Bellefonte, Delaware

Bellefonte, Delaware, in New Castle county, is 2 miles NE of Wilmington, Delaware (center to center) and 22 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Part of the surrounding Wilmington - Newark metro area, the town is not an isolated town. Bellefonte is home to some 1,249 residents.

The People and Families of Bellefonte

In Bellefonte, about 51% of adults are married. Bellefonte somehow seems full of possibilities, with its large single population.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bellefonte had a median family income of $59,375. More so than most places, the people in Bellefonte generally have good jobs with good salaries. The large segment of the population in the town with spending money keeps the town vital. Fewer people in Bellefonte are poor than in most places in Delaware. Impressively, having a college education is normal in the town. It's worth saying that successful single folks are not uncommon in Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Housing

According to the 2000 census, 83% of the housing in Bellefonte was owner-occupied. You may be likely to find historic buildings in the town as the average housing age is high.

Commuting

In Bellefonte, 95% of commuters drive to work. If you like the choice of taking public transportation instead of driving, take a look at Bellefonte.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Bellefonte Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Bellefonte Well-Paid Single Women
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Bellefonte Public Transportation Use
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Bellefonte People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 12%Bellefonte Median Family Income
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 12%Bellefonte Low Rate of Poverty
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Bellefonte College Educated Adults


The listings in Bellefonte, Delaware and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Bellefonte 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 Bellefonte, Delaware; 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 Bellefonte Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are no listings in Bellefonte, DE. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Bellefonte, Delaware:

Claymont Treatment Center Claymont, DE 3.4 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
SODAT Delaware Inc Wilmington, DE 3.7 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Brandywine Counseling and Wilmington, DE 3.7 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Wilmington, DE 5.2 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Crossroads of Delaware Inc Wilmington, DE 5.2 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Latin American Community Center Wilmington, DE 5.2 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Wilmington Veterans Affairs Med Center Wilmington, DE 5.2 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Churches Take a Corner Inc Wilmington, DE 5.9 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Hogar CREA International Inc of DE Wilmington, DE 5.9 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Recovery Center of Crozer Chester Chester, PA 8.4 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Aquila of Delaware Wilmington, DE 9.0 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
North East Treatment Centers Wilmington, DE 9.0 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Pace Inc Wilmington, DE 9.0 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
ARS New Castle LLC New Castle, DE 10.0 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Meadow Wood Behavioral Health System New Castle, DE 10.0 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Focus Psychological Associates Inc Media, PA 11.7 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
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, Medicare
Mirmont Treatment Center Media, PA 11.7 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Advanced Treatment Systems (ATS) Claymont, DE 12.1 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Open Door Inc Claymont, DE 12.1 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Cornerstone Alcohol and Drug Delaware City, DE 13.2 miles from Bellefonte
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare

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

Ecstasy can be addictive for some people, as some people continue to take Ecstasy despite experiencing unpleasant physical side effects and other social, behavioral, and health consequences.

Ironically, Methadone, which is most commonly known to be used to control heroin addiction, is frequently encountered on the illegal market. The drug has been associated with a great number of overdose deaths.

In 2008, 11.1 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that they had participated in substance use prevention programs outside of school within the past year. This was lower than the percentage reported in 2002 (12.7 percent). Almost four fifths (78.0 percent) reported having seen or heard drug or alcohol prevention messages from sources outside of school, lower than in 2002 when the percentage was 83.2 percent. The percentage of school enrolled teens reporting that they had seen or heard prevention messages at school also declined during this period, from 78.8 to 75.9 percent.

Psychotherapeutics include the nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives. Over-the-counter substances are not included. In 2006, there were 2.6 million persons aged 12 or older who used psychotherapeutics nonmedically for the first time within the past year. The numbers of new users of specific psychotherapeutics in 2006 were 2.2 million for pain relievers, 1.1 million for tranquilizers, 845,000 for stimulants, and 267,000 for sedatives. There was a significant increase in the number of past year initiates of stimulants from 2005 (647,000) to 2006, but there were no significant changes in the estimates for the remaining psychotherapeutics.

Persons aged 65 or older had lower rates of binge drinking (8.2 percent) than adults in other age groups. The rate of heavy drinking among persons aged 65 or older was 2.2 percent.

Numerous studies have found that most of the damage that is done by most drugs will eventually heal when the individual stops using; this is not the case with the abuse of inhalants.


The following survey was completed by residents of Bellefonte, Delaware as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Bellefonte, Delaware. 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 Bellefonte, Delaware.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
17%
7%
Marijuana use in Bellefonte, Delaware.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Bellefonte, Delaware.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
9%
77%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
77%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
22%
47%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Bellefonte, Delaware?
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%
3%
10%
7%
2%
27%
13%
3%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Bellefonte, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
2%
8%
3%
5%
14%
3%
12%
9%
14%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Bellefonte, Delaware schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Bellefonte, Delaware under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
80%
20%
Have you ever gone to school in Bellefonte, Delaware under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
92%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Bellefonte, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
2%
6%
2%
5%
11%
5%
8%
5%
25%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
33%
44%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
15%
85%
Surveys updated monthly.

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