Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent county, is 31 miles S of Wilmington, Delaware (center to center) and 50 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Dover metropolitan area. Smyrna has a population of 5,679.

The People and Families of Smyrna

In Smyrna, about 47% of adults are married.

There is an unusually large share of women in Smyrna.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Smyrna had a median family income of $42,355.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Smyrna ($1,400). Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Smyrna Housing

About 59% of housing units in Smyrna are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Smyrna, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Smyrna5,679$42,355
Dover32,135$48,338
Middletown6,161$47,270

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Smyrna Affordability of Property Taxes
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Smyrna Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Smyrna 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 Smyrna drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Smyrna, DE., 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 Smyrna Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center. By the time an individual from Smyrna, Delaware 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 Smyrna 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Smyrna, Delaware. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Smyrna, Delaware may include Long-term Drug Rehabilitation, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, Short-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs, 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 Smyrna.

A quality Smyr an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Smyrna 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 Smyrna, Delaware to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Smyr an 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna, Delaware 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Smyrna, DE. 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 Smyr an after completing the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Smyrna, Delaware 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 Smyrna get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Smyrna, DE. 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility will teach the individual from Smyrna 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 Smyrna, Delaware that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Smyrna finally succumbs to an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Smyr an 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 Smyrna, Delaware Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility 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 Smyrna, DE. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Smyrna, Delaware:

ABR Counseling Associates Dover, DE 9.5 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Connections CSP Inc Dover, DE 9.5 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Kent County Counseling Services Dover, DE 9.5 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Phoenix Mental Health of Dover Dover, DE 9.5 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Serenity Place Dover, DE 10.2 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Dover Air Force Base Dover AFB, DE 14.2 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Aquila of Delaware Substance Abuse Middletown, DE 14.5 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
South Jersey Drug Treatment Center Bridgeton, NJ 18.8 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Cornerstone Alcohol and Drug Delaware City, DE 20.7 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
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
Focus Healthcare at Meadow Wood New Castle, DE 21.0 miles from Smyrna
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, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Cumberland County Bridgeton, NJ 21.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Faith Farm Inc Bridgeton, NJ 21.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Seabrook House Bridgeton, NJ 21.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Brandywine Counseling Inc Newark, DE 23.2 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
ARS New Castle LLC New Castle, DE 24.2 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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 24.2 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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)
Advanced Treatment Systems Elkton, MD 24.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Cecil County Health Department Elkton, MD 24.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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)
Family Services Association Elkton, MD 24.9 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Advanced Treatment Systems (ATS) Claymont, DE 26.6 miles from Smyrna
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

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The capability of a drug rehab center to handle all of the various types of drug addiction: heroin, cocaine, crack, meth, marijuana, ecstasy, prescription drugs and alcohol are vitally important.

In terms of individuals that have a short history of drug addiction and wish to correct the situation, but have encountered difficulty in doing so on their own, outpatient drug addiction treatment or counseling may initially be appropriate.

Current and past-year use of Ecstasy has risen among 8th and 10th graders.


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 Smyrna:

Beginner's Meeting
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
22 North Union Street
Smyrna, Delaware 19977

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Church Lane Group
Smyrna Church Of Christ
1630 Joe Goldsborough Road
Smyrna, Delaware 19977

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:00 PM
Saturday, 7:00 PM

Smyrna A.a.
Ambulance Hall
Rt. 300 & Delaware Street
Smyrna, Delaware 19977

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Thursday, 7:00 PM

Smyrna Aa
Church
John Goldsboro Road
Smyrna, Delaware 19977

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Thursday, 7:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Smyrna, Delaware as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Smyrna, 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 Smyrna, Delaware.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
98%
0%
2%
Marijuana use in Smyrna, Delaware.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
81%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Smyrna, Delaware.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
11%
81%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
29%
43%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Smyrna, 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
14%
4%
3%
2%
0%
0%
70%
6%
0%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Smyrna, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
2%
6%
3%
4%
13%
4%
6%
8%
19%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Smyrna, Delaware schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Smyrna, Delaware under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
88%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in Smyrna, Delaware under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
85%
11%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Smyrna, Delaware?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
2%
6%
2%
2%
11%
2%
12%
10%
17%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
17%
55%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
44%
56%
Surveys updated monthly.

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