Heritage Village, CT Profile

Heritage Village, CT, population 3,435 , is located in Connecticut's New Haven county, about 10.9 miles from Waterbury and 20.2 miles from New Haven.

In the 90's the population of Heritage Village has declined by about 5%.

Heritage Village Statistics Heritage Village Gender Information

Males in Heritage Village: 1,263 (37%)
Females in Heritage Village: 2,172 (63%)

As % of Population in Heritage Village in Heritage Village    

Race Diversity in Heritage Village

White: 99%
Other/Mixed: 1%

As % of Population in Heritage Village in Heritage Village    

Age Diversity in Heritage Village

Median Age in Heritage Village: 74.6 (Males in Heritage Village: 74.6, Females in Heritage Village: 74.6)

Heritage Village Males Under 20: 1%     Heritage Village Females Under 20: 2% Heritage Village Males 20 to 40: 1%     Heritage Village Females 20 to 40: 1% Heritage Village Males 40 to 60: 4%     Heritage Village Females 40 to 60: 6% Heritage Village Males Over 60: 30%     Heritage Village Females Over 60: 54%

Economics in Heritage Village in Heritage Village

Heritage Village Household Average Size: 1.52 people
Heritage Village Median Household Income: $ 38,525
Heritage Village Median Value of Homes: $ 119,000


Heritage Village Location Information
Land Area: 2.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Heritage Village Woodbury 4.6 Miles Newtown 6.0 Miles Naugatuck 9.7 Miles Oakville 10.9 Miles New Milford 10.9 Miles Waterbury 10.9 Miles Bethel 12.1 Miles Ansonia 12.7 Miles Danbury 12.8 Miles Derby 13.8 Miles Big Cities Nearest Heritage Village (Population 100,000+) Waterbury 10.9 Miles New Haven 20.2 Miles Bridgeport 22.1 Miles Stamford 33.7 Miles Hartford 34.4 Miles Yonkers 51.5 Miles Springfield 54.1 Miles Paterson 62.5 Miles New York 66.7 Miles Jersey City 68.3 Miles


The listings in Heritage Village, Connecticut and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut; 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 Heritage Village Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Heritage Village, CT. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehabs, Long-term Addiction Recovery Centers, Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut 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 Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village, CT. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Heritage Village Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab 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 Heritage Village, CT. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut 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 Heritage Village have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program 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 Heritage Village will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment 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 Heritage Village, CT. 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 Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility, the individual from Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village, CT. 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 Heritage Village, 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are no listings in Heritage Village, CT. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Heritage Village, Connecticut:

Connecticut Junior Republic Waterbury, CT 11.1 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Morris Foundation Inc Waterbury, CT 11.1 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT 11.1 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Family Intervention Center Waterbury, CT 11.3 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Morris House Waterbury, CT 11.3 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Griffin Hospital Derby, CT 13.4 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Midwestern CT Council on Alc (MCCA) Danbury, CT 13.9 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Connecticut Renaissance Inc Norwalk, CT 14.0 miles from Heritage Village
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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
MCCA McDonough House Danbury, CT 14.5 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Midwestern CT Council on Alcoholism Danbury, CT 14.5 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
The Childrens Center of Hamden Hamden, CT 17.5 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Bridges Milford, CT 17.6 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Central Naugatuck Valley Help Inc Waterbury, CT 17.8 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
MCCA Ridgefield, CT 18.3 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Ruthe Feilbert Ridgefield, CT 18.3 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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, Private health insurance
Ruthe Feilbert Willis Ridgefield, CT 18.6 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
APT Foundation Inc Bridgeport, CT 18.7 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Daytop Bridgeport, CT 18.7 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Greater Bridgeport Community MH Center Bridgeport, CT 18.7 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
LMG Programs Bridgeport, CT 18.7 miles from Heritage Village
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

Opiates effect the brainstem, which controls things your body does automatically, like breathing. Opiates can act on the brainstem to slow breathing, stop coughing, and lessen feelings of pain.

Marijuana was the most commonly used illegal drug (15.2 million past month users). Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate of past month marijuana use in 2008 (6.1 percent) was similar to the rate in 2007 (5.8 percent).

Because people often leave drug rehab treatment prematurely, quality programs will make it a point to include strategies to engage and keep clients in treatment.

Cocaine withdrawal usually does not have visible physical symptoms like vomiting, chills and tremors that occur with the withdrawal of other drugs.

During 2009, over a half of a million individual in the United State prison system were serving sentences for drug-related offenses.

It is ironic, considering the addiction properties in Methadone, that a multitude of doctor's in the U.S. chooses the drug for treating chronic pain in patients who are thought to have a propensity for addiction.


The following survey was completed by residents of Heritage Village, Connecticut as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Heritage Village, Connecticut. 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 Heritage Village, Connecticut.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
3%
10%
Marijuana use in Heritage Village, Connecticut.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Heritage Village, Connecticut.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
10%
88%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
91%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
9%
69%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Heritage Village, Connecticut?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
10%
13%
1%
7%
1%
2%
48%
14%
0%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Heritage Village, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
3%
3%
5%
3%
3%
11%
2%
11%
5%
21%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Heritage Village, Connecticut schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Heritage Village, Connecticut under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
86%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Heritage Village, Connecticut under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
94%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Heritage Village, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
4%
3%
3%
2%
2%
11%
2%
6%
10%
31%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
5%
68%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
59%
41%
Surveys updated monthly.

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