Union Beach, New Jersey

Union Beach, New Jersey, in Monmouth county, is 4 miles NW of Middletown, New Jersey (center to center) and 20 miles S of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Monmouth - Ocean metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 6,649 people people live in Union Beach.

The People and Families of Union Beach

In Union Beach, about 57% of adults are married. Homes in Union Beach tend to contain married couples. The town has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone.

Union Beach is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Union Beach had a median family income of $65,179.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($250) in Union Beach than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Union Beach Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Union Beach, about 84% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places.

Commuting

In Union Beach, 89% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Union Beach6,649$65,179
Aberdeen17,454$76,648
Hazlet21,378$71,361
Keansburg10,732$45,438
Keyport7,568$58,176
Matawan8,910$72,183
Perth Amboy47,303$40,740

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Union Beach Public Transportation Use
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Union Beach Low Property Crime


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Union Beach has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Union Beach, New Jersey; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Union Beach Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Union Beach, NJ. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Long-term Addiction Recovery Centers, Outpatient Drug Treatment Centers, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Union Beach, New Jersey to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Union Beach can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Union Beach, NJ. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Union Beach Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Union Beach, NJ. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Union Beach has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Union Beach, New Jersey has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Union Beach have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Union Beach will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Union Beach, NJ. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Union Beach who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Union Beach, New Jersey continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility, the individual from Union Beach will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Union Beach, NJ. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Union Beach, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Union Beach, New Jersey Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Endeavor House Keyport, NJ 0.7 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
180 Turning Lives Around Inc Hazlet, NJ 1.6 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Daniel Struble LCSW CADC Hazlet, NJ 1.6 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Daniel Struble LCSW LCADC Hazlet, NJ 1.6 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Community YMCA Family Services Matawan, NJ 3.9 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Extracare Health Services Matawan, NJ 3.9 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Fresh Start South Amboy, NJ 5.1 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Stevens Inc South Amboy, NJ 5.1 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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
Camelot of Staten Island Inc Staten Island, NY 6.2 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Middletown Crossroads at Leonardo, NJ 6.7 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Discovery Institute for Marlboro, NJ 6.8 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mattie House Marlboro, NJ 6.8 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
YMCA of Greater New York Staten Island, NY 6.8 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Alan E Matonti BSW LCADC Atlantic Highlands, NJ 7.0 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Journey to Wellness Inc Perth Amboy, NJ 7.2 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ 7.3 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
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
Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Servs Long Branch, NJ 7.8 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, 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)
Bradley Therapy Associates Red Bank, NJ 8.4 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
CPC Behavioral Healthcare Red Bank, NJ 8.4 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Mary Anne Ruane LCSW CADC Red Bank, NJ 8.4 miles from Union Beach
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation 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

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

Three quarters of all heroin brought into the United States comes from South America and Mexico (with South America making up the majority of this amount)

In 2006, among recent initiates aged 12 to 49, the average age of first cigarette use was 17.1 years, similar to the average in 2005 (17.3 years).

Among racial/ethnic groups, the rates of mental health service use for adults aged 18 or older in 2008 were 18.8 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 16.0 percent for whites, 13.2 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 8.7 percent for blacks (up from 6.8 percent in 2007), 6.8 percent for Hispanics, and 4.5 percent for Asians. Estimates of mental health service use among Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders could not be reported due to low precision.

Possession of LSD is illegal and an individual could be charged with a felony and up to 6 months in prison for the first offence.

Rates for illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse show substantial variation by age. The rate for illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse was 0.9 percent at age 12, and rates increased with age until the highest rate (22.8 percent) was reached at age 21. After age 21, the rates declined with age. The rate for persons aged 26 or older was 5.4 percent; the rate for persons aged 18 to 25 was 18.4 percent; and the rate for teens aged 12 to 17 was 7.8 percent.

In rare instances, sudden death can occur on the first use of cocaine or unexpectedly thereafter. However, there is no way to determine who is prone to sudden death.


The following survey was completed by residents of Union Beach, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Union Beach, 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 Union Beach, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
9%
5%
Marijuana use in Union Beach, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Union Beach, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
2%
94%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
79%
6%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
27%
43%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Union Beach, 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%
8%
0%
6%
3%
3%
72%
1%
1%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Union Beach, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
3%
2%
8%
2%
4%
14%
3%
12%
5%
19%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Union Beach, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Union Beach, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Union Beach, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
81%
7%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Union Beach, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
6%
2%
3%
2%
3%
14%
5%
6%
10%
19%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
9%
60%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
10%
90%
Surveys updated monthly.

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