Pompano Beach Highlands, FL Profile

Pompano Beach Highlands, FL, population 6,505 , is located in Florida's Broward county, about 10.2 miles from Coral Springs and 11.3 miles from Ft Lauderdale.

In the 90's the population of Pompano Beach Highlands has declined by about 64%.

Pompano Beach Highlands Statistics Pompano Beach Highlands Gender Information

Males in Pompano Beach Highlands: 3,365 (52%)
Females in Pompano Beach Highlands: 3,140 (48%)

As % of Population in Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach Highlands    

Race Diversity in Pompano Beach Highlands

White: 77%
African American: 9%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 11%

As % of Population in Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach Highlands          

Age Diversity in Pompano Beach Highlands

Median Age in Pompano Beach Highlands: 34.5 (Males in Pompano Beach Highlands: 34.5, Females in Pompano Beach Highlands: 34.6)

Pompano Beach Highlands Males Under 20: 15%     Pompano Beach Highlands Females Under 20: 14% Pompano Beach Highlands Males 20 to 40: 17%     Pompano Beach Highlands Females 20 to 40: 15% Pompano Beach Highlands Males 40 to 60: 14%     Pompano Beach Highlands Females 40 to 60: 13% Pompano Beach Highlands Males Over 60: 5%     Pompano Beach Highlands Females Over 60: 6%

Economics in Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach Highlands

Pompano Beach Highlands Household Average Size: 2.79 people
Pompano Beach Highlands Median Household Income: $ 33,846
Pompano Beach Highlands Median Value of Homes: $ 82,000


Pompano Beach Highlands Location Information
Elevation: 12 feet above sea level. Land Area: 3.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Pompano Beach Highlands Tedder 1.0 Miles Lighthouse Point 1.3 Miles Collier Manor-Cresthaven 1.4 Miles Hillsboro Beach 1.9 Miles Kendall Green 2.3 Miles Deerfield Beach 2.5 Miles Pompano Beach 3.3 Miles Terra Mar 4.7 Miles Boca Pointe 4.8 Miles Coconut Creek 5.0 Miles Big Cities Nearest Pompano Beach Highlands (Population 100,000+) Coral Springs 10.2 Miles Ft Lauderdale 11.3 Miles Hollywood 19.0 Miles Pembroke Pines 20.7 Miles Hialeah 31.3 Miles Miami 35.6 Miles Cape Coral 115.8 Miles Orlando 174.5 Miles Tampa 185.0 Miles St Petersburg 189.0 Miles


The listings in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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

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

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

There are no listings in Pompano Beach Highlands, FL. so we have provided 20 treatment facilities from Florida:

Jacksonville Metro Treatment Center Jacksonville, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Shell of Hope Inc Hudson, FL
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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
A Counseling Center Cocoa, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Growing Together Inc Lake Worth, FL
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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
Veterans Affairs Miami Medical Center Miami, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Families in Recovery Longwood, FL
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Focus One Inc Clearwater, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Henderson Mental Health Center Inc Fort Lauderdale, FL
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Associates in Behavioral Tampa, FL
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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
Grove Counseling Center Inc Altamonte Springs, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Leon County Treatment Center Tallahassee, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Orlando Methadone Treatment Center Orlando, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Holistic Counseling Services Miami, FL
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Lakeview Health Systems LLC Jacksonville, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Milestones Inc Daytona Beach, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Guidance Care Center Inc Key Largo, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Suncoast Rehabilitation Center Spring Hill, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Sutton Place Behavorial Health Inc Hilliard, FL
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Bay Pines, FL
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
BayCare Behavioral Health Brooksville, FL
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Most teens aged 12 to 17 believed their parents would "strongly disapprove" of their using substances. In 2005, 91.1 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day, while the remaining 8.9 percent believed their parents would "somewhat disapprove" or "neither approve nor disapprove." A majority of teens (90.2 percent) reported that their parents would strongly disapprove of their trying marijuana or hashish once or twice, and 88.9 percent reported their parents would strongly disapprove of their having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day. These rates of perceived parental disapproval in 2005 were similar to those seen in 2004.

Inhalants can cause a great amount of physical damage to the body, but the greatest amount of damage is done to the myelin sheath that surrounds and protects nerve fibers and helps the nerves to carry messages to the brain.

Over time opiate use causes the body's natural painkillers (known as endorphins) to stop working as they are supposed to.

In 1995 the State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Profile reported 333,359 patients in the U.S. entered publicly funded treatment with cocaine as the primary drug of abuse, representing almost 38.3 percent of treatment admissions.

According to the most recent government funded surveys, inhalant use decreases substantially when teens enter high school; 10th and 12th graders that were surveyed reported the lowest amount of inhalant abuse.

Xanax has a fairly quick uptake in the system; this translates into an individual feeling the effects of the drug instantaneously.


The following survey was completed by residents of Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Pompano Beach Highlands, 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 Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
90%
1%
9%
Marijuana use in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
95%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
4%
89%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
88%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
10%
68%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Pompano Beach Highlands, 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
7%
3%
0%
3%
0%
1%
73%
4%
1%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
2%
2%
7%
2%
3%
13%
2%
8%
4%
29%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
87%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
88%
10%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
3%
2%
4%
12%
2%
6%
8%
29%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
21%
50%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
45%
55%
Surveys updated monthly.

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