Dacono, Colorado

Dacono, Colorado, in Weld county, is 10 miles SE of Longmont, Colorado (center to center) and 24 miles N of Denver, Colorado. The city is considered part of the Greeley metropolitan area. Dacono has a population of 3,015.

The People and Families of Dacono

In Dacono, about 56% of adults are married. Households are larger than most, which is consistent with the family emphasis of the city. One thing visitors notice about the city is the large number of young children, especially babies and pre-school kids.

Approximately 23% of Dacono is non-white. The city boasts a diverse population for Colorado, with several racial groups well-represented among the population.

Interestingly, Dacono is known for having more men than similar cities.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dacono had a median family income of $42,659. Dacono finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Dacono Housing

About 82% of housing units in Dacono are owner-occupied. Housing in the city tends to be newer construction.

Commuting

In Dacono, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Dacono3,015$42,659
Brighton20,905$53,286
Broomfield38,272$70,551
Erie6,291$79,892
Fort Lupton6,787$45,348
Lafayette23,197$64,088
Longmont71,093$58,037

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Dacono Racial Diversity
Low Property Crime
(vs. State)
Top 19%Dacono Low Property Crime


The listings in Dacono, Colorado and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(19) Outpatient
(6) Teens and Adolescents
(17) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(11) Clients With Legal Issues
(8) Spanish Speaking
(5) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(6) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(2) Gay and Lesbian
(3) Seniors/Older Adults
(1) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(6) Females
(8) Males
(4) American Sign Language
(2) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(1) Mental Health Services



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If you or a loved one in Dacono is currently struggling with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, you do not have to face this dilemma on your own. Our compassionate staff can help to take the guesswork out of finding the best Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center that will be perfectly suited to your personal needs and preferences. Why should you or anyone in Dacono try to handle this on your own, when professional help is so readily available? We have helped many people in Dacono, Colorado to take the first step towards being free from their drug or alcohol addiction, and they are now living successful lives within their community.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility can help an individual from Dacono, CO. that has suffered with a drug and alcohol addiction to make the changes needed to have the ability to live their life drug-free. Drug or alcohol rehab treatment works by first helping the individual from Dacono, Colorado to recognize the existence of a problem and to overcome the irrational thinking that is so commonly associated with a drug or alcohol addiction. A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center will encourage the individual from Dacono to take full responsibility for their drug or alcohol addiction and will reinforce this knowledge in the recovering addict and help them to see that they are responsible for maintaining their sobriety once they complete the treatment process and return home. This gives the recovering addict from Dacono, Colorado the power over their drug or alcohol addiction and the ability to know they can make their own individual choices.

There are so many types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in and around Dacono, that may include Outpatient Drug Treatment, Short-term Rehabs, Long-term Treatment Centers, Inpatient Treatment Centers, non-traditional, religious-based, or holistic treatment. A factor that may influence an individual from Dacono in their choice of treatment options could be due to the fact that they may have already tried a particular Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program and failed. Various other factors can limit an individual to a specific type of drug or alcohol addiction treatment due to specific situations, and other times the individual from Dacono can be open to all of the different available options.

The main objective in all of the different types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities should be to be able to motivate the individual from Dacono, CO. to achieve a state of long term abstinence. Additionally, a quality Dacono Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center will have to address all of the aspects of an addiction, including behavioral and social symptoms, and the physical and psychological symptoms that are commonly linked to a drug or alcohol addiction.

The physical aspects of a drug or alcohol addiction are addressed in the detox portion of the Dacono, Colorado treatment program; a quality Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process and can help the individual to be more comfortable during this difficult process. Drug withdrawal symptoms will occur because the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time; thus the individual will now have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Dacono, CO. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they have been taking, whether it is tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, or a combination of these substances. Withdrawal symptoms associated with some illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce withdrawal symptoms that may be severe and prolonged.

An effective Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Dacono, Colorado will specifically target the psychological issues that are related to the drug or alcohol abuse. The Dacono, CO. Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility may incorporate treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention courses. The combination of all these, along with helping the former addict to recognize and cope with familiar drug triggers, can help the individual to finally get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this will provide the individual from Dacono with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

As the individual from Dacono, CO. becomes educated about the addiction process; they will begin to understand that they did not have a chance to stop using drugs or alcohol without receiving professional help. They will learn about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the functions of the brain and come to understand that their not being able to stop using drug was not due to weakness, but instead their body's chemical response to the chronic chemical abuse that was encountered.

Reach out for professional help so that you or someone that you care about in Dacono that has a substance abuse problem can finally be free from the prison of addiction.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easy part, as we are right here to guide you through the process; just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can have a free consultation with a registered addiction specialist, or just fill out the Dacono,Colorado Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program request form and we will call you shortly.

There are no listings in Dacono, CO. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Dacono, Colorado:

Boulder County Public Health Lafayette, CO 9.4 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lafayette Alc Education and Therapy Lafayette, CO 9.4 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Aspen Treatment Services Lafayette, CO 9.6 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Peaceful Solutions Brighton, CO 10.3 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Acclaim Counseling Center LLC Thornton, CO 10.3 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Services of Longmont Inc Longmont, CO 10.7 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Clearview Counseling Services LLC Northglenn, CO 12.0 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Extant Counseling LLC Northglenn, CO 12.0 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Mile High Counseling Inc Northglenn, CO 12.0 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
AMEND Brighton, CO 12.2 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Centro de Orientation La Piramide Brighton, CO 12.2 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Excel Treatment Program Brighton, CO 12.2 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Patterns for Positive Living Brighton, CO 12.2 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Acacia Counseling Inc Broomfield, CO 13.2 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Addiction Treatment Center of Longmont Longmont, CO 13.3 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Monarch Counseling Services LLC Longmont, CO 13.3 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
North Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO 14.5 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Timberline Counseling Denver, CO 14.5 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Community Reach Center Denver, CO 14.9 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Dove Counseling LLC Denver, CO 14.9 miles from Dacono
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Data has shown that people high on marijuana show the same lack of coordination on standard "drunk driver" tests as do people who have had to much to drink.

Decreases in the rate of current use of a substance often occur when there are increases in the level of perceived risk of using that substance. Looking over the 7 year period, the proportion of teens aged 12 to 17 who reported perceiving great risk from smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day increased from 63.1 percent in 2002 to 69.7 percent in 2008. During the same period, the rate of past month cigarette smoking among teens aged 12 to 17 dropped from 13.0 to 9.1 percent.

The occurrence of MDE in the past year among teens aged 12 to 17 was associated with a higher prevalence of illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse (18.8 percent). Among teens who did not report past year MDE, 7.1 percent had illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse during the same period.

Vicodin relieves pain by binding to the receptors of the brain and the spinal cord and effectively helps to control pain.

There are several important factors that are required of a person while they are in a drug rehab program. The first and most important is that they remain drug and alcohol free while in treatment.

Rates of current illegal drug use among the major racial/ethnic groups in 2001 were 7.2 percent for whites, 6.4 percent for Hispanics, and 7.4 percent for blacks. The rate was highest among American Indians/Alaska Natives (9.9 percent) and persons reporting more than one race (12.6 percent). Asians had the lowest rate (2.8 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Dacono, Colorado as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Dacono, Colorado. 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 Dacono, Colorado.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
7%
10%
Marijuana use in Dacono, Colorado.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
78%
10%
Perception of Alcohol in Dacono, Colorado.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
4%
90%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
79%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
28%
51%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Dacono, Colorado?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
5%
14%
0%
8%
2%
3%
47%
10%
2%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Dacono, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
3%
4%
3%
5%
12%
3%
12%
6%
16%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Dacono, Colorado schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Dacono, Colorado under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Dacono, Colorado under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
78%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Dacono, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
6%
3%
6%
3%
2%
11%
3%
10%
10%
18%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
4%
68%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
37%
63%
Surveys updated monthly.

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