Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, in Calvert county, is 22 miles SE of Bowie, Maryland (center to center) and 29 miles SE of Washington, District of Columbia. The town is conveniently located inside the Washington metropolitan area. There are an estimated 3,180 people in Chesapeake Beach.

The People and Families of Chesapeake Beach

In Chesapeake Beach, about 55% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Chesapeake Beach had a median family income of $74,167. Chesapeake Beach has more than its share of wealthy families and people. The town has a large middle class. It's worth mentioning that smart, educated people feel at home in Chesapeake Beach. If a good man (or woman) is hard to find, try looking in the town, where there happen to be many singles with good incomes.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, John Kerry was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($3,250) in Chesapeake Beach. Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Chesapeake Beach Housing

Approximately 77% of housing in Chesapeake Beach is owner-occupied. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Chesapeake Beach contains many homes that have been built in recent years.

Commuting

In Chesapeake Beach, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Chesapeake Beach3,180$74,167
Annapolis35,838$56,984
Bowie50,269$82,403
Capitol Heights4,138$53,826
District Heights5,958$61,220
Glenarden6,318$45,932

High Points

Chesapeake Beach strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Maryland):

CategoryTrophy
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Chesapeake Beach Median Family Income
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Chesapeake Beach Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Chesapeake Beach Well-Paid Single Men
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Chesapeake Beach People in Middle Class or Better
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Chesapeake Beach Public Transportation Use
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Chesapeake Beach Low Rate of Poverty


The listings in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Chesapeake Beach 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 Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; 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 Chesapeake Beach Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

There are 1 local Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Programs in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Chesapeake Beach:

Calvert Substance Abuse Services Chesapeake Beach, MD
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Living Waters Program Huntingtown, MD 9.3 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Calvert Treatment Facility Prince Frederick, MD 9.4 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Courage to Change of Prince Frederick, MD 9.4 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Deale One Step Recovery Services Deale, MD 9.5 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Calvert County Treatment Facility Barstow, MD 9.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Calvert Substance Abuse Services Lusby, MD 9.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Courage to Change of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick, MD 9.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Alcohol and Drug Recovery Waldorf, MD 17.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Open Arms Inc Waldorf, MD 17.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Washington Pastoral Counseling Service Waldorf, MD 19.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Malcolm Grow Medical Center Addiction Andrews AFB, MD 20.5 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
CARE Consultants Treatment Center Clinton, MD 20.6 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Counseling Services Alternatives Inc Clinton, MD 20.7 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Prince Georges County Health Dept Clinton, MD 20.7 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Adolescent and Family Treatment Prog Upper Marlboro, MD 20.8 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Counseling Services of Hollywood, MD 20.9 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Adult Addictions Clinic Annapolis, MD 21.8 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alcohol and Drug Progs Management Inc Annapolis, MD 21.8 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Basics Annapolis, MD 21.8 miles from Chesapeake Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

There are several important factors that are required of a person while they are in a drug rehab program. The first and most important is that they remain drug and alcohol free while in treatment.

Heroin can be injected into a vein (?mainlining?), injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as ?chasing the dragon,? snorted as powder via the nose.

Among adults aged 18 or older with MDE in the past year in 2005, women were more likely than men to receive treatment for depression in the past year (70.9 vs. 55.6 percent).

According to a 2008 survey, approximately 453,000 Americans reported past year heroin use and 213,000 reported past month heroin use.

Nearly 2 percent of high school seniors in the United States used the drug at least once in their lifetime, and nearly half of those injected the drug.

Most (61.8 percent) of the 2.2 million recent marijuana initiates were younger than age 18 when they first used. Among teens aged 12 to 17, an estimated 5.0 percent had used marijuana for the first time within the past year, similar to the rate in 2007 (4.6 percent).


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 Chesapeake Beach:

Nrl Group
Naval Research Lab
5813 Bayside Rd.
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland 20732

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 10:00 AM

Twin Beaches Group
Naval Research Lab
Naval Research Lab, Bldg 20
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland 20732

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:30 PM

Twin Beaches Sat Morning Group
Randeles Cliff Naval Facility
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland 20732

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 10:00 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Chesapeake Beach, 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 Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
77%
0%
23%
Marijuana use in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
80%
18%
Perception of Alcohol in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
7%
91%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
77%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
25%
50%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Chesapeake Beach, 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
11%
4%
0%
8%
6%
3%
55%
5%
1%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
3%
2%
4%
2%
5%
14%
4%
6%
4%
30%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
85%
15%
Have you ever gone to school in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
83%
15%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
2%
2%
6%
3%
4%
14%
4%
6%
10%
20%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
17%
56%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
40%
60%
Surveys updated monthly.

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