Dunellen, New Jersey

Dunellen, New Jersey is 5 miles NW of Edison, New Jersey (center to center) and 18 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. It is in Middlesex county. The town is part of the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon metro area. The population of Dunellen is 6,823.

The People and Families of Dunellen

In Dunellen, about 52% of adults are married.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in Dunellen.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dunellen had a median family income of $67,188.

Political Inclinations

Among Dunellen political contributors, George W. Bush was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $6,200. The Republican party attracted the largest share of donations from the town.

Dunellen Housing

Of the housing in Dunellen, approximately 69% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Dunellen, 86% of commuters drive to work. The layout of Dunellen makes walking and bicycling easier than most places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Dunellen6,823$67,188
Bound Brook10,155$51,346
Green Brook5,654$87,744
Middlesex13,717$70,343
North Plainfield21,103$62,875
South Plainfield21,810$72,745
Warren14,259$121,264

High Points

Dunellen strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

CategoryTrophy
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. State)
Top 9%Dunellen Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 12%Dunellen Public Transportation Use
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Dunellen Low Rate of Poverty
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Dunellen Well-Paid Single Men
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Dunellen People in Middle Class or Better


The listings in Dunellen, New Jersey and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you live in Dunellen, New Jersey 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 Dunellen.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Dunellen 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 Program in Dunellen 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 Dunellen to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Treatment Facilities, Long-term Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Dunellen 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 Dunellen, New Jersey, 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.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program in Dunellen, NJ. 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Dunellen, NJ. 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Dunellen, NJ. 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Dunellen 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 Dunellen, New Jersey Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Dunellen, NJ. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Dunellen, New Jersey:

Steps Recovery Center Plainfield, NJ 3.1 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Program for Addictions Piscataway, NJ 3.3 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Organization for Recovery Inc Plainfield, NJ 3.5 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Project Alert Plainfield, NJ 3.5 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Tri County Red Cross Plainfield, NJ 3.5 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Family and Community Services of Bound Brook, NJ 3.6 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment 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, Private health insurance
UCPC Behavioral Healthcare Plainfield, NJ 4.7 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Resolve Community Counseling Ctr Inc Scotch Plains, NJ 5.7 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Richard Colligan LCADC CSW Berkeley Heights, NJ 6.0 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Catholic Charities Somerset Bridgewater, NJ 6.7 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Richard Hall CMHC Bridgewater, NJ 6.7 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health 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)
Bonnie Brae Liberty Corner, NJ 6.8 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Uriel Treatment Center Highland Park, NJ 7.2 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
First Step Counseling Metuchen, NJ 7.3 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Breath of Life Counseling Services LLC Somerset, NJ 7.4 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Genpsych Site Bridgewater, NJ 7.5 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Damon House Inc New Brunswick, NJ 7.9 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
New Brunswick Counseling Center New Brunswick, NJ 7.9 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Victor H Lopez LSW MSW LCADC CCS New Brunswick, NJ 8.1 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
NJ Department of Veteran Affairs Lyons, NJ 8.2 miles from Dunellen
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Thousands of meth labs are seized daily in the United States; the cost to taxpayers to cleanup each individual meth lab site can be up to $150,000.

Driving under the influence of alcohol was associated with age in 2006. An estimated 7.9 percent of 16 or 17 year olds, 19.7 percent of 18 to 20 year olds, and 27.3 percent of 21 to 25 year olds reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Beyond age 25, these rates showed a general decline with increasing age.

Drug offenders account for more than one-third of the growth in the state prison population and more than eighty-percent of the number of federal prison inmates.

State estimates for past year alcohol dependence or abuse among persons aged 12 or older ranged from 6.0 percent in Tennessee to 10.8 percent in North Dakota. States in the highest fifth among persons aged 12 or older tended to be Western (four States) or Midwestern (four States), while States in the lowest fifth were mostly Southern (seven States). In the 12 to 17 age group, the estimated percentage of those identified as having an alcohol abuse or dependence problem ranged from 3.0 percent in the District of Columbia to 11.2 percent in Montana. Among persons aged 18 to 25, the lowest percentage was found in Utah (13.0 percent), and the highest State percentage was in North Dakota (27.1 percent) (Table B.14). Five Midwestern or Western States were in the highest fifth for the 12 to 17, 18 to 25, and 26 or older age groups (Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota).

Amphetamines may be sniffed, smoked, injected, or taken orally in tablet or capsule form.

In 2005, there were 11.2 million adults aged 18 or older (5.1 percent) who reported an unmet need for treatment or counseling for mental health problems in the past year. This included 5.7 million adults who did not receive mental health treatment. Among the 5.5 million adults who did receive treatment or counseling for a mental health problem in the past year, 19.4 percent reported an unmet need. (Unmet need among adults who received treatment may reflect a delay in treatment or a perception of insufficient treatment.)


The following survey was completed by residents of Dunellen, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Dunellen, New Jersey. 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 Dunellen, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
1%
14%
Marijuana use in Dunellen, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
80%
20%
Perception of Alcohol in Dunellen, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
15%
78%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
92%
6%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
6%
63%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Dunellen, New Jersey?
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%
12%
1%
1%
5%
2%
54%
13%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Dunellen, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
7%
2%
3%
15%
3%
7%
6%
19%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Dunellen, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Dunellen, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
90%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Dunellen, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Dunellen, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
4%
3%
3%
11%
4%
9%
7%
22%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
4%
66%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
43%
57%
Surveys updated monthly.

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