Lake Worth Corridor, FL Profile

Lake Worth Corridor, FL, population 18,663 , is located in Florida's Palm Beach county, about 26.2 miles from Coral Springs and 34.4 miles from Ft Lauderdale.

Lake Worth Corridor Statistics Lake Worth Corridor Gender Information

Males in Lake Worth Corridor: 10,025 (54%)
Females in Lake Worth Corridor: 8,638 (46%)

As % of Population in Lake Worth Corridor in Lake Worth Corridor    

Race Diversity in Lake Worth Corridor

White: 63%
African American: 14%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 21%

As % of Population in Lake Worth Corridor in Lake Worth Corridor          

Age Diversity in Lake Worth Corridor

Median Age in Lake Worth Corridor: 27.7 (Males in Lake Worth Corridor: 27.6, Females in Lake Worth Corridor: 27.7)

Lake Worth Corridor Males Under 20: 18%     Lake Worth Corridor Females Under 20: 16% Lake Worth Corridor Males 20 to 40: 22%     Lake Worth Corridor Females 20 to 40: 17% Lake Worth Corridor Males 40 to 60: 11%     Lake Worth Corridor Females 40 to 60: 9% Lake Worth Corridor Males Over 60: 3%     Lake Worth Corridor Females Over 60: 4%

Economics in Lake Worth Corridor in Lake Worth Corridor

Lake Worth Corridor Household Average Size: 3.06 people
Lake Worth Corridor Median Household Income: $ 32,266
Lake Worth Corridor Median Value of Homes: $ 76,700


Lake Worth Corridor Location Information
Elevation: 15 feet above sea level. Land Area: Square Miles. Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lake Worth Corridor Palm Springs 1.2 Miles Greenacres 1.5 Miles Atlantis 1.9 Miles Seminole Manor 2.4 Miles Lake Clarke Shores 2.4 Miles Lake Worth 2.7 Miles Lantana 3.7 Miles Glen Ridge 3.9 Miles Gun Club Estates 4.0 Miles Cloud Lake 4.3 Miles Big Cities Nearest Lake Worth Corridor (Population 100,000+) Coral Springs 26.2 Miles Ft Lauderdale 34.4 Miles Hollywood 42.1 Miles Pembroke Pines 43.2 Miles Hialeah 53.8 Miles Miami 58.7 Miles Cape Coral 114.4 Miles Orlando 154.2 Miles Tampa 171.6 Miles St Petersburg 177.5 Miles


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

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



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

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

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

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

Palm Beach Recovery Coalition Lake Worth, FL 1.3 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Recovery Assoc of the Palm Beaches Lake Worth, FL 1.3 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Sunrise Detoxification Center LLC Lake Worth, FL 1.3 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Treatment Center of the Palm Beaches Lake Worth, FL 1.3 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Family Health Counseling Center Inc West Palm Beach, FL 1.8 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
PEC Inc West Palm Beach, FL 1.8 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
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, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Services of Lake Worth Lake Worth, FL 2.6 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Growing Together Inc Lake Worth, FL 2.6 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Archstone Recovery Center Inc Lantana, FL 3.0 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Sunset House Inc Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3.1 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Palm Beach Institute West Palm Beach, FL 4.1 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Private health insurance
Watershed Treatment Program Inc Boca Raton, FL 4.8 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Watershed Treatment Prog at Clear Lake Webster, TX 4.8 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Atlantic Counseling Services Boynton Beach, FL 5.7 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Watershed of the Palm Beaches Boynton Beach, FL 6.5 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, 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)
Orchid LLC Boynton Beach, FL 7.0 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Addiction Research and Consulting Corp West Palm Beach, FL 7.0 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Drug Testing and Counseling Services West Palm Beach, FL 7.0 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Hanley Center Treatment Programs West Palm Beach, FL 7.0 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Beginnings Detox Wellington, FL 8.5 miles from Lake Worth Corridor
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Among teens, different age groups engaged in the use of different types of illegal drugs in the past month. Among 12 or 13 year olds, 1.7 percent used prescription-type drugs nonmedically, 1.5 percent used inhalants, and 0.9 percent used marijuana. Among 14 or 15 year olds, marijuana was the dominant drug used (5.9 percent), followed by prescription-type drugs used nonmedically (2.8 percent) and inhalants (1.2 percent). Marijuana also was the most commonly used drug among 16 or 17 year olds (13.6 percent), followed by prescription-type drugs used nonmedically (5.4 percent), hallucinogens (1.7 percent), cocaine (1.2 percent), and inhalants (1.0 percent).

Patterns of alcohol use across county type were different for teens and adults in 2001. Among teens aged 12 to 17, the rates of past month alcohol use and heavy alcohol use were higher in rural areas than in large metropolitan areas (for past month use, the difference was marginally significant, p < .07). Among adults, the rates of past month alcohol use were higher in large metropolitan areas than in rural areas, while there were no differences in heavy use rates across these county types.

The past year prevalence of MDE was higher among adult girls than among adult boys (9.0 vs. 5.3 percent). Among women aged 18 to 25, the past year MDE rate decreased from 12.9 percent in 2005 to 11.7 percent in 2006.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, an estimated 17.3 percent used alcohol in the month prior to the survey interview. This rate was higher than the rate of youth alcohol use reported in 2000 (16.4 percent). Of all teens, 10.6 percent were binge drinkers, and 2.5 percent were heavy drinkers. These are roughly the same percentages as those reported in 2000 (10.4 and 2.6 percent, respectively).

A majority of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that they disapprove of their peers using substances. In 2008, 89.6 percent of teens "strongly" or "somewhat" disapproved of their peers smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day, which was similar to the rate of 89.7 percent in 2007, but higher than the 87.1 percent in 2002. Also in 2008, 82.7 percent strongly or somewhat disapproved of peers using marijuana or hashish once a month or more, which was similar to the 82.9 percent reported in 2007, but was an increase from the 80.4 percent reported in 2002. In addition, 87.0 percent of teens strongly or somewhat disapproved of peers having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day in 2008, which was similar to the 86.6 percent reported in 2007, but was higher than the 84.7 percent reported in 2002.

There are approximately 2.5 million opiate users over the age of 12 in the United States.


The following survey was completed by residents of Lake Worth Corridor, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Lake Worth Corridor, 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 Worth Corridor, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
97%
1%
2%
Marijuana use in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
81%
9%
Perception of Alcohol in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
20%
75%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
87%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
23%
54%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Lake Worth Corridor, 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
14%
6%
0%
6%
7%
1%
56%
2%
1%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
6%
2%
8%
2%
5%
12%
5%
9%
6%
16%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
93%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Lake Worth Corridor, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
8%
2%
3%
13%
5%
6%
6%
21%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
4%
64%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
52%
48%
Surveys updated monthly.

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