West Orange, New Jersey

West Orange, New Jersey, in Essex county, is 2 miles NW of East Orange, New Jersey (center to center) and 5 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Newark metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 44,943 people lived in West Orange.

The People and Families of West Orange

In West Orange, about 54% of adults are married.

In West Orange, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in the town, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, West Orange had a median family income of $83,375. Significantly, more adults in West Orange have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)

Political Inclinations

West Orange residents donated more money ($124,831) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.

West Orange Housing

An estimated 70% of living spaces in West Orange are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in West Orange as a sign of wealth and desirability.

Commuting

In West Orange, 84% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in the town.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
West Orange44,943$83,375
East Orange69,824$38,562
Glen Ridge7,271$120,650
Montclair38,977$96,252
Orange32,868$40,852
Roseland5,298$93,957
Verona13,533$97,673

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%West Orange Well-Paid Single Women
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%West Orange Median Family Income
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 10%West Orange Public Transportation Use
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%West Orange Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 15%West Orange Racial Diversity
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%West Orange College Educated Adults


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in West Orange 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 West Orange, 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 West Orange Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in West Orange, NJ. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehab Programs, Long-term Drug Rehab Programs, Outpatient Drug Rehab Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehab Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Rehab or Alcohol 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 West Orange, 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 West Orange 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 West Orange, NJ. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the West Orange Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab 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 West Orange, NJ. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from West Orange 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 West Orange, 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 West Orange have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation 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 West Orange will then be able to begin a directed, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center 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 West Orange, 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 Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in West Orange 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 West Orange, 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 Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility, the individual from West Orange 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 West Orange, 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 West Orange, 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 West Orange, New Jersey Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Family Connections Orange, NJ 1.8 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Horizons Community Development Orange, NJ 1.9 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Access to Recovery
Reunity House South Orange, NJ 2.5 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Columbus Hospital East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Cope Center Inc Montclair, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Airmid Counseling Services East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Community Psychiatric Institute East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Consumer Friends Inc East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery 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, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
East Orange General Hospital East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Johnson and Associates East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Kwenyan Professional Health Services East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction 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, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Youth Consultation Service East Orange, NJ 3.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
East Orange Substance Abuse Trt Prog East Orange, NJ 3.2 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Johnson Associates PC East Orange, NJ 3.2 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Turning Point Inc Cedar Grove, NJ 3.4 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Newark Renaissance House Inc Newark, NJ 4.0 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Univ of Medicine and Dentistry NJ Newark, NJ 4.0 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Real House Inc Montclair, NJ 4.1 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
Choices Inc Newark, NJ 4.2 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Allan D Wright Addiction Counselor Bloomfield, NJ 4.3 miles from West Orange
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

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Among pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years, 4.0 percent reported using illegal drugs in the past month based on combined 2005 and 2006 NSDUH data. This rate was significantly lower than the rate among women aged 15 to 44 who were not pregnant (10.0 percent). The 2003 2004 combined rate of current illegal drug use among pregnant women (4.6 percent) was not significantly different from the 2005 2006 combined rate.

Heroin withdrawal begins as early as a few hours after the drug was last used. The body needs time to recover, and heroin withdrawal symptoms result. Heroin withdrawal can occur whenever any chronic use is discontinued or reduced. Users also experience severe craving for the drug during withdrawal, precipitating continued abuse and/or relapse. Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose and typically subside after about a week; however, some individuals may show persistent withdrawal symptoms for months. Some people experience heroin withdrawal during hospitalization for health conditions other than their addiction. There are a few people in these circumstances that do not even realize they are experiencing withdrawal and think they just have the flu.


The following survey was completed by residents of West Orange, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in West Orange, 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 West Orange, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
10%
4%
Marijuana use in West Orange, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
92%
8%
Perception of Alcohol in West Orange, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
8%
75%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
25%
46%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in West Orange, 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
2%
29%
3%
7%
3%
0%
39%
10%
2%
5%
Most common first drug experience in West Orange, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
3%
8%
3%
3%
14%
2%
10%
9%
18%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in West Orange, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in West Orange, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
18%
76%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in West Orange, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in West Orange, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
6%
3%
8%
3%
4%
12%
4%
12%
9%
10%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
11%
61%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
30%
70%
Surveys updated monthly.

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