Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg, Kansas, in Crawford county, is 78 miles W of Springfield, Missouri (center to center) and 112 miles NE of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The city has a population of 19,243.

The People and Families of Pittsburg

In Pittsburg, about 40% of adults are married. Pittsburg offers a lot of one-person housing. Looking at the city, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Pittsburg had a median family income of $36,674. Pittsburg enjoys an educated population.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Pittsburg gave more campaign money ($5,250) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Pittsburg Housing

Owners occupy 50% of the housing units in Pittsburg.

Commuting

In Pittsburg, 90% of commuters drive to work. The city is more walker- and bicycle-friendly than most places its size. People elsewhere might commute hours every day. But generally not in Pittsburg, where the commutes are shorter than a lot of places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Pittsburg19,243$36,674
Columbus3,396$38,136
Galena3,287$30,595

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Pittsburg Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Pittsburg Walking and Biking to Work
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 9%Pittsburg College Educated Adults
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Pittsburg Affordability of Property Taxes
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 17%Pittsburg Racial Diversity


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

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



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

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

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

There are 4 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Pittsburg, Kansas. We have also provided 16 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Pittsburg:

Community MHC of Crawford County Pittsburg, KS
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Crawford County Mental Health Center Pittsburg, KS
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
DCCCA Inc Pittsburg, KS
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Elm Acres Youth and Family Service Inc Pittsburg, KS
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Crawford County Mental Health Center Girard, KS 6.9 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Elm AcresYouth and Family Service Inc Columbus, KS 18.5 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Spring River Riverton, KS 21.8 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ozark Center New Directions Joplin, MO 24.4 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Scott Greening Center for Joplin, MO 24.4 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Choices Psychological Services Fort Scott, KS 29.3 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
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)
Labette Center for MH Services Parsons, KS 30.3 miles from Pittsburg
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, 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)
Labette Center for MH Services Inc Parsons, KS 33.0 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
Quapaw Counseling Services Miami, OK 36.5 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Quapaw Tribal Substance Abuse Services Miami, OK 36.5 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Northeastern Oklahoma Council on Jay, OK 39.1 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Inter Tribal Substance Abuse Miami, OK 39.1 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Quapaw Tribal Family Services Miami, OK 39.1 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Family Self Help Center Inc Neosho, MO 40.7 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Preferred Family HC Inc Adol Adult Chanute, KS 44.4 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Vinita Alcohol and Drug Treatment Ctr Vinita, OK 53.7 miles from Pittsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation 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, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Rates of current alcohol use increased with increasing age among underage persons. In 2008, 3.4 percent of persons aged 12 or 13, 13.1 percent of persons aged 14 or 15, 26.2 percent of 16 or 17 year olds, and 48.7 percent of 18 to 20 year olds drank alcohol during the 30 days before they were surveyed. This pattern has remained stable since 2002.

According to federal government studies, shifts in the international drug market have doubled heroin production since the mid-1980s, leading to lower street prices for the drug. Those same studies conclude there are about eight million heroin abusers worldwide, with approximately a quarter of that group - two million - in the United States.

The street term for an individual who abuses inhalants is a "huffer".

Among persons aged 18 to 22 years old, the rate of current use of illegal drugs in 2008 among full time college students (20.2 percent) was similar to the rate among other persons in that age group (21.9 percent), which includes part time college students, students in other grades or types of institutions, and nonstudents. The rate of current use of illegal drugs overall among 18 to 22 year olds did not change significantly from 2007 to 2008 among either full time college students or others in this age group.

In 2005, women who had MDE in the past year were more likely than men to receive treatment for depression in the past year (70.9 vs. 55.6 percent).

Nationally in 2002, 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 illegal drug abuse or dependence for persons aged 12 or older (4.3 percent), and Kansas had the lowest rate (2.5 percent). Most of the States in the highest fifth were in the West (six States). Only four of the States in the top fifth for illegal drug dependence or abuse also were in the top fifth for alcohol dependence or abuse among persons aged 12 or older: District of Columbia, Montana, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. Rhode Island had the highest rate for illegal drug dependence or abuse among persons aged 18 to 25 (13.9 percent); Vermont had the highest rate among teens (8.8 percent). There were no States common to the highest fifth for all three age groups (12 to 17, 18 to 25, and 26 or older).


The following survey was completed by residents of Pittsburg, Kansas as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Pittsburg, 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 February 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
79%
2%
19%
Marijuana use in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
2%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
86%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
8%
57%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Pittsburg, 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
12%
29%
0%
5%
8%
2%
21%
13%
0%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Pittsburg, Kansas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
12%
4%
7%
9%
28%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Pittsburg, Kansas schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Pittsburg, Kansas under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
80%
12%
Have you ever gone to school in Pittsburg, Kansas under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
81%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Pittsburg, Kansas?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
3%
3%
7%
2%
3%
13%
4%
6%
4%
25%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
23%
46%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
89%
11%
Surveys updated monthly.

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