Edison, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey, in Middlesex county, is 19 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is in the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon area. There are 97,687 residents in Edison.

The People and Families of Edison

In Edison, about 57% of adults are married. When people think of Edison, they might picture couples and families, not singles.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Edison had a median family income of $77,976. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Edison.

Political Inclinations

Edison folks tended to give their money ($51,484) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.

Edison Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Edison that were owner-occupied was 64%. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in the town.

Commuting

In Edison, 85% of commuters drive to work. More folks in Edison use public transportation than most people elsewhere.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Edison97,687$77,976
Highland Park13,999$71,267
Metuchen12,840$85,022
Milltown7,000$77,869
New Brunswick48,573$38,222
Piscataway50,482$75,218
South Plainfield21,810$72,745

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)		Top 8%Edison Public Transportation Use
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)		Top 13%Edison Median Family Income
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)		Top 13%Edison Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)		Top 15%Edison Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)		Top 15%Edison Well-Paid Single Women
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)		Top 17%Edison College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)		Top 17%Edison People in Middle Class or Better

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

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



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Are you battling an addiction to drugs or alcohol and live in Edison, New Jersey? Do you have a friend or family member that is addicted to drugs or alcohol in Edison and you don't know where to turn to for help? Addiction to any substance can be a very dark and lonely place, not just for the abuser but for anyone that cares about them. All hope is not lost; there are effective solutions out there. We can help you find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Edison that will be appropriate for your treatment needs.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Edison is a perfect solution for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. Treatment will be geared towards helping the individual overcome their need to fix problems in their life with drugs and alcohol. Once they can grasp this, they will be able to cope with life situations more appropriately and resolve their problems without substances.

There are a variety of approaches to addiction treatment. Examples offered in Edison are Outpatient Drug Treatment, Long-term Treatment Facilities, Short-term Rehabs, Inpatient Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Edison will target both the physical and psychological aspects of addiction. Individuals are treated for physical addiction by undergoing a detoxification program in Edison, New Jersey to assist with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms which result when an addict discontinues use of a substance they are addicted to. Continued use of a psychoactive substance over time causes the brain to adapt to the presence of the drug, making the desired effect minimal. Physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops in this way. Over time, more and more of the addictive drug is required to get the same effect. Quitting an addictive drug abruptly causes serious withdrawal symptoms, which may take the body weeks or months to return to normal function. Withdrawing from hardcore drugs such as heroin can cause extremely severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, which can last for quite some time.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Edison will be able to administer a professional detox as well as assistance with psychological issues. These underlying psychological issues are at the root of all drug and alcohol addiction problems. Addressing this head on will decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a fully rehabilitated and contributing member of society. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Edison, NJ. has proven to be the most successful method for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Edison, follows a rigid, comprehensive program to ensure a successful recovery. This program addresses every aspect of addiction and every area where the person could be having trouble.

To ensure a lasting recovery, the individual must gain the knowledge, abilities and "life tools" to change their behavior and reaction to situations. The individual's program will be focused on strategies for returning home to Edison, from an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program and even running into prior drug using friends or acquaintances in Edison. Upon completion of their program, the individual will be able to deal with the reminders and triggers in Edison which may have prompted their drug use, as these same triggers can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors, if not addressed, can make it very hard for an individual to control their response to drug using impulses. Research has shown that an addict shows changes in the way their brain functions after having discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. Because of this, even an individual with the best of intentions may find it extremely hard to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment.

So you can see that a recovering addict has a lot to deal with when deciding to kick the habit. With triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, seeking help at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a no-brainer.

A person that is serious about the decision to get sober should enroll in an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Edison, NJ. Why fail again on your own? Why lose another friend or push a family member even further away? Why beg, cheat, and steal just to get drugs or alcohol, risking legal problems and jail time? You don't have to be depressed and unhappy because of excessive drug or alcohol use. There is help available, even for the most severe addicts.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Edison, New Jersey Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Edison, New Jersey. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Edison:

JFK Center for Behavioral Health Edison, NJ
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
First Step Counseling Metuchen, NJ 0.7 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
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)
Uriel Treatment Center Highland Park, NJ 3.9 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
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
Program for Addictions Piscataway, NJ 4.7 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ 4.8 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Journey to Wellness Inc Perth Amboy, NJ 5.0 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Damon House Inc New Brunswick, NJ 5.2 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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 5.2 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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 5.3 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Organization for Recovery Inc Plainfield, NJ 5.9 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
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 5.9 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
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 5.9 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
J Victoria Laszlo South River, NJ 6.2 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Victoria J Laszlo South River, NJ 6.2 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Resolve Community Counseling Ctr Inc Scotch Plains, NJ 6.3 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Steps Recovery Center Plainfield, NJ 6.6 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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
UCPC Behavioral Healthcare Plainfield, NJ 6.8 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
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
Extra Care Health Services Rahway, NJ 6.8 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Fresh Start South Amboy, NJ 7.0 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Stevens Inc South Amboy, NJ 7.0 miles from Edison
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Vicodin is increasingly being utilized for pain management and is by far the most frequently dispensed opioid pharmaceutical in the United States, today.

Opioid receptors are located in the brain stem, important for automatic processes critical for life, such as breathing, blood pressure, and arousal. Heroin overdoses frequently involve a suppression of respiration.

The sedative effects of Ativan have been reported to last longer in older adults. Accidental falls are common in elderly patients who are under the influence of benzodiazepines.

Animal research indicates that, like cocaine and other abused drugs, opiates can also activate the brain's reward system.

Psychotherapeutics include the nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives. Over-the-counter substances are not included. In 2005, there were 2.5 million persons aged 12 or older who used psychotherapeutics nonmedically for the first time within the past year. The numbers of new users of specific psychotherapeutics in 2005 were 2.2 million for pain relievers, 1.3 million for tranquilizers, 647,000 for stimulants, and 247,000 for sedatives. These estimates are similar to the corresponding estimates for 2004.

The generic form of the drug is stamped with the imprint "Watson 387", hence this is including among street names for Vicodin; another popular street name is "Vikes".


Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Edison:

Stelton Baptist Church
334 Plainfield Avenue
Edison, New Jersey

Meeting Days and Times
Thursdays, 8:00PM // Narateen Meeting @ same time
The following survey was completed by residents of Edison, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Edison, 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 Edison, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
1%
13%
Marijuana use in Edison, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Edison, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
3%
92%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
76%
19%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
21%
48%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Edison, 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
5%
9%
0%
10%
7%
1%
58%
2%
3%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Edison, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
3%
7%
3%
3%
12%
2%
10%
10%
16%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Edison, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Edison, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
87%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Edison, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
77%
20%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Edison, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
4%
2%
3%
2%
2%
12%
3%
6%
8%
33%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
27%
46%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
40%
60%
Surveys updated monthly.

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