Austin, Indiana

Austin, Indiana, in Scott county, is 35 miles N of Louisville, Kentucky. The town is located in the Louisville metropolitan area. Austin has a population of 4,724.

The People and Families of Austin

In Austin, about 55% of adults are married. Be careful driving in Austin, since the town is home to many young children.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Austin had a median family income of $33,267.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Austin Housing

Owners occupy 65% of the housing units in Austin. One of the strengths of the town is the availability of reasonably priced apartment rentals.

Commuting

In Austin, 96% of commuters drive to work. If you visit or move to Austin, try the public transportation system.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Austin4,724$33,267
Charlestown5,993$35,592
Madison12,004$46,241
North Vernon6,515$41,020
Salem6,172$37,179
Scottsburg6,040$37,083
Seymour18,101$43,357

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 14%Austin Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Rents
(vs. State)
Top 18%Austin Affordability of Rents


The listings in Austin, Indiana and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Austin 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 Austin, Indiana; 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 Austin Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are no listings in Austin, IN. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Austin, Indiana:

Polarity Counseling Inc Seymour, IN 15.3 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
SOAR LLC Vernon, IN 17.7 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Washington County Memorial Hospital Salem, IN 18.8 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
North Key Community Care Carrollton, KY 20.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Partners in Growth Carrollton, KY 20.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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)
James Wortham Counseling Services Inc Madison, IN 23.7 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Jennings County Madison, IN 23.7 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
LifeSpring Lindley Building Jeffersonville, IN 25.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: 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, Medicare
LifeSpring Mental Health Services Jeffersonville, IN 25.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: 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, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Southern Indiana Treatment Center Inc Jeffersonville, IN 25.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Wellstone Regional Hospital Jeffersonville, IN 25.2 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Seven Counties Services Bedford, KY 29.8 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
AA and Associates Approved Alc Drug La Grange, KY 29.8 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
John F Brumbaugh Columbus, IN 29.9 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Quinco Consulting Center Inc Columbus, IN 29.9 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Steps of Addiction Recovery Columbus, IN 29.9 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Clark Memorial Hospital Jeffersonville, IN 30.1 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Life Improvement Counseling Center LLC Jeffersonville, IN 30.1 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Lifespring Jeffersonville, IN 30.1 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
Our Place Drug and Alcohol New Albany, IN 32.6 miles from Austin
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Access to Recovery

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

Nationally in 2002.2003, about 3.0 percent of persons aged 12 or older were dependent on or had abused illegal drugs in the past year. The District of Columbia had the highest rate of past year illegal drug dependence or abuse (4.0 percent) among persons aged 12 or older, and Kansas had the lowest rate (2.5 percent). Most of the States in the highest fifth were in the West (four States) or the Northeast (four States). The highest rates for past year illegal drug dependence or abuse occurred in the 18 to 25 age group, with Rhode Island having the highest rate (12.7 percent) (Table B.16).

Drug and alcohol addiction counseling can have a beneficial effect not only on the individual and their family but also on society. When drug and alcohol abusers receive counseling, society benefits greatly reducing crime and violence as well as the spread of the AIDS.

Methadone was first marketed during World War II under the brand name Dolophine and was used as an analgesic for the treatment of severe pain. Methadone is currently being used and by doctors for pain relief in patients who do not have insurance, as it is much cheaper than any other prescription pain pill on the market today.

An estimated 0.7% of all state inmates are behind bars for marijuana possession only (with many of them pleading down from more serious crimes).

In 2008, an estimated 20.1 million Americans aged 12 or older were current (past month) illegal drug users, meaning they had used an illegal drug during the month prior to the survey interview. This estimate represents 8.0 percent of the population aged 12 years old or older. Illegal drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.

Rates of cocaine use by college students over the previous 5 years has varied between 2.0% of all students in 1994 to 4.8% in 2000.


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

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