Fanwood, New Jersey

Fanwood, New Jersey is 7 miles SW of Union, New Jersey (center to center) and 12 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. It is in Union county. The town is part of the Newark metro area. The population of Fanwood is 7,174.

The People and Families of Fanwood

In Fanwood, about 68% of adults are married. Fanwood, compared to the great majority of similar-sized towns, is characterized by married couples rather than single adults. Kids are seemingly everywhere in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fanwood had a median family income of $99,232. Fanwood is one of the richer towns in New Jersey. A large stable middle class is one of the strengths of the town. The people of Fanwood can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the town.

Political Inclinations

Among Fanwood political contributors, John Kerry was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $3,750. The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from the town.

Crime and Safety

Crime is quite low in Fanwood.

Fanwood Housing

Of the housing in Fanwood, approximately 92% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Real estate taxes per home are higher in Fanwood than most places in New Jersey.

Commuting

In Fanwood, 83% of commuters drive to work. The town offers good access to public transportation.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Fanwood7,174$99,232
Clark14,597$77,291
Mountainside6,602$105,773
North Plainfield21,103$62,875
Plainfield47,829$50,774
Scotch Plains22,732$96,238
Westfield29,644$112,145

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Fanwood Median Family Income
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Fanwood Public Transportation Use
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Fanwood People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Fanwood College Educated Adults
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Fanwood Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Fanwood Well-Paid Single Men
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Fanwood Low Property Crime
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Fanwood Low Rate of Poverty
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Fanwood Low Violent Crime


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

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



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Do you live in Fanwood, 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 Fanwood.

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

Treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Fanwood 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 Fanwood, 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.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Fanwood, 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Fanwood, 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Fanwood, 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 Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Fanwood 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 Fanwood, New Jersey Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

UCPC Behavioral Healthcare Plainfield, NJ 0.9 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol 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
Resolve Community Counseling Ctr Inc Scotch Plains, NJ 1.0 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Organization for Recovery Inc Plainfield, NJ 2.3 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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 2.3 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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 2.3 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Steps Recovery Center Plainfield, NJ 2.5 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
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
Richard Colligan LCADC CSW Berkeley Heights, NJ 3.1 miles from Fanwood
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
Intervention Specialist LLC Elizabeth, NJ 4.8 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Steps Recovery Center at Muhlenberg Plainfield, NJ 4.8 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Atlantic Health Systems Summit, NJ 4.8 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Summit Hospital Summit, NJ 5.0 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Summit Oaks Hospital Summit, NJ 5.1 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Extra Care Health Services Rahway, NJ 5.9 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
First Step Counseling Metuchen, NJ 6.9 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
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)
Gannon Counseling Union, NJ 7.0 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lynn Laucik Union, NJ 7.0 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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)
Suburban Treatment Associates Union, NJ 7.0 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Habit Opco Inc Union, NJ 7.1 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Program for Addictions Piscataway, NJ 7.2 miles from Fanwood
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
Herbert Goodfriend LCSW CADC Elizabeth, NJ 8.8 miles from Fanwood
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

The rate of MDE in the past year was lower for adolescent girls in 2006 (11.8 percent) than in 2005 (13.3 percent). The rates for boys were similar in 2006 and 2005 (4.2 and 4.5 percent, respectively).

As a percentage of those aged 12 to 17 who had not used marijuana prior to the past year, youth marijuana initiation in 2006 (5.4 percent) was similar to the rate in 2005 (5.2 percent).

Ecstasy can make users feel that they can keep on dancing for hours at a time.

With very large doses, an opiate user cannot be awakened, pupils become smaller, and the skin becomes cold, moist, and bluish in color. Breathing slows down and death may occur.

3.8 million people (1.5 percent of the population above 12) say they have tried heroin at least once in their lifetimes.

Street heroin may have additives that do not really dissolve and result in clogging the blood vessels that lead to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain. This can cause infection or even death of small patches of cells in vital organs.


The following survey was completed by residents of Fanwood, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Fanwood, 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 Fanwood, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
17%
3%
Marijuana use in Fanwood, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
86%
14%
Perception of Alcohol in Fanwood, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
18%
80%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
20%
78%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
1%
68%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Fanwood, 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%
16%
0%
5%
0%
1%
54%
11%
3%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Fanwood, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
5%
3%
7%
2%
2%
13%
5%
11%
7%
14%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Fanwood, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Fanwood, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
77%
12%
Have you ever gone to school in Fanwood, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
86%
12%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Fanwood, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
8%
2%
2%
12%
2%
7%
10%
26%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
34%
40%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
10%
90%
Surveys updated monthly.

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