North Plainfield, New Jersey

North Plainfield, New Jersey, in Union county, is 6 miles N of Edison, New Jersey (center to center) and 15 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. The people of the town are in the Newark metropolitan area. North Plainfield has a population of 21,103.

The People and Families of North Plainfield

In North Plainfield, about 48% of adults are married. "Full house" describes much of the households in North Plainfield, with the many large families there. The town is a good place to find playdates for your kids, as the town is full of young ones.

Approximately 37% of North Plainfield is non-white. You'll see a variety of faces on the diverse streets of North Plainfield.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, North Plainfield had a median family income of $62,875.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among North Plainfield residents, with $9,250. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

North Plainfield Housing

In North Plainfield, 59% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the town -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here. Landlords in North Plainfield rent a large number of single bedroom units.

Commuting

In North Plainfield, 90% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
North Plainfield21,103$62,875
Dunellen6,823$67,188
Fanwood7,174$99,232
Green Brook5,654$87,744
Plainfield47,829$50,774
South Plainfield21,810$72,745
Watchung5,613$120,764

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 2%North Plainfield Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%North Plainfield Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in North Plainfield, NJ.? Do you know of someone in North Plainfield, NJ. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in North Plainfield comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in North Plainfield treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in North Plainfield would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in North Plainfield, NJ., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in North Plainfield are Outpatient Drug Rehabs, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, Long-term Addiction Recovery Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in North Plainfield have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in North Plainfield, New Jersey delivered by a qualified Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in North Plainfield, NJ. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in North Plainfield, NJ. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in North Plainfield, NJ. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in North Plainfield, NJ.

Getting Help

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

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

Steps Recovery Center Plainfield, NJ 0.1 miles from North Plainfield
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
Organization for Recovery Inc Plainfield, NJ 0.8 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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 0.8 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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 0.8 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
UCPC Behavioral Healthcare Plainfield, NJ 1.6 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
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 2.7 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
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 3.8 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Program for Addictions Piscataway, NJ 4.9 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
First Step Counseling Metuchen, NJ 6.4 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation 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)
Family and Community Services of Bound Brook, NJ 6.7 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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
Summit Hospital Summit, NJ 7.2 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
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 7.2 miles from North Plainfield
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)
Intervention Specialist LLC Elizabeth, NJ 7.4 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment 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 7.4 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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 7.4 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
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)
Extra Care Health Services Rahway, NJ 7.7 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Uriel Treatment Center Highland Park, NJ 8.3 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug 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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Bonnie Brae Liberty Corner, NJ 8.6 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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)
NJ Department of Veteran Affairs Lyons, NJ 8.6 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment 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
VA New Jersey Healthcare System Lyons, NJ 8.6 miles from North Plainfield
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

Therapy in residential drug rehab programs usually consists of a combination of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.

If Xanax and other types of benzodiazepines are taken in high doses for longer than a couple of months, the individual can experience both a psychological and a physical addiction to the medication.

Once an individual has moved from abusing Ativan and developed an addiction to the drug, they will often attempt to get multiple prescriptions from different doctors to support their addiction.

It is important to emphasize the fact that the more drug abuse begins to affect and manipulate an individual?s life, the more likely it is that they have a drug problem that eventually can develop into a full-blown addiction.

The widespread availability of benzodiazepines such as Ativan has increasingly made them common drugs of abuse and addiction.

Overcoming a drug addiction is difficult, but it is not impossible when an individual is able to have the support of the professional help at a quality drug rehab program. Support from family, friends and others who may have experienced a drug addiction in the past can also greatly help an individual in the drug recovery process.


The following survey was completed by residents of North Plainfield, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in North Plainfield, 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 North Plainfield, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
87%
10%
3%
Marijuana use in North Plainfield, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
89%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in North Plainfield, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
4%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
87%
13%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
17%
56%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in North Plainfield, 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
11%
20%
3%
6%
7%
3%
44%
5%
1%
0%
Most common first drug experience in North Plainfield, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
3%
3%
3%
4%
12%
5%
8%
9%
23%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in North Plainfield, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in North Plainfield, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
96%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in North Plainfield, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
91%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in North Plainfield, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
3%
3%
4%
3%
3%
13%
3%
6%
7%
27%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
14%
65%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
12%
88%
Surveys updated monthly.

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