Lake Wales, Florida

Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk county, is 24 miles E of Lakeland, Florida (center to center) and 53 miles E of Tampa, Florida. The city is part of the Lakeland - Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 10,194 people people live in Lake Wales.

The People and Families of Lake Wales

In Lake Wales, about 44% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Lake Wales.

Approximately 41% of Lake Wales is non-white. In Lake Wales you'll find a lively diversity of people.

Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the city nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lake Wales had a median family income of $33,029.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($9,175) in Lake Wales than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Lake Wales Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Lake Wales, about 54% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the city. If you're looking for affordable rentals, Lake Wales is one place with an advantage over most places in Florida.

Commuting

In Lake Wales, 91% of commuters drive to work. In the city, people like to walk or ride bicycles.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Lake Wales10,194$33,029
Auburndale11,032$36,303
Bartow15,340$44,093
Haines City13,174$30,678
Lake Alfred3,890$42,904
Mulberry3,230$28,860
Winter Haven26,487$39,657

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Lake Wales Racial Diversity
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Lake Wales Affordability of Rents
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Lake Wales Walking and Biking to Work


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Lake Wales 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 Lake Wales, 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 Lake Wales Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

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

Turning Point Counseling Consulting Saint Cloud, FL 14.1 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
Tri County Human Services Inc Avon Park, FL 15.7 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
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
Adjustment and Awareness Winter Haven, FL 21.3 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol 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
Behavioral Choices Inc Winter Haven, FL 21.6 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tri County Human Services Avon Park, FL 27.0 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
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
House of Freedom Inc Kissimmee, FL 27.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Life and Work Solutions Kissimmee, FL 27.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Mid Florida Metro Treatment Center Kissimmee, FL 27.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Social Solutions Inc Sebring, FL 28.2 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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
Mid Florida Metro TC Kissimmee, FL 30.7 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Osceola Counseling Center Kissimmee, FL 30.7 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Agency for Community Treatment Servs Mulberry, FL 34.5 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Lakeland Centres Lakeland, FL 35.0 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trt Centers Inc Birmingham, AL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Birmingham Metro Treatment Center Birmingham, AL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tri County Treatment Center Birmingham, AL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Mobile Metro Treatment Center Mobile, AL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Montgomery Metro Treatment Center Montgomery, AL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Jacksonville Metro Treatment Center Jacksonville, FL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Southwest Miami Treatment Center Miami, FL 36.4 miles from Lake Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

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

The past year prevalence of MDE was highest for adults aged 18 to 25 (9.7 percent) and lowest for those aged 50 or older (5.1 percent).

The highest prevalence of both binge and heavy drinking in 2001 was for young adults aged 18 to 25, with the peak rate occurring at age 21. The rate of binge drinking was 38.7 percent for young adults and 48.2 percent at age 21. Heavy alcohol use was reported by 13.6 percent of persons aged 18 to 25, and by 17.8 percent of persons aged 21. Binge and heavy alcohol use rates decreased faster with increasing age than did rates of past month alcohol use. While 55.2 percent of the population aged 45 to 49 in 2001 were current drinkers, 19.1 percent of persons within this age range binge drank and 5.4 percent drank heavily. Binge and heavy drinking were relatively rare among people aged 65 or older, with reported rates of 5.8 and 1.4 percent, respectively.

The level of alcohol use was associated with illegal drug use in 2005. Among the 16.0 million heavy drinkers aged 12 or older, 32.0 percent were current illegal drug users. Persons who were not current alcohol users were less likely to have used illegal drugs in the past month (3.5 percent) than those who reported (a) current use of alcohol but did not meet the criteria for binge or heavy use (5.9 percent), (b) binge use but did not meet the criteria for heavy use (16.1 percent), or (c) heavy use of alcohol (32.0 percent).

Methamphetamine, like alcohol, is metabolized by the kidneys; chronic long term use of the drug can lead to severe kidney damage.

Do not drink alcohol or any other type of recreational drug while taking Ativan. This medication can increase the effects of alcohol.


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 Lake Wales:

180 Women's Group
330 Park Avenue
Lake Wales, Florida 33898

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 8:00 PM

Big Book Study
First Presbyterian Church
16 N. Third Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 8:00 PM

Gratitude Group
Church Of Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 12:00 AM
Thursday, 10:30 AM

Key To Sobriety Group
Church Of Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:15 PM

Key To Sobriety Group 2
Church Of Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 7:00 PM
Sunday, 7:00 PM

Key To Sobriety Group 3
Church Of Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 5:30 PM

Key To Sobriety Group 4
Church Of Good Shepherd
221 S. Fourth Street
Lake Wales, Florida 33853

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 6:00 PM

Lake Wales Men's Group
180 Women's Group
330 Park Avenue
Lake Wales, Florida 33898

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Lake Wales, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Lake Wales, 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 Lake Wales, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
95%
0%
5%
Marijuana use in Lake Wales, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
88%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Lake Wales, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
4%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
88%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
6%
62%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Lake Wales, 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
1%
5%
2%
0%
4%
1%
76%
4%
1%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Lake Wales, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
5%
2%
5%
2%
5%
11%
5%
11%
5%
16%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Lake Wales, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Wales, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
90%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Wales, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
90%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Lake Wales, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
2%
4%
2%
5%
14%
3%
8%
6%
24%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
20%
56%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
11%
89%
Surveys updated monthly.

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