Rockaway, New Jersey

Rockaway, New Jersey, in Morris county, is 5 miles NW of Parsippany, New Jersey (center to center) and 21 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Newark metropolitan area. Rockaway contains a population of approximately 6,473.

The People and Families of Rockaway

In Rockaway, about 55% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Rockaway had a median family income of $66,997.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Rockaway favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $21,600. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the town.

Rockaway Housing

Rockaway has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 69% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the town might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side.

Commuting

In Rockaway, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Rockaway6,473$66,997
Denville15,824$90,651
Dover18,188$57,141
Mine Hill3,679$67,467
Mountain Lakes4,256$153,227
Randolph24,847$115,722
Wharton6,298$64,957

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Rockaway Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Rockaway Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Rockaway Racial Diversity


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

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Rockaway, New Jersey and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Rockaway. The most important goal of any Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Rockaway, NJ. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Rockaway, including Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Long-term Addiction Recovery Facilities, Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug Rehabs, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Rockaway, New Jersey that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Rockaway, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Rockaway, New Jersey Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Rockaway has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Rockaway, New Jersey abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Rockaway has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Rockaway also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Rockaway, New Jersey Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility will work in unison to help the individual from Rockaway to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Rockaway, NJ. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Rockaway will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Rockaway to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Rockaway, New Jersey, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Rockaway will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Rockaway, NJ. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Rockaway with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Rockaway each year enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Rockaway, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Rockaway, New Jersey Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Saint Clares Health Services Boonton, NJ 4.1 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
OPT Counseling Services Denville, NJ 5.6 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Bridge Services Inc Montville, NJ 7.4 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Atlantic Behavioral Health Morristown Morristown, NJ 8.1 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
High Focus Centers Inc Parsippany, NJ 8.6 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Views Treatment Program Inc Morris Plains, NJ 8.7 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient
Dr Sam Pirozzi Riverdale, NJ 9.2 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 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)
Karen Glick Ed S Riverdale, NJ 9.2 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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
Life Skills Counseling Riverdale, NJ 9.2 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Challenge Program of New Jersey Inc Paterson, NJ 10.0 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day 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)
Evas Kitchen and Sheltering Progs Inc Paterson, NJ 10.0 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Morris County Aftercare Center Randolph, NJ 10.1 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Matthew E Collins LCADC ACRPS Pompton Lakes, NJ 10.7 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Rehabilitation Counseling Associates Fairfield, NJ 10.9 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Mount Olive Counseling and Clinic Ledgewood, NJ 10.9 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Step Ahead Inc Succasunna, NJ 11.5 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Life Recovery Center West Milford, NJ 11.5 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Capitol Care Stanhope, NJ 12.0 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Sunrise House Halfway House Franklin, NJ 12.2 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Herbert Goodfriend LCSW LCADC Morristown, NJ 12.7 miles from Rockaway
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

In 2006, rates of substance dependence or abuse for persons aged 12 or older showed evidence of differences by region, with the West (10.2 percent) and Midwest (10.0 percent) having higher rates than the South (8.5 percent) and Northeast (8.4 percent). However, rates for substance dependence or abuse among persons aged 12 or older in 2006 did not vary significantly by county type (9.4 percent in large metropolitan counties, 9.0 percent in small metropolitan counties, and 8.9 percent in nonmetropolitan counties).

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It is common for loved ones of the individuals with a substance abuse problem to need ongoing support programs and services to help them cope with aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction, in order to understand and deal with the recovery process and support the addict's efforts to maintain long term sobriety after they go home.

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In 2005, there were 3.3 million persons aged 12 or older who had used cigars for the first time in the past 12 months, a significant increase in the number of initiates from 2002 (2.9 million) and 2003 (2.7 million). The average age at first cigar use was 21.2 years among past year cigar initiates aged 12 or 49 in 2005.

Amphetamine can cause a life-threatening complication in patients taking MAOI antidepressants.


The following survey was completed by residents of Rockaway, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Rockaway, 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 Rockaway, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
6%
13%
Marijuana use in Rockaway, 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
9%
81%
10%
Perception of Alcohol in Rockaway, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
12%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
25%
47%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Rockaway, 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
10%
25%
2%
10%
6%
0%
36%
5%
3%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Rockaway, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
2%
4%
3%
4%
11%
4%
9%
8%
26%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Rockaway, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Rockaway, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
89%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Rockaway, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
20%
75%
5%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Rockaway, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
6%
3%
7%
3%
4%
14%
5%
7%
8%
10%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
3%
64%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
45%
55%
Surveys updated monthly.

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