Southwood Acres, CT Profile

Southwood Acres, CT, population 8,067 , is located in Connecticut's Hartford county, about 9.7 miles from Springfield and 14.9 miles from Hartford.

In the 90's the population of Southwood Acres has declined by about 10%.

Southwood Acres Statistics Southwood Acres Gender Information

Males in Southwood Acres: 3,929 (49%)
Females in Southwood Acres: 4,138 (51%)

As % of Population in Southwood Acres in Southwood Acres    

Race Diversity in Southwood Acres

White: 96%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%

As % of Population in Southwood Acres in Southwood Acres        

Age Diversity in Southwood Acres

Median Age in Southwood Acres: 39.8 (Males in Southwood Acres: 39.0, Females in Southwood Acres: 40.8)

Southwood Acres Males Under 20: 14%     Southwood Acres Females Under 20: 13% Southwood Acres Males 20 to 40: 12%     Southwood Acres Females 20 to 40: 12% Southwood Acres Males 40 to 60: 14%     Southwood Acres Females 40 to 60: 15% Southwood Acres Males Over 60: 10%     Southwood Acres Females Over 60: 11%

Economics in Southwood Acres in Southwood Acres

Southwood Acres Household Average Size: 2.7 people
Southwood Acres Median Household Income: $ 60,743
Southwood Acres Median Value of Homes: $ 122,600


Southwood Acres Location Information
Land Area: 4.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Southwood Acres Hazardville 2.2 Miles Thompsonville 2.8 Miles Sherwood Manor 3.5 Miles Windsor Locks 3.7 Miles Broad Brook 3.7 Miles Suffield Depot 4.2 Miles Longmeadow 6.1 Miles Agawam 7.7 Miles Rockville 9.1 Miles Springfield 9.7 Miles Big Cities Nearest Southwood Acres (Population 100,000+) Springfield 9.7 Miles Hartford 14.9 Miles Waterbury 37.4 Miles Worcester 44.6 Miles New Haven 48.9 Miles Providence 60.4 Miles Bridgeport 64.0 Miles Lowell 79.2 Miles Cambridge 80.4 Miles Stamford 80.4 Miles


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Southwood Acres has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Southwood Acres drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Southwood Acres, CT., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Southwood Acres Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program. By the time an individual from Southwood Acres, Connecticut is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Southwood Acres may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Southwood Acres, Connecticut. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Southwood Acres, Connecticut may include Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, Short-term Treatment, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Southwood Acres.

A quality Southwood Acres Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Southwood Acres treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Southwood Acres, Connecticut to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Southwood Acres used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Southwood Acres develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Southwood Acres, Connecticut has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Southwood Acres, CT. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Southwood Acres after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Southwood Acres, Connecticut that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Southwood Acres get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Southwood Acres, CT. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center will teach the individual from Southwood Acres how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Southwood Acres, Connecticut that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Southwood Acres finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Southwood Acres is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Southwood Acres, Connecticut Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

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

New Directions Inc Enfield, CT 1.6 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
New Directions Inc of North Central CT Enfield, CT 1.7 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA 8.1 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Sisters of Providence Hospital Springfield, MA 8.1 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Child and Family Services of Springfield, MA 9.4 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix Houses of New England Springfield, MA 9.4 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Behavioral Health Network Inc Springfield, MA 10.2 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Gandara Mental Health Center Springfield, MA 10.2 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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, Males, Outpatient, 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
Hope Center ATS Step Down Springfield, MA 10.2 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Phoenix House OP Services of Springfield, MA 10.2 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Northern Educational Services Inc Springfield, MA 10.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Baystate Medical Center ADS Springfield, MA 11.0 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Behavioral Health Network Holyoke, MA 11.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Detoxification Holyoke, MA 11.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Gandara Residential Services For Woman Holyoke, MA 11.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Holyoke Hospital Inc Holyoke, MA 11.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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, Medicare, Private health insurance
Providence Behavioral Health Hospital Holyoke, MA 11.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Paces Counseling Associates Inc East Hartford, CT 12.8 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Hope Manor Inc Manchester, CT 13.1 miles from Southwood Acres
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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Community Health Services Inc Hartford, CT 13.2 miles from Southwood Acres
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, 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

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

According to the North Dakota Attorney General's office, state legislation which controlled sale of over-the-counter cold medications like Sudafed reduced the number of local labs significantly from 190 lab incidents in 2005 to 40 in 2006.

Among persons aged 12 or older in 2001, boys were more likely than girls to receive treatment for an alcohol or illegal drug problem in the past year (1.9 vs. 0.9 percent). Among teens aged 12 to 17, the percentage of boys who received treatment for an alcohol or illegal drug problem was 1.8 percent, and the percentage of girls who received treatment was 1.3 percent.

If a pregnant mother is regularly abusing heroin, the infant may be born physically dependent on heroin and could suffer from serious medical complications requiring hospitalization.

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).

First synthesized in the 1880s, amphetamines originally were used as nasal decongestants and weight suppressants and to help people stay awake.

Marijuana may be mixed in food or brewed as a tea.


The following survey was completed by residents of Southwood Acres, Connecticut as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Southwood Acres, 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 Southwood Acres, Connecticut.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
2%
11%
Marijuana use in Southwood Acres, Connecticut.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
91%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Southwood Acres, Connecticut.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
7%
78%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
82%
10%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
1%
68%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Southwood Acres, 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
15%
14%
3%
5%
7%
0%
49%
7%
0%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Southwood Acres, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
2%
4%
3%
3%
13%
5%
10%
7%
23%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Southwood Acres, Connecticut schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Southwood Acres, Connecticut under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
86%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Southwood Acres, Connecticut under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
82%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Southwood Acres, Connecticut?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
6%
3%
7%
3%
3%
15%
4%
8%
4%
15%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
13%
61%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
93%
7%
Surveys updated monthly.

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