Thornton, Colorado

Thornton, Colorado, in Adams county, is 8 miles N of Denver, Colorado. The city is conveniently located inside the Denver metropolitan area. There are an estimated 82,384 people in Thornton.

The People and Families of Thornton

In Thornton, about 58% of adults are married. If kids are our future, then the future might look a little like Thornton. The kids here are young and many.

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

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Thornton had a median family income of $58,742. Thornton has a large middle class. You won't find a lot of people in the city living below the poverty line.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, George W. Bush was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($7,070) in Thornton. Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Thornton Housing

Approximately 78% of housing in Thornton is owner-occupied. The city contains many homes that have been built in recent years.

Commuting

In Thornton, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Thornton82,384$58,742
Arvada102,153$63,273
Broomfield38,272$70,551
Commerce City20,991$37,279
Federal Heights12,065$38,468
Northglenn31,575$52,888
Westminster100,940$63,776

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 8%Thornton Racial Diversity
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 13%Thornton Low Rate of Poverty
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 15%Thornton Public Transportation Use
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 15%Thornton People in Middle Class or Better


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

(18) Outpatient
(16) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(10) Clients With Legal Issues
(5) American Sign Language
(6) Spanish Speaking
(6) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(1) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(8) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(1) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(7) Females
(1) Residential Beds for Children
(2) Mental Health Services
(4) Teens and Adolescents
(5) Males
(2) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(1) Seniors/Older Adults



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If you or a loved one living in Thornton has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Thornton, Colorado; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Thornton Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Thornton, CO. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Treatment, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Thornton, Colorado to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Thornton can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Thornton, CO. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Thornton Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Thornton, CO. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Thornton has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Thornton, Colorado has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Thornton have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Thornton will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Thornton, CO. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Thornton who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Thornton, Colorado continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center, the individual from Thornton will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Thornton, CO. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Thornton, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Thornton, Colorado Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are 6 local Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Thornton, Colorado. We have also provided 14 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Thornton:

Acacia Counseling Inc Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Acclaim Counseling Center LLC Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Arapahoe House Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Community Reach Center Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ideas Directed at Eliminating Abuse Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Access to Recovery
Timberline Counseling Thornton, CO
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Clearview Counseling Services LLC Northglenn, CO 2.7 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug 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 2.7 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment 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 2.7 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
North Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO 4.6 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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 4.6 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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 4.9 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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 4.9 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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
A Renewal Treatment Center Westminster, CO 5.6 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Acacia Counseling Inc Broomfield, CO 6.5 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Action Substance Abuse Recovery Denver, CO 6.6 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
AMEND Brighton, CO 9.0 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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 9.0 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug 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 9.0 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
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 9.0 miles from Thornton
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Bath salts have been reported to have various adverse effects on the individuals who ingest these substances; these effects have been reported to include extreme agitation, insomnia, dizziness, paranoia, delusions, and seizures.

As of 2008, marijuana admissions were primarily male (74 percent), White (49 percent), and young (30 percent were in the 12-17 age range).

In 2005, 37.8 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 with past year MDE received treatment for depression (saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional or used prescription medication).

Age-specific incidence rates generally have mirrored the overall incidence rate. The number of new users aged 18 to 25 reached a peak of 0.9 million in 1983, while the most recent low point for this group was 0.3 million from 1991 to 1994. Incidence among 12 to 17 year olds has not varied as greatly over the years, but peaked in 1980 at 0.3 million new users and reached a recent low point in 1991 with 90,000 new users.

Several national organizations have released statements of strong support for the new collaborative action plan to that has been implemented in order to fight prescription drug abuse; this plan was developed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This new plan calls for healthcare provider training and increased patient education in regard to prescription medications, expanded monitoring of their use, better disposal of unwanted and/or unused drugs, and the shut-down of so-called pill mills in the U.S.

Cigarette smoking in the past month tended to be less prevalent among adults with more education. Among adults aged 18 or older, current cigarette use in 2005 was reported by 34.8 percent of those who had not completed high school, 31.8 percent of high school graduates who did not attend college, 28.1 percent of persons with some college, and 13.8 percent of college graduates.


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 Thornton:

Chapter Five
8801 Lipan St. (arapahoe Hs)
Thornton, Colorado 80260

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 2:30 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Thornton, Colorado as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Thornton, 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 Thornton, Colorado.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
16%
4%
Marijuana use in Thornton, Colorado.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
86%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Thornton, Colorado.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
3%
93%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
90%
6%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
23%
50%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Thornton, 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
1%
23%
0%
1%
3%
1%
56%
5%
0%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Thornton, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
4%
3%
4%
14%
5%
7%
5%
20%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Thornton, Colorado schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Thornton, Colorado under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Thornton, Colorado under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
75%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Thornton, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
4%
3%
5%
3%
5%
12%
4%
12%
4%
19%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
10%
59%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
45%
55%
Surveys updated monthly.

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