Sun Valley, NV Profile

Sun Valley, NV, population 19,461 , is located in Nevada's Washoe county, about 5.0 miles from Reno and 115.9 miles from Sacramento.

In the 90's the population of Sun Valley has grown by about 71%.

Sun Valley Statistics Sun Valley Gender Information

Males in Sun Valley: 9,830 (51%)
Females in Sun Valley: 9,631 (49%)

As % of Population in Sun Valley in Sun Valley    

Race Diversity in Sun Valley

White: 80%
African American: 2%
Native American: 2%
Asian: 2%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 13%

As % of Population in Sun Valley in Sun Valley            

Age Diversity in Sun Valley

Median Age in Sun Valley: 32.0 (Males in Sun Valley: 31.6, Females in Sun Valley: 32.5)

Sun Valley Males Under 20: 17%     Sun Valley Females Under 20: 16% Sun Valley Males 20 to 40: 16%     Sun Valley Females 20 to 40: 15% Sun Valley Males 40 to 60: 12%     Sun Valley Females 40 to 60: 13% Sun Valley Males Over 60: 5%     Sun Valley Females Over 60: 6%

Economics in Sun Valley in Sun Valley

Sun Valley Household Average Size: 3.05 people
Sun Valley Median Household Income: $ 41,346
Sun Valley Median Value of Homes: $ 98,800


Sun Valley Location Information
Elevation: 4,720 feet above sea level. Land Area: 8.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Sun Valley Sparks 4.4 Miles Reno 5.0 Miles Spanish Springs 5.2 Miles Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley 6.0 Miles Cold Springs 12.2 Miles Verdi 12.6 Miles Chilcoot-Vinton 23.9 Miles Loyalton 25.4 Miles Incline Village-Crystal Bay 25.9 Miles Incline Village-Crystal Bay 25.9 Miles Big Cities Nearest Sun Valley (Population 100,000+) Reno 5.0 Miles Sacramento 115.9 Miles Stockton 139.7 Miles Modesto 150.6 Miles Concord 165.2 Miles Vallejo 168.8 Miles Santa Rosa 177.0 Miles Berkeley 179.9 Miles Hayward 182.4 Miles Oakland 183.0 Miles


The listings in Sun Valley, Nevada and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Sun Valley, Nevada and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Sun Valley. The most important goal of any Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Sun Valley, NV. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Sun Valley, including Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Sun Valley, Nevada that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Sun Valley, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Sun Valley, Nevada Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Sun Valley has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Sun Valley, Nevada abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Sun Valley has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Sun Valley also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Sun Valley, Nevada Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program will work in unison to help the individual from Sun Valley to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Sun Valley, NV. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Sun Valley will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Sun Valley to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Sun Valley, Nevada, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Sun Valley will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Sun Valley, NV. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Sun Valley with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Sun Valley each year enroll in a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Sun Valley, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Sun Valley, Nevada Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Sun Valley, NV. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Sun Valley, Nevada:

Center for Behavioral Health Reno, NV 1.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Family Counseling Service of Reno, NV 1.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Reno Sparks Indian Colony Reno, NV 1.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Reno Treatment Center Reno, NV 1.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Sagewind Reno, NV 1.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Advanced DUI School Reno, NV 2.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Quest Counseling and Consulting Reno, NV 2.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Step One Reno, NV 2.6 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Life Change Center Sparks, NV 4.9 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ridge House Inc Reno, NV 5.3 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
North Valley Counseling Reno, NV 7.0 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
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, Private health insurance
Sierra County Human Services Loyalton, CA 27.3 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carson City Community Counseling Ctr Carson City, NV 30.7 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
North Star Treatment and Recovery Ctr Sparks, NV 31.2 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
John Glen and Associates Carson City, NV 31.3 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Wellspring Counseling Center Truckee, CA 37.1 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lyon Council on Alcohol and Dayton, NV 46.0 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Sierra Recovery Center South Lake Tahoe, CA 48.5 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Tahoe Turning Point Inc South Lake Tahoe, CA 48.5 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tahoe Youth and Family Services South Lake Tahoe, CA 48.5 miles from Sun Valley
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)

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

Depending upon the dose of methadone that is in your system at any given time, an individual may not feel as well or have the energy and mental focus to complete the tasks that are at hand.

Perceived risk is measured by NSDUH as the percentage reporting that there is great risk in the substance use behavior. The percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 perceiving great risk in smoking marijuana once or twice a week increased from 51.5 percent in 2002 to 55.0 percent in 2005, but dropped to 53.1 percent in 2008. A decline from 2005 to 2008 also was observed for using LSD once or twice a week (76.2 percent in 2002, 76.1 percent in 2005, and 73.9 percent in 2008). Between 2002 and 2008, the percentages who reported great risk in using alcohol and cigarettes increased. In 2002, 63.1 percent of teens reported great risk in smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day, and in 2008 the percentage increased to 69.7 percent. In 2002, 38.2 percent reported great risk in binge drinking once or twice a week, and in 2008 the percentage increased to 40.5 percent.

Amphetamine elevates cardiac output and blood pressure making it dangerous for use by patients with a history of heart disease or hypertension.

Although boys were more likely than girls to be current illegal drug users in 2008, the rate of current illegal drug use among girls aged 12 or older increased from 5.8 percent in 2007 to 6.3 percent in 2008. However, the rate did not change significantly for boys (10.4 and 9.9 percent for 2007 and 2008, respectively). Current marijuana use also increased from 3.8 to 4.4 percent among girls, but for boys there was no significant change (8.0 and 7.9 percent, respectively).

In 2008, there were 2.2 million persons aged 12 or older who had used marijuana for the first time within the past 12 months; this averages to about 6,000 initiates per day. This estimate was about the same as the estimate in 2007 (2.1 million) and 2002 (2.2 million).

Combining Xanax and alcohol can cause peripheral neuropathy, brain atrophy, and has the potential to cause a life threatening stroke that could cause long-term damage or even death.


The following survey was completed by residents of Sun Valley, Nevada as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Sun Valley, Nevada. 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 Sun Valley, Nevada.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
95%
2%
3%
Marijuana use in Sun Valley, Nevada.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
94%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Sun Valley, Nevada.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
9%
83%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
82%
10%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
25%
45%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Sun Valley, Nevada?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
9%
17%
1%
1%
6%
3%
53%
1%
1%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Sun Valley, Nevada?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
2%
4%
2%
5%
11%
2%
9%
4%
32%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Sun Valley, Nevada schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Sun Valley, Nevada under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
75%
22%
Have you ever gone to school in Sun Valley, Nevada under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
84%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Sun Valley, Nevada?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
5%
3%
2%
15%
2%
10%
7%
25%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
16%
48%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
18%
82%
Surveys updated monthly.

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