Lake Shore, MD Profile

Lake Shore, MD, population 13,065 , is located in Maryland's Anne Arundel county, about 14.4 miles from Baltimore and 33.1 miles from Washington.

In the 90's the population of Lake Shore has declined by about 2%.

Lake Shore Statistics Lake Shore Gender Information

Males in Lake Shore: 6,609 (51%)
Females in Lake Shore: 6,456 (49%)

As % of Population in Lake Shore in Lake Shore    

Race Diversity in Lake Shore

White: 96%
African American: 2%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%

As % of Population in Lake Shore in Lake Shore        

Age Diversity in Lake Shore

Median Age in Lake Shore: 40.5 (Males in Lake Shore: 40.3, Females in Lake Shore: 40.8)

Lake Shore Males Under 20: 14%     Lake Shore Females Under 20: 13% Lake Shore Males 20 to 40: 11%     Lake Shore Females 20 to 40: 11% Lake Shore Males 40 to 60: 18%     Lake Shore Females 40 to 60: 17% Lake Shore Males Over 60: 8%     Lake Shore Females Over 60: 8%

Economics in Lake Shore in Lake Shore

Lake Shore Household Average Size: 2.85 people
Lake Shore Median Household Income: $ 66,700
Lake Shore Median Value of Homes: $ 174,500


Lake Shore Location Information
Elevation: 50 feet above sea level. Land Area: 10.2 Square Miles. Water Area: 4.4 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lake Shore Green Haven 4.0 Miles Severna Park 4.1 Miles Riviera Beach 4.3 Miles Pasadena 4.6 Miles Cape St Claire 4.9 Miles Arnold 5.3 Miles Arden-on-the-Severn 5.8 Miles Herald Harbor 5.8 Miles South Gate 7.7 Miles Naval Academy 7.7 Miles Big Cities Nearest Lake Shore (Population 100,000+) Baltimore 14.4 Miles Washington 33.1 Miles Arlington 35.5 Miles Alexandria 36.7 Miles Philadelphia 91.6 Miles Allentown 116.5 Miles Richmond 119.8 Miles Hampton 143.9 Miles Newport News 147.2 Miles Norfolk 156.7 Miles


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

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



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Do you or someone you care about live in Lake Shore, Maryland and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Have you failed at trying to help someone with drug or alcohol addiction in Lake Shore and have lost all hope? Drug and alcohol addiction are an epidemic in our society today. Someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is just existing, not living. This can be a very sad and depressing existence to say the least. But all is not lost, and there are ways to treat addiction that actually work. The way out can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Lake Shore that will suit your treatment needs.

The reason an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Lake Shore works for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism is because the individual will learn to overcome problems in life by confronting them, not by numbing them with drugs and alcohol. Once the individual starts confronting and handling life situations, they realize that they can actually cope with their problems and don't feel the need to compound them with drugs or alcohol.

Each individual is different, and there are a variety of treatment programs available in Lake Shore to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Drug Treatment Programs, Short-term Drug Treatment, Long-term Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

The two main aspects of addiction, physical and psychological, are what the individual will be addressing during the course of treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Lake Shore. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Lake Shore, Maryland, which will help with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that ensue when a person stops using drugs or alcohol. The brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, which lessens the effect of the drug. This is how physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops. This is why someone using drugs has to take more and more of the substance to get the same effect. Abruptly stopping substance use is what causes the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms could last for days, weeks or even months depending on the individual's history of abuse. Hardcore drugs such as heroin have a particularly long and painful withdrawal period.

Right off the bat, a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Lake Shore will get the individual started on a professional detoxification accompanied by psychological counseling. At the root of the individual's addiction to drugs or alcohol are these psychological issues. Once addressed, the individual's chances of relapse are decreased markedly.

Due to the structured environment and comprehensive program that a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Lake Shore, MD. offers, it truly is the most successful method for treating drug and alcohol addiction. There is no stone left unturned, every area where the individual is having problems in life will be addressed.

As part of treatment in Lake Shore, MD., the individual will be trained on how to react appropriately to situations in life and how to change his behavior patterns. Staff of an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Lake Shore will work with the individual on how to respond to his environment, friends, family etc. when he returns home upon completion of treatment. It is expected that the individual will be able to appropriately handle the things which may have initially triggered his drug use. If not, these influences may produce psychological stressors which can cause the person to relapse. That is why professional treatment to address these psychological stressors is such an important aspect of the individual's recovery.

After having discontinued use of drugs or alcohol, research has shown that an addict's brain changes the ways it functions and responds to situations. This is yet another reason it is vital to seek professional help at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Lake Shore, MD., instead of trying to stop on one's own. There is so much for an addict to overcome to achieve sobriety. It is no easy task, even with help. Seeking help at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Lake Shore, MD. is an addict's best bet for a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. If you or someone you know is ready for a new life free of drugs and alcohol, find out what treatment options are available at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Lake Shore. No time is better than the present to end the cycle of addiction and all of the destruction that it creates. Help is waiting for you or someone you love today.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Lake Shore, Maryland Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Adult Addiction Clinic Glen Burnie, MD 7.8 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
BNJ Health Services LLC Glen Burnie, MD 7.8 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Hope House Treatment Center Crownsville, MD 8.3 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: 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, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Samaritan House Annapolis, MD 8.6 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
First Step Recovery Ctr Inc Annapolis, MD 8.7 miles from Lake Shore
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
McClanahan and Associates Arnold, MD 9.0 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Damascus House Brooklyn, MD 9.3 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Hawkes Counseling Services Brooklyn, MD 9.3 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
South Baltimore Family Health Ctr Inc Brooklyn, MD 9.3 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Comprehensive Treatment Center of MD Millersville, MD 9.8 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Ferry Point Inc Odenton, MD 10.6 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Starting Point Brooklyn Park, MD 10.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Pasadena, MD 11.4 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Life Pasadena, MD 11.4 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center Fort George G Meade, MD 11.5 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Adult Addictions Clinic Annapolis, MD 11.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
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 11.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Basics Annapolis, MD 11.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Noahs Ark Treatment Annapolis, MD 11.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
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, Private health insurance
Partners in Recovery in Annapolis Annapolis, MD 11.7 miles from Lake Shore
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance

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

The increased illegal use of OxyContin has led to the manufacture of "fake" OxyContin pills all over North America.

When addiction is treated as the long-term relapsing condition that it really is, with long term inpatient drug rehab treatment, success rates have the potential to skyrocket.

Among full-time college students aged 19, current cigarette smoking increased from 24.4 percent in 2005 to 28.8 percent in 2006; however, it decreased for students aged 20 (from 32.3 to 27.2 percent) and 21 (from 36.3 to 30.2 percent). Past month cigarette smoking also declined from 32.9 to 23.5 percent among Hispanic full-time students aged 18 to 22. Use of any tobacco product and of the individual products remained stable for persons aged 18 to 22 who were not enrolled as full-time college students.

Most babies of heroin users suffer from withdrawal symptoms after birth, including fever, sneezing, trembling, irritability, diarrhea, vomiting, continual crying and, occasionally, seizures. Babies exposed to heroin before birth also face an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Other risks of Dilaudid addiction can include uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that may last for several weeks, or in some instances, months.

Opiate users sometimes experience bouts of restlessness as well as bouts of hyperactivity.


The following survey was completed by residents of Lake Shore, Maryland as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Lake Shore, 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 Lake Shore, Maryland.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
1%
14%
Marijuana use in Lake Shore, Maryland.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
93%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Lake Shore, Maryland.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
9%
82%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
87%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
18%
45%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Lake Shore, 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%
8%
1%
1%
6%
2%
58%
7%
3%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Lake Shore, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
6%
3%
8%
3%
3%
15%
4%
6%
7%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Lake Shore, Maryland schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Shore, Maryland under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
85%
9%
Have you ever gone to school in Lake Shore, Maryland under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
79%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Lake Shore, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
6%
3%
5%
2%
4%
13%
2%
12%
5%
16%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
26%
44%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
60%
40%
Surveys updated monthly.

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