Edgewater, Florida

Edgewater, Florida, in Volusia county, is 17 miles SE of Daytona Beach, Florida (center to center) and 103 miles SE of Jacksonville, Florida. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Daytona Beach metropolitan area. Edgewater contains a population of approximately 18,668.

The People and Families of Edgewater

In Edgewater, about 60% of adults are married.

Edgewater boasts a large population of senior citizens with a wealth of life experience.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Edgewater had a median family income of $39,234.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Edgewater favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $7,740. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.

Edgewater Housing

Edgewater has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 83% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Homes in the city are newer than those found in most places.

Commuting

In Edgewater, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Edgewater18,668$39,234
Daytona Beach64,112$33,514
Daytona Beach Shores4,299$52,731
Holly Hill12,119$29,154
New Smyrna Beach20,048$43,409
Port Orange45,823$44,684
South Daytona13,177$36,417


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

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



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

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

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

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

An individual from Edgewater, 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 Edgewater 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 Rehabilitation Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Edgewater, 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. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program will teach the individual from Edgewater 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 Edgewater, Florida that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Edgewater finally succumbs to an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Edgewater 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 Edgewater, Florida Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug 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 no listings in Edgewater, FL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Edgewater, Florida:

Counseling Associates of Miami, FL 11.5 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Community Outreach Services Inc Deland, FL 12.7 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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
Haven Recovery Center Daytona Beach, FL 17.3 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Hearthstone Fellowship Foundation Inc Daytona Beach, FL 17.3 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Stewart Marchman Center Inc Bunnell, FL 18.5 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
ACT Corporation Daytona Beach, FL 18.5 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Daytona Methadone Treatment Center Daytona Beach, FL 18.5 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Mary E Pleterski New Smyrna Beach, FL 18.5 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Insights Counseling Center Orange City, FL 22.6 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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
New Life Connections Inc Oviedo, FL 24.4 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Milestones Inc Daytona Beach, FL 24.7 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Newman Counseling Alternatives PA Daytona Beach, FL 24.7 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
SCCD Crossroads of Sanford Sanford, FL 25.0 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Florida Hospital Deland Deland, FL 25.1 miles from Edgewater
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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
ACT Center Inc Apopka, FL 28.2 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Families in Recovery Longwood, FL 30.6 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Human Services and Longwood, FL 30.6 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Crossroads of Sanford Sanford, FL 30.6 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Project Refocus Inc Longwood, FL 32.3 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Grove Counseling Center Inc Altamonte Springs, FL 33.4 miles from Edgewater
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

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

Among adults aged 18 or older with past year SMI in 2008, the rate of binge alcohol use (drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion [i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other] on at least 1 day in the past 30 days) was 29.4 percent, which was higher than the 24.6 percent among adults who did not meet the criteria for SMI. Similarly, the rate of heavy alcohol use (drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days) among adults with SMI in the past year (11.6 percent) was higher than the rate reported among adults without SMI in the past year (7.3 percent).

In 2008, 1.1 million adults (0.5 percent) aged 18 or older attempted suicide. Among those 1.1 million adults who attempted suicide, 0.9 million reported having made plans for suicide, while 0.2 million had not made suicide plans. Among adults, 678,000 (0.3 percent) received medical attention for their suicide attempt, and 500,000 (0.2 percent) stayed overnight or longer in a hospital as a result of their suicide attempt in the past year.

Rates of substance dependence or abuse were associated with current employment status in 2008. A higher percentage of unemployed adults aged 18 or older were classified with dependence or abuse (19.0 percent) than were full-time employed adults (10.2 percent) or part-time employed adults (11.0 percent).

Marijuana also harms when it contributes to auto crashes or other incidents that injure or kill, a problem that is especially prevalent among young people. In a study reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, even a moderate dose of marijuana was shown to impair driving performance.

Amphetamine treatment admission rates increased between 1993 and 1999 by 250 percent or more in 14 States and by 100 to 249 percent in another 10 States.

An individual addicted to opiates cannot control how much opiates they take, even though it may cause harmful effects on their life and their health.


The following survey was completed by residents of Edgewater, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Edgewater, 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 Edgewater, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
8%
9%
Marijuana use in Edgewater, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
88%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Edgewater, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
6%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
86%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
15%
64%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Edgewater, 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
11%
17%
1%
3%
3%
0%
63%
1%
1%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Edgewater, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
3%
7%
3%
5%
11%
4%
10%
10%
15%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Edgewater, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Edgewater, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
86%
14%
Have you ever gone to school in Edgewater, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
89%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Edgewater, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
2%
6%
3%
4%
13%
5%
10%
9%
20%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
-2%
67%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
87%
13%
Surveys updated monthly.

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