Elwood, Indiana

Elwood, Indiana, in Madison county, is 14 miles NW of Anderson, Indiana (center to center) and 39 miles NE of Indianapolis, Indiana. The city is considered part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Elwood has a population of 9,737.

The People and Families of Elwood

In Elwood, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Elwood had a median family income of $36,239.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Elwood ($260). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Elwood Housing

About 72% of housing units in Elwood are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the city has been around for years.

Commuting

In Elwood, 96% of commuters drive to work. You'll want a car to get around in Elwood. Or at least you'll find that a great majority of people here drive everywhere.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Elwood9,737$36,239
Alexandria6,260$42,731
Anderson59,734$39,552
Cicero4,303$60,559
Gas City5,940$42,056
Noblesville28,590$70,914
Tipton5,251$47,083

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Elwood Affordability of Property Taxes


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

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



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Are you battling an addiction to drugs or alcohol and live in Elwood, Indiana? Do you have a friend or family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol in Elwood and you don't know where to turn to for help? Addiction to any substance can be a very dark and lonely place, not just for the abuser but for anyone that cares about them. All hope is not lost; there are effective solutions out there. We can help you find an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Elwood that will be appropriate for your treatment needs.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Elwood is a perfect solution for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. Treatment will be geared towards helping the individual overcome their need to fix problems in their life with drugs and alcohol. Once they can grasp this, they will be able to cope with life situations more appropriately and resolve their problems without substances.

There are a variety of approaches to addiction treatment. Examples offered in Elwood are Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Inpatient Addiction Treatment, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Elwood will target both the physical and psychological aspects of addiction. Individuals are treated for physical addiction by undergoing a detoxification program in Elwood, Indiana to assist with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms which result when an addict discontinues use of a substance they are addicted to. Continued use of a psychoactive substance over time causes the brain to adapt to the presence of the drug, making the desired effect minimal. Physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops in this way. Over time, more and more of the addictive drug is required to get the same effect. Quitting an addictive drug abruptly causes serious withdrawal symptoms, which may take the body weeks or months to return to normal function. Withdrawing from hardcore drugs such as heroin can cause extremely severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, which can last for quite some time.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center in Elwood will be able to administer a professional detox as well as assistance with psychological issues. These underlying psychological issues are at the root of all drug and alcohol addiction problems. Addressing this head on will decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a fully rehabilitated and contributing member of society. A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Elwood, IN. has proven to be the most successful method for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Elwood, follows a rigid, comprehensive program to ensure a successful recovery. This program addresses every aspect of addiction and every area where the person could be having trouble.

To ensure a lasting recovery, the individual must gain the knowledge, abilities and "life tools" to change their behavior and reaction to situations. The individual's program will be focused on strategies for returning home to Elwood, from an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program and even running into prior drug using friends or acquaintances in Elwood. Upon completion of their program, the individual will be able to deal with the reminders and triggers in Elwood which may have prompted their drug use, as these same triggers can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors, if not addressed, can make it very hard for an individual to control their response to drug using impulses. Research has shown that an addict shows changes in the way their brain functions after having discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. Because of this, even an individual with the best of intentions may find it extremely hard to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment.

So you can see that a recovering addict has a lot to deal with when deciding to kick the habit. With triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, seeking help at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a no-brainer.

A person that is serious about the decision to get sober should enroll in a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Elwood, IN. Why fail again on your own? Why lose another friend or push a family member even further away? Why beg, cheat, and steal just to get drugs or alcohol, risking legal problems and jail time? You don't have to be depressed and unhappy because of excessive drug or alcohol use. There is help available, even for the most severe addicts.

Getting Help

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

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

Midwest Counseling Associates Inc Anderson, IN 11.3 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Community Hospitals of Indiana Inc Anderson, IN 13.9 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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
House of Hope of Madison County Inc Anderson, IN 13.9 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Aspire IN Anderson, IN 16.2 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
SOS Counseling Anderson, IN 16.2 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Saint Johns Anderson Center Anderson, IN 16.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sowers of Seeds Counseling Inc Anderson, IN 16.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Noblesville Outpatient Office Noblesville, IN 17.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, 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)
Serenity Counseling Services LLC Noblesville, IN 17.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Grant Blackford Mental Health Inc Hartford City, IN 18.5 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Christian Counseling and New Castle, IN 18.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Comprehensive Mental Health Servs Inc New Castle, IN 18.8 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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)
BHC of Northern Indiana Hospital Kokomo, IN 20.6 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Community Support Program Marion, IN 20.9 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Premier Care of Indiana Inc Marion, IN 20.9 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Muncie Living Life Clean Muncie, IN 21.3 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
BehaviorCorp Carmel, IN 21.5 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
La Verna Lodge Carmel, IN 21.5 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Proactive Resources Carmel, IN 21.5 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Noblesville Living Life Clean Noblesville, IN 21.5 miles from Elwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

According to recent pharmaceutical studies, on average narcotic medications such as Vicodin were used on average for thirty six months; when an individual takes a drug for such a long period of time, the likelihood of becoming addicted increases dramatically.

Many deaths have resulted from combining Xanax with alcohol and other medications resulting in fatal respiratory depression.

An estimated 1.1 million Americans used Ecstasy for the first time in 2009, which is a significant increase from the 894,000 first-time users reported in 2008.

In 2006, an estimated 12.4 percent of persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. This percentage has dropped since 2002, when it was 14.2 percent, and is significantly lower than 2005, when it was 13.0 percent. The 2006 estimate corresponds to 30.5 million persons.

Although Methadone was originally developed as a pain killer, but now its primary use is the sedation, maintenance, and detoxification of narcotic addicts.

There was no significant change between 2005 and 2006 in the number of past year initiates of LSD.


The following survey was completed by residents of Elwood, Indiana as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Elwood, 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 Elwood, Indiana.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
84%
11%
5%
Marijuana use in Elwood, Indiana.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Elwood, Indiana.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
2%
89%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
79%
17%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
17%
51%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Elwood, 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
13%
21%
2%
8%
5%
1%
45%
2%
0%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Elwood, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
4%
2%
8%
2%
4%
15%
3%
9%
5%
21%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Elwood, Indiana schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Elwood, Indiana under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Elwood, Indiana under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
83%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Elwood, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
2%
8%
2%
3%
14%
5%
12%
6%
16%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
28%
46%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
86%
14%
Surveys updated monthly.

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