Waimalu, Hawaii

There are 29,371 residents in Waimalu.

The People and Families of Waimalu

In Waimalu, about 51% of adults are married.

Males are more numerous in Waimalu than in most towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Waimalu had a median family income of $70,740. Most of the residents of Waimalu tend to have good incomes. In the town, most people are middle class or better. Waimalu is fortunate in that not many of its residents suffer poverty. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in the town. People say that Waimalu is full of unmarried people with good incomes.

Waimalu Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Waimalu that were owner-occupied was 62%. As a whole, property taxes tend toward the pricey side in the town, but this often equates to better schools and government services.

Commuting

In Waimalu, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Waimalu strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Hawaii):

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 5%Waimalu Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 5%Waimalu Well-Paid Single Women
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 9%Waimalu Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 13%Waimalu People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 14%Waimalu College Educated Adults
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 16%Waimalu Low Rate of Poverty


The listings in Waimalu, Hawaii and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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

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

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

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

An individual from Waimalu, Hawaii 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 Waimalu get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Waimalu, HI. 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 Waimalu 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 Waimalu, Hawaii that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Waimalu finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Waimalu 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 Waimalu, Hawaii Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program 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 Waimalu, HI. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Waimalu, Hawaii:

YMCA of Honolulu Aiea, HI 2.9 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
New Horizons Counseling Program Aiea, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
YMCA Outreach Services Aiea, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient
Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health Services Ewa Beach, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Comprehensive Health and Attitude Honolulu, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Department of Veterans Affairs Honolulu, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comp Family Servs Honolulu, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, General Health Services, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Salvation Army Family Treatment Servs Honolulu, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Teen Challenge Hawaii Waialua, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, 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
Hoomau Ke Ola Waianae, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Waianae Coast Community MH Center Waianae, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Hlth Ctr Waianae, HI 3.4 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
New Horizons Counseling Mililani, HI 5.2 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Care Hawaii Inc Kaneohe, HI 7.7 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Tripler Army Medical Center MCHK PST Tripler Army Medical Center, HI 8.6 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Care Hawaii Honolulu, HI 10.1 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Freedom Recovery Services Honolulu, HI 10.1 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Helping Hands Hawaii IOP OP Honolulu, HI 10.1 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Kline Welsh Behavioral Hlth Foundation Honolulu, HI 10.1 miles from Waimalu
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

In 2006, 79.4 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported having seen or heard drug or alcohol prevention messages from sources outside of school, which declined from 81.1 percent in 2005. The prevalence of past month use of illegal drugs, marijuana, cigarettes, or binge alcohol was lower among those who reported having such exposure (9.2 percent, 6.2 percent, 9.5 percent, and 10.0 percent, respectively) than among those who reported having no such exposure (12.0 percent, 8.5 percent, 13.8 percent, and 11.5 percent, respectively).

Among teens aged 12 to 17, there was evidence of regional differences in trends of marijuana use between 2002 and 2005. Current marijuana use rates declined in the Northeast, Midwest, and South between 2002 and 2005. In the West, the rates were steady between 2002 and 2004 (8.0 percent in 2002, 8.7 percent in 2003, and 9.3 percent in 2004) and then declined to 6.8 percent in 2005.

OxyContin should not be taken by pregnant girls and nursing mothers, as the child may exhibit respiratory depression or withdrawal symptoms either at birth or in the nursery.

Past year use of Ecstasy among young adults declined from 5.8 percent in 2002 to 3.7 percent in 2003 and to 3.1 percent in both 2004 and 2005.

From 2008 to 2009, the rate of current illegal drug use among young adults aged 18 to 25 climbed 8 percent, including a 10 percent rise in marijuana use (from 16.5% to 18.1%).

The percentage of persons estimated to be dependent on illegal drugs in the past year was about 65 percent of those who were estimated to be dependent on or abused illegal drugs in the past year (Tables B.16 and B.17). State estimates for illegal drug dependence for persons aged 12 or older ranged from 1.6 percent in Iowa to 3.0 percent in the District of Columbia. The highest rates of illegal drug dependence were among persons aged 18 to 25, with the highest rate in Massachusetts (8.3 percent) (Table B.17).


The following survey was completed by residents of Waimalu, Hawaii as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Waimalu, Hawaii. 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 Waimalu, Hawaii.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
1%
18%
Marijuana use in Waimalu, Hawaii.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
92%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Waimalu, Hawaii.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
4%
84%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
77%
19%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
16%
61%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Waimalu, Hawaii?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
13%
26%
2%
3%
7%
0%
26%
15%
3%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Waimalu, Hawaii?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
2%
4%
3%
3%
12%
4%
11%
5%
22%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Waimalu, Hawaii schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Waimalu, Hawaii under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
81%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Waimalu, Hawaii under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
91%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Waimalu, Hawaii?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
3%
6%
2%
2%
14%
2%
11%
7%
19%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
18%
50%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
83%
17%
Surveys updated monthly.

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