Northport, Alabama

Northport, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa county, is 1 miles N of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (center to center) and 187 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. Part of the surrounding Tuscaloosa metro area, the city is not an isolated city. Northport is home to some 19,435 residents.

The People and Families of Northport

In Northport, about 52% of adults are married.

There are more females than males in Northport than is typical.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Northport had a median family income of $48,673. More so than most places, the people in Northport generally have good jobs with good salaries. The large segment of the population in the city with spending money keeps the city vital. Impressively, having a college education is normal in Northport.

Political Inclinations

George W. Bush was the top money-getter ($26,710) among 2004 Presidential candidates in Northport. The Republican party stood out in its ability to raise compaign money in the city.

Northport Housing

According to the 2000 census, 62% of the housing in Northport was owner-occupied. On average, homes in the city have gone up relatively recently. If you want a nice house, or any home in a nice city, you usually need to pay higher property taxes. It's no different here.

Commuting

In Northport, 98% of commuters drive to work. People in the city expect to drive a lot. The city does not have a lot of public transportation.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Northport19,435$48,673
Tuscaloosa77,906$41,753

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Northport Affordability of Property Taxes
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 5%Northport Well-Paid Single Women
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 6%Northport College Educated Adults
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 9%Northport Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 12%Northport Racial Diversity
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 13%Northport Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 16%Northport People in Middle Class or Better
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 17%Northport Short Commute Times


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

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Northport, Alabama and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Northport. The most important goal of any Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Northport, AL. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Northport, including Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Long-term Rehab Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Rehab Programs, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Northport, Alabama that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Northport, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Northport, Alabama Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Northport has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Northport, Alabama abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Northport has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Northport also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Northport, Alabama Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility will work in unison to help the individual from Northport to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Northport, AL. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Northport will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Northport to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Northport, Alabama, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Northport will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Northport, AL. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Northport with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Northport each year enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Northport, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Northport, Alabama Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Northport, Alabama. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Programs that are closest geographically to Northport:

Bradford Health Services Northport, AL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Indian Rivers Mental Health Center Tuscaloosa, AL 5.2 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix House Inc Tuscaloosa, AL 5.2 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Tuscaloosa, AL 10.8 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tuscaloosa Treatment Center Tuscaloosa, AL 15.1 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Indian River MH Center and Subst Abuse Carrollton, AL 31.0 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alabama Abuse Counseling Center Bessemer, AL 34.1 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center Jasper, AL 36.4 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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 36.4 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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
Birmingham Healthcare Birmingham, AL 40.6 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient
Northwest Alabama Treatment Center Bessemer, AL 40.8 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
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
Oakmont Center Birmingham, AL 41.6 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus, MS 42.1 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Aletheia House Birmingham, AL 45.1 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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 45.1 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Bradford Health Services Birmingham, AL 45.6 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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 45.6 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Department of Veterans Affairs Birmingham, AL 46.7 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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 46.9 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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 46.9 miles from Northport
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare

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

Among young adults 18 to 22 years old, full time college students were less likely to be current cigarette smokers than their peers who were not enrolled full time in college. Cigarette use in the past month in 2006 was reported by 28.4 percent of full time college students, less than the rate of 43.5 percent for those not enrolled full time.

The goal of a quality drug rehab should be to help the individual through the process of detox and withdrawal from drugs or alcohol, so that they can be fully present to focus on the treatment portion of the program.

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.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, the current illegal drug use rate remained stable from 2007 (9.5 percent) to 2008 (9.3 percent). Between 2002 and 2008, youth rates declined significantly for illegal drugs in general (from 11.6 to 9.3 percent) and for marijuana (8.2 to 6.7 percent), cocaine (0.6 to 0.4 percent), prescription-type drugs used nonmedically (4.0 to 2.9 percent), pain relievers (3.2 to 2.3 percent), stimulants (0.8 to 0.5 percent), and methamphetamine (0.3 to 0.1 percent).

Inhalants are not drugs; they are poisons and toxins and should be classified as such.

Since 1985 MDMA has been a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Schedule I substances, which include heroin and LSD, have a high potential for abuse and serve no legitimate medical purpose.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Northport:

Manor House
St Mary's College
Havican House
Northport, Alabama 35475

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 10:00 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Northport, Alabama as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Northport, 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 Northport, Alabama.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
97%
0%
3%
Marijuana use in Northport, Alabama.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
94%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Northport, Alabama.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
11%
82%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
25%
49%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Northport, 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
8%
27%
1%
0%
7%
0%
42%
10%
0%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Northport, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
3%
8%
2%
2%
11%
3%
10%
7%
23%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Northport, Alabama schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Northport, Alabama under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
90%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Northport, Alabama under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
88%
11%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Northport, Alabama?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
7%
2%
3%
12%
4%
8%
8%
24%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
30%
42%
27%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
22%
78%
Surveys updated monthly.

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