Twin Falls, Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho, in Twin Falls county, is 104 miles W of Pocatello, Idaho (center to center) and 443 miles N of Las Vegas, Nevada. The city has a population of 34,469.

The People and Families of Twin Falls

In Twin Falls, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Twin Falls had a median family income of $38,632.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Twin Falls ($12,425). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Twin Falls Housing

About 62% of housing units in Twin Falls are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Twin Falls, 92% of commuters drive to work. Commuting to work is generally easier in the city than in most places of its size.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Twin Falls34,469$38,632
Buhl3,985$34,242
Jerome7,780$34,046

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Twin Falls Short Commute Times
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Twin Falls Affordability of Property Taxes
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 17%Twin Falls Well-Paid Single Women
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 19%Twin Falls Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 19%Twin Falls Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls, Idaho; 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 Twin Falls Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are 8 local Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Programs in Twin Falls, Idaho. We have also provided 12 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Twin Falls:

Canyon View Psychiatric and Addiction Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Competency Development Center Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lifestyles Changes Counseling Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Positive Connections Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Proactive Advantage LLC Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab 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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Sitman Inc Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
SpiritWalker Counseling Services Inc Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Walker Center Twin Falls, ID
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
ProActive Advantage LLC Burley, ID 37.2 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Oats Family Center Heyburn, ID 37.7 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Walker Center Gooding, ID 38.5 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
U S Air Force Hospital Mountain Home AFB, ID 69.3 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
A to Z Family Services Inc American Falls, ID 80.8 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Solution for Life American Falls, ID 82.2 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Integrity Wellness Group Ketchum, ID 92.1 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Owyhee Community Health Facility Owyhee, NV 100.5 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Ruby View Counseling Service Elko, NV 105.0 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Vitality Center Elko, NV 105.0 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Great Basin Counseling Services West Wendover, NV 105.0 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Silver Sage Counseling Services Winnemucca, NV 105.0 miles from Twin Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

Among 12 to 17 year olds who had past year MDE in 2008, 37.4 percent had used illegal drugs during the same period, which was higher than the rate of 17.2 percent among teens who did not have past year MDE. This pattern was similar for most specific types of illegal drug use, including the use of marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens, or inhalants and the nonmedical use of prescription type psychotherapeutics.

Cocaine is a naturally occurring alkaloid usually extracted from the leaves of the coca shrub, which was originally found in the Andes Mountains of Peru and Bolivia.

LSD users have often reported experiencing mood changes are frequent and unpredictable. These changes in mood are commonly referred to as ?good trips? or ?bad trips?.

The number of current users of Ecstasy had decreased between 2002 and 2003, from 676,000 to 470,000, but the number did not change between 2003 and 2004 (450,000).

Users of methamphetamine have been known to exploit the rapid vaporization of the drug, by spreading the powdered drug on aluminum foil and heating it so they can inhale the fumes that are released.

In 2005, 37.8 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 with past year MDE received treatment for depression (saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional or used prescription medication). Among teens with past year MDE, 20.5 percent saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional only, 2.6 percent used prescription medication only, and 14.4 percent received treatment from both sources for depression in the past year.


The following survey was completed by residents of Twin Falls, Idaho as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Twin Falls, 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 Twin Falls, Idaho.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
15%
9%
Marijuana use in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
82%
15%
Perception of Alcohol in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
2%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
88%
7%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
14%
54%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Twin Falls, 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
8%
30%
1%
3%
4%
2%
36%
6%
1%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Twin Falls, Idaho?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
8%
2%
5%
12%
3%
8%
5%
18%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Twin Falls, Idaho schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Twin Falls, Idaho under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Twin Falls, Idaho under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Twin Falls, Idaho?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
3%
3%
2%
3%
11%
2%
9%
9%
21%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
-2%
68%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
22%
78%
Surveys updated monthly.

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