Utah Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Centers and Programs
Utah’s reputation for strong family values and close-knit communities is well-earned. The state is aggressive in pursuit of prevention and treatment policies to help reduce the threat of substance abuse within its borders. As a result, Utah ranks well below national averages for illicit drug use and dependence as well as for binge drinking and alcohol abuse. Over 55,000 of its citizens, however, still struggle with both of those problems.
About 18,000 of those citizens were treated in Utah drug and alcohol treatment centers in 2008. Utah rehabilitation facilities note some rather frightening trends with regard to the type of substances they are now seeing. Methamphetamine is the #1 drug threat in Utah, overtaking even marijuana as the illicit substance of choice. It is an emotionally and physically devastating drug, difficult to treat, and its prevalence on Utah streets is frightening even in this state where such things seemingly could never happen.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance, Utah
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), December 2008
Meth, of course, is not the only threat to Utahns. Heroin is present here, too, but it is the growing category of prescription drug abuse that threatens Utah families of every social and financial background. As reported by the one hundred-plus drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Utah, the “legal” pharmaceuticals such as oxycodone/hydrocodone products, opiate-based painkillers, and benzodiazepines account for nearly as many admissions as cocaine. Those numbers are on the rise, as legitimate prescriptions for pain or anxiety lead to dependency, or pills are stolen from medicine cabinets and used to get high. These drugs deliver an intense “hit” when crushed and sniffed or injected. Many people looking for thrills or to satisfy peer pressure to be “cool” end up in Utah rehabilitation centers.
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Annual Report, 2008
In recognition of this growing problem of substance abuse, the number of drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers in Utah has increased from 118 in 2003 to 133 in 2006. One of these is owned by a tribal authority, 108 are private nonprofit or private for-profit facilities, and the rest are operated by the State of Utah or other government agencies. Over 60 of them receive public funding of some sort, so patients in publicly-funded programs may actually receive care at one of these private facilities. Many Utah rehab centers also contract their services to hospitals and other care organizations.
The growing number of Utahns battling opiate addictions and hoping for methadone or other opioid programs will find their options limited. Just 10 of the 133 treatment centers in Utah offer such programs, and only 67 doctors in 2006 were certified to administer buprenorphine, which is used like methadone to block the worst effects of opiate withdrawal. In addition, most facilities offer services on an outpatient basis, and not all programs offered are the same. An additional 45 Utah rehabilitation centers offer residential care, for those patients who need more intensive inpatient attention or who want a chance to start over within an environment removed from daily stresses and worries.
All prospective patients should evaluate local treatment options with their doctor before committing to any program.
- American Fork
- Blanding
- Bountiful
- Salt Lake City
- Castle Dale
- Cedar City
- Clearfield
- Delta
- Draper
- Duchesne
- Ephraim
- Fillmore
- Heber City
- Highland
- Koosharem
- Layton
- Lehi
- Logan
- Midvale
- Moab
- Mount Pleasant
- Murray
- Ogden
- Provo
- Orem
- Saint George
- Park City
- Price
- Mt Pleasant
- Riverton
- Roosevelt
- West Valley
- Sandy
- Spanish Fork
- Taylorsville
- Tooele
- Vernal
Utah’s reputation for strong family values and close-knit communities is well-earned. The state is aggressive in pursuit of prevention and treatment policies to help reduce the threat of substance abuse within its borders. As a result, Utah ranks well below national averages for illicit drug use and dependence as well as for binge drinking and alcohol abuse. Over 55,000 of its citizens, however, still struggle with both of those problems.
About 18,000 of those citizens were treated in Utah drug and alcohol treatment centers in 2008. Utah rehabilitation facilities note some rather frightening trends with regard to the type of substances they are now seeing. Methamphetamine is the #1 drug threat in Utah, overtaking even marijuana as the illicit substance of choice. It is an emotionally and physically devastating drug, difficult to treat, and its prevalence on Utah streets is frightening even in this state where such things seemingly could never happen.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance, Utah
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), December 2008
Meth, of course, is not the only threat to Utahns. Heroin is present here, too, but it is the growing category of prescription drug abuse that threatens Utah families of every social and financial background. As reported by the one hundred-plus drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Utah, the “legal” pharmaceuticals such as oxycodone/hydrocodone products, opiate-based painkillers, and benzodiazepines account for nearly as many admissions as cocaine. Those numbers are on the rise, as legitimate prescriptions for pain or anxiety lead to dependency, or pills are stolen from medicine cabinets and used to get high. These drugs deliver an intense “hit” when crushed and sniffed or injected. Many people looking for thrills or to satisfy peer pressure to be “cool” end up in Utah rehabilitation centers.
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Annual Report, 2008
In recognition of this growing problem of substance abuse, the number of drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers in Utah has increased from 118 in 2003 to 133 in 2006. One of these is owned by a tribal authority, 108 are private nonprofit or private for-profit facilities, and the rest are operated by the State of Utah or other government agencies. Over 60 of them receive public funding of some sort, so patients in publicly-funded programs may actually receive care at one of these private facilities. Many Utah rehab centers also contract their services to hospitals and other care organizations.
The growing number of Utahns battling opiate addictions and hoping for methadone or other opioid programs will find their options limited. Just 10 of the 133 treatment centers in Utah offer such programs, and only 67 doctors in 2006 were certified to administer buprenorphine, which is used like methadone to block the worst effects of opiate withdrawal. In addition, most facilities offer services on an outpatient basis, and not all programs offered are the same. An additional 45 Utah rehabilitation centers offer residential care, for those patients who need more intensive inpatient attention or who want a chance to start over within an environment removed from daily stresses and worries.
All prospective patients should evaluate local treatment options with their doctor before committing to any program.
- American Fork
- Blanding
- Bountiful
- Salt Lake City
- Castle Dale
- Cedar City
- Clearfield
- Delta
- Draper
- Duchesne
- Ephraim
- Fillmore
- Heber City
- Highland
- Koosharem
- Layton
- Lehi
- Logan
- Midvale
- Moab
- Mount Pleasant
- Murray
- Ogden
- Provo
- Orem
- Saint George
- Park City
- Price
- Mt Pleasant
- Riverton
- Roosevelt
- West Valley
- Sandy
- Spanish Fork
- Taylorsville
- Tooele
- Vernal
