Lake Cormorant, MS Detox and Rehab Centers

Lake Cormorant is in the northwestern part of Mississippi adjacent to the town of Walls. It is part of DeSoto County, where many people are being affected by addiction and drug overdose fatalities.

In the second quarter of 2021, DeSoto County and 2 other Mississippi counties accounted for nearly 52% of all suspected overdose deaths that occurred in the state during that time.¹ A few years earlier in 2017, DeSoto County had the highest number of opioid overdose deaths of all other counties.² According to the county sheriff, the number of opioid-related deaths increased by nearly 25% from August 2016 to August 2017.²

Alcohol misuse is also a public health concern in DeSoto County where, in 2021, an estimated 15% of adult residents said they consumed excessive amounts of alcohol.³ This is a significant increase from 2015 when the percentage of adults in the county who reported drinking excessively was 12%.⁴ Additionally, 17% of all auto accident deaths that occurred in DeSoto County that year were caused by alcohol impairment.³

The addiction treatment center located nearest Lake Cormorant is Divine Trinity Outreach Center, which is located about 10 miles away in Memphis.⁵ This facility offers outpatient drug and alcohol rehab programs and several behavioral therapies including cognitive-behavioral therapy, relapse prevention training, and trauma-focused counseling.⁵ Lake Cormorant residents who are willing to travel a bit farther for addiction treatment can choose from any one of 29 facilities within a 25-mile radius of the city.⁵

People in Lake Cormorant with opioid addiction have the additional option of seeking treatment from local buprenorphine practitioners.⁶ Buprenorphine is a medication approved for the treatment of opioid dependence that blocks opioid withdrawal symptoms and drug cravings and reduces risky behaviors and drug overdose.⁷ There are 2 buprenorphine practitioners in nearby Walls, and another 23 practitioners within a 15-mile radius of Lake Cormorant in Horn Lake, Southaven, and Memphis.⁶

There are no drug and alcohol rehab centers in Lake Cormorant, but there are a total of 188 addiction treatment centers in the state of Mississippi.⁶ People in Lake Cormorant who wish to receive in-state treatment can contact any of these facilities to learn more about their addiction treatment options.

Drug and alcohol support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are free, widespread recovery programs for people with substance use disorders.⁸ Researchers have found that support groups like AA and NA may be superior to other addiction treatments at helping people achieve long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol.⁸

There are no AA meetings available in Lake Cormorant.⁹ However, there are several meetings that take place in the nearby cities of Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, and Southaven.⁹ Lake Cormorant residents also have the option of going to AA meetings in Memphis.⁹ The meeting schedules for these AA groups are available on the DeSoto County AA website.⁹

There are also no NA meetings that take place in Lake Cormorant.¹⁰ Residents who want to attend an NA meeting have the option of visiting 23 groups located in nearby cities including Horn Lake, Memphis, and Tunica.¹⁰ A list of all NA meetings in Mississippi is available on the official NA website.¹⁰

Sources:

1. Hernandez, R. (2022, February 28). Overdose deaths increased by 49% in Mississippi.
2. Tucker, J. (2017, August 24). DeSoto County leads Mississippi in number of opioid overdose deaths.
3. County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. (n.d.). DeSoto County, Mississippi.
4. Open Data Network. (n.d.). Excessive drinking rate data for DeSoto County, Mississippi.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find treatment.
6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find a facility.
7. New York State Department of Health. (2021, October). Buprenorphine.
8. 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.
9. DeSoto County Alcoholics Anonymous. (n.d.). Home.
10. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). NA meeting search.