Myrtle Grove, FL Profile

Myrtle Grove, FL, population 17,211 , is located in Florida's Escambia county, about 47.7 miles from Mobile and 147.1 miles from Montgomery.

In the 90's the population of Myrtle Grove has declined by about 1%.

Myrtle Grove Statistics Myrtle Grove Gender Information

Males in Myrtle Grove: 8,792 (51%)
Females in Myrtle Grove: 8,419 (49%)

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Race Diversity in Myrtle Grove

White: 75%
African American: 13%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 5%
Other/Mixed: 6%

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Age Diversity in Myrtle Grove

Median Age in Myrtle Grove: 32.3 (Males in Myrtle Grove: 30.2, Females in Myrtle Grove: 35.0)

Myrtle Grove Males Under 20: 15%     Myrtle Grove Females Under 20: 13% Myrtle Grove Males 20 to 40: 18%     Myrtle Grove Females 20 to 40: 15% Myrtle Grove Males 40 to 60: 10%     Myrtle Grove Females 40 to 60: 11% Myrtle Grove Males Over 60: 8%     Myrtle Grove Females Over 60: 10%

Economics in Myrtle Grove in Myrtle Grove

Myrtle Grove Household Average Size: 2.46 people
Myrtle Grove Median Household Income: $ 33,601
Myrtle Grove Median Value of Homes: $ 76,600


Myrtle Grove Location Information
Elevation: 46 feet above sea level. Land Area: 6.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Myrtle Grove West Pensacola 1.7 Miles Bellview 2.8 Miles Warrington 3.2 Miles Goulding 5.3 Miles Brent 5.4 Miles Pensacola 5.4 Miles Ensley 7.1 Miles Ferry Pass 8.4 Miles Gulf Breeze 9.6 Miles Gonzalez 11.1 Miles Big Cities Nearest Myrtle Grove (Population 100,000+) Mobile 47.7 Miles Montgomery 147.1 Miles New Orleans 168.6 Miles Metairie 172.7 Miles Tallahassee 180.5 Miles Columbus 196.6 Miles Jackson 213.9 Miles Birmingham 216.4 Miles Baton Rouge 229.4 Miles Lafayette 281.7 Miles

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

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



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If you or a loved one in Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove drug or alcohol treatment.

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

A quality Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove, Florida to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

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

An individual from Myrtle Grove, 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 Myrtle Grove 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 Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Myrtle Grove, 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. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will teach the individual from Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove, Florida that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove, Florida Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab 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 Myrtle Grove, FL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Myrtle Grove, Florida:

Lakeview Center Inc Pensacola, FL 3.0 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Cordova Counseling Center Pensacola, FL 6.1 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Friary Gulf Breeze, FL 22.4 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Twelve Oaks Alcohol and Navarre, FL 22.6 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Avalon Center of Lakeview Center Milton, FL 22.9 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Twelve Oaks Alc Drug Treatment Center Navarre, FL 26.3 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day 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)
Baldwin County Mental Health Center Fairhope, AL 31.5 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Shoulder Spanish Fort, AL 31.8 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Bridgeway Center Inc Fort Walton Beach, FL 40.6 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Eglin Air Force Base Alcohol and Drug Eglin AFB, FL 42.4 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
AltaPointe Health Systems Inc Mobile, AL 52.2 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System Mobile, AL 52.2 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Narconon Gulf Coast Inc Destin, FL 53.4 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mobile Mental Health Mobile, AL 53.6 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Dauphin Way Lodge Mobile, AL 54.3 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: 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
ECD Program Mobile, AL 54.3 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Franklin Primary Health Center Mobile, AL 54.3 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gulf Coast Treatment Grand Bay, AL 61.2 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gulf Coast Treatment Center Grand Bay, AL 61.9 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
COPE Center Defuniak Springs, FL 70.7 miles from Myrtle Grove
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

An individual in Blair County, which is located in the northern portion of the United States, reported that a man called a cab and proceeded to pull a knife on the cab driver and rob him; the robber, after being apprehended, disclosed to the police that he needed the money because he was addicted to bath salts.

The method of smoking marijuana through a blunt combines marijuana's active ingredients with nicotine and other harmful chemicals.

A characteristic of heroin use is the half-conscious state called "nodding."

Once in the brain, heroin - similar to other drugs of abuse - causes the release of dopamine, a neurochemical that mediates pleasure and is vital to the normal functioning of the central nervous system. The drugs addictive properties are believed to be related to a chronic and unnatural increase in dopamine levels.

The number and the percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 who needed treatment for an illegal drug or alcohol use problem remained unchanged between 2007 (2.0 million, 7.9 percent) and 2008 (1.9 million, 7.8 percent); however, there was a significant decrease between 2002 (2.3 million, 9.1 percent) and 2008. Of the 1.9 million teens who needed treatment in 2008, 143,000 received treatment at a specialty facility (about 7.4 percent of the teens who needed treatment), leaving 1.8 million who needed treatment for a substance use problem but did not receive it at a specialty facility.

As of 2008, those in treatment for primary marijuana abuse had begun use at an early age: 56 percent by age 14.


The following survey was completed by residents of Myrtle Grove, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Myrtle Grove, 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 Myrtle Grove, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
89%
5%
6%
Marijuana use in Myrtle Grove, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Myrtle Grove, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
7%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
75%
19%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
19%
50%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Myrtle Grove, 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
15%
0%
0%
10%
6%
3%
60%
0%
3%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Myrtle Grove, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
4%
2%
8%
2%
5%
15%
4%
7%
6%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Myrtle Grove, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Myrtle Grove, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
94%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Myrtle Grove, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
84%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Myrtle Grove, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
4%
3%
2%
15%
5%
12%
6%
14%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
18%
55%
27%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
12%
88%
Surveys updated monthly.

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