Opa-locka North, FL Profile

Opa-locka North, FL, population 6,224 , is located about 4.1 miles from Hialeah and 7 miles from Pembroke Pines.

Through the 90's Opa-locka North's population has declined by about 5%.

Opa Locka North Statistics Opa Locka North Gender Information

Males in Opa Locka North: 2,953 (47%)
Females in Opa Locka North: 3,271 (53%)

As % of Population in Opa-locka North in Opa Locka North    

Race Diversity in Opa Locka North

White: 20%
African American: 75%
Other/Mixed: 5%

As % of Population in Opa-locka North in Opa Locka North      

Age Diversity in Opa Locka North

Median Age in Opa Locka North: 25.4 (Males in Opa Locka North: 24.4, Females in Opa Locka North: 26.8)

Opa Locka North Males Under 20: 18%     Opa Locka North Females Under 20: 18% Opa Locka North Males 20 to 40: 15%     Opa Locka North Females 20 to 40: 17% Opa Locka North Males 40 to 60: 10%     Opa Locka North Females 40 to 60: 12% Opa Locka North Males Over 60: 5%     Opa Locka North Females Over 60: 6%

Economics in Opa-locka North in Opa Locka North

Opa Locka North Household Average Size: 3.58 people
Opa Locka North Median Household Income: $ 35,618
Opa Locka North Median Value of Homes: $ 79,100


Opa Locka North Location Information
Land Area: 2.2 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Opa Locka North Opa-locka 0.6 Miles Bunche Park 1.0 Miles Westview 1.7 Miles Carol City 2.4 Miles Scott Lake 2.5 Miles Golden Glades 2.6 Miles Pinewood 3.0 Miles West Little River 3.4 Miles Norland 3.4 Miles North Miami 3.6 Miles Big Cities Nearest Opa Locka North (Population 100,000+) Hialeah 4.1 Miles Pembroke Pines 6.8 Miles Hollywood 9.2 Miles Miami 9.6 Miles Ft Lauderdale 16.1 Miles Coral Springs 25.3 Miles Cape Coral 115.3 Miles Orlando 195.0 Miles Tampa 196.5 Miles St Petersburg 198.1 Miles


The listings in Opa-locka North, Florida and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Opa-locka North, Florida and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Opa-locka North. The most important goal of any Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Opa-locka North, FL. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Opa-locka North, including Short-term Drug Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Opa-locka North, Florida that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Opa-locka North, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Opa-locka North, Florida Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Opa-locka North has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Opa-locka North, Florida abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Opa-locka North has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Opa-locka North also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Opa-locka North, Florida Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program will work in unison to help the individual from Opa-locka North to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Opa-locka North, FL. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Opa-locka North will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Opa-locka North to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Opa-locka North, Florida, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Opa-locka North will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Opa-locka North, FL. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Opa-locka North with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Opa-locka North each year enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Opa-locka North, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Opa-locka North, Florida Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Opa-locka North, FL. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Opa-locka North, Florida:

Concept House Inc Miami, FL 0.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, 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, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Family Resource Center of South FL Inc Miami, FL 0.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Village Adolescent Treatment for Miami, FL 0.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Village South Inc Miami, FL 0.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Health and Recovery Center at Miami, FL 2.2 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Economic Opportunity Family Health Ctr Miami, FL 2.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
New Horizons Community MH Center Miami, FL 2.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Alternative Miami, FL 2.6 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Miami Dade Office of Rehab Services Homestead, FL 2.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Riverside House Miami, FL 2.7 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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
Regis House Miami, FL 3.1 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Citrus Health Network Inc Hialeah, FL 3.3 miles from Opa-locka North
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, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Comprehensive Treatment Center Hialeah, FL 3.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Dade Family Counseling Inc Hialeah, FL 3.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Phoenix Clinic North Miami, FL 5.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Summer House North Miami, FL 5.3 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
ACF Counseling Center Inc Hialeah, FL 5.4 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Substance Abuse Control Center Inc Hialeah, FL 5.5 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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
Better Way of Miami Inc Miami, FL 5.5 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Comprehensive Human Resources Miami, FL 5.5 miles from Opa-locka North
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

Among adults aged 18 to 25, an estimated 57.9 percent of girls and 65.9 percent of boys reported current drinking in 2006. The 2006 rate among girls aged 18 to 25 is higher than the 2005 rate of 55.4 percent.

Many parents don't realize the deadly effects that inhalants can have on the brain and the body because of the toxicity of the poisons that they contain.

Living life without the need for drugs or alcohol is why people enroll in a drug rehab center. People who are addicted to drugs or alcohol often require help to stop using. An addict may try many times to quit on their own to no avail. This is because addiction is a very difficult problem to recover from without help. It takes time and a lot of effort to learn how to live drug-free and change one's approach and outlook about life in general.

During 2004, 7.2% of federal prisoners reported using methamphetamine in the month prior to offense.

More boys than girls aged 12 to 20 reported binge drinking (19.2 vs. 15.5 percent) and heavy drinking (7.0 vs. 4.0 percent) in 2008. However, rates of current alcohol use were similar by gender (27.1 percent for boys and 25.8 percent for girls).

The increase in cigarette initiation was due primarily to an increase among persons initiating at age 18 or older. Between 2002 and 2008, the number of initiates under age 18 remained stable (1.3 million in 2002 and 1.4 million in 2008), but the number of initiates aged 18 or older increased from about 600,000 to 1 million.


The following survey was completed by residents of Opa, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Opa, 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 Opa, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Opa, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
Perception of Alcohol in Opa, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Opa, 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
Most common first drug experience in Opa, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Use of drugs and alcohol in Opa, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Opa, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Opa, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Opa, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
Your Gender?
Female
Male
Surveys updated monthly.

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