Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster, Massachusetts, in Worcester county, is 18 miles N of Worcester, Massachusetts (center to center) and 37 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. The people of the city are in the Fitchburg - Leominster metropolitan area. Leominster has a population of 41,303.

The People and Families of Leominster

In Leominster, about 53% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Leominster had a median family income of $54,660.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Leominster residents, with $17,000. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Leominster Housing

In Leominster, 58% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Leominster, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Leominster41,303$54,660
Fitchburg39,102$43,291
Lancaster7,380$66,490
Lunenburg9,401$63,981
Princeton3,353$84,300
Shirley6,373$66,250
Sterling7,257$76,943

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 7%Leominster Racial Diversity
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Leominster Low Violent Crime


The listings in Leominster, Massachusetts and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Leominster 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 Leominster, Massachusetts; 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 Leominster Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

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

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

Community Healthlink Inc Leominster, MA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Luk Crisis Center Inc Fitchburg, MA 4.9 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
UMass Memorial Health Alliance Fitchburg, MA 4.9 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mental Health Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day 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)
Health Alliance Hospital Fitchburg, MA 6.1 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
McLean Center at Fernside Princeton, MA 7.2 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Clinton Hospital Clinton, MA 8.4 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
GAAMHA Inc Gardner, MA 12.0 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
McLean Ambulatory and Residential Ashburnham, MA 13.0 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
North Central Human Services Gardner, MA 13.7 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Integrated Treatment Unit Rutland, MA 13.7 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester, MA 16.0 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Henry Lee Willis Community Center Worcester, MA 16.0 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc Worcester, MA 16.0 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Assabet Human Services Inc Acton, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Veterans Center for Addiction Trt Bedford, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Prevention and Recovery Center Cambridge, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
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, 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)
Emerson Hospital Concord, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Advocates Community Counseling Framingham, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Genesis Counseling Services Inc Framingham, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
New England Aftercare Ministries Inc Framingham, MA 16.5 miles from Leominster
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Men have a higher rate of current cocaine use than do women.

The inhalant abuse of hexane, which is found in nitrous oxide, can cause altered perception and motor coordination, limb spasms, hearing and visions loss and in extreme cases, death from lack of oxygen to the brain.

The onset of effects from injecting amphetamines occurs immediately.

According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), over 50% of the young adults in the United States that are between the ages of 18 and 21 have reported using drugs or alcohol.

Effects produced by opiates, such as morphine, are pleasure (or reward) and pain relief.

Treatment need is defined as having a substance use disorder or receiving treatment at a specialty facility (hospital inpatient, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, or mental health centers) within the past 12 months. In 2007, 23.2 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illegal drug or alcohol use problem (9.4 percent of persons aged 12 or older). Of these, 2.4 million (1.0 percent of persons aged 12 or older and 10.4 percent of those who needed treatment) received treatment at a specialty facility. Thus, 20.8 million persons (8.4 percent of the population aged 12 or older) needed treatment for an illegal drug or alcohol use problem but did not receive treatment at a specialty substance abuse facility in the past year.


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 Leominster:

Am I Listening
Unitarian Church
15 West St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 7:45 PM

Bb Step Study
Congregational Church
583 Main Street
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM

Bill & Bob's Buddies
Ahrp
49 Central St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 7:00 PM

Clean Air
Unitarian Church
15 West St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 7:45 PM

Common
Unitarian Church
15 West Street
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:45 PM

Discussion
St. Mark's Church
11 Cotton St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:30 PM

Eye Opener
St. Mark's Church
11 Cotton St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:00 AM
Monday, 8:00 AM
Saturday, 7:00 AM
Friday, 8:00 AM

Eyeopener
St. Mark's Church
11 Cotton St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 8:00 AM
Wednesday, 8:00 AM

Harmony
St. Leo's Sch.
Hall, Rte. 12
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM

High Noon Daily
Holy Trinity Ch.
69 Lincoln Terrace
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 12:00 PM
Friday, 12:00 PM
Thursday, 12:00 PM
Wednesday, 12:00 PM
Tuesday, 12:00 PM

Lake Whalom
All Saints Church
1469 Main St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 8:00 PM

New Freedom
All Saints Church
1469 Main St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 5:30 PM

Original
St. Leo's Sch. Cafe
120 Main St.
Leominster, Massachusetts 1453

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:45 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Leominster, Massachusetts as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Leominster, Massachusetts. 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 Leominster, Massachusetts.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
2%
15%
Marijuana use in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
92%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
14%
79%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
89%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
25%
49%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Leominster, Massachusetts?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
14%
0%
0%
9%
2%
2%
59%
7%
1%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Leominster, Massachusetts?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
3%
8%
3%
3%
13%
4%
12%
7%
13%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Leominster, Massachusetts schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Leominster, Massachusetts under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
84%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Leominster, Massachusetts under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
85%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Leominster, Massachusetts?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
2%
3%
3%
2%
3%
13%
5%
8%
10%
23%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
6%
66%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
46%
54%
Surveys updated monthly.

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