Halfway, MD Profile

Halfway, MD, population 10,065 , is located in Maryland's Washington county, about 62.1 miles from Arlington and 63.4 miles from Washington.

In the 90's the population of Halfway has grown by about 13%.

Halfway Statistics Halfway Gender Information

Males in Halfway: 4,667 (46%)
Females in Halfway: 5,398 (54%)

As % of Population in Halfway in Halfway    

Race Diversity in Halfway

White: 95%
African American: 2%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%

As % of Population in Halfway in Halfway        

Age Diversity in Halfway

Median Age in Halfway: 41.9 (Males in Halfway: 39.2, Females in Halfway: 44.2)

Halfway Males Under 20: 12%     Halfway Females Under 20: 12% Halfway Males 20 to 40: 11%     Halfway Females 20 to 40: 12% Halfway Males 40 to 60: 12%     Halfway Females 40 to 60: 14% Halfway Males Over 60: 10%     Halfway Females Over 60: 16%

Economics in Halfway in Halfway

Halfway Household Average Size: 2.32 people
Halfway Median Household Income: $ 41,892
Halfway Median Value of Homes: $ 105,300


Halfway Location Information
Elevation: 580 feet above sea level. Land Area: 4.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Halfway Hagerstown 2.5 Miles Funkstown 3.0 Miles Williamsport 3.6 Miles St James 4.0 Miles Paramount-Long Meadow 4.6 Miles Maugansville 5.1 Miles Robinwood 5.2 Miles Wilson-Conococheague 5.2 Miles Chewsville 6.8 Miles Mt Aetna 7.3 Miles Big Cities Nearest Halfway (Population 100,000+) Arlington 62.1 Miles Washington 63.4 Miles Baltimore 65.4 Miles Alexandria 68.1 Miles Pittsburgh 131.3 Miles Allentown 138.1 Miles Philadelphia 139.8 Miles Richmond 143.9 Miles Hampton 194.9 Miles Newport News 196.5 Miles


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Halfway, Maryland? Are you concerned about a family member in Halfway, 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 a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Halfway, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Halfway, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Halfway, 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 Addiction Recovery Facilities, Short-term Addiction Recovery, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Halfway, 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 Halfway, 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 Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Halfway, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab 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.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Halfway, 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 Halfway, 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 Halfway, from a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Halfway - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Halfway. 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 Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Halfway. 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 Halfway, Maryland Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

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

Alternative Drug Alcohol Counseling Hagerstown, MD 3.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Catoctin Counseling Center Hagerstown, MD 3.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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
Wells House Hagerstown, MD 3.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
W House Foundation Inc Hagerstown, MD 3.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Alternative Drug and Alcohol Hagerstown, MD 4.2 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
CAMEO House Hagerstown, MD 4.2 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Wells House Inc Hagerstown, MD 4.2 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
CAMEO House Washington Cnty Hlth Dept Hagerstown, MD 5.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Metro Treatment of Maryland LP Hagerstown, MD 5.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Washington County Health Department Hagerstown, MD 5.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, 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)
Catoctin Summit Sabillasville, MD 5.8 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Kevin McCarthy Counseling Services Waynesboro, PA 14.4 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
EastRidge Health Systems Berkeley Springs, WV 15.9 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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)
CAT 5 Substance Abuse Services Martinsburg, WV 15.9 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
City Hospital Inc Martinsburg, WV 15.9 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Martinsburg Institute Martinsburg, WV 15.9 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Shenandoah Valley Martinsburg, WV 15.9 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Monocacy Counseling Center LLC Frederick, MD 18.1 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Manito Inc Chambersburg, PA 20.4 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Frederick County Health Department Frederick, MD 22.0 miles from Halfway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Alcohol consumption levels also were associated with tobacco use. Among heavy alcohol users aged 12 or older, 60.6 percent smoked cigarettes in the past month, while only 20.4 percent of non-binge current drinkers and 16.7 percent of persons who did not drink alcohol in the past month were current smokers. Smokeless tobacco use and cigar use also were more prevalent among heavy drinkers (11.9 and 19.2 percent, respectively) than among non-binge drinkers (1.9 and 5.0 percent) and nondrinkers (1.9 and 2.2 percent).

Despite all efforts by the FDA, DEA, and state or local authorities, the illegal use of OxyContin is at an all-time high.

The drug labels on bath salt products specifically say they are not for human consumption and can have serious side effects if ingested.

Past month nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs among young adults aged 18 to 25 increased from 5.4 percent in 2002 to 6.3 percent in 2005. This was primarily due to an increase in pain reliever use, which was 4.1 percent in 2002 and 4.7 percent in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

338,000 people used heroin last month.

In 1965, the potential for rapid and serious addiction prompted the government to restrict access to amphetamines.


The following survey was completed by residents of Halfway, Maryland as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Halfway, 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 Halfway, Maryland.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
78%
7%
15%
Marijuana use in Halfway, Maryland.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
83%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Halfway, Maryland.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
3%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
80%
15%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
1%
69%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Halfway, 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
13%
12%
0%
4%
7%
3%
54%
2%
1%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Halfway, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
3%
6%
2%
2%
13%
3%
6%
4%
26%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Halfway, Maryland schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Halfway, Maryland under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Halfway, Maryland under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
92%
7%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Halfway, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
5%
3%
8%
3%
2%
15%
4%
10%
8%
16%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
6%
58%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
67%
33%
Surveys updated monthly.

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