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Jacksonville, Florida has a total of 49 drug rehab listing(s) containing information on alcohol rehab centers, addiction treatment centers, drug treatment programs, and rehabilitation clinics within the city. Contact us if you have a facility in Jacksonville, Florida and would like to share it in our directory. Additional information about specific Jacksonville listings is available by phoning our toll free rehab helpline at 866-720-3784.

The state of Florida has seen a huge rise in the number of heroin addicts, and consequently in the number of heroin overdoses, including fatal overdoses. This is true all over the state, including in Jacksonville, FL. As a result of this, the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association has joined forces with the Justice Department and the Florida Department of Health, to determine the true extent of the problem. They have hoped that through more understanding and awareness of the particular issues facing Jacksonville, proper intervention procedures can be put in place to improve on the situation.

Statistics on Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Jacksonville

Jacksonville is home to some 723,960 people. Of these:

  • 97% know someone in the city who uses Cannabis.
  • 69% believe cannabis should be made available for medicinal purposes.
  • 45% first came into contact with substances when they were aged between 18 and 25.
  • 55% feel it is easy to obtain cocaine (crack or powder)
  • 77% feel there is an increasing problem with meth abuse.
  • 92% are concerned about the levels of prescription drug abuse.
  • 94% feel there should be more investment in detox and rehab facilities to provide people who suffer from an addiction with the help and treatment they need.
  • 173,750 are classed as being heavy drinkers.
  • 67,328 use at least one illicit substances, and of these, 10,638 also abuse alcohol.
  • 10,167 use cannabis.
  • 8,551 use heroin.
  • 5,992 smoke or snort crack cocaine.
  • 5,184 use stimulants.
  • 2,155 use opiates other than heroin.
  • 2,020 use powder cocaine.
  • 651 were admitted to the emergency room (ER) relating to cocaine.
  • 1,448 were admitted to the ER relating to heroin.
  • 289 were admitted to the ER due to meth.
  • 145 were admitted to the ER due to ecstasy.
  • 2,605 were admitted to the ER due to prescription medication. It should be noted, however, that some of these did have legitimate reasons to use their prescription medication.

It seems clear from this, and from the increasing number of deaths associated with heroin abuse, that Jacksonville needs to rethink its strategies. This is exactly what they have done, creating a new type of approach that has three interlinked steps. They are:

  1. The intervention step. This includes educational resources to prevent people from turning to drugs in the first place, information and guidance on the dangers of drugs, support for parents on how to speak with their children, contact details for professional interventionists, and so on.
  2. The detox step. Those who have a substance abuse problem must first detox from their chosen substance. This an be incredibly difficult and sometimes, dangerous. Hence, it must be properly supported at all times.
  3. The reactive model, which is in place to enable people to regain control over their own lives by going to residential or outpatient treatment facilities for their addiction and substance abuse disorders. The recommendation is, wherever possible, to remain in an inpatient facility for a period of no less than 90 days, and aftercare must be provided as well.

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Drug Facts

  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Cigarettes can kill you and they are the leading preventable cause of death.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.

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