Emporia, Kansas

Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon county, is 52 miles SW of Topeka, Kansas (center to center) and 79 miles NE of Wichita, Kansas. As of the year 2000 census, 26,760 people lived in Emporia.

The People and Families of Emporia

In Emporia, about 47% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Emporia had a median family income of $41,571. Significantly, more adults in Emporia have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Kansas.

Political Inclinations

Emporia residents donated more money ($1,300) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.

Emporia Housing

An estimated 53% of living spaces in Emporia are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Emporia, 90% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, the city is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle). You might spend less time in the car if you live in Emporia; people report shorter commutes than most.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Emporia26,760$41,571
Osage City3,034$39,362

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Emporia Short Commute Times
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 3%Emporia Racial Diversity
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Emporia Affordability of Rents
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Emporia Walking and Biking to Work
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 15%Emporia College Educated Adults
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 17%Emporia Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Emporia Affordability of Property Taxes


The listings in Emporia, Kansas and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Emporia, Kansas and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Emporia. The most important goal of any Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Emporia, KS. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Emporia, including Short-term Drug Rehabilitation, Long-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Outpatient Drug Rehabs, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Emporia, Kansas that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Emporia, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Emporia, Kansas Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Emporia has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Emporia, Kansas abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Emporia has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Emporia also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Emporia, Kansas Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program will work in unison to help the individual from Emporia to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Emporia, KS. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Emporia will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Emporia to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Emporia, Kansas, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Emporia will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Emporia, KS. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Emporia with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Emporia each year enroll in a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Emporia, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Emporia, Kansas Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 6 local Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Programs in Emporia, Kansas. We have also provided 14 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Emporia:

Corner House Inc Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Counseling and Psychological Services Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Henderson Simmons Counseling Services Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mental Health Ctr of East Central KS Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mental Health 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)
Newman Regional Health Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Path to Recovery LLC Emporia, KS
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Therapy Services Burlington Burlington, KS 28.7 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Dawn Wellness and Recovery Topeka, KS 44.3 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Eureka Substance Abuse Program Eureka, KS 45.5 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Restoration Center Inc JC Junction City, KS 49.9 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Community MHC of Crawford County El Dorado, KS 50.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Educational Opportunities Unlimited Topeka, KS 50.1 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
J M Lees Therapeutic Services Topeka, KS 50.1 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sims Kemper Clinical Counseling and Topeka, KS 50.1 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
W E Mechler Counseling Services Topeka, KS 50.1 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Alcala Counseling Services Topeka, KS 51.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Assessment for Direction LLC Topeka, KS 51.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Four Winds Family Recovery LLC Topeka, KS 51.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
New Dawn Wellness and Recovery Center Topeka, KS 51.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sims Kemper Clinical Counseling Topeka, KS 51.0 miles from Emporia
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

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

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In 2005, the number of persons aged 12 or older needing treatment for an illegal drug use problem was 7.6 million (3.1 percent of the total population). Of these, 1.3 million (0.5 percent of the total population and 17.0 percent of the people who needed treatment) received treatment at a specialty facility for an illegal drug use problem in the past year. Thus, there were 6.3 million persons (2.6 percent of the total population) who needed treatment but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for an illegal drug use problem in 2005.

Therapy in residential drug rehab programs usually consists of a combination of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.

Among the 4.8 million adults who reported an unmet need for treatment or counseling for mental health problems and did not receive treatment in the past year, several barriers to treatment were reported. These included an inability to afford treatment (41.5 percent), believing at the time that the problem could be handled without treatment (34.0 percent), not having the time to go for treatment (17.1 percent), and not knowing where to go for services (16.0 percent).

The rate of MDE in the past year was higher for adolescent girls (12.4 percent) than for adolescent boys (4.3 percent). The prevalence of MDE with severe impairment was 9.2 percent for girls and 2.9 percent for boys.

The sudden withdrawal of morphine by long term heavily dependent users could be fatal, although morphine withdrawal is considered to be less dangerous than alcohol withdrawal.


The following survey was completed by residents of Emporia, Kansas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Emporia, Kansas. 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 Emporia, Kansas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
6%
13%
Marijuana use in Emporia, Kansas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
82%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Emporia, Kansas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
21%
79%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
20%
44%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Emporia, Kansas?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
7%
14%
1%
10%
4%
1%
58%
2%
0%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Emporia, Kansas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
13%
5%
9%
4%
23%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Emporia, Kansas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Emporia, Kansas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
93%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Emporia, Kansas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
79%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Emporia, Kansas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
3%
3%
7%
3%
2%
14%
4%
6%
4%
27%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
-3%
67%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
93%
7%
Surveys updated monthly.

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