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Drug Rehab Centers in Macon, Georgia

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Macon, Georgia, is home to approximately 97,255 individuals. It is found in Bibb County, and it is around 79 miles outside of Athens and 76 miles outside of Atlanta. Uniquely, during the 1990s, the population of Macon actually declined by around 9%. Today, the population continues to decrease, although at a very slow rate. Meanwhile, the city has a drug and alcohol problem. This is reflected in the levels of property crimes and violent crimes, which are higher than the state average. There has been a positive correlation between these types of crimes and substance abuse.

 

Statistics on Substance Abuse in Macon, GA

 

To ensure that the current problem does not escalate, public health officials in Macon have conducted a number of studies to determine the extent of the issue with dependency and addiction that Macon is facing. They have found that:

 

  • 1.8% of the population abuse or are dependent on cannabis. This rate has been unchanged since the last count.
  • 0.4% of the population have a cocaine addiction or dependency, which is a significant drop since the last count.
  • Around 1% of the population currently uses prescription drugs in a non-medical way. This rate has also been virtually unchanged.
  • Around 0.5% of the population has a heroin addiction, which represents a big increase since the last count.

 

Macon authorities understand that addiction is a disease, and that detox and rehab treatment must be made available. However, they found that, out of those who needed treatment:

 

  • Only 7.7% readily admitted that they needed help. The other 92.3% still required an intervention.
  • 39.2% of those needing treatment tried to find a place in detox and rehab.
  • 60.8% did not make any effort to find treatment.

 

What the above statistics have shown is twofold:

 

  1. More intervention methods have to be put into place so that those who need treatment become aware of the fact that their life is spiraling out of control.
  2. Treatment has to be much more readily available, easy to find, and easy to access.

 

The Drug Court Program in Bibb County, GA

 

One way to encourage more people to get into detox and rehab treatment is through the Bibb County Drug Court Program. This program has proven to be so successful in terms of helping people regain control of their lives and positively contribute to the community as a whole, that the state has adopted it as a model of best practice. These courts give drug offenders, so long as they have not committed a violent offense, the opportunity to go through detox and rehab instead of having to go to prison. Coupled with the threat of the "two strikes you're out" rule that exists in Georgia, which means that people will receive a life sentence without the possibility for parole for violent offenses, these methods have acted as a significant deterrent as well.

 

Furthermore, Macon authorities want to prevent people from falling into the trap of substance abuse in the first place. For those who cannot reach on time, they want to put intervention efforts in place so that they consider getting help. And, finally, they want to make sure that detox and rehab treatment is available as well.

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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes

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