North Windham, ME Profile

North Windham, ME, population 4,568 , is located in Maine's Cumberland county, about 77.3 miles from Manchester and 94.1 miles from Lowell.

In the 90's the population of North Windham has grown by about 12%.

North Windham Statistics North Windham Gender Information

Males in North Windham: 2,153 (47%)
Females in North Windham: 2,415 (53%)

As % of Population in North Windham in North Windham    

Race Diversity in North Windham

White: 98%
African American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%

As % of Population in North Windham in North Windham      

Age Diversity in North Windham

Median Age in North Windham: 36.3 (Males in North Windham: 35.4, Females in North Windham: 36.9)

North Windham Males Under 20: 14%     North Windham Females Under 20: 15% North Windham Males 20 to 40: 13%     North Windham Females 20 to 40: 14% North Windham Males 40 to 60: 14%     North Windham Females 40 to 60: 16% North Windham Males Over 60: 6%     North Windham Females Over 60: 8%

Economics in North Windham in North Windham

North Windham Household Average Size: 2.57 people
North Windham Median Household Income: $ 44,395
North Windham Median Value of Homes: $ 115,000


North Windham Location Information
Elevation: 310 feet above sea level. Land Area: 7.0 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to North Windham Little Falls-South Windham 7.3 Miles Cumberland Center 9.3 Miles Gorham 10.7 Miles Westbrook 11.4 Miles Yarmouth 12.8 Miles Falmouth Foreside 13.4 Miles Portland 15.0 Miles South Portland 16.6 Miles Freeport 16.8 Miles Scarborough 18.7 Miles Big Cities Nearest North Windham (Population 100,000+) Manchester 77.3 Miles Lowell 94.1 Miles Cambridge 106.4 Miles Boston 106.8 Miles Worcester 128.7 Miles Providence 147.6 Miles Springfield 161.9 Miles Hartford 183.0 Miles Waterbury 206.0 Miles New Haven 215.9 Miles


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

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



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If you or someone that you care about live in North Windham, Maine and are seeking help for any type of a drug or alcohol addiction, no matter how long the duration, we will help you to find a quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center. We understand what you are going through and we will support you through every step in the process of locating a treatment center that has a proven track record, so that you or your loved one can have the best possible chance of finally being free from you drug or alcohol abuse problem.

The best solution that is available for a drug or alcohol abuse problem is to find a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center that is located in or around North Windham. The most important goal of any Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in North Windham, ME. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they can steadily maintain a sober lifestyle, which will allow them to avoid the negative consequences that are so often directly related to a drug or alcohol addiction.

There are so many different types of drug and alcohol treatment that is available to individuals that live in North Windham, that it can be confusing. These treatment options in North Windham, Maine may include Inpatient Addiction Recovery, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Outpatient Drug Treatment Centers, Short-term Drug Treatment Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. We are here to help individuals from North Windham to make sense of all of these different drug or alcohol rehabilitation treatment options.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in North Windham, ME. should focus on the physical and the psychological elements of the drug or alcohol abuse problem. The physical side of the drug or alcohol addiction is treated during the detox portion of the North Windham, Maine treatment program; a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process by helping to alleviate some of painful withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to presence of the substance; after a period of time, an addict will have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from North Windham, ME. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they are using such as pain pills, tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, just to name a few. Withdrawal symptoms that are associated with illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce symptoms that are severe and prolonged. When an individual from North Windham, Maine attempts to abruptly discontinue a drug that their body has consistently been provided, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; it may take a couple of weeks or even several months in some instances for the body to finally be able to return to normal functioning.

A quality Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in North Windham, Maine will also address the psychological issues related to the addiction. The North Windham, ME. Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program may use treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention education. The combination of these elements of treatment can help the individual from North Windham to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this provide them with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

The best way for an individual from North Windham, ME. to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility that consistently maintains a high rate of long term success. A quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in North Windham will offer a comprehensive treatment program that can aid the individual in all of the various aspects of their life.

In order for an individual from North Windham to have the best opportunity to recover from their drug or alcohol addiction, they need to be open to learning new skills. They will need to put these skills to use daily, as they return home to North Windham where they will eventually come into contact with some of the familiar triggers that were connected to their drug using days. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in North Windham, ME. will teach the recovering addict how to respond to these stress producing triggers without using drugs or alcohol. Very few people in North Windham can overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without the assistance of professional help. Because of the different ways that these substances affect the functions of the brain, an individual from North Windham, Maine is at a huge disadvantage in trying to stop using drugs or alcohol without rehabilitation assistance. The reason that so many individuals from North Windham choose to go to an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction, is because they have failed over and over again when they tried to quit using on their own. They are often tired of dealing with all of the problems that are associated with their drug or alcohol addiction, including feeling alienated from their loved ones in North Windham.

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 North Windham, Maine Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. This call could be the first step on your journey to finally becoming free of your drug or alcohol addiction. Don't wait, call right now.

There are no listings in North Windham, ME. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from North Windham, Maine:

Southwestern Maine Clinical Assoc Porter, ME 4.6 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Danzig Counseling Services PA Windham, ME 5.7 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Libra Substance Abuse Counseling Servs Biddeford, ME 6.1 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Recovery Associates of Southern Maine Biddeford, ME 6.1 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Transitions Counseling Inc Biddeford, ME 6.1 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol 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
Cap Quality Care Inc Westbrook, ME 6.6 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Recovery Center at Mercy Hospital Westbrook, ME 6.6 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Elaine Goodrich Standish, ME 8.1 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Midcoast Hospital Brunswick, ME 8.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Sarah A Thacher LADC LCSW Brunswick, ME 8.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
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)
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME 10.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Crooked River Counseling Harrison, ME 11.6 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Casco Bay Portland, ME 12.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: 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)
Portland VA Clinic Chemical Dependency Portland, ME 12.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mental Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Naples Counseling Professional Corp Naples, ME 13.1 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
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, Private health insurance
Cornerstone BHC Portland, ME 13.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Paulo Braga LCPC LCCS Portland, ME 13.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Portland VA Clinic Portland, ME 13.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Top of the Hill Counseling Portland, ME 13.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
YI Maine Portland, ME 13.5 miles from North Windham
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid

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

Cocaine use among men is almost twice then women. Based upon additional data sources, the office of National Drug Control Policy estimates the number of chronic cocaine users at 3.6 million.

The pattern of higher rates of current alcohol use, binge alcohol use, and heavy alcohol use among full time college students compared with rates for others aged 18 to 22 has remained consistent since 2002.

A cocaine freebaser runs the risk of being burned by the conversion process because a highly volatile solvent, such as ether, is being used.

There were 13.4 million persons classified with dependence on or abuse of alcohol (5.9 percent of the total population). Among past year users of alcohol, 9.3 percent were classified with alcohol dependence or abuse.

In the US, opium was used to treat soldiers during the Civil War (1861-1865). During the late 1800s, doctors prescribed "tonics" containing opiates for many conditions. Rarely did these medicines list opiates as one of the ingredients. In fact, heroin was marketed as a cough medicine and a cure for morphine addiction. However, many physicians had concerns about possible addiction to these medicines.

No single substance abuse treatment program is appropriate for all individuals. Matching treatment settings and services to each individual's particular needs is critical to the individual's ultimate success in returning to productive functioning in the family, workplace, and society.


The following survey was completed by residents of North Windham, Maine as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in North Windham, 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 North Windham, Maine.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
5%
9%
Marijuana use in North Windham, Maine.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
87%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in North Windham, Maine.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
10%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
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
8%
9%
54%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in North Windham, 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
7%
1%
1%
5%
5%
0%
63%
9%
2%
7%
Most common first drug experience in North Windham, Maine?
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%
12%
3%
10%
8%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in North Windham, Maine schools.
Have you ever gone to school in North Windham, Maine under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
89%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in North Windham, Maine under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
83%
6%
What is the most common drug used in your school in North Windham, Maine?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
2%
7%
2%
4%
13%
5%
6%
10%
22%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
30%
50%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
91%
9%
Surveys updated monthly.

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