Sykesville, Maryland

Sykesville, Maryland, in Carroll county, is 11 miles NW of Columbia, Maryland (center to center) and 19 miles W of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is part of the Baltimore metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 4,197 people people live in Sykesville.

The People and Families of Sykesville

In Sykesville, about 58% of adults are married. Sykesville has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone. The people of the town spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sykesville had a median family income of $75,758. Overall, families in Sykesville are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. It turns out that people in Sykesville tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($9,900) in Sykesville than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Crime and Safety

Residents of Sykesville enjoy its low crime rate.

Sykesville Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Sykesville, about 67% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. The average property tax bill in Sykesville is higher than that of most other communities in Maryland.

Commuting

In Sykesville, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Sykesville4,197$75,758
Columbia88,254$83,753
Ellicott City56,397$91,968
Hampstead5,060$62,460
Mount Airy6,425$76,214
Towson51,793$75,832
Westminster16,731$50,879

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Property Crime
(vs. State)
Top 3%Sykesville Low Property Crime
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Sykesville Median Family Income
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Sykesville Well-Paid Single Women
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Sykesville People in Middle Class or Better
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Sykesville Well-Paid Single Men
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Sykesville College Educated Adults
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Sykesville Low Rate of Poverty
Low Violent Crime
(vs. State)
Top 10%Sykesville Low Violent Crime
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 19%Sykesville Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Do you live in Sykesville, Maryland and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Sykesville.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Sykesville treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Sykesville would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Sykesville to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation, Long-term Rehab Centers, Outpatient Drug Treatment Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Sykesville will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Sykesville, Maryland, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Sykesville, MD. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Sykesville, MD. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Sykesville, MD. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Sykesville is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

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

There are 4 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Sykesville, Maryland. We have also provided 16 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Programs that are closest geographically to Sykesville:

Carroll County Long Term Trt Program Sykesville, MD
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Haven Counseling Services LLC Sykesville, MD
Primary Service: Drug Treatment 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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Metwork Health Services Inc Sykesville, MD
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Shoemaker Center Sykesville, MD
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Metwork Health Services Inc Eldersburg, MD 0.0 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Haven Counseling Services LLC Woodbine, MD 7.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
1st Alternative Counseling Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Gaudenzia at Owings Mills Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Hilltop Recovery Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Right Turn of Maryland Inc Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Right Turn of Maryland IOP Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Right Turn of Maryland LLC Owings Mills, MD 10.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
JAEL Health Services Ellicott City, MD 10.2 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Right Turn of Maryland Owings Mills, MD 10.5 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Central MD Addictions Counseling LLC Ellicott City, MD 11.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Howard County Halfway House Ellicott City, MD 11.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
JAEL Health Services Inc Ellicott City, MD 11.1 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Carroll County Health Department Westminster, MD 11.4 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carroll Hospital Center Westminster, MD 11.4 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Junction Inc Westminster, MD 11.4 miles from Sykesville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Use of illegal drugs and alcohol was more common among current cigarette smokers than among nonsmokers in 2006, as in 2002 through 2005. Among persons aged 12 or older, 20.4 percent of past month cigarette smokers reported current use of an illegal drug compared with 4.2 percent of persons who were not current cigarette smokers. Past month alcohol use was reported by 66.3 percent of current cigarette smokers compared with 45.8 percent of those who did not use cigarettes in the past month. The association also was found with binge drinking (43.6 percent of current cigarette users vs. 16.1 percent of current nonusers) and heavy drinking (16.0 vs. 3.8 percent, respectively).

The number of recent new users of methamphetamine among persons aged 12 or older was 95,000 in 2008. This estimate was significantly lower than the estimate in 2002 (299,000), 2003 (260,000), 2004 (318,000), 2005 (192,000), 2006 (259,000), and 2007 (157,000). The average age of new methamphetamine users aged 12 to 49 in 2008 was 19.2 years, which was not significantly different from the average ages between 2002 and 2007.

Of the 6.2 million people who needed but did not receive specialty treatment for illegal drug use in 2006, 496,000 (8.0 percent) reported that they perceived a need for treatment for their illegal drug use problem. Of the 496,000 persons who felt a need for treatment in 2006 (similar to the number reported in 2005, 601,000 persons), 182,000 (36.6 percent) reported that they made an effort and 314,000 (63.4 percent) reported making no effort to get treatment.

As a result of the U.S. Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, a subsection of the PATRIOT Act, there are restrictions on the amount of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine that can be used to make meth one may purchase in a specified time period, and further requirements that these products must be stored in order to prevent theft.

Heroin enters the brain, where it is converted to morphine and binds to receptors known as opioid receptors. Opioid receptors are located in many areas of the brain (and in the body), especially those involved in the perception of pain and in reward.

Between 1992 and 1994, there was a reduction of more than 29% in elementary school inhalant use and a 20% percent reduction the amount of high school students as related to "huffing".


The following survey was completed by residents of Sykesville, Maryland as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Sykesville, 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 Sykesville, Maryland.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
93%
5%
2%
Marijuana use in Sykesville, Maryland.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
91%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Sykesville, Maryland.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
4%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
92%
7%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
32%
40%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Sykesville, 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
5%
20%
2%
0%
4%
1%
51%
13%
3%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Sykesville, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
6%
3%
3%
13%
5%
9%
4%
28%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Sykesville, Maryland schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Sykesville, Maryland under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
92%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Sykesville, Maryland under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
81%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Sykesville, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
2%
2%
8%
2%
2%
14%
2%
9%
5%
26%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
-4%
70%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
79%
21%
Surveys updated monthly.

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