Wellington, Colorado

Wellington, Colorado, in Larimer county, is 9 miles NE of Fort Collins, Colorado (center to center) and 66 miles N of Denver, Colorado. The town is part of the Fort Collins - Loveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,672 people people live in Wellington.

The People and Families of Wellington

In Wellington, about 63% of adults are married. Homes in Wellington 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 Wellington 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, Wellington had a median family income of $48,214. It turns out that people in Wellington tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($2,465) in Wellington than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Wellington Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Wellington, about 84% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns.

Commuting

In Wellington, 95% of commuters drive to work. Wellington is designed with driving in mind. It's not a great town for public transportation.

High Points

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

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College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Wellington College Educated Adults


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

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in Wellington, CO.? Do you know of someone in Wellington, CO. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Wellington comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Wellington treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Wellington would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in Wellington, CO., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in Wellington are Outpatient Treatment Facilities, Short-term Treatment Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehabs, Long-term Addiction Recovery Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Wellington have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in Wellington, Colorado delivered by a qualified Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Wellington, CO. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Wellington, CO. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Wellington, CO. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Wellington, CO.

Getting Help

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

There are 1 local Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facilities in Wellington, Colorado. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Wellington:

Men and Women Seeking Empowerment Wellington, CO
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Assessment Referral Counceling (ARC) Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Creative Counseling Services Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Jacob Center Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
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, Medicare, Private health insurance
Larimer Center for Mental Health Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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, Gay and Lesbian, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
North Colorado Behavioral Health of Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Turning Point Center For Youth Famly Fort Collins, CO 19.7 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
ARC Counseling High Trek Ltd Fort Collins, CO 23.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Managed Adolescent Care Fort Collins, CO 23.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcohol Counseling and Fort Collins, CO 23.2 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
A New Perspective Counseling Centers Fort Collins, CO 23.2 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Larimer County Institute for Fort Collins, CO 23.2 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Turning Point Center for Youth and Fort Collins, CO 23.2 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Alternatives Counseling and Cheyenne, WY 25.5 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
InnerBalance Health Center Loveland, CO 30.2 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
North Range Behavioral Health Evans, CO 36.9 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Island Grove Regional Trt Center Inc Fort Lupton, CO 37.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
ARC Counseling Center Greeley Greeley, CO 37.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Certified Addiction Treatment for Greeley, CO 37.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Institute for Alcohol Awareness of Greeley, CO 37.1 miles from Wellington
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

The increased illegal use of OxyContin has led to the manufacture of "fake" OxyContin pills all over North America.

In the past, very few of the milligrams found in a ?bag? or single dose were likely to be heroin as most of the bag was filled with such additives as milk sugar, powdered milk, or quinine.

Between 2002 and 2007, there was no change in the number of persons with substance dependence or abuse (22.0 million in 2002, 22.3 million in 2007).

The percentage of the population aged 12 or older receiving substance use treatment within the past year remained stable between 2007 and 2008 and between 2002 and 2008 (1.6 percent in 2008, 1.6 percent in 2007, and 1.5 percent in 2002). Although the number of persons receiving substance use treatment within the past year remained stable between 2007 and 2008, the number increased between 2002 (3.5 million) and 2008 (4.0 million).

An estimated 1.1 million Americans used Ecstasy for the first time in 2009, which is a significant increase from the 894,000 first-time users reported in 2008.

The rates of past month use of illegal drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol (including binge alcohol) were lower among teens aged 12 to 17 who agreed with these statements about religious beliefs than among those who disagreed. For example, in 2008, past month illegal drug use was reported by 6.8 percent of those who agreed that religious beliefs are a very important part of life compared with 16.2 percent of those who disagreed with that statement.


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 Wellington:

Howard Lake-waverly Aa Group
New Beginnings Treatment Center
Cty Rd 9
Wellington, Colorado 80549

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 9:30 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Wellington, Colorado as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Wellington, 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 Wellington, Colorado.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
3%
11%
Marijuana use in Wellington, Colorado.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
95%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Wellington, Colorado.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
11%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
23%
48%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Wellington, 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
12%
16%
1%
2%
8%
0%
46%
3%
2%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Wellington, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
2%
3%
4%
3%
5%
11%
2%
7%
4%
32%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Wellington, Colorado schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Wellington, Colorado under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
85%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Wellington, Colorado under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
83%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Wellington, Colorado?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
6%
2%
6%
3%
2%
14%
3%
11%
10%
15%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
26%
40%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
60%
40%
Surveys updated monthly.

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