939 people people live in Poteau.

The People and Families of Poteau

In Poteau, about 50% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Poteau had a median family income of $31,226.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($1,175) in Poteau than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Poteau Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Poteau, about 67% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Poteau, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Poteau7,939$31,226
Heavener3,201$28,654
Muldrow3,104$32,083
Pocola3,994$37,937

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Poteau Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Poteau Affordability of Rents
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 14%Poteau Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Poteau, Oklahoma? Are you concerned about a family member in Poteau, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Poteau, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Poteau, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Poteau, OK. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Drug Rehab Centers, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Drug Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Poteau, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Poteau, Oklahoma with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Poteau, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Poteau, OK. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Poteau, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Poteau, from a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Poteau - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Poteau. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Poteau. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) to speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Poteau, Oklahoma Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

There are 1 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Poteau, Oklahoma. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Poteau:

KI BOIS Community Action Foundation Poteau, OK
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Harbor House Inc Fort Smith, AR 22.0 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Horizon Adolescent Treatment Center Fort Smith, AR 23.2 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
River Valley Counseling Inc Fort Smith, AR 23.2 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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
Oklahoma Treatment Services LLC Roland, OK 26.1 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gateway House Inc Fort Smith, AR 27.7 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, 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
FOCUS Sallisaw, OK 29.0 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
People Inc Sallisaw, OK 29.0 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Serenity Counseling Advocates Inc Van Buren, AR 32.6 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment 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, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Choctaw Nation Talihina, OK 33.1 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Narconon of Oklahoma Inc Canadian, OK 60.2 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
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
Creek Nation Behavioral Health Eufaula, OK 62.0 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Oaks Rehabilitative Services Center Eufaula, OK 62.0 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Green Country Behavioral Health Servs Muskogee, OK 63.7 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Jack C Montgomery VAMC Muskogee, OK 63.7 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Muskogee County Muskogee, OK 63.9 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Monarch Inc Muskogee, OK 64.4 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Women in Safe Home Inc ANEWWAY Muskogee, OK 64.4 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Outpatient, Females
Bill Willis Community Mental Hlth and Tahlequah, OK 64.6 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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, Males, Outpatient, 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)
Jack Brown Regional Treatment Center Tahlequah, OK 64.6 miles from Poteau
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
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

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

Rates of current alcohol use increased with increasing age among underage persons. In 2008, 3.4 percent of persons aged 12 or 13, 13.1 percent of persons aged 14 or 15, 26.2 percent of 16 or 17 year olds, and 48.7 percent of 18 to 20 year olds drank alcohol during the 30 days before they were surveyed. This pattern has remained stable since 2002.

Heroin use commonly causes menstrual irregularity and a reduced sex drive.

Marijuana use by teens has been proven to have an extremely negative effect on their development.

Prescription drug abuse and addiction is no different from alcoholism or an addiction to any other substance. However, no one is prescribed alcohol or cocaine for medical reasons.

A drug rehab treatment center that handles prescription drug abuse treatment is an option for individuals that have become addicted to prescription medications. A quality treatment program can enable the individual to achieve lasting abstinence from prescription drug use.

Nationally in 2002.2003, 7.6 percent of the population aged 12 or older were classified with dependence on or abuse of alcohol in the past year. Persons aged 18 to 25 had the highest rate of alcohol dependence or abuse (17.4 percent) in the Nation.


The following survey was completed by residents of Poteau, Oklahoma as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Poteau, 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 Poteau, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
84%
5%
11%
Marijuana use in Poteau, Oklahoma.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
85%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Poteau, Oklahoma.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
2%
81%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
92%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
18%
57%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Poteau, 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
5%
7%
0%
4%
4%
2%
58%
8%
2%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Poteau, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
2%
6%
3%
3%
15%
5%
10%
10%
11%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Poteau, Oklahoma schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Poteau, Oklahoma under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
18%
76%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Poteau, Oklahoma under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
82%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Poteau, Oklahoma?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
6%
3%
8%
3%
2%
15%
4%
7%
6%
15%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
2%
70%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
61%
39%
Surveys updated monthly.

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