Buckhead Ridge, FL Profile

Buckhead Ridge, FL, population 1,390 , is located in Florida's Glades county, about 70.8 miles from Coral Springs and 76.1 miles from Cape Coral.

In the 90's the population of Buckhead Ridge has grown by about 9%.

Buckhead Ridge Statistics Buckhead Ridge Gender Information

Males in Buckhead Ridge: 705 (51%)
Females in Buckhead Ridge: 685 (49%)

As % of Population in Buckhead Ridge in Buckhead Ridge    

Race Diversity in Buckhead Ridge

White: 98%
Other/Mixed: 2%

As % of Population in Buckhead Ridge in Buckhead Ridge    

Age Diversity in Buckhead Ridge

Median Age in Buckhead Ridge: 62.1 (Males in Buckhead Ridge: 62.0, Females in Buckhead Ridge: 62.3)

Buckhead Ridge Males Under 20: 7%     Buckhead Ridge Females Under 20: 4% Buckhead Ridge Males 20 to 40: 6%     Buckhead Ridge Females 20 to 40: 5% Buckhead Ridge Males 40 to 60: 11%     Buckhead Ridge Females 40 to 60: 13% Buckhead Ridge Males Over 60: 28%     Buckhead Ridge Females Over 60: 27%

Economics in Buckhead Ridge in Buckhead Ridge

Buckhead Ridge Household Average Size: 2 people
Buckhead Ridge Median Household Income: $ 26,406
Buckhead Ridge Median Value of Homes: $ 65,300


Buckhead Ridge Location Information
Elevation: 16 feet above sea level. Land Area: 1.3 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Buckhead Ridge Taylor Creek 8.8 Miles Okeechobee 8.8 Miles Cypress Quarters 9.7 Miles Moore Haven 24.0 Miles Canal Point 24.7 Miles Pahokee 25.7 Miles Indiantown 26.1 Miles Clewiston 26.1 Miles Harlem 27.4 Miles Lake Harbor 30.6 Miles Big Cities Nearest Buckhead Ridge (Population 100,000+) Coral Springs 70.8 Miles Cape Coral 76.1 Miles Ft Lauderdale 83.7 Miles Pembroke Pines 88.3 Miles Hollywood 90.1 Miles Hialeah 95.9 Miles Orlando 101.8 Miles Miami 103.3 Miles Tampa 111.4 Miles St Petersburg 118.2 Miles


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Buckhead Ridge 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 Buckhead Ridge, Florida; 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 Buckhead Ridge Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are no listings in Buckhead Ridge, FL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Buckhead Ridge, Florida:

Breakthrough Recovery Services Inc Okeechobee, FL 7.2 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lamb of God Ministries Okeechobee, FL 7.2 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Innovative Treatment Services Okeechobee, FL 12.5 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lamb of God Recovery Centers Okeechobee, FL 12.5 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, 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
Ambrosia Treatment Center Port St. Lucie, FL 33.7 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Treasure Coast Counseling Center Inc Port St. Lucie, FL 33.7 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Choices Counseling Center Fort Pierce, FL 34.4 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Counseling and Recovery Center Inc Fort Pierce, FL 34.4 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Restoration House Fort Pierce, FL 34.4 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Village of CRC Fort Pierce, FL 34.4 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches Inc Belle Glade, FL 36.2 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Hendry Glades Mental Health Clinic Inc Clewiston, FL 36.6 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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)
Drug Abuse Treatment Association Inc Fort Pierce, FL 36.6 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Florida Center for Recovery Inc Fort Pierce, FL 36.6 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
New Horizons of the Treasure Coast Inc Fort Pierce, FL 36.6 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Social Solutions Inc Sebring, FL 37.1 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
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
Recovery Associates Inc Port Saint Lucie, FL 37.8 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Choices Recovery Center Fort Pierce, FL 38.6 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Counseling and Evaluation Stuart, FL 39.4 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
12 Palms Recovery Inc Jensen Beach, FL 40.5 miles from Buckhead Ridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Among adults aged 18 or older with MDE in the past year in 2005, women were more likely than men to receive treatment for depression in the past year (70.9 vs. 55.6 percent).

Most binge and heavy alcohol users were employed in 2008. Among 55.9 million adult binge drinkers, 44.6 million (79.7 percent) were employed either full or part time. Among 16.8 million heavy drinkers, 13.1 million (78.0 percent) were employed.

A government survey that was taken concerning Vicodin during 2006 showed that over 6 million people had reported taking the drug for non-medical purposes.

Marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.

Because Ativan is known to be habit-forming, it should be used only by the person that it has been prescribed for.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report that about 1 in 20 high school seniors acknowledge having taken OxyContin.


The following survey was completed by residents of Buckhead Ridge, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Buckhead Ridge, 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 Buckhead Ridge, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Buckhead Ridge, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
Perception of Alcohol in Buckhead Ridge, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Buckhead Ridge, 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
Most common first drug experience in Buckhead Ridge, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Use of drugs and alcohol in Buckhead Ridge, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Buckhead Ridge, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Buckhead Ridge, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Buckhead Ridge, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
Your Gender?
Female
Male
Surveys updated monthly.

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