Walker Mill, MD Profile

Walker Mill, MD, population 11,104 , is located in Maryland's Prince George's county, about 8.1 miles from Washington and 9.8 miles from Alexandria.

In the 90's the population of Walker Mill has grown by about 2%.

Walker Mill Statistics Walker Mill Gender Information

Males in Walker Mill: 4,945 (45%)
Females in Walker Mill: 6,159 (55%)

As % of Population in Walker Mill in Walker Mill    

Race Diversity in Walker Mill

White: 2%
African American: 95%
Other/Mixed: 3%

As % of Population in Walker Mill in Walker Mill      

Age Diversity in Walker Mill

Median Age in Walker Mill: 31.9 (Males in Walker Mill: 29.3, Females in Walker Mill: 34.1)

Walker Mill Males Under 20: 17%     Walker Mill Females Under 20: 16% Walker Mill Males 20 to 40: 12%     Walker Mill Females 20 to 40: 17% Walker Mill Males 40 to 60: 10%     Walker Mill Females 40 to 60: 16% Walker Mill Males Over 60: 5%     Walker Mill Females Over 60: 7%

Economics in Walker Mill in Walker Mill

Walker Mill Household Average Size: 2.78 people
Walker Mill Median Household Income: $ 49,276
Walker Mill Median Value of Homes: $ 134,000


Walker Mill Location Information
Land Area: 3.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Walker Mill District Heights 1.2 Miles Capitol Heights 1.6 Miles Seat Pleasant 1.7 Miles Coral Hills 1.8 Miles Forestville 2.2 Miles FairMt Heights 2.3 Miles Suitland-Silver Hill 2.6 Miles Morningside 3.1 Miles Largo 3.5 Miles Lake Arbor 3.9 Miles Big Cities Nearest Walker Mill (Population 100,000+) Washington 8.1 Miles Alexandria 9.8 Miles Arlington 10.6 Miles Baltimore 32.3 Miles Richmond 96.6 Miles Philadelphia 118.5 Miles Hampton 131.0 Miles Newport News 133.6 Miles Allentown 141.1 Miles Norfolk 144.1 Miles


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Walker Mill has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Walker Mill drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Walker Mill, MD., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Walker Mill Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility. By the time an individual from Walker Mill, Maryland is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Walker Mill may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Walker Mill, Maryland. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Walker Mill, Maryland may include Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Facilities, Short-term Addiction Treatment Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Walker Mill.

A quality Walker Mill Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Walker Mill treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Walker Mill, Maryland to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Walker Mill used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Walker Mill develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Walker Mill, Maryland has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Walker Mill, MD. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Walker Mill after completing the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Walker Mill, Maryland that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Walker Mill get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Walker Mill, MD. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center will teach the individual from Walker Mill how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Walker Mill, Maryland that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Walker Mill finally succumbs to a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Walker Mill is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Walker Mill, Maryland Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

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

Children and Parents Program Capitol Heights, MD 0.1 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Comprehensive Treatment Services Capitol Heights, MD 0.1 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Renaissance Treatment Center Capitol Heights, MD 0.1 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Fields and Fields Treatment Center District Heights, MD 2.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Better Way Program Washington, DC 2.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Cornell Abraxas Washington, DC 2.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Umoja Treatment Center Washington, DC 2.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Cheverly Addictions Treatment Clinic Hyattsville, MD 2.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Adolescent and Family Treatment Prog Upper Marlboro, MD 4.3 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Family and Medical Counseling Service Washington, DC 4.7 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Good Hope Institute Washington, DC 4.7 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Addiction Prevention and Recovery Washington, DC 5.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church Washington, DC 5.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Vesta Inc Substance Abuse Program Lanham, MD 5.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Malcolm Grow Medical Center Addiction Andrews AFB, MD 5.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
DOH Addiction Prevention and Recovery Washington, DC 5.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
C A Mayo and Associates Inc Mount Rainier, MD 5.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Providence Hospital Washington, DC 6.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC 6.4 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Howard University Hospital Washington, DC 6.5 miles from Walker Mill
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Following substantial drops in initiation between 2002 and 2003, estimates of initiation of Ecstasy and LSD among persons aged 12 or older have increased significantly. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of Ecstasy initiates increased from 642,000 to 894,000, and the number of LSD initiates increased from 200,000 to 394,000.

The reason that people that are addicted to Vicodin keep coming back for more of the drug even though they may no longer need it for physical pain is to experience the initial euphoria that they felt the first time that took it.

Inhalant intoxication can create effects that include belligerence, impaired judgment, and impaired functioning, particularly in social settings.

High doses of marijuana can result in an acute psychotic reaction; in addition, use of marijuana may trigger the onset or relapse of emotional problems in vulnerable individuals.

In 2006, an estimated 12.4 percent of persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. This percentage has dropped since 2002, when it was 14.2 percent, and is significantly lower than 2005, when it was 13.0 percent. The 2006 estimate corresponds to 30.5 million persons.

Among people who needed but did not receive treatment and felt they needed treatment for a substance use problem, the most often reported reasons for not receiving treatment were not ready to stop using (40.0 percent) and cost or insurance barriers (34.5 percent). However, among the people who made an effort but were unable to get treatment, 42.5 percent reported cost or insurance barriers, and only 25.3 percent reported that they were not ready to stop using. These results are based on 2003 and 2004 combined data.


The following survey was completed by residents of Walker Mill, Maryland as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Walker Mill, 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 Walker Mill, Maryland.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
95%
3%
2%
Marijuana use in Walker Mill, Maryland.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
79%
16%
Perception of Alcohol in Walker Mill, Maryland.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
7%
92%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
82%
18%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
-1%
66%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Walker Mill, 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
15%
18%
3%
6%
8%
3%
36%
7%
0%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Walker Mill, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
3%
5%
3%
4%
12%
4%
7%
9%
17%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Walker Mill, Maryland schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Walker Mill, Maryland under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
89%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Walker Mill, Maryland under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
80%
20%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Walker Mill, Maryland?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
2%
8%
2%
3%
14%
3%
11%
8%
17%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
17%
48%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
93%
7%
Surveys updated monthly.

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