South Sarasota, FL Profile

South Sarasota, FL, population 5,314 , is located in Florida's Sarasota county, about 34.7 miles from St Petersburg and 46.0 miles from Tampa.

South Sarasota Statistics South Sarasota Gender Information

Males in South Sarasota: 2,592 (49%)
Females in South Sarasota: 2,722 (51%)

As % of Population in South Sarasota in South Sarasota    

Race Diversity in South Sarasota

White: 96%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 3%

As % of Population in South Sarasota in South Sarasota      

Age Diversity in South Sarasota

Median Age in South Sarasota: 47.8 (Males in South Sarasota: 46.9, Females in South Sarasota: 48.7)

South Sarasota Males Under 20: 10%     South Sarasota Females Under 20: 10% South Sarasota Males 20 to 40: 9%     South Sarasota Females 20 to 40: 9% South Sarasota Males 40 to 60: 15%     South Sarasota Females 40 to 60: 16% South Sarasota Males Over 60: 14%     South Sarasota Females Over 60: 17%

Economics in South Sarasota in South Sarasota

South Sarasota Household Average Size: 2.12 people
South Sarasota Median Household Income: $ 53,125
South Sarasota Median Value of Homes: $ 167,200


South Sarasota Location Information
Elevation: 10 feet above sea level. Land Area: 2.1 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.4 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to South Sarasota Ridge Wood Heights 1.2 Miles Siesta Key 1.6 Miles Southgate 2.1 Miles South Gate Ridge 2.2 Miles Gulf Gate Estates 2.4 Miles Bee Ridge 3.2 Miles Sarasota 3.5 Miles Sarasota Springs 3.6 Miles Vamo 4.9 Miles Fruitville 5.5 Miles Big Cities Nearest South Sarasota (Population 100,000+) St Petersburg 34.7 Miles Tampa 46.0 Miles Clearwater 49.8 Miles Cape Coral 61.6 Miles Orlando 111.7 Miles Coral Springs 156.3 Miles Pembroke Pines 168.1 Miles Ft Lauderdale 168.2 Miles Hialeah 170.9 Miles Hollywood 171.7 Miles


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

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



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If you or a loved one in South Sarasota is currently struggling with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, you do not have to face this dilemma on your own. Our compassionate staff can help to take the guesswork out of finding the best Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility that will be perfectly suited to your personal needs and preferences. Why should you or anyone in South Sarasota try to handle this on your own, when professional help is so readily available? We have helped many people in South Sarasota, Florida to take the first step towards being free from their drug or alcohol addiction, and they are now living successful lives within their community.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program can help an individual from South Sarasota, FL. that has suffered with a drug and alcohol addiction to make the changes needed to have the ability to live their life drug-free. Drug or alcohol rehab treatment works by first helping the individual from South Sarasota, Florida to recognize the existence of a problem and to overcome the irrational thinking that is so commonly associated with a drug or alcohol addiction. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center will encourage the individual from South Sarasota to take full responsibility for their drug or alcohol addiction and will reinforce this knowledge in the recovering addict and help them to see that they are responsible for maintaining their sobriety once they complete the treatment process and return home. This gives the recovering addict from South Sarasota, Florida the power over their drug or alcohol addiction and the ability to know they can make their own individual choices.

There are so many types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in and around South Sarasota, that may include Outpatient Addiction Treatment, Short-term Treatment Centers, Long-term Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation, non-traditional, religious-based, or holistic treatment. A factor that may influence an individual from South Sarasota in their choice of treatment options could be due to the fact that they may have already tried a particular Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and failed. Various other factors can limit an individual to a specific type of drug or alcohol addiction treatment due to specific situations, and other times the individual from South Sarasota can be open to all of the different available options.

The main objective in all of the different types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities should be to be able to motivate the individual from South Sarasota, FL. to achieve a state of long term abstinence. Additionally, a quality South Sarasota Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center will have to address all of the aspects of an addiction, including behavioral and social symptoms, and the physical and psychological symptoms that are commonly linked to a drug or alcohol addiction.

The physical aspects of a drug or alcohol addiction are addressed in the detox portion of the South Sarasota, Florida treatment program; a quality Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process and can help the individual to be more comfortable during this difficult process. Drug withdrawal symptoms will occur because the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time; thus the individual will now have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from South Sarasota, FL. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they have been taking, whether it is tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, or a combination of these substances. Withdrawal symptoms associated with some illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce withdrawal symptoms that may be severe and prolonged.

An effective Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in South Sarasota, Florida will specifically target the psychological issues that are related to the drug or alcohol abuse. The South Sarasota, FL. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility may incorporate treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention courses. The combination of all these, along with helping the former addict to recognize and cope with familiar drug triggers, can help the individual to finally get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this will provide the individual from South Sarasota with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

As the individual from South Sarasota, FL. becomes educated about the addiction process; they will begin to understand that they did not have a chance to stop using drugs or alcohol without receiving professional help. They will learn about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the functions of the brain and come to understand that their not being able to stop using drug was not due to weakness, but instead their body's chemical response to the chronic chemical abuse that was encountered.

Reach out for professional help so that you or someone that you care about in South Sarasota that has a substance abuse problem can finally be free from the prison of addiction.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easy part, as we are right here to guide you through the process; just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can have a free consultation with a registered addiction specialist, or just fill out the South Sarasota,Florida Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center request form and we will call you shortly.

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

Another Level of Recovery Sarasota, FL 2.8 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Sarasota Drug Court Sarasota, FL 2.8 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Inc Arcadia, FL 3.3 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Sarasota County DUI Drug Court Sarasota, FL 3.6 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
First Step of Sarasota Inc Sarasota, FL 5.7 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Pregnant Substance Abusing Women Sarasota, FL 5.7 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Doctor Lynn R Bernstein and Associate Nokomis, FL 5.9 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Manatee Glens Corporation Bradenton, FL 11.3 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Manatee County Drug Court Bradenton, FL 11.6 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Manatee Glens Bradenton, FL 11.6 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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, 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)
Thomas G Glaza LMAC CAP North Port, FL 13.8 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Home Detox Inc Venice, FL 16.8 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tri County Counseling and Life North Port, FL 22.9 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
WestCare Florida Saint Petersburg, FL 32.2 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
Lighthouse Addiction Services Port Charlotte, FL 32.2 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: 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, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Mission Unity Inc Port Charlotte, FL 32.2 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
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, Access to Recovery
Gulf Coast Recovery Inc Treasure Island, FL 34.3 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Stepping Stone of Tampa Inc Saint Petersburg, FL 34.7 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Inc St. Petersburg, FL 35.4 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Suncoast Center Inc St. Petersburg, FL 35.4 miles from South Sarasota
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: 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

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

Many times users are unable to obtain legitimate prescriptions for Dilaudid after their prescription has run out. They then resort to what has been termed "doctor shopping". The individual with a Dilaudid addiction will see as many doctors as it takes and pretend to be in agony in order to obtain more of the drug in order to feed their addiction.

Marijuana is a complex material containing 421 chemicals, 60 of which are only found in marijuana

Animal studies that were designed to simulate human patterns in regard to inhalant abuse have suggested that "huffing" has been shown to cause low birth weights, skeletal abnormalities in newborns and delayed neurological development.

The rate of binge drinking was 41.9 percent for young adults aged 18 to 25. Heavy alcohol use was reported by 15.3 percent of persons aged 18 to 25. These rates are similar to the rates in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Of the 20.8 million persons in 2008 who were classified as needing substance use treatment but not receiving treatment at a specialty facility in the past year, 1.0 million persons (4.8 percent) reported that they perceived a need for treatment for their illegal drug or alcohol use problem. Of these 1.0 million persons who felt they needed treatment but did not receive treatment in 2008, 233,000 (23.3 percent) reported that they made an effort to get treatment, and 766,000 (76.7 percent) reported making no effort to get treatment. These estimates remained stable between 2007 and 2008, except that the number of persons who felt they needed treatment, made an effort to get treatment, but did not receive treatment in 2008 decreased from 380,000 persons in 2007 to 233,000 persons in 2008, and the percentage of persons who felt they needed treatment among those who were classified as needing substance use treatment declined from 6.4 percent in 2007 to 4.8 percent in 2008.

Ketamine is increasingly being abused by massive numbers of young people as a "club drug," and is often distributed at "raves", which are popular all night dance parties.


The following survey was completed by residents of South Sarasota, Florida as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in South Sarasota, 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 South Sarasota, Florida.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
98%
0%
2%
Marijuana use in South Sarasota, Florida.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in South Sarasota, Florida.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
7%
91%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
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%
3%
69%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in South Sarasota, 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
10%
23%
2%
3%
8%
2%
37%
13%
1%
1%
Most common first drug experience in South Sarasota, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
3%
2%
7%
2%
3%
15%
4%
8%
4%
24%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in South Sarasota, Florida schools.
Have you ever gone to school in South Sarasota, Florida under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
90%
5%
Have you ever gone to school in South Sarasota, Florida under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
89%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in South Sarasota, Florida?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
2%
2%
3%
3%
4%
12%
3%
6%
8%
29%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
11%
60%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
87%
13%
Surveys updated monthly.

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