Lutz, FL Profile

Lutz, FL, population 17,081 , is located in Florida's Hillsborough county, about 14.1 miles from Tampa and 24.3 miles from Clearwater.

In the 90's the population of Lutz has grown by about 62%.

Lutz Statistics Lutz Gender Information

Males in Lutz: 8,506 (50%)
Females in Lutz: 8,575 (50%)

As % of Population in Lutz in Lutz    

Race Diversity in Lutz

White: 92%
African American: 3%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 4%

As % of Population in Lutz in Lutz        

Age Diversity in Lutz

Median Age in Lutz: 38.1 (Males in Lutz: 37.8, Females in Lutz: 38.4)

Lutz Males Under 20: 14%     Lutz Females Under 20: 14% Lutz Males 20 to 40: 13%     Lutz Females 20 to 40: 13% Lutz Males 40 to 60: 17%     Lutz Females 40 to 60: 17% Lutz Males Over 60: 6%     Lutz Females Over 60: 7%

Economics in Lutz in Lutz

Lutz Household Average Size: 2.68 people
Lutz Median Household Income: $ 60,278
Lutz Median Value of Homes: $ 127,200


Lutz Location Information
Elevation: 71 feet above sea level. Land Area: 13.3 Square Miles. Water Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lutz Cheval 3.2 Miles Land O' Lakes 4.7 Miles Lake Magdalene 5.4 Miles Greater Carrollwood 6.1 Miles Pebble Creek 7.1 Miles Citrus Park 8.3 Miles Odessa 8.5 Miles Temple Terrace 9.1 Miles Egypt Lake-Leto 9.5 Miles Keystone 9.7 Miles Big Cities Nearest Lutz (Population 100,000+) Tampa 14.1 Miles Clearwater 24.3 Miles St Petersburg 29.5 Miles Orlando 71.1 Miles Cape Coral 114.3 Miles Jacksonville 158.5 Miles Coral Springs 187.3 Miles Tallahassee 192.5 Miles Ft Lauderdale 200.1 Miles Pembroke Pines 202.6 Miles

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

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



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

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

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

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

An individual from Lutz, 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 Lutz 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 Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Lutz, 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 Center will teach the individual from Lutz 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 Lutz, Florida that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Lutz finally succumbs to an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Lutz 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 Lutz, Florida Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center 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 Lutz, FL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Lutz, Florida:

Addiction Recovery Care of Tampa Tampa, FL 7.1 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Healthcare Connection of Tampa Inc Tampa, FL 7.1 miles from Lutz
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, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Associates and Behavioral Tampa, FL 8.5 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Hillsborough Comm Correctional Center Tampa, FL 8.5 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Town and Country Hospital Tampa, FL 9.0 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Turning Point of Tampa Inc Tampa, FL 9.0 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: 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
Family Center of Temple Terrace Tampa, FL 10.1 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Associates in Behavioral Tampa, FL 10.6 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Goodwill Outpatient Services Tampa, FL 10.6 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Tampa Crossroads Inc Tampa, FL 11.5 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Harbor Behavioral Healthcare Institute Dade City, FL 11.8 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Private health insurance
Agency for Community Trt Services Inc Mulberry, FL 12.4 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coord Office Plant City, FL 12.4 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Childrens Treatment Center New Port Richey, FL 13.8 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Novus Medical Detox Centers LLC New Port Richey, FL 13.8 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Anglican Family Service Inc New Port Richey, FL 14.6 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Hyde Park Counseling Center Tampa, FL 15.4 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Project Recovery Tampa, FL 15.4 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Shell of Hope Inc Hudson, FL 16.9 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Alpha Counseling Services Land O Lakes, FL 17.0 miles from Lutz
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

In 2005, 37.8 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 with past year MDE received treatment for depression (saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional or used prescription medication).

The psychosis that is linked to the bath salts is said to be impressive; one man in Louisiana barricaded himself in the attic with a rifle, yelling "I gotta kill the monsters before they kill all of us".

Although the rate of past month illegal drug use was higher among unemployed persons compared with those from other employment groups, most drug users in 2008 were employed. Of the estimated 17.8 million current illegal drug users aged 18 or older in 2008, 12.9 million (72.7 percent) were employed either full or part time. The number of unemployed illegal drug users increased from 1.3 million in 2007 to 1.8 million in 2008, primarily because of an overall increase in the number of unemployed persons between 2007 and 2008.

What makes cocaine freebasing particularly dangerous is that users typically do not wait that long for their next hit and will continue to smoke cocaine freebase until none is left.

Hallucinogens were used in the past month by 1.1 million persons (0.4 percent) aged 12 or older in 2008, including 555,000 (0.2 percent) who had used Ecstasy. These estimates were similar to the corresponding estimates for 2007.

Opiates can make you throw up, which can even happen to someone given opiates by a doctor, which is why many people don?t like taking them.


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 Lutz:

Lighthouse Campfire Meeting
Lutz
Countyline Rd.
Lutz, Florida 33548

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:30 PM
Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Lutz:

Hope Church
5107 West Lutz Lake Fern Road
"Finding Hope"
Lutz, Florida

Meeting Days and Times
Tuesdays,7:00PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Lutz, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Lutz, 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 Lutz, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
91%
2%
7%
Marijuana use in Lutz, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
82%
12%
Perception of Alcohol in Lutz, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
13%
77%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
75%
10%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
9%
56%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Lutz, 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
12%
18%
2%
3%
7%
3%
29%
14%
2%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Lutz, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
2%
5%
2%
4%
13%
2%
7%
6%
28%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Lutz, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Lutz, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
91%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in Lutz, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
20%
77%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Lutz, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
2%
4%
3%
2%
14%
5%
11%
10%
16%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
25%
43%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
65%
35%
Surveys updated monthly.

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