Sherman, Texas

Sherman, Texas, in Grayson county, is 30 miles N of McKinney, Texas (center to center) and 59 miles N of Dallas, Texas. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Sherman - Denison metropolitan area. Sherman contains a population of approximately 35,082.

The People and Families of Sherman

In Sherman, about 49% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sherman had a median family income of $42,528.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Sherman favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $17,450. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.

Sherman Housing

Sherman has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 56% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Sherman, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Sherman35,082$42,528
Denison22,773$39,820
Whitesboro3,760$43,150

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. State)
Top 10%Sherman Walking and Biking to Work
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Sherman Affordability of Property Taxes
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 19%Sherman Well-Paid Single Women


The listings in Sherman, Texas and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Sherman, Texas? Are you concerned about a family member in Sherman, 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 Rehabilitation Program in Sherman, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Sherman, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Sherman, TX. 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 Treatment Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, Short-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Sherman, 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 Sherman, Texas 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 Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Sherman, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation 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.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Sherman, TX. 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 Sherman, 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 Sherman, from a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Sherman - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Sherman. 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab 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 Rehab Center in Sherman. 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 Sherman, Texas Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

There are 3 local Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Sherman, Texas. We have also provided 17 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Sherman:

Alcoholic Services of Texoma Inc Sherman, TX
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Lakes Regional MH MR Center Sherman, TX
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Texoma Medical Center Sherman, TX
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
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)
Drug Recovery Center Denison, TX 10.4 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Enterhealth Life Recovery Center Van Alstyne, TX 14.1 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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
Lakes Regional MH MR Center Bonham, TX 26.2 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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 27.1 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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 27.1 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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)
Addiction Treatment Resources McKinney, TX 28.6 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Medical Center of McKinney McKinney, TX 28.6 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Premier Family Life and Treatment Ctr Durant, OK 30.4 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Life Management Resources Plano, TX 32.7 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Kiamichi Council on Alcoholism and Durant, OK 33.5 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation 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)
Shekinah Counseling Services Durant, OK 33.5 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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
Morning Star Marietta, OK 34.9 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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
First Step Counseling Center Plano, TX 36.1 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Recovery Healthcare Plano, TX 36.3 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Imagine Programs LLC Plano, TX 40.8 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Plano, TX 40.8 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Sante Center for Healing Argyle, TX 42.2 miles from Sherman
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

33.9% of the 8th graders surveyed in 2008 reported that trying inhalants once or twice was a "great risk".

Many teenagers and young adults have used heroin at least once. Heroin use among high school students is a particular problem.

10% of the 2,000,000 people who take heroin every year in the United States actually use the drug habitually (approximately 220,000)

As with other amphetamines, tolerance to methamphetamine is not completely understood, but known to be sufficiently complex that it cannot be explained by any single mechanism. The extent of tolerance and the rate at which it develops varies widely between individuals, and even within one person it is highly dependent on dosage, duration of use and frequency of administration. Many cases of narcolepsy were treated with methamphetamine for years without escalating doses or any apparent loss of effect.

Pharmacy diversion of OxyContin occurs when individuals working in pharmacies take products directly from the shelves, or when people make fraudulent prescriptions.

Understanding drug abuse can be extremely confusing and difficult for those who have never suffered with dependence issues. Many people view drug abuse and addiction as strictly an issue of willpower or a social problem.


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 Sherman:

Big Book (sherman)
Covenant Presbyterian Church
322 West Pecan St.
Sherman, Texas 75090

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, 2:00 PM

Serenity
106 South Elm Street
Sherman, Texas 75090

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 2:00 PM
Friday, 2:00 PM
Thursday, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, 2:00 PM
Monday, 2:00 PM
Sunday, 2:00 PM

Serenity 2
Serenity
106 South Elm Street
Sherman, Texas 75090

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, unknown
Saturday, unknown
Friday, unknown

Texoma Foxhall
Trinity Lutheran Church
1515 N Travis
Sherman, Texas 75092

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 2:00 PM
Thursday, 2:00 PM
Saturday, 2:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Sherman, Texas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Sherman, Texas. 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 Sherman, Texas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
75%
16%
9%
Marijuana use in Sherman, Texas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
82%
11%
Perception of Alcohol in Sherman, Texas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
5%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
20%
75%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
5%
60%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Sherman, Texas?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
13%
26%
1%
3%
6%
2%
47%
0%
2%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Sherman, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
4%
2%
2%
15%
4%
8%
4%
23%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Sherman, Texas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Sherman, Texas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
77%
19%
Have you ever gone to school in Sherman, Texas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
85%
13%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Sherman, Texas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
3%
6%
3%
2%
14%
4%
9%
9%
16%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
29%
44%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
8%
92%
Surveys updated monthly.

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