Virginia Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Centers and Programs
The $85 million budgeted by Virginia in 2008 for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse seems to be money well spent. Virginia ranks well below the national average for both alcohol and illicit drug use and dependency, a fine achievement considering the state’s location astride major drug trafficking routes and close proximity to major metropolitan areas with huge drug problems.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance, Virginia
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), December 2008
This is not, of course, to say that Virginia does not struggle with its share of substance abuse. As of 2005, the most recent year for which data is available, the state estimated that 136,000 Virginians needed help for drug or alcohol abuse and dependency. Drug and alcohol treatment centers in Virginia admitted 35,000 of them for treatment that year. While the majority were treated for alcohol-related problems, the state noted in its most recent biennial report on substance abuse services that one of the most significant trends in Virginia is the percentage of its population over the age of 12 using pain relievers for nonmedical purposes. Nationally, the rate is 4.76%. In Virginia two regions are significantly above the national norm (4.94% and 5.16%, respectively). These correspond to the more rural areas in the Shenandoah Valley and Southwestern Virginia. “Drugs” are no longer just an inner-city problem.
Treatment for substance abuse in Virginia generally is administered through a network of 196 Virginia drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers. Exactly half of these are private nonprofit or private for-profit facilities. The State of Virginia owns and operates 70 more. Overall, however, 63% of all Virginia rehab centers receive some type of public funding, so “private” does not mean exclusive. When patients seek referral for drug and alcohol treatment in Virginia, very likely they will receive care through one of these facilities, or from one of the 97 Virginia treatment centers that contract their services to hospitals and other organizations.
As seen from the chart above, cocaine and marijuana account for significant percentages of all admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in Virginia. Heroin abuse is on the decline, but opiate addiction, thanks to all those prescription painkillers and stress relief medications being abused by accident or for fun, is still a major concern. However, not all rehabilitation centers in Virginia offer or are certified to administer methadone and buprenorphine for maintenance or detoxification. Just 20 Virginia treatment facilities offer opioid programs, and only 35 programs and 133 doctors were certified to administer buprenorphine. Patients may have to look outside their local area, or consider different treatment options.
Likewise, most drug and alcohol treatment centers in Virginia provide services on an outpatient basis. People hoping for residential care have a choice of 42 facilities that offer residential programs. Whether inpatient or outpatient, individuals seeking treatment should carefully consider which facility offers the best combination of detoxification, counseling and behavioral therapy, and group support when deciding upon programs.
- Abingdon
- Alexandria
- Annandale
- Arlington
- Ashland
- Big Stone Gap
- Cartersville
- Cedar Bluff
- Charlottesville
- Chesapeake
- Chesterfield
- Clintwood
- Covington
- Danville
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Fort Lee
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Front Royal
- Galax
- Gate City
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grundy
- Hampton
- Harrisonburg
- Herndon
- Jonesville
- Leesburg
- Lynchburg
- MCB Quantico
- Manassas
- Marion
- Martinsville
- Mechanicsville
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Petersburg
- Portsmouth
- Pulaski
- Radford
- Richmond
- Ruther Glen
- Salem
- Smithfield
- South Boston
- Spotsylvania
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Sterling
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Tazewell
- Virginia Beach
- Warrenton
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Woodstock
The $85 million budgeted by Virginia in 2008 for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse seems to be money well spent. Virginia ranks well below the national average for both alcohol and illicit drug use and dependency, a fine achievement considering the state’s location astride major drug trafficking routes and close proximity to major metropolitan areas with huge drug problems.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance, Virginia
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), December 2008
This is not, of course, to say that Virginia does not struggle with its share of substance abuse. As of 2005, the most recent year for which data is available, the state estimated that 136,000 Virginians needed help for drug or alcohol abuse and dependency. Drug and alcohol treatment centers in Virginia admitted 35,000 of them for treatment that year. While the majority were treated for alcohol-related problems, the state noted in its most recent biennial report on substance abuse services that one of the most significant trends in Virginia is the percentage of its population over the age of 12 using pain relievers for nonmedical purposes. Nationally, the rate is 4.76%. In Virginia two regions are significantly above the national norm (4.94% and 5.16%, respectively). These correspond to the more rural areas in the Shenandoah Valley and Southwestern Virginia. “Drugs” are no longer just an inner-city problem.
Treatment for substance abuse in Virginia generally is administered through a network of 196 Virginia drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers. Exactly half of these are private nonprofit or private for-profit facilities. The State of Virginia owns and operates 70 more. Overall, however, 63% of all Virginia rehab centers receive some type of public funding, so “private” does not mean exclusive. When patients seek referral for drug and alcohol treatment in Virginia, very likely they will receive care through one of these facilities, or from one of the 97 Virginia treatment centers that contract their services to hospitals and other organizations.
As seen from the chart above, cocaine and marijuana account for significant percentages of all admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in Virginia. Heroin abuse is on the decline, but opiate addiction, thanks to all those prescription painkillers and stress relief medications being abused by accident or for fun, is still a major concern. However, not all rehabilitation centers in Virginia offer or are certified to administer methadone and buprenorphine for maintenance or detoxification. Just 20 Virginia treatment facilities offer opioid programs, and only 35 programs and 133 doctors were certified to administer buprenorphine. Patients may have to look outside their local area, or consider different treatment options.
Likewise, most drug and alcohol treatment centers in Virginia provide services on an outpatient basis. People hoping for residential care have a choice of 42 facilities that offer residential programs. Whether inpatient or outpatient, individuals seeking treatment should carefully consider which facility offers the best combination of detoxification, counseling and behavioral therapy, and group support when deciding upon programs.
- Abingdon
- Alexandria
- Annandale
- Arlington
- Ashland
- Big Stone Gap
- Cartersville
- Cedar Bluff
- Charlottesville
- Chesapeake
- Chesterfield
- Clintwood
- Covington
- Danville
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Fort Lee
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Front Royal
- Galax
- Gate City
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grundy
- Hampton
- Harrisonburg
- Herndon
- Jonesville
- Leesburg
- Lynchburg
- MCB Quantico
- Manassas
- Marion
- Martinsville
- Mechanicsville
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Petersburg
- Portsmouth
- Pulaski
- Radford
- Richmond
- Ruther Glen
- Salem
- Smithfield
- South Boston
- Spotsylvania
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Sterling
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Tazewell
- Virginia Beach
- Warrenton
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Woodstock
