Silverthorne, Colorado

Silverthorne, Colorado, in Summit county, is 49 miles SW of Boulder, Colorado (center to center) and 57 miles W of Denver, Colorado. There are an estimated 3,196 people in the town.

The People and Families of Silverthorne

In Silverthorne, about 48% of adults are married. Families have pride of place in Silverthorne, and much of the housing seems designed with families in mind.

Males represent a higher percentage of the population in the town than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Silverthorne had a median family income of $61,715. Silverthorne has more than its share of wealthy families and people. It's worth mentioning that smart, educated people feel at home in the town. A tendency for its residents to work at home is one of the things that define the lifestyle in Silverthorne.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, John Kerry was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($21,000) in Silverthorne. Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Silverthorne Housing

Approximately 53% of housing in Silverthorne is owner-occupied. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Silverthorne contains many homes that have been built in recent years.

Commuting

In Silverthorne, 86% of commuters drive to work. The town is not so congested and car-oriented that lots of people can't get around on foot or by bike. The commute to work is less of a chore in Silverthorne than other towns.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Silverthorne3,196$61,715
Avon5,561$52,339
Vail4,531$66,389

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Silverthorne Public Transportation Use
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Silverthorne College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 10%Silverthorne Median Family Income
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Silverthorne Short Commute Times
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Silverthorne Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Silverthorne Racial Diversity
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Silverthorne Walking and Biking to Work


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

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



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Are you battling an addiction to drugs or alcohol and live in Silverthorne, Colorado? Do you have a friend or family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol in Silverthorne and you don't know where to turn to for help? Addiction to any substance can be a very dark and lonely place, not just for the abuser but for anyone that cares about them. All hope is not lost; there are effective solutions out there. We can help you find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Silverthorne that will be appropriate for your treatment needs.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Silverthorne is a perfect solution for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. Treatment will be geared towards helping the individual overcome their need to fix problems in their life with drugs and alcohol. Once they can grasp this, they will be able to cope with life situations more appropriately and resolve their problems without substances.

There are a variety of approaches to addiction treatment. Examples offered in Silverthorne are Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Long-term Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Silverthorne will target both the physical and psychological aspects of addiction. Individuals are treated for physical addiction by undergoing a detoxification program in Silverthorne, Colorado to assist with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms which result when an addict discontinues use of a substance they are addicted to. Continued use of a psychoactive substance over time causes the brain to adapt to the presence of the drug, making the desired effect minimal. Physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops in this way. Over time, more and more of the addictive drug is required to get the same effect. Quitting an addictive drug abruptly causes serious withdrawal symptoms, which may take the body weeks or months to return to normal function. Withdrawing from hardcore drugs such as heroin can cause extremely severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, which can last for quite some time.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Silverthorne will be able to administer a professional detox as well as assistance with psychological issues. These underlying psychological issues are at the root of all drug and alcohol addiction problems. Addressing this head on will decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a fully rehabilitated and contributing member of society. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Silverthorne, CO. has proven to be the most successful method for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Silverthorne, follows a rigid, comprehensive program to ensure a successful recovery. This program addresses every aspect of addiction and every area where the person could be having trouble.

To ensure a lasting recovery, the individual must gain the knowledge, abilities and "life tools" to change their behavior and reaction to situations. The individual's program will be focused on strategies for returning home to Silverthorne, from a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility and even running into prior drug using friends or acquaintances in Silverthorne. Upon completion of their program, the individual will be able to deal with the reminders and triggers in Silverthorne which may have prompted their drug use, as these same triggers can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors, if not addressed, can make it very hard for an individual to control their response to drug using impulses. Research has shown that an addict shows changes in the way their brain functions after having discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. Because of this, even an individual with the best of intentions may find it extremely hard to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment.

So you can see that a recovering addict has a lot to deal with when deciding to kick the habit. With triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, seeking help at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a no-brainer.

A person that is serious about the decision to get sober should enroll in an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Silverthorne, CO. Why fail again on your own? Why lose another friend or push a family member even further away? Why beg, cheat, and steal just to get drugs or alcohol, risking legal problems and jail time? You don't have to be depressed and unhappy because of excessive drug or alcohol use. There is help available, even for the most severe addicts.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Silverthorne, Colorado Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Alpine Springs Counseling PC Edwards, CO 23.3 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Colorado Counseling Edwards, CO 23.3 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 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
Colorado West Mental Health Center Eagle, CO 30.0 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Luna Counseling LLP Granby, CO 33.8 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Clear Creek Counseling Idaho Springs, CO 38.8 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Creative Choices Counseling and Black Hawk, CO 40.9 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Brooks Counseling LLC Bailey, CO 42.7 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab 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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Motivational Frame Works LLC evergreen, CO 45.1 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Mountain View Counseling Inc Fairplay, CO 46.1 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gateway Youth and Family Services Bailey, CO 46.7 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Boulder Alcohol Education Center Boulder, CO 51.5 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Boulder Clinic Inc Boulder, CO 51.5 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Personal Growth Services Boulder, CO 51.5 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Rocky Mountain Offender Management Sys Golden, CO 51.7 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
SAGE Institute Boulder, CO 53.0 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
Telesis Golden, CO 53.4 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Boulder County Health Department Boulder, CO 54.0 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Mental Health Center of Boulder County Boulder, CO 54.0 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Centennial Peaks Hospital Louisville, CO 55.5 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treatment Center Louisville, CO 55.5 miles from Silverthorne
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

An individual that is regularly taking Vicodin over a period of time will eventually need more and more of the drug to combat the same amount of pain; this scenario is what constitutes the development of a drug tolerance.

Data from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Department of the Interior indicate that more than 4 million marijuana plants were eradicated from U.S. public lands in 2008 alone.

The medical causes of drug abuse are not yet completely understood. Researchers can only report that the repeated use of addictive drugs can bring about dramatic changes in both the structure and the function of the brain; this process can then result in compulsive drug use.

In 2005, the average age of first cigarette use among recent initiates aged 12 to 49 was 17.3 years. This average was similar to the averages in 2002 (16.9 years), 2003 (16.9 years), and 2004 (16.7 years).

Nearly 15% of all drug related emergency room visits come as a result of heroin use.

The number of people who felt they needed treatment and made an effort to get it among those who needed but did not receive treatment was not statistically different in 2005 (296,000) from the number reported in 2004 (441,000).


The following survey was completed by residents of Silverthorne, Colorado as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Silverthorne, 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 Silverthorne, Colorado.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
98%
0%
2%
Marijuana use in Silverthorne, Colorado.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
88%
11%
Perception of Alcohol in Silverthorne, Colorado.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
6%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
1%
65%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Silverthorne, 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
2%
5%
1%
10%
8%
0%
65%
6%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Silverthorne, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
3%
3%
7%
3%
2%
12%
4%
8%
8%
19%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Silverthorne, Colorado schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Silverthorne, Colorado under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
85%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in Silverthorne, Colorado under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
75%
23%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Silverthorne, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
3%
3%
2%
3%
13%
5%
11%
7%
24%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
8%
66%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
70%
30%
Surveys updated monthly.

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