Alberta Drug rehabilitation

It can be very confusing to choose from amongst the many Alberta Drug Rehab Centers. Conducting the research for drug addiction treatment in Alberta is a difficult to say the least, as one can be easily overwhelmed with the amount of conflicting information available. Some drug rehab centers will tell you that they have the best rehab program in Alberta, while others won’t even give you a success rate or provide very vague answers to your questions. Now, how can a drug rehabilitation program not be able to give you a success rate? Either the facility doesn’t have one or they have insufficient after-care follow up.

Drug-Rehab.ca has done its homework!

We have researched all the drug rehab programs in Alberta. Before continue, let's take a look at our philosophy.

We do not refer people to rehab programs that use drugs in any shape or form. Our philosophy is that a pill will not help you handle life and the stress of addiction. It is common sense that providing someone with medication will not provide a cure. Addiction doesn't work like that. Essentially, it is an inability to deal with life. The person is not in control of their life and this lack of control becomes overwhelming and drugs or alcohol becomes a solution. So how can a pill increase those abilities to be more in control over someone's life? It cannot. What it will do is numb the problem, but it will not solve it.

Drug Use Overview in Alberta

Alberta has a population of over 3 million people and has two major cities: Calgary in southern Alberta and Edmonton in the northern part of Alberta. To the west of Alberta’s border is British Colombia and on the eastern border, is the province of Saskatchewan.

Alberta is a prosperous province mainly due to its thriving oil industry.

Geographically speaking, the drug problem in the northern part of Alberta differs greatly from that in the southern area.

Regardless, you will find a lot of different drugs being use in Calgary. For example, crack/cocaine is probably the most predominantly used drug in southern Alberta, along with marijuana and crystal meth.

Drug rehab program Alberta

Alberta has a few private drug rehab facilities along with some government funded drug treatment centers.

However, there are not enough programs to cope with the alarming drug abuse epidemic that Alberta is confronting at the moment. This is what drives up the duration of waiting periods for funded treatment programs province-wide.

There are various options to drug addiction treatment in Alberta and we assist you in finding the right one.

Fast Facts

Approximately 6,700 Canadians die annually as a result of alcohol abuse — due mainly to car crashes, other accidents, suicides and murders, as well as alcohol abuse related health problems.

In 2003, in the province of Alberta, there were 411 motor vehicles accidents involved in fatalities.  Of the 411 motor vehicle fatalities, 385 were reported to have alcohol present in one form or another. In other words 93.7% of all motor vehicle fatalities reported in Alberta were documented to have alcohol involvement.  173 of the 411 motor vehicle fatalities were confirmed to be alcohol related.  According to numerous studies the deviation of alcohol being a present and contributing factor depends on the quantity and quality of information available, and the position and way the person(s) passed away.  A motor vehicle fatality is determined to be alcohol involved if at least one drinking driver or pedestrian was involved in the fatal accident.

In Alberta in the year 2003, there were 1205 serious injuries reported in single vehicle crashes. Of these, 506 were determined to be alcohol related. That is to say 42 % of all single vehicle injuries were caused in one way or another to be alcohol related. There were 2563 serious injuries resulting from multi-vehicle collisions. Of these, 252 or 9.8 % were alcohol related.

As a comparison, in the province of Ontario it costs a minimum of $200 to see an emergency doctor before any actual medical investigation or work has commenced.  If this figure is used as a guideline, the approximate cost on the Alberta medical system related to alcohol reported accidents would be approximately $151,600 in the year 2003. Imagine what this money could be used for if not spent on this healthcare that could have otherwise been avoided. How much medical equipment could be bought with those funds instead?