Arcadia, Florida

Arcadia, Florida, in De Soto county, is 43 miles N of Cape Coral, Florida (center to center) and 66 miles SE of Tampa, Florida. The city has a population of 6,604.

The People and Families of Arcadia

In Arcadia, about 40% of adults are married. Arcadia has its share of unmarried adults.

Approximately 38% of Arcadia is non-white. You'll see a variety of faces on the diverse streets of Arcadia.

Among adults, males are better represented than women in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Arcadia had a median family income of $29,593.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Arcadia residents, with $6,420. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Arcadia Housing

In Arcadia, 64% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Arcadia, 92% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in cities like Arcadia; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Arcadia6,604$29,593
Punta Gorda14,344$54,879

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Arcadia Racial Diversity
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Arcadia Affordability of Property Taxes
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Arcadia Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in Arcadia, Florida and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one in Arcadia 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 an Arcadia drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Arcadia, FL., 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 Arcadia Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program. By the time an individual from Arcadia, Florida 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 Arcadia 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 Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Arcadia, Florida. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Arcadia, Florida may include Long-term Drug Treatment, Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Short-term Drug Rehabs, Inpatient Drug Rehab 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 Arcadia.

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

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Arcadia 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 Arcadia 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 Arcadia, Florida 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 an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Arcadia, FL. 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 Arcadia after completing the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Arcadia, Florida 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 Arcadia 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 Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Arcadia, FL. 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 Arcadia 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 Arcadia, Florida that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Arcadia finally succumbs to a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Arcadia 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 Arcadia, Florida Drug Rehab 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 1 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Programs in Arcadia, Florida. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehabs that are closest geographically to Arcadia:

Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Inc Arcadia, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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)
Charlotte Behavioral Healthcare Punta Gorda, FL 22.6 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Lighthouse Addiction Services Port Charlotte, FL 25.3 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
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, Access to Recovery
Mission Unity Inc Port Charlotte, FL 25.3 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Charlotte Community MH Services Inc Punta Gorda, FL 26.1 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tri County Counseling and Life North Port, FL 26.3 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tri County Human Services Avon Park, FL 28.6 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Social Solutions Inc Sebring, FL 32.3 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Thomas G Glaza LMAC CAP North Port, FL 32.4 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Ruth L Waters MA PA North Fort Myers, FL 34.9 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Home Detox Inc Venice, FL 35.3 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tri County Human Services Inc Avon Park, FL 39.9 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Medicaid
Omega Centre Cape Coral, FL 40.0 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Ruth Cooper Center Fort Myers, FL 40.2 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Doctor Lynn R Bernstein and Associate Nokomis, FL 40.2 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Manatee Glens Corporation Bradenton, FL 42.1 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sarasota County DUI Drug Court Sarasota, FL 42.4 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
AAR Counseling Services Fort Myers, FL 42.9 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Southwest Florida Addiction Services Fort Myers, FL 42.9 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treatment Works Fort Myers, FL 42.9 miles from Arcadia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: 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

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Family and friends can play critical roles in helping to motivate individuals with drug and alcohol addictions to enter treatment, fully complete the program and maintain long term sobriety. It is extremely important to note that despite the support that is given to help an effort to help an individual to maintain a state of abstinence, ultimately they may choose to use.


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 Arcadia:

Arcadia Meeting
Parish Hall
327 Hickory Street
Arcadia, Florida 34266

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
Thursday, 8:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Arcadia, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Arcadia, Florida. 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 Arcadia, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
78%
6%
16%
Marijuana use in Arcadia, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
19%
76%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Arcadia, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
5%
79%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
19%
78%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
7%
60%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Arcadia, Florida?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
5%
29%
2%
2%
8%
3%
32%
12%
2%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Arcadia, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
3%
8%
3%
4%
15%
5%
6%
9%
12%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Arcadia, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Arcadia, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
83%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Arcadia, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Arcadia, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
3%
8%
3%
3%
11%
5%
10%
7%
19%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
20%
44%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
65%
35%
Surveys updated monthly.

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