Meridian, Idaho

Meridian, Idaho, in Ada county, is 9 miles W of Boise, Idaho (center to center) and 336 miles SE of Portland, Oregon. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Boise City metropolitan area. Meridian contains a population of approximately 34,919.

The People and Families of Meridian

In Meridian, about 70% of adults are married. Married couples seem to be the rule in Meridian, at least compared to other cities of its size. The city has a large-family feeling. There are plenty of young children in Meridian.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Meridian had a median family income of $57,077. The typical family in Meridian is better off than most in Idaho. The city has a large middle class. There just aren't a lot of poor people in Meridian. Interestingly, lots of people in the city have Bachelor's degrees (or better).

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Meridian favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $6,350. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.

Meridian Housing

Meridian has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 84% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Homes in the city are newer than those found in most places. Taxes on residences are higher here than most places in Idaho, which may reflect a commitment to education in the city.

Commuting

In Meridian, 95% of commuters drive to work. Start your engines: the good people of the city do a lot of driving.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Meridian34,919$57,077
Boise185,787$52,014
Caldwell25,967$35,158
Eagle11,085$71,907
Garden City10,624$46,463
Kuna5,382$42,956
Nampa51,867$39,434

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 2%Meridian People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 3%Meridian Median Family Income
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 3%Meridian Low Rate of Poverty
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 12%Meridian College Educated Adults
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 15%Meridian Well-Paid Single Women


The listings in Meridian, Idaho and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you live in Meridian, Idaho and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Meridian.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Meridian treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Meridian would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Meridian to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, Long-term Treatment, Outpatient Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Meridian will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Meridian, Idaho, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Meridian, ID. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Meridian, ID. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Meridian, ID. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Meridian is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Meridian, Idaho Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 3 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Meridian, Idaho. We have also provided 17 additional Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facilities that are closest geographically to Meridian:

Ascent Behavioral Health Services Meridian, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bell Chem Dependency Counseling Inc Meridian, ID
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Center for Behavioral Health Idaho Inc Meridian, ID
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Alcoholism Intervention Services Boise, ID 6.7 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alta Services Boise, ID 6.7 miles from Meridian
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, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ardent Intermountain Hospital of Boise Boise, ID 6.7 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Crossroads Mental Health Services Inc Boise, ID 6.7 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Saint Alphonsus Boise, ID 6.7 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bell Counseling Boise, ID 7.3 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation 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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Aerie Garden City, ID 9.9 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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
Mountain States Chemical Dependency Nampa, ID 9.9 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Ada County Juvenile Court Services Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Ascent Behavioral Health Services Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: 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, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Center for Behavioral Health Idaho Inc Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Community Services Counseling Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Intermountain Hospital of Boise Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Pathways Counseling Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Personal Development Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
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, 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), Access to Recovery
Raise the Bottom Training and Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Recovery 4 Life Boise, ID 11.4 miles from Meridian
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Among past year users of heroin in 2001, 50.0 percent (0.2 million were classified with dependence on or abuse of heroin. Among users of cocaine, 24.9 percent (1.0 million) were classified with dependence on or abuse of cocaine. Among past year users of marijuana, 16.5 percent (3.5 million) were classified with dependence on or abuse of marijuana. Among past year users of pain relievers, 11.8 percent (1.0 million) were classified with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers.

In 2006, adults aged 18 or older who were on parole or a supervised release from jail during the past year had higher rates of dependence on or abuse of a substance (36.9 percent) than their counterparts who were not on parole or supervised release during the past year (9.1 percent).

Recent studies have indicated that the users of bath salts are male and female and that they range in age from teenagers to being adults in their 40's; the common denominator appeared to be that most of the users appeared to have an extensive substance abuse history.

In 2008, there were 729,000 persons aged 12 or older who had used inhalants for the first time within the past 12 months; 70.4 percent were under age 18 when they first used. There was no significant change in the number of inhalant initiates from 2007 to 2008, but the number in 2008 was significantly lower than the estimate in 2005 (877,000).

Crack cocaine is a highly addictive and powerful stimulant that is derived from powdered cocaine.

Keeping marijuana illegal keeps the prices higher. As drug use is sensitive to price, high prices help keep rates of marijuana use rates, especially amongst young people, relatively low.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Meridian:

Meridian Group
The Brantley Building
116-b Main Street
Meridian, Idaho 83642

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 11:00 AM
Friday, 6:00 PM
Monday, 8:00 PM
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Meridian, Idaho as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Meridian, Idaho. 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 Meridian, Idaho.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
89%
5%
6%
Marijuana use in Meridian, Idaho.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
93%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Meridian, Idaho.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
12%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
6%
59%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Meridian, Idaho?
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%
14%
2%
9%
0%
3%
44%
12%
2%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Meridian, Idaho?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
3%
6%
2%
4%
15%
4%
11%
4%
16%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Meridian, Idaho schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Meridian, Idaho under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Meridian, Idaho under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
75%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Meridian, Idaho?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
2%
4%
2%
2%
13%
3%
10%
4%
31%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
13%
58%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
49%
51%
Surveys updated monthly.

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