Erie, Colorado

Erie, Colorado, in Weld county, is 9 miles SE of Longmont, Colorado (center to center) and 21 miles N of Denver, Colorado. The town is part of the Greeley metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 6,291 people people live in Erie.

The People and Families of Erie

In Erie, about 71% of adults are married. Homes in Erie tend to contain married couples. The town has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone. The people of Erie spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.

The town is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Erie had a median family income of $79,892. Overall, families in Erie are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. Erie does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($3,750) in Erie than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Crime and Safety

Residents of Erie enjoy its low crime rate.

Erie Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Erie, about 90% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. The average property tax bill in Erie is higher than that of most other communities in Colorado.

Commuting

In Erie, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Erie6,291$79,892
Broomfield38,272$70,551
Dacono3,015$42,659
Lafayette23,197$64,088
Longmont71,093$58,037
Louisville18,937$81,512
Superior9,011$92,543

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Erie Low Rate of Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 5%Erie People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 6%Erie Median Family Income
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Erie Low Violent Crime
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Erie College Educated Adults
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 16%Erie Racial Diversity


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

(19) Outpatient
(6) Teens and Adolescents
(17) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(12) 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
(7) Females
(9) Males
(4) American Sign Language
(1) Mental Health Services
(2) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient



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If you or a loved one in Erie 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 an Erie drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Erie, CO., 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 Erie Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility. By the time an individual from Erie, Colorado 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 Erie 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Erie, Colorado. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Erie, Colorado may include Long-term Treatment Centers, Outpatient Treatment Centers, Short-term Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Treatment Centers, 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 Erie.

A quality Erie Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Erie 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 Erie, Colorado to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Erie 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 Erie 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 Erie, Colorado 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 Erie, CO. 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 Erie after completing the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Erie, Colorado 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 Erie get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Erie, CO. 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center will teach the individual from Erie 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 Erie, Colorado that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Erie finally succumbs to an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Erie 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 Erie, Colorado Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility 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 Erie, CO. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Erie, Colorado:

Boulder County Public Health Lafayette, CO 5.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lafayette Alc Education and Therapy Lafayette, CO 5.4 miles from Erie
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 5.6 miles from Erie
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)
Acclaim Counseling Center LLC Thornton, CO 8.8 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Services of Longmont Inc Longmont, CO 9.6 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
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 9.7 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
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 9.7 miles from Erie
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, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Mile High Counseling Inc Northglenn, CO 9.7 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Acacia Counseling Inc Broomfield, CO 9.8 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
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 11.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
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 11.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
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
A Renewal Treatment Center Westminster, CO 12.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Peaceful Solutions Brighton, CO 12.5 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
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)
Community Reach Center Denver, CO 12.6 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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 12.6 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
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
North Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO 13.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
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 13.4 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 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
AMEND Brighton, CO 13.8 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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 13.8 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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 13.8 miles from Erie
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

In chronic marijuana users, research shows that marijuana's adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off.

In 2005, the number of persons who had started smoking cigarettes daily within the past 12 months was 1.0 million. This estimate is similar to the estimates for 2002 (1.0 million), 2003 (1.1 million), and 2004 (1.1 million). Of these new daily smokers, 43.1 percent, or 0.4 million (an average of about 1,140 initiates per day), were younger than age 18 when they started smoking daily.

Heroin facts about withdrawal cover a wide range of symptoms that occur after stopping or dramatically lowering ones heroin use. Heroin withdrawal is caused by physical dependence. This means that a person relies on heroin to prevent symptoms of withdrawal. Over time, greater amounts of heroin become necessary to produce the same effect. The time it takes to become physically dependent varies with each individual.

The street value of a half gram package of a bath salt product generally costs $25 to $30.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, the rate of binge alcohol was associated with county type. The rates of binge alcohol use were 11.5 percent in nonmetropolitan areas, 10.2 percent in small metropolitan areas, and 9.3 percent in large metropolitan areas. In completely rural counties of nonmetropolitan areas, 11.9 percent of teens reported binge drinking.

The average age of first daily smoking among new daily smokers aged 12 to 49 in 2005 was 19.7 years. This was not significantly different from the average in 2002 (19.9 years), 2003 (19.8 years), or 2004 (18.8 years).


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 Erie:

Erie Group #1
Erie United Methodist Church
604 Holbrook
Erie, Colorado 80516

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 7:30 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Erie, Colorado as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Erie, 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 Erie, Colorado.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
97%
0%
3%
Marijuana use in Erie, Colorado.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Erie, Colorado.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
2%
97%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
85%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
18%
49%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Erie, 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
13%
23%
3%
9%
1%
2%
31%
11%
0%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Erie, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
2%
6%
2%
2%
15%
2%
6%
8%
21%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Erie, Colorado schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Erie, Colorado under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
84%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Erie, Colorado under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
94%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Erie, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
2%
3%
7%
3%
4%
11%
5%
7%
7%
25%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
16%
54%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
21%
79%
Surveys updated monthly.

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