Kimberly, Alabama

Kimberly, Alabama, in Jefferson county, is 17 miles N of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 139 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. The town is located in the Birmingham metropolitan area. Kimberly has a population of 1,801.

The People and Families of Kimberly

In Kimberly, about 70% of adults are married. Lots of Kimberly people are married off. Large households are normal in the town. Be careful driving in Kimberly, since the town is home to many young children.

You'll notice more men than women in the town compared to most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Kimberly had a median family income of $52,109. People in Kimberly generally have good earning power. The town has a large middle class. Poverty is less common in Kimberly than most places.

Kimberly Housing

Owners occupy 85% of the housing units in Kimberly. The average age of the housing in the town is relatively low. Residents here pay higher tax bills for their homes, which generally means better schools and other local services.

Commuting

In Kimberly, 98% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Kimberly strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):

CategoryTrophy
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 9%Kimberly Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 12%Kimberly People in Middle Class or Better
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 13%Kimberly Low Rate of Poverty
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 19%Kimberly Public Transportation Use


The listings in Kimberly, Alabama and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(1) Mental Health Services
(5) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(10) American Sign Language
(4) Spanish Speaking
(16) Outpatient
(3) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(5) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(5) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(3) Gay and Lesbian
(3) Seniors/Older Adults
(3) Males
(3) Clients With Legal Issues
(1) General Health Services
(3) Halfway House
(7) Females
(2) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(1) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(4) Teens and Adolescents
(5) Methadone Maintenance
(5) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(2) Methadone Detoxification
(1) Residential Beds for Children
(1) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(1) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment



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If you or a loved one in Kimberly has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Kimberly drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Kimberly, AL., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Kimberly Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program. By the time an individual from Kimberly, Alabama is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Kimberly may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Kimberly, Alabama. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Kimberly, Alabama may include Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Kimberly.

A quality Kimberly Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Kimberly treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Kimberly, Alabama to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Kimberly used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Kimberly develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Kimberly, Alabama has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Kimberly, AL. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Kimberly after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Kimberly, Alabama that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Kimberly get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Kimberly, AL. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program will teach the individual from Kimberly how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Kimberly, Alabama that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Kimberly finally succumbs to a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Kimberly is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Kimberly, Alabama Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

There are no listings in Kimberly, AL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Kimberly, Alabama:

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services Birmingham, AL 15.6 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Aletheia House Birmingham, AL 17.1 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Birmingham, AL 17.1 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Birmingham Healthcare Birmingham, AL 17.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient
Department of Veterans Affairs Birmingham, AL 18.1 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Halfway House, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Birmingham, AL 18.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Jefferson Cnty Committee for Econ Opp Birmingham, AL 18.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Saint Annes Home Inc Birmingham, AL 18.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Zukoski Outpatient Birmingham, AL 18.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Oakmont Center Birmingham, AL 19.0 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Bradford Health Services Birmingham, AL 21.0 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 21.0 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Northwest Alabama Treatment Center Bessemer, AL 23.2 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Cullman County Treatment Center Cullman, AL 23.7 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lighthouse Inc Cullman, AL 23.7 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Alabama Abuse Counseling Center Bessemer, AL 27.7 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center Jasper, AL 29.6 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Walker Recovery Center Inc Jasper, AL 29.6 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Bridge Inc Ashville, AL 33.5 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Shelby County Treatment Center Alabaster, AL 38.5 miles from Kimberly
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

As of 2000, five times as many 12th graders report using OxyContin than report using methamphetamine.

Men and women who smoked marijuana before age 17 are 3.5 times as likely to attempt suicide as those who started later.

As a percentage of those who had not used marijuana prior to the past year, youth marijuana initiation declined significantly from 5.8 percent in 2004 to 5.2 percent in 2005.

The rates of current use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipe tobacco were unchanged between 2004 and 2005 among persons aged 12 or older. However, between 2002 and 2005, past month use of a tobacco product declined from 30.4 to 29.4 percent, and past month cigarette use decreased from 26.0 to 24.9 percent.

Methamphetamine can be ingested in a variety of ways that include snorting, by injecting the drug with a needle or by smoking it.

A study from the University of Michigan during 2009 showed that almost ten-percent of high school seniors had tried Vicodin and about five-percent had used Oxycontin at least once.


The following survey was completed by residents of Kimberly, Alabama as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Kimberly, Alabama. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Kimberly, Alabama.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
3%
12%
Marijuana use in Kimberly, Alabama.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
76%
8%
Perception of Alcohol in Kimberly, Alabama.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
8%
88%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
83%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
15%
59%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Kimberly, Alabama?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
12%
21%
0%
0%
3%
2%
57%
5%
0%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Kimberly, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
3%
6%
3%
3%
13%
4%
8%
7%
20%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Kimberly, Alabama schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Kimberly, Alabama under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Kimberly, Alabama under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
84%
15%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Kimberly, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
5%
2%
4%
15%
2%
11%
4%
24%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
12%
57%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
30%
70%
Surveys updated monthly.

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