Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD Profile

Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD, population 3,437 , is located about 17.8 miles from Washington and 19 miles from Arlington.

Through the 90's Ashton-Sandy Spring's population has grown by about 11%.

Ashton Sandy Spring Statistics Ashton Sandy Spring Gender Information

Males in Ashton Sandy Spring: 1,617 (47%)
Females in Ashton Sandy Spring: 1,820 (53%)

As % of Population in Ashton-Sandy Spring in Ashton Sandy Spring    

Race Diversity in Ashton Sandy Spring

White: 81%
African American: 12%
Asian: 3%
Other/Mixed: 4%

As % of Population in Ashton-Sandy Spring in Ashton Sandy Spring        

Age Diversity in Ashton Sandy Spring

Median Age in Ashton Sandy Spring: 43.2 (Males in Ashton Sandy Spring: 41.3, Females in Ashton Sandy Spring: 44.6)

Ashton Sandy Spring Males Under 20: 15%     Ashton Sandy Spring Females Under 20: 13% Ashton Sandy Spring Males 20 to 40: 8%     Ashton Sandy Spring Females 20 to 40: 9% Ashton Sandy Spring Males 40 to 60: 15%     Ashton Sandy Spring Females 40 to 60: 16% Ashton Sandy Spring Males Over 60: 10%     Ashton Sandy Spring Females Over 60: 15%

Economics in Ashton-Sandy Spring in Ashton Sandy Spring

Ashton Sandy Spring Household Average Size: 2.69 people
Ashton Sandy Spring Median Household Income: $ 73,458
Ashton Sandy Spring Median Value of Homes: $ 273,800


Ashton Sandy Spring Location Information
Land Area: 7.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Ashton Sandy Spring Cloverly 3.0 Miles Olney 3.2 Miles Brookeville 3.5 Miles Rossmoor 4.8 Miles Burtonsville 4.9 Miles Colesville 5.2 Miles Fairland 5.8 Miles Aspen Hill 6.1 Miles West Laurel 6.7 Miles North Laurel 7.4 Miles Big Cities Nearest Ashton Sandy Spring (Population 100,000+) Washington 17.8 Miles Arlington 18.5 Miles Baltimore 23.2 Miles Alexandria 24.1 Miles Philadelphia 112.8 Miles Richmond 113.2 Miles Allentown 129.0 Miles Hampton 151.1 Miles Newport News 153.5 Miles Norfolk 164.2 Miles


The listings in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland? Are you concerned about a family member in Ashton-Sandy Spring, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Ashton-Sandy Spring, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Ashton-Sandy Spring, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Addiction Recovery, Outpatient Drug Rehab Programs, Short-term Drug Rehab Programs, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Ashton-Sandy Spring, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Ashton-Sandy Spring, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Ashton-Sandy Spring, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Ashton-Sandy Spring, from an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Ashton-Sandy Spring - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Ashton-Sandy Spring. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Ashton-Sandy Spring. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) to speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

There are no listings in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland:

Hannahs Aftercare and Rehab Center Silver Spring, MD 2.4 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Horizons Health Services Inc Burtonsville, MD 4.2 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Montgomery General Hospital Olney, MD 4.6 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
D A Wynne and Associates Inc Silver Spring, MD 5.6 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Mental Health Clinic Silver Spring, MD 6.8 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
OACES Corporation Silver Spring, MD 6.8 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Services Inc Bowie, MD 7.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
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
Act II Counseling Services Inc Laurel, MD 7.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Reality Inc Laurel, MD 7.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
We Care Health Services Inc Laurel, MD 7.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Metro Counseling Services Inc Derwood, MD 7.8 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Bilingual Counseling Center Silver Spring, MD 8.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Plus Inc Silver Spring, MD 8.0 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Better Way Counseling Services Columbia, MD 8.3 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Integrative Counseling LLC Columbia, MD 8.3 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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, Private health insurance
Howard County Health Department Columbia, MD 8.5 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Montgomery County Dept Health Human Rockville, MD 8.7 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Males, 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)
Adventist Behavioral Health Rockville, MD 8.9 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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, Private health insurance
Avery Road Combined Care Rockville, MD 8.9 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Journeys for Women Adult Program Rockville, MD 8.9 miles from Ashton-Sandy Spring
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

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

In 2007, there were 775,000 persons aged 12 or older who had used inhalants for the first time within the past 12 months; 66.3 percent were under age 18 when they first used. There was no significant change in the number of inhalant initiates from 2006 to 2007.

As of 2008, those in treatment for primary marijuana abuse had begun use at an early age: 56 percent by age 14.

There was an increase in the past year initiates of Ecstasy between 2005 and 2006. The number of Ecstasy initiates in the past year was 1.2 million in 2002, 642,000 in 2003, 607,000 in 2004, 615,000 in 2005, and 860,000 in 2006. Most (70.1 percent) of the recent Ecstasy initiates in 2006 were aged 18 or older at the time they first used Ecstasy. The corresponding figure was 65.9 percent in 2005. Among past year initiates aged 12 to 49, the average age at initiation of Ecstasy in 2006 was 20.6 years, similar to the average age in 2005 (20.7 years).

The percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 perceiving great risk in having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week was stable between 2002 and 2006 (38.2 percent in 2002 and 39.4 percent in 2006) with the exception of a significant increase between 2004 (38.1 percent) and 2006. The rates of past month binge alcohol use among teens remained unchanged (10.7 percent in 2002 and 10.3 percent in 2006).

Some of the symptoms of the withdrawal syndrome that is associated with inhalant abuse are similar to the long term abuse of other mind altering drugs; individuals that are addicted will usually be unable to stop using without professional help.

Research suggests that people who used ecstasy at least 25 times had lowered serotonin levels for as long as a year after quitting.


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

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