Hampden, Maine

Hampden, Maine, in Penobscot county, is 102 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 199 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is considered part of the Bangor metropolitan area. Hampden has a population of 6,327.

The People and Families of Hampden

In Hampden, about 65% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Hampden had a median family income of $61,321. Hampden is regarded in the state as a town where many of the people are well-off. The town has a large middle class. Hampden finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state. To its credit, the people in the town value education and a large proportion are college graduates.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Hampden ($8,075). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Hampden Housing

About 79% of housing units in Hampden are owner-occupied. People in the town pay more in property taxes per residence than in most communities in the state.

Commuting

In Hampden, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Hampden6,327$61,321
Bangor31,473$42,047
Brewer8,987$46,632
Glenburn3,964$44,335
Hermon4,437$50,500
Orrington3,526$47,803
Winterport3,602$50,041

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 2%Hampden Low Rate of Poverty
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 3%Hampden Median Family Income
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Hampden Low Violent Crime
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 4%Hampden People in Middle Class or Better
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 7%Hampden Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 8%Hampden Well-Paid Single Men
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 9%Hampden College Educated Adults


The listings in Hampden, Maine and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(9) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(19) Outpatient
(15) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(2) Mental Health Services
(3) Clients With Legal Issues
(2) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(1) Halfway House
(2) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(4) American Sign Language
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(2) Teens and Adolescents
(1) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(1) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Females
(1) Males



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

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

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

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

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

Dirigo Counseling Hampden, ME
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Full Circle Wellness Center Inc Bangor, ME 10.3 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Independence Project LLC Bangor, ME 10.3 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Leeanne S Taylor MS LADC Bangor, ME 10.3 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Manna Inc Bangor, ME 10.3 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Penobscot County Metro Treatment Ctr Bangor, ME 10.3 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Shirley Taylor MS LADC Brewer, ME 10.9 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Higher Ground Services Brewer, ME 11.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alternate Choices Counseling Services Belfast, ME 16.5 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: 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)
Choice Skyward Belfast, ME 16.5 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Karen L M Kelley PhD LADC LCPC ICRC Belfast, ME 16.5 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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, Private health insurance
Partners for Change Inc Belfast, ME 16.5 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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)
Ezra Kreamer LCSW Belfast, ME 19.0 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Penobscot Nation Counseling Services Indian Island, ME 21.7 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Dale E Lolar LADC MHRT Old Town, ME 21.7 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Acadia Recovery Community Bangor, ME 23.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
CDRP Clinic Veterans Administration Bangor, ME 23.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Dwayne A Hogan LADC LCSW Bangor, ME 23.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Frances Dunning ACSW LCSW LADC Bangor, ME 23.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Laura Levenson Bangor, ME 23.2 miles from Hampden
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

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

Combined 2000 and 2001 data indicate variations in the rates of underage alcohol use across Asian subgroups. Rates of past month use ranged from 10.5 percent for Vietnamese to 15.5 percent for Filipinos.

The rates of current use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipe tobacco were unchanged between 2004 and 2005 among persons aged 12 or older. However, between 2002 and 2005, past month use of a tobacco product declined from 30.4 to 29.4 percent, and past month cigarette use decreased from 26.0 to 24.9 percent.

The FDA has currently listed Ambien as a Schedule IV drug; this classification means that the drug is considered to have a relatively low potential for abuse and can lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.

Death has been reported to occur from withdrawal-related seizures after gradual dose reduction. This strongly suggests that when Ativan is being discontinued, it should be done very slowly with medical supervision and over a prolonged period of time to avoid severe withdrawal symptoms.

Most habitual heroin users are incapable of concentration, learning, or clear thought.

Marijuana was the illegal drug with the highest rate of past year dependence or abuse in 2008, followed by pain relievers and cocaine. Of the 7.0 million persons aged 12 or older classified with dependence on or abuse of illegal drugs in 2008, 4.2 million were dependent on or abused marijuana or hashish (representing 1.7 percent of the total population aged 12 or older, and 60.1 percent of all those classified with illegal drug dependence or abuse), 1.7 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers, and 1.4 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of cocaine.


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 Hampden:

Hampden 12/12 Group
St. Matthew's Church
70 Western Ave
Hampden, Maine 4444

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM

Hampden Group
Methodist Church
44 Kennebec Road
Hampden, Maine 4444

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 8:00 PM

Penobscot Big Book Step Study
St Matthews Church
70 Western Ave
Hampden, Maine 4444

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 9:30 AM

Penobscot Book Step Study
St. Matthew's Church
70 Western Ave
Hampden, Maine 4444

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 9:30 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Hampden, Maine as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Hampden, Maine. 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 Hampden, Maine.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
10%
3%
Marijuana use in Hampden, Maine.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
75%
18%
Perception of Alcohol in Hampden, Maine.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
8%
84%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
79%
16%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
33%
43%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Hampden, Maine?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
14%
29%
3%
0%
8%
2%
28%
7%
3%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Hampden, Maine?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
2%
2%
7%
3%
2%
13%
2%
7%
10%
23%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Hampden, Maine schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Hampden, Maine under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
93%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Hampden, Maine under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
79%
8%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Hampden, Maine?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
5%
3%
4%
3%
2%
13%
4%
8%
5%
22%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
21%
51%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
16%
84%
Surveys updated monthly.

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