Whiting, Indiana

Whiting, Indiana, in Lake county, is 6 miles N of Hammond, Indiana (center to center) and 14 miles SE of Chicago, Illinois. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Gary metropolitan area. Whiting contains a population of approximately 5,137.

The People and Families of Whiting

In Whiting, about 45% of adults are married. If you enjoy solitude, you might enjoy living in Whiting, which is home to many people who live alone. Unmarried people abound in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Whiting had a median family income of $40,994.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Whiting favored Michael Badnarik in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $2,500. Among political parties, the Libertarian party was tops in raising money in the city.

Whiting Housing

Whiting has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 54% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the city might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in Whiting the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Whiting, 86% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Whiting5,137$40,994
East Chicago32,414$31,778
Gary102,746$32,205
Griffith17,334$57,090
Hammond83,048$42,221
Highland23,546$59,106
Munster21,511$74,255

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 5%Whiting Racial Diversity
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Whiting Affordability of Property Taxes
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 6%Whiting Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in Whiting, IN.? Do you know of someone in Whiting, IN. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Whiting comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Whiting treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Whiting would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in Whiting, IN., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in Whiting are Outpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, Short-term Addiction Recovery, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, Long-term Addiction Recovery Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Whiting have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in Whiting, Indiana delivered by a qualified Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Whiting, IN. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Whiting, IN. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Whiting, IN. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Whiting, IN.

Getting Help

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

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

Tri City Comprehensive MH Center Inc East Chicago, IN 3.1 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Dream Obtainers East Chicago, IN 3.5 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Starke Center East Chicago, IN 3.5 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol 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, 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
Addictions and Family Care Inc Hammond, IN 4.8 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Calumet Counseling and DUI Services Calumet City, IL 5.3 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Great Heights Family Medicine Ltd Calumet City, IL 5.3 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Its About Change Sober Living Calumet City, IL 5.3 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Halfway House
Addiction and Family Care Inc Hammond, IN 6.3 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Discovery House Inc Gary, IN 8.9 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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 8.9 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
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
Integrative Counseling Services Highland, IN 9.0 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Center for Addictive Services Gary, IN 9.9 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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 9.9 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
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
Solleys Place Evergreen Park, IL 10.9 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Elite House of Sober Living Inc Chicago Heights, IL 12.6 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
A Safe Haven Alsip, IL 13.4 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
YMCA Network Alsip, IL 13.4 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Youth Outreach Services Bellwood, IL 13.4 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
McNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL 13.4 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Guildhaus Halfway House Blue Island, IL 13.4 miles from Whiting
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

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

There are approximately 2.5 million opiate users over the age of 12 in the United States.

The inhalant abuse of the refrigerant Freon can cause sudden sniffing death syndrome, respiratory obstruction and in rare instances, death.

Current illegal drug use was associated with race/ethnicity in 2005. The rate was lowest among Asians (3.1 percent). Rates were 12.8 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 12.2 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 9.7 percent for blacks, 8.7 percent for Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, 8.1 percent for whites, and 7.6 percent for Hispanics.

In 1995 the State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Profile reported 333,359 patients in the U.S. entered publicly funded treatment with cocaine as the primary drug of abuse, representing almost 38.3 percent of treatment admissions.

The percentages of teens reporting binge alcohol use and use of cigarettes and marijuana in the past month were lower among those who perceived great risk in using these substances than among those who did not perceive great risk. For example, in 2008, 5.0 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 who perceived great risk from "having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week" reported binge drinking in the past month (consumption of five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage on a single occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days); by contrast, past month binge drinking was reported by 11.5 percent of teens who saw moderate, slight, or no risk from having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week. Past month marijuana use was reported by 1.5 percent of teens who saw great risk in smoking marijuana once a month compared with 9.4 percent of teens who saw moderate, slight, or no risk.


The following survey was completed by residents of Whiting, Indiana as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Whiting, 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 Whiting, Indiana.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
13%
2%
Marijuana use in Whiting, Indiana.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
20%
78%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Whiting, Indiana.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
23%
76%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
91%
7%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
16%
56%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Whiting, 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
10%
14%
2%
7%
8%
2%
41%
14%
0%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Whiting, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
4%
2%
3%
2%
2%
12%
5%
12%
4%
30%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Whiting, Indiana schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Whiting, Indiana under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
80%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Whiting, Indiana under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Whiting, Indiana?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
3%
3%
3%
2%
14%
3%
10%
8%
21%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
5%
61%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
93%
7%
Surveys updated monthly.

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