Moorhead, Minnesota

Moorhead, Minnesota, in Clay county, is 1 miles E of Fargo, North Dakota (center to center) and 213 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Fargo - Moorhead metropolitan area. Moorhead contains a population of approximately 32,177.

The People and Families of Moorhead

In Moorhead, about 44% of adults are married.

Moorhead has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Moorhead had a median family income of $49,118. Interestingly, lots of people in Moorhead have Bachelor's degrees (or better).

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Moorhead favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $11,810. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.

Moorhead Housing

Moorhead has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 64% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Moorhead, 86% of commuters drive to work. Be careful driving aroung the city -- lots of residents enjoy bicycling and walking there. How much would you give to shorten your commute? Moorhead can boast better commuting than most places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Moorhead32,177$49,118
Dilworth3,001$42,887

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Moorhead Short Commute Times
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Moorhead Affordability of Rents
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Moorhead Walking and Biking to Work
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 16%Moorhead College Educated Adults
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 17%Moorhead Racial Diversity


The listings in Moorhead, Minnesota and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you live in Moorhead, Minnesota 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 Moorhead.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center in Moorhead 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Moorhead 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 Moorhead to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Drug Rehab Programs, Inpatient Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug Rehabs, Outpatient Drug Rehab Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Moorhead 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 Moorhead, Minnesota, 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 Program in Moorhead, MN. 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Moorhead, MN. 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Moorhead, MN. 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 an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Moorhead 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 Moorhead, Minnesota Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 5 local Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facilities in Moorhead, Minnesota. We have also provided 15 additional Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Moorhead:

Anchorage Moorhead, MN
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Clay County Receiving Center Moorhead, MN
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Human Services Associates Moorhead, MN
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
ShareHouse Wellness Center Moorhead, MN
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Wellness Center of Fargo Moorhead Moorhead, MN
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Red River Recovery Center Dilworth, MN 3.8 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Drake Counseling Services Inc Fargo, ND 4.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Meritcare South University Chemical Fargo, ND 4.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Prairie Saint Johns Fargo, ND 4.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Share House Fargo, ND 4.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Southeast Human Service Center Fargo, ND 4.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Only Human Counseling Services LLP Fargo, ND 5.3 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Prairie Saint Johns LLC Fargo, ND 5.3 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
ShareHouse Fargo, ND 5.3 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Centre Inc Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Consultation and Movement Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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
First Step Recovery PLLP Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Meritcare Health Systems Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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)
Only Human Counseling Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Robert E Howe Ltd Fargo, ND 13.2 miles from Moorhead
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Ambien should not be shared with another person, especially someone who has been known to have a history of substance abuse or drug addiction. Ambien should be kept in a secure place to be taken by the person for whom it has been prescribed.

Looking at combined 2004 2005 data, rates of past month cigarette smoking were lower for pregnant women than nonpregnant women among those aged 26 to 44 (10.4 vs. 28.8 percent) and among those aged 18 to 25 (26.4 vs. 35.8 percent) However, among those aged 15 to 17, the rate of cigarette smoking for pregnant women was higher than for nonpregnant women (22.3 vs. 18.5 percent), although the difference was not significant. Similar patterns were observed in the combined 2002 2003 data.

Estimates of past month use of any illegal drug ranged from a low of 6.1 percent in Iowa to a high of 12.4 percent in the District of Columbia for all persons aged 12 or older (Table A.1). As was indicated in Chapter 1, the 2002 model-based estimates are not comparable with estimates for 2001 and prior years owing to the new methodological improvements.

Many potential addicts limit their use of Vicodin due to the high amounts of acetaminophen that the drug is known to contain; high doses of Tylenol is known to be extremely damaging to the liver if taken in high doses within a short period of time.

A Brown University Professor in conjunction with other researcher assistants at the school reported that as little as a single dose of morphine could contribute to addiction.

In 2008, there were 4.5 million persons aged 12 or older who had used alcohol for the first time within the past 12 months; this averages to approximately 12,000 initiates per day.


The following survey was completed by residents of Moorhead, Minnesota as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Moorhead, Minnesota. 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 Moorhead, Minnesota.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
75%
15%
10%
Marijuana use in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
13%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
83%
16%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
26%
49%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Moorhead, Minnesota?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
0%
23%
1%
0%
1%
0%
59%
13%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Moorhead, Minnesota?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
3%
2%
4%
3%
3%
12%
5%
9%
10%
19%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Moorhead, Minnesota schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Moorhead, Minnesota under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
86%
5%
Have you ever gone to school in Moorhead, Minnesota under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
94%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Moorhead, Minnesota?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
2%
4%
3%
2%
12%
2%
7%
7%
27%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
18%
60%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
57%
43%
Surveys updated monthly.

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