Racine, WI Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers

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Oddly enough Racine, Wisconsin is perhaps best known for having an unusually large amount of Danish ex-pats. It actually boasts the largest North American settlement of Danes outside of Greenland! Thus, the city has become well-known for its Danish pastries, particularly its rich kringle. But lately the city of Racine has become known for something far more sinister: its rising numbers of fentanyl deaths.

Fentanyl—a synthetic opioid roughly 50 times stronger than average street heroin—showed up in Racine around 2014, when users began overdosing and dying at staggering rates. Dealers had started to add fentanyl to their stashes of heroin to make more profit, and the results were unconscionable. Since just a couple grams of fentanyl is enough to kill the average human, and since most users had no way to know how much of the deadly additive was in the heroin they were buying, it's easy to see how overdoses would skyrocket.

The prevalence of fentanyl has also proven to be exceptionally dangerous to law enforcement, as it is odorless and therefore relatively undetectable. Officers that come across it during a search can become extremely sick or even die if they touch it, so it was clear that measures had to be taken. In 2020 the Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act was proposed, which, if passed, would establish a grant program with the department of justice to help law enforcement agencies acquire portable chemical screening devices that can detect fentanyl, among other drugs. Law enforcement agencies are also currently pushing to have more access to Narcan—also known as naloxone—which can, when used appropriately and in a timely manner, reverse the effects of an opioid overdone. Since it's clear that fentanyl isn't going away any time soon, the hope is that as seizures of the illicit drugs rise, officers can be kept safe on the job. We can only hope the increase in funding and extra precautionary measures will be enough to protect officers as they battle this relentless epidemic.

Even so, for people struggling with substance abuse problems, Racine can also offer workable solutions in the form of 32 drug and alcohol rehab facilities intended to support patients in their recoveries.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Methods and Settings

Racine area residents who struggle with addiction have many recovery settings available to them, including the following: long term drug treatment, inpatient detoxification programs, short term addiction treatment programs, inpatient drug and alcohol rehabs, outpatient hospital programs.

These treatment centers make alcohol and drug rehab easy to access, with convenient locations and several varying rehabilitation approaches from which to choose, including those listed here: relapse prevention, 12-step facilitation approach, group therapy, group therapy, trauma therapy, cognitive/behavior therapy.

Special Programs for Substance Abuse Treatment

Alcohol and drug abuse affects every person differently. In order to accommodate these differences and offer more tailored treatment, drug and alcohol rehab programs in Racine provide a number of special programs for clients such as: persons with serious mental illness, active duty military, treatment for spanish-speaking clients, substance abuse education, self-help groups, child care for clients children.

Clients who feel they may need these customized services can explore them with the rehab facility to get support that is designed to increase the likelihood of lasting recovery.

Rehab Payment Options

Residents of Racine come from diverse financial circumstances, making it vital for rehabilitation programs to provide multiple payment alternatives that put rehabilitation within financial reach. Clients can expect to find funding alternatives at nearby addiction treatment facilities such as the following: private health insurance, cash or self-payment, sliding fee scale, military insurance, state corrections or juvenile justice funds, state welfare or child and family services funds.

Regardless of a client's financial status, payment should not be an obstacle to recovery. Substance abuse treatment facilities guide individuals through their payment alternatives and help them pinpoint a way to pay for their treatment.

The desired outcome of multiple rehabs, methods, programs, and payment options is that treatment for alcohol and drug addiction is possible for as many individuals who really need it.