Portage, Indiana

Portage, Indiana, in Porter county, is 8 miles E of Gary, Indiana (center to center) and 31 miles SE of Chicago, Illinois. The city is part of the Gary metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 33,496 people people live in Portage.

The People and Families of Portage

In Portage, about 55% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Portage had a median family income of $54,316. Overall, families in Portage are likely to be financially secure.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($750) in Portage than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Portage Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Portage, about 72% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the city tends to be newer than in most cities. The average property tax bill in Portage is higher than that of most other communities in Indiana.

Commuting

In Portage, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Portage33,496$54,316
Chesterton10,488$66,239
Gary102,746$32,205
Hobart25,363$55,078
Lake Station13,948$41,454
Porter4,972$60,254
Valparaiso27,428$60,637

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)		Top 8%Portage Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)		Top 8%Portage Racial Diversity
Median Family Income
(vs. State)		Top 15%Portage Median Family Income
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)		Top 15%Portage Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)		Top 16%Portage Well-Paid Single Men

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

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



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

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

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

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Portage 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 Portage 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 Portage, Indiana 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 Rehab Program in Portage, IN. 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 Portage after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Portage, Indiana 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 Portage get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Portage, IN. 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. A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility will teach the individual from Portage 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 Portage, Indiana that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Portage finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Portage 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 Portage, India an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center 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 1 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Portage, Indiana. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Portage:

Porter Starke Services Inc Portage, IN
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Frontline Foundations Inc Chesterton, IN 6.8 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Center for Addictive Services Gary, IN 8.3 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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)
Edgewater Systems for Gary, IN 8.3 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Christian Service Center Inc Valparaiso, IN 9.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Fresh Start Counseling Valparaiso, IN 9.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Joseph Corp Valparaiso, IN 9.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Females
Discovery House Inc Gary, IN 10.4 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
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, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Serenity House of Gary Inc Gary, IN 10.4 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, 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
Southlake Center for Mental Health Inc Hobart, IN 10.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Addiction and Behav Counseling Servs Merrillville, IN 10.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Anglican Social Services of Merrillville, IN 10.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Private health insurance
Camelot Community Care Schererville, IN 10.5 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Care Counseling Services Valparaiso, IN 10.7 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Choices Counseling Services Valparaiso, IN 10.7 miles from Portage
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, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Porter Starke Services Inc Knox, IN 10.8 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Halfway House, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Addiction Behavioral Counseling Servs Valparaiso, IN 10.8 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Porter Memorial Hospital Valparaiso, IN 10.8 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Addiction Behavior Counseling Services Merrillville, IN 11.0 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Anglican Social Services Merrillville, IN 11.0 miles from Portage
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Among teens aged 12 to 17, 10.8 percent were current illegal drug users. This was higher than the rate observed in 2000 (9.7 percent).

Withdrawal symptoms for most opiates are stronger approximately 24-72 hours after they begin and subside within 7-10 days.

In 2008, adults aged 26 or older were less likely to be current drug users than teens aged 12 to 17 or young adults aged 18 to 25 (5.9 vs. 9.3 and 19.6 percent, respectively). However, there were more drug users aged 26 or older (11.3 million) than users in the 12 to 17 year age group (2.3 million) and 18 to 25 year age group (6.5 million) combined.

Heroin use commonly causes menstrual irregularity and a reduced sex drive.

Coincident with the increase in the perceived great risk of marijuana use, the prevalence of lifetime, past year, and past month marijuana use among teens aged 12 to 17 decreased between 2002 and 2006. During this period, lifetime use of marijuana dropped from 20.6 to 17.3 percent, past year use declined from 15.8 to 13.2 percent, and past month use fell from 8.2 to 6.7 percent.

Looking at combined 2004-2005 data, rates of past month cigarette smoking were lower for pregnant women than nonpregnant women among those aged 26 to 44 (10.4 vs. 28.8 percent) and among those aged 18 to 25 (26.4 vs. 35.8 percent) However, among those aged 15 to 17, the rate of cigarette smoking for pregnant women was higher than for nonpregnant women (22.3 vs. 18.5 percent), although the difference was not significant. Similar patterns were observed in the combined 2002-2003 data.


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 Portage:

Solution Seekers
First Presbyterian Church
6625 Lute Road
Portage, Indiana 46368

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Thursday, 7:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Portage, Indiana as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Portage, 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 Portage, Indiana.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
98%
0%
2%
Marijuana use in Portage, Indiana.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Portage, Indiana.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
7%
82%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
93%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
13%
53%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Portage, 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
0%
3%
0%
3%
2%
0%
86%
4%
1%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Portage, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
2%
2%
5%
3%
3%
11%
4%
6%
7%
28%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Portage, Indiana schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Portage, Indiana under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
86%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Portage, Indiana under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
89%
8%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Portage, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
3%
3%
3%
14%
4%
11%
7%
21%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
33%
40%
27%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
53%
47%
Surveys updated monthly.

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