There are many different drug rehab centers in New York.
How are you supposed to pick the best one?
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Obviously the largest concentration of drug rehab programs in New York are located in and around New York City, but there are additional pockets of treatment centers near Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.
In March of 2005 New York had 1,044 drug and alcohol rehab facilities serving over 118,000 clients. Approximately 84% of the drug rehab centers in New York are privately-operated programs, with the remaning number of treatment programs being run by state and federal government agencies.
Only 8% of the people receiving drug and alcohol treatment in New York were in a long-term residential rehab, despite evidence of a greater addiction recovery rate, with 88% attending outpatient services. Due to heroin being the largest percentage of those admitted for treatment in New York, a very large number of heroin addicts have been diverted to methadone programs - about 34% of the total New York treatment population. Methadone is simply a replacement drug though and cannot be considered rehabilitation.
The average number of beds per New York drug rehab center was 49 for residential services, which is well above the average of most states. The facilities were typically 94% full.
About 75% of substance abuse clients in New York are male and 25% female. Approximately 44% are caucasion.
Heroin was the highest percentage of primary drug used for treatment admission in New York, followed by alcohol and then cocaine. More than a quarter of the drug rehab admissions were for a combination of alcohol with another drug.
Regardless of what substance you or your loved one is abusing in New York, Addiction Help Services can help you find the right drug rehab program for your situation.
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