Laurel, Delaware

Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex county, is 69 miles SE of Bowie, Maryland (center to center) and 76 miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland. The town has a population of 3,668.

The People and Families of Laurel

In Laurel, about 45% of adults are married. One thing visitors notice about Laurel is the large number of young children, especially babies and pre-school kids. The town is known for its large population of single adults.

There is an unusually large share of women in Laurel.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Laurel had a median family income of $30,329.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, John Kerry was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Laurel ($3,000). Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Laurel Housing

About 53% of housing units in Laurel are owner-occupied. Many residents rent one-bedroom or studio apartments. Typical rents in Laurel are affordable, at least compared to other towns in the state.

Commuting

In Laurel, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Laurel3,668$30,329
Georgetown4,643$37,925
Seaford6,699$39,688

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. State)
Top 6%Laurel Affordability of Rents
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Laurel Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Laurel Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Do you or someone you care about live in Laurel, Delaware and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Have you failed at trying to help someone with drug or alcohol addiction in Laurel and have lost all hope? Drug and alcohol addiction are an epidemic in our society today. Someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is just existing, not living. This can be a very sad and depressing existence to say the least. But all is not lost, and there are ways to treat addiction that actually work. The way out can be found at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Laurel that will suit your treatment needs.

The reason an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Laurel works for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism is because the individual will learn to overcome problems in life by confronting them, not by numbing them with drugs and alcohol. Once the individual starts confronting and handling life situations, they realize that they can actually cope with their problems and don't feel the need to compound them with drugs or alcohol.

Each individual is different, and there are a variety of treatment programs available in Laurel to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation, Short-term Rehab Centers, Long-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

The two main aspects of addiction, physical and psychological, are what the individual will be addressing during the course of treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Laurel. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Laurel, Delaware, which will help with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that ensue when a person stops using drugs or alcohol. The brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, which lessens the effect of the drug. This is how physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops. This is why someone using drugs has to take more and more of the substance to get the same effect. Abruptly stopping substance use is what causes the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms could last for days, weeks or even months depending on the individual's history of abuse. Hardcore drugs such as heroin have a particularly long and painful withdrawal period.

Right off the bat, a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Laurel will get the individual started on a professional detoxification accompanied by psychological counseling. At the root of the individual's addiction to drugs or alcohol are these psychological issues. Once addressed, the individual's chances of relapse are decreased markedly.

Due to the structured environment and comprehensive program that an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Laurel, DE. offers, it truly is the most successful method for treating drug and alcohol addiction. There is no stone left unturned, every area where the individual is having problems in life will be addressed.

As part of treatment in Laurel, DE., the individual will be trained on how to react appropriately to situations in life and how to change his behavior patterns. Staff of an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Laurel will work with the individual on how to respond to his environment, friends, family etc. when he returns home upon completion of treatment. It is expected that the individual will be able to appropriately handle the things which may have initially triggered his drug use. If not, these influences may produce psychological stressors which can cause the person to relapse. That is why professional treatment to address these psychological stressors is such an important aspect of the individual's recovery.

After having discontinued use of drugs or alcohol, research has shown that an addict's brain changes the ways it functions and responds to situations. This is yet another reason it is vital to seek professional help at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Laurel, DE., instead of trying to stop on one's own. There is so much for an addict to overcome to achieve sobriety. It is no easy task, even with help. Seeking help at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Laurel, DE. is an addict's best bet for a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. If you or someone you know is ready for a new life free of drugs and alcohol, find out what treatment options are available at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Laurel. No time is better than the present to end the cycle of addiction and all of the destruction that it creates. Help is waiting for you or someone you love today.

Getting Help

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

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

Kent Sussex Counseling Services Laurel, DE
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Delmarva Counseling Center Delmar, MD 7.4 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Hudson Health Services Inc Salisbury, MD 12.0 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Counseling Associates Berlin, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Center 4 Clean Start Salisbury, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Peninsula Addiction Services Salisbury, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Second Wind Inc Salisbury, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Warwick Manor Outpatient Services Salisbury, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Wicomico Behavioral Health Salisbury, MD 12.5 miles from Laurel
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, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Addictions Associates Salisbury, MD 14.1 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
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, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Willis W Hudson Center Salisbury, MD 14.1 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Kent Sussex Detoxification Center Ellendale, DE 15.9 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Peoples Place Counseling Center Milford, DE 16.9 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Warwick Manor Behavioral Health Inc East New Market, MD 21.7 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Worcester County Health Department Snow Hill, MD 25.5 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sinepuxent Substance Abuse Servs Inc Ocean City, MD 25.6 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Somerset County Health Department Princess Anne, MD 26.6 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Caroline County Health Department Denton, MD 26.8 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
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, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Delmarva Family Resources Cambridge, MD 28.7 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: 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)
Dorchester County Addictions Program Cambridge, MD 28.7 miles from Laurel
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

The rate of substance dependence or abuse for boys aged 12 or older in 2007 was about twice as high as the rate for girls (12.5 vs. 5.7 percent). Among teens aged 12 to 17, however, the rate of substance dependence or abuse among boys was the same as the rate among girls (7.7 percent for both).

In 2006, about 10.8 million persons aged 12 to 20 (28.3 percent of this age group) reported drinking alcohol in the past month. Approximately 7.2 million (19.0 percent) were binge drinkers, and 2.4 million (6.2 percent) were heavy drinkers. These figures have remained essentially the same since the 2002 survey.

In 2002, the percentage of persons estimated to be dependent on alcohol in the past year was about 45 percent of those who were determined to be dependent on or abusing alcohol in the past year. State estimates for alcohol dependence for persons aged 12 or older ranged from 2.8 percent in Pennsylvania to 5.2 percent in the District of Columbia. Seven of the States in the top fifth for dependence on or abuse of alcohol also could be found in the top fifth for dependence on alcohol for persons aged 12 or older: Colorado, District of Columbia, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and South Dakota. Of the remaining three States in the top fifth for dependence on alcohol, Michigan ranked in the second fifth for alcohol dependence or abuse, Louisiana in the middle fifth, and South Carolina in the next-to-lowest fifth. The highest rates for alcohol dependence occurred in the 18 to 25 age group, with Rhode Island having the highest rate.about 12.0 percent.

Amphetamines, which are classified as stimulants, are highly addictive, working like alcohol, nicotine, and cocaine on the dopamine "reward" pathways of the brain.

The goal of a quality drug rehab should be to help the individual through the process of detox and withdrawal from drugs or alcohol, so that they can be fully present to focus on the treatment portion of the program.

A single dose of morphine can block a process in the brain associated with learning and memory for as long as a full day after the drug has been ingested.


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 Laurel:

Centenary United Methodist
Market & Poplar Streets
Laurel, Delaware 19956

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:30 PM

St. Phillip's Episcopal
S. Central Ave & 6th St
Laurel, Delaware 19956

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:00 PM

Sussex Counseling Center
111 Mechanic St
Laurel, Delaware 19956

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 6:30 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Laurel, Delaware as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Laurel, 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 Laurel, Delaware.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
84%
2%
14%
Marijuana use in Laurel, Delaware.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
83%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Laurel, Delaware.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
14%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
19%
45%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Laurel, 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
3%
0%
2%
1%
3%
0%
74%
9%
3%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Laurel, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
5%
2%
4%
3%
5%
11%
4%
6%
6%
21%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Laurel, Delaware schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Laurel, Delaware under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
19%
76%
5%
Have you ever gone to school in Laurel, Delaware under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
93%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Laurel, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
3%
3%
4%
15%
5%
11%
10%
14%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
18%
52%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
10%
90%
Surveys updated monthly.

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