Meriden, Connecticut

Meriden, Connecticut, in New Haven county, is 82 miles NE of New York, New York. The city is part of the New Haven - Meriden metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 58,244 people people live in Meriden.

The People and Families of Meriden

In Meriden, about 48% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Meriden had a median family income of $52,788.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($3,561) in Meriden than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Meriden Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Meriden, about 60% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Meriden, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Meriden58,244$52,788
Bristol60,062$58,259
Hartford121,578$27,051
Middletown43,167$60,845
Naugatuck30,989$59,216
New Britain71,538$41,056
Waterbury107,271$42,300

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 7%Meriden Racial Diversity
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 15%Meriden Short Commute Times


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Meriden 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 Meriden, 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 Meriden Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

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

Clayton House Glastonbury, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Rushford Center Inc Glastonbury, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Connecticut Valley Hospital Middletown, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Connection House Middletown, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Saint Francis Care Behavioral Health Portland, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Stonehaven Portland, CT 0.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Connection House Inc Middletown, CT 7.4 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Farrell Treatment Center New Britain, CT 9.0 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Alliance Treatment Center New Britain, CT 9.0 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Wheeler Clinic Inc Hartford, CT 9.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Community Mental Health Affiliates New Britain, CT 9.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Veterans Recovery Center Rocky Hill, CT 10.5 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Veterans Affairs Newington, CT 10.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: General Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcohol and Drug Recov Ctrs Inc (ADRC) Hartford, CT 11.0 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
Cedarcrest Regional Hospital Hartford, CT 11.0 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Hartford PHP and Adult Psychiatric Srv Hartford, CT 11.0 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, 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)
Connecticut Junior Republic Waterbury, CT 11.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Morris Foundation Inc Waterbury, CT 11.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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 11.7 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
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)
Bristol Hospital Behavioral Hlth Servs Bristol, CT 12.2 miles from Meriden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, 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)

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

Current illegal drug use was associated with race/ethnicity in 2005. The rate was lowest among Asians (3.1 percent). Rates were 12.8 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 12.2 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 9.7 percent for blacks, 8.7 percent for Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, 8.1 percent for whites, and 7.6 percent for Hispanics.

Initiation of Ecstasy (i.e., MDMA) use has been rising steadily since 1992. The increase from 1.3 million new users in 1999 to 1.9 million in 2000 was statistically significant, as were the age-specific increases among 12 to 17 year olds and 18 to 25 year olds. The increase from 1998 to 1999 also was statistically significant, from 0.7 million to 1.3 million new users, as were the age-specific increases.

The overall rate of current illegal drug use among persons aged 12 or older in 2006 (8.3 percent) was similar to the rate in 2005 (8.1 percent) and has remained stable since 2002 (8.3 percent).

Looking at combined 2004-2005 data, rates of past month cigarette smoking were lower for pregnant women than nonpregnant women among those aged 26 to 44 (10.4 vs. 28.8 percent) and among those aged 18 to 25 (26.4 vs. 35.8 percent) However, among those aged 15 to 17, the rate of cigarette smoking for pregnant women was higher than for nonpregnant women (22.3 vs. 18.5 percent), although the difference was not significant. Similar patterns were observed in the combined 2002-2003 data.

The past year prevalence of MDE was highest for adults aged 18 to 25 (9.7 percent) and lowest for those aged 50 or older (5.1 percent).

Millions have successfully recovered from Dilaudid addiction because they received the right help from a quality drug rehab with a high rate of success in treating this type of a drug addiction.


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 Meriden:

Kensington Young People
Warner Mem. Pres. Church
10123 Conn.ave.
Meriden, Connecticut 6451

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:00 PM

Kensington Young People Step Study
Warner Mem. Pres. Church
10123 Conn.ave.
Meriden, Connecticut 6451

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:00 PM

Wednesday Night Winners
Warner Mem. Presb. Church
10123 Conn. Ave.
Meriden, Connecticut 6451

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Meriden:

Meriden Care Center
845 Paddock Avenue
"Look To This Day"
Meriden, Connecticut

Meeting Days and Times
Sundays, 9:00AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Meriden, Connecticut as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Meriden, 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 Meriden, Connecticut.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
2%
22%
Marijuana use in Meriden, Connecticut.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
90%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Meriden, Connecticut.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
12%
81%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
95%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
24%
51%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Meriden, 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%
27%
1%
8%
1%
3%
36%
7%
3%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Meriden, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
8%
3%
4%
15%
5%
12%
10%
12%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Meriden, Connecticut schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Meriden, Connecticut under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
81%
19%
Have you ever gone to school in Meriden, Connecticut under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
81%
10%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Meriden, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
2%
3%
2%
5%
12%
3%
10%
10%
25%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
5%
65%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
52%
48%
Surveys updated monthly.

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