Point Pleasant, New Jersey

There are an estimated 19,306 people in Point Pleasant.

The People and Families of Point Pleasant

In Point Pleasant, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Point Pleasant had a median family income of $64,798.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, George W. Bush was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($22,200) in Point Pleasant. Party contributions tended to flow to the Republican team.

Point Pleasant Housing

Approximately 80% of housing in Point Pleasant is owner-occupied. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use.

Commuting

In Point Pleasant, 95% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Point Pleasant Low Rate of Poverty
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Point Pleasant Low Violent Crime
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Point Pleasant Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 19%Point Pleasant Well-Paid Single Men


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

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



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Do you live in Point Pleasant, 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 Point Pleasant.

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

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

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

Ocean Monmouth Care LLC Brick, NJ 2.6 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Seashore Family Services of New Jersey Brick, NJ 2.6 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Access to Recovery
Miller Counseling Manasquan, NJ 3.4 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Wall Youth Center and Wall, NJ 5.9 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Serenity Now Counseling Sea Girt, NJ 6.3 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Ctr at Advanced Behav Care Servs LLC Brick, NJ 9.5 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Guiding Light Drug and Alcohol Neptune, NJ 9.5 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
Preferred Behavioral Health of Lakewood, NJ 9.7 miles from Point Pleasant
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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Frank Murano LCSW LCADC Toms River, NJ 9.7 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Temada Associates Toms River, NJ 9.7 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Counseling and Referral Toms River, NJ 10.9 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Healy Counseling Associates Toms River, NJ 10.9 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment 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, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Ocean Medical Services Inc Toms River, NJ 10.9 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Monmouth County Ocean, NJ 12.0 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Epiphany House Asbury Park, NJ 12.3 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Project Free Catholic Charities Asbury Park, NJ 12.3 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Ocean Mental Health Services Inc Bayville, NJ 14.2 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
Howell Township Youth and Howell, NJ 14.5 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Recovery Innovations Inc Tinton Falls, NJ 15.6 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Elaine Hopkins LCSW Colts Neck, NJ 16.1 miles from Point Pleasant
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance

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

Heroin can be injected into a vein (?mainlining?), injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as ?chasing the dragon,? snorted as powder via the nose.

The reason that it is so difficult to stop using Xanax and other similar type benzodiazepines is because stopping abruptly enhances the original symptoms of anxiety and panic that the drug was originally prescribed for; this in generally referred to as the experience of a "rebound effect".

The binge drinking rate decreased beyond young adulthood from 36.4 percent of 26 to 34 year olds to 18.8 percent of persons aged 35 or older.

Current illegal drug use rates remained stable from 2005 to 2006 among teens aged 12 to 17. However, rates of current use declined significantly from 2002 to 2006 for any illegal drug and several specific drugs (including marijuana, hallucinogens, LSD, Ecstasy, prescription type drugs used nonmedically, pain relievers, tranquilizers, and the use of illegal drugs other than marijuana). For any illegal drug use, the rates were 11.6 percent in 2002, 11.2 percent in 2003, 10.6 percent in 2004, 9.9 percent in 2005, and 9.8 percent in 2006.

Prior to seeking drug rehab treatment, many individuals who have a substance abuse problem will find that they are unable to quit using on their own. Often times, they become discouraged by their inability to resist the strong cravings that they experience while trying to get clean. Drug rehab treatment provides those who have drug or alcohol addiction with the stability and professional guidance in order to help them through the rough spots on their path to recovery.

Once in the brain, heroin - similar to other drugs of abuse - causes the release of dopamine, a neurochemical that mediates pleasure and is vital to the normal functioning of the central nervous system. The drugs addictive properties are believed to be related to a chronic and unnatural increase in dopamine levels.


The following survey was completed by residents of Point Pleasant, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Point Pleasant, 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 Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
15%
5%
Marijuana use in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
87%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
3%
82%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
29%
41%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Point Pleasant, 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%
26%
2%
5%
8%
1%
25%
15%
0%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
3%
3%
3%
2%
12%
3%
10%
8%
22%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Point Pleasant, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Point Pleasant, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Point Pleasant, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
83%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
2%
5%
3%
5%
11%
2%
11%
10%
20%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
21%
55%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
24%
76%
Surveys updated monthly.

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