Montgomery, Alabama Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers

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Montgomery, Alabama & The Coming Opioid Wave

The city of Montgomery, Alabama—second largest in the state after Birmingham—is famous for many things, including being the capital during the Confederacy, and is where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as President. (It's also the current capital of the state and sits in Montgomery County.) But in recent years Montgomery has become known for something else-a rising tide of drug abuse.

Montgomery Country has a poverty level that is 22% higher than the state average of 18.9%. At the same time, its 79% high school graduation rate is far lower than the state rate of 89%. These are social factors that can often negatively influence mental health and rates of drug and alcohol abuse.

Currently (according to authorities) the biggest drug problem in Montgomery is marijuana and cocaine, which is of concern since these drugs are considered gateway or starter drugs that can lead to abuse of other more harmful substances, including heroin (already present in Montgomery) and synthetic opioids.

The Coming Opioid Tsunami

The country-wide opioid epidemic—currently ravaging cities in Jefferson County like Birmingham and Mobile--hasn't yet reached Montgomery in its full fury, but authorities believe that a tidal way of overdoses is surely on its way. To be prepared for it, the Alabama Department of Mental Health and the Department of Public Health has begun distributing Naloxone, a fast-acting drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses to police and first responders. Naloxone--also known as Narcan—can save lives, but it does nothing to address the cause of the addiction, and it is not treatment. Additionally, the city of Montgomery filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a popular opioid, OxyContin, in April of 2018, and attorneys for the city hope to hold Purdue Pharma responsible for their part in misrepresenting the addictiveness of their drugs, as well as for their aggressive marketing techniques targeted at both doctors and patients. We can only hope that the city's efforts can shift the tides of fate and stem the tide of opioid addiction that has decimated so many other cities. Only time will tell.

Treatment Service Settings and Recovery Modalities

Montgomery's many rehabilitation centers, some of which are laid out below, address a problem that is widespread in cities across the US: substance abuse. These centers fight this adversity locally by providing locations and programs that are suitable for clients within the area. These settings include: long term addiction treatment programs, detox programs, short term drug abuse treatment, outpatient substance abuse treatment services, inpatient drug rehab programs.

Alcohol and drug rehab programs use many approaches, from traditional methodologies to newer approaches such as: trauma therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, vocational rehabilitation services, dual diagnosis drug rehab, anger management, individual psychotherapy. The outcome is a variety of programs that clear the path to attainable sustained recovery for many patients.

Special Programs for Substance Abuse Offered by Rehab Facilities

People struggling with drug or alcohol addiction often require personalized assistance to get their lives back. That is why drug and alcohol rehab centers in Montgomery provide specialized services that help patients within their personal situations. Some of these programs are listed here: transgender or (LGBT) clients, persons with eating disorders, clients with HIV/AIDS, persons with serious mental illness, co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, clients referred from the court/judicial system.

Rehab Payment Options in Montgomery

Clients are faced with varied financial conditions, which is why addiction rehabilitation facilities offer multiple payment choices, including: private insurance, cash or self-payment, sliding fee scale, medicare, medicaid, state corrections or juvenile justice funds, state welfare or child and family services funds.

Financing should not have to be a hurdle to addiction rehabilitation. Treatment centers direct clients toward the financing options that fit their individual budgetary needs.

With a variety of facilities, rehabs, resources, approaches and payment options, Montgomery provides patients several choices when it comes to seeking recovery from addiction.