Salem, Oregon Addiction Treatment Facilities
Salem—the capital of Oregon—boasts one of the largest populations in the state behind Portland, and sits in the picturesque, extremely fertile Willamette Valley, which is world-renowned for its wineries. (It's especially famous for its Pinot Noir, which, due to the unique makeup of its soil, has a deep earthiness not found in wines grown in other regions.) Salem is also known as the "Cherry City", because of its historically vibrant cherry-growing industry. But sadly, in recent years Salem has become known for something else-a virtually unchecked flow of drugs travelling through its city limits.
Located just south of Portland, Salem has long been a home to several drug trafficking organizations that move their harmful products all over the state, specifically heroin and methamphetamine. Along Interstate 5, Mexican cartels transport large amounts of both drugs en route to the Northwest, and many of them end up for sale on the streets of Salem. Statistically, drug crimes are responsible for more arrests in Salem than any other type of criminal activity except for trespassing and vandalism.
So, what's the solution? Oregon has long been attempting to legislate its way out of its drug problem, specifically when it comes to methamphetamine. In 2004, Oregon passed a law requiring pseudoephedrine—a drug integral in the cooking of meth—to be placed behind the pharmacy counter. Since then, Oregon has seen a roughly 97 percent decrease in meth lab incidents, according to Oregon State Police. Looking at the sheer numbers would lead one to believe that legislation is the answer, but one only has to look a little bit deeper to see that this isn't the case. When usage of meth on Oregon streets decreased, it left a vacuum that heroin was more than happy to fill. We can only hope that Salem will continue to double down on its efforts, attacking the problem from all angles, and that the city's policing cooperation with other federal authorities can gain the upper hand.
The population of Salem, Oregon is 222,697. There are just over 40 different types of alcoholism and drug rehab centers available to addicts in the surrounding area.
Tragically, drug and alcohol addiction affects many individuals in every city across the country including this part of the country, each year. One would wonder, with the drug and alcohol rehab centers that facilitate this area, why do so many individuals choose to not find treatment. There are drug and alcohol treatment programs that service this region, pick up the phone and call a drug and alcohol rehab center today and start the amazing process of recovery.
Treatment Service Settings and Treatment Approaches
There are short term drug abuse treatment, long term drug abuse treatment, outpatient counseling, inpatient drug addiction treatment, outpatient detoxification facilities and other options. These alcoholism and drug treatment programs provide several different types of treatment such as group therapy, cognitive/behavior therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, individual psychotherapy, dual diagnosis drug rehab, contingency management/motivational incentive and others.
Special Programs for Substance Abuse Treatment and Forms of Payment Accepted in Salem, Oregon
Because addiction treatment is not a "one size fits all situation", programs offer special programs for treatment for spanish-speaking clients, housing services, aftercare/continuing care, clients with HIV/AIDS, suicide prevention services, co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, and others. Substance abuse treatment can be paid for in several different ways such as private health insurance, private pay, sliding fee scale, medicaid, medicare, county or local government funds, access to recovery (atr) voucher and other methods of payment in the listings below that service the area.
If you live in Salem and you are struggling with an addiction problem, get the help that you need now, it is available to you.
