Detox Centers in Jean, NV

Located just 12 miles away from the California-Nevada border and 30 miles south of Las Vegas, the city of Jean is mostly commercial and inhabited by few residents. People who live in or near Jean and need addiction treatment can choose from several drug and alcohol rehab centers up north in Las Vegas and Henderson.

Jean is part of Clark County, where alcohol and drug misuse are public health concerns like they are in many other parts of the U.S. Between January 2021 and January 2022, the number of suspected drug-related visits to Clark County hospital emergency rooms increased by 8%.¹

Fentanyl misuse and overdose deaths are top health-related concerns among Clark County public health officials, who announced that this potent opioid was involved in 193 deaths in the county in 2020 and in 72 deaths in 2019.² Between 2019 and August 2021, a total of 412 residents in Clark County died from fentanyl use.²

Prescription opioids are involved in 27% of all drug overdoses that occur in Clark County, followed by benzodiazepines, which are involved in 26% of overdose cases.² Methamphetamine is involved in 25% of drug overdoses in the county, while cocaine and heroin are involved in 18% and 6% of overdose cases, respectively.²

Alcohol misuse is also prevalent in Clark County where, in 2016, an estimated 17% of adults reported engaging in excessive drinking.³ Between 2012 and 2016, alcohol misuse led to 32% of motor vehicle deaths that occurred in Clark County during this period.³

There are no drug and alcohol detox facilities or rehab centers in Jean itself. The nearest addiction treatment facilities are located in Henderson and Las Vegas.⁴ There are 5 rehab centers located within 25 miles of Jean that offer services such as detoxification, dual diagnosis therapy, outpatient rehab, residential rehab, and sober housing.⁴ This represents more than 3% of all addiction treatment centers operating in the state of Nevada.⁵

Residents in and near Jean who need treatment for opioid addiction also have the option of seeking treatment from 1 of 81 buprenorphine practitioners in the Henderson and Las Vegas areas.⁵ Buprenorphine is a medication approved for the treatment of opioid dependence that has the potential to increase safety in the event of an overdose and reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms—including drug cravings.⁶

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are widely known 12-Step support group programs that can motivate people to achieve long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol.⁷ Peer support groups like AA and NA are shown to boost members’ coping skills, reduce their impulsive behaviors, and improve their psychological well-being.⁷

There are no AA or NA meetings that take place in Jean, however, there are dozens of meetings available throughout Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas. AA and NA meetings in these cities take place 7 days a week at various times of the day.^{8, 9} Some AA and NA groups are even limited to men or women only for members who feel more comfortable meeting with peers of their same gender.⁸

People in Jean who are interested in attending an AA meeting can access the full meeting schedule on the official website for the Las Vegas Alcoholics Anonymous Central Office.⁸ Jean residents who want to attend an NA meeting can choose from one of several nearby meetings listed on the official NA website.⁹

Sources:

1. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Nevada drug overdose surveillance monthly report February 2022: Clark County.
2. Southern Nevada Health District. (2021, August 21). Fentanyl deaths increase in Clark County.
3. Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy. (2018, December 31). 2019-2021 comprehensive community substance abuse prevention plan.
4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find treatment.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find a facility.
6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2022, March 4). Buprenorphine.
7. Kelly, J. F., Humphreys, K., & Ferri, M. (2020). Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs for alcohol use disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3(3), CD012880.
8. Las Vegas Alcoholics Anonymous Central Office. (n.d.). AA meetings.
9. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). NA meeting search.