Woodbridge, New Jersey

Woodbridge, New Jersey, in Middlesex county, is 13 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. The people of the town are in the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon metropolitan area. Woodbridge has a population of 97,203.

The People and Families of Woodbridge

In Woodbridge, about 53% of adults are married.

Among adults, males are better represented than women in Woodbridge.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Woodbridge had a median family income of $68,492.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Woodbridge residents, with $30,450. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Woodbridge Housing

In Woodbridge, 71% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Woodbridge, 87% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Woodbridge97,203$68,492
Carteret20,709$54,609
Iselin16,698$71,913
Linden39,394$54,903
Metuchen12,840$85,022
Perth Amboy47,303$40,740
Rahway26,500$61,931

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Woodbridge Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 19%Woodbridge Racial Diversity
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 19%Woodbridge People in Middle Class or Better


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

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



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If you or someone that you care about live in Woodbridge, New Jersey and are seeking help for any type of a drug or alcohol addiction, no matter how long the duration, we will help you to find a quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. We understand what you are going through and we will support you through every step in the process of locating a treatment center that has a proven track record, so that you or your loved one can have the best possible chance of finally being free from you drug or alcohol abuse problem.

The best solution that is available for a drug or alcohol abuse problem is to find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility that is located in or around Woodbridge. The most important goal of any Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Woodbridge, NJ. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they can steadily maintain a sober lifestyle, which will allow them to avoid the negative consequences that are so often directly related to a drug or alcohol addiction.

There are so many different types of drug and alcohol treatment that is available to individuals that live in Woodbridge, that it can be confusing. These treatment options in Woodbridge, New Jersey may include Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Outpatient Rehabs, Short-term Addiction Recovery Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. We are here to help individuals from Woodbridge to make sense of all of these different drug or alcohol rehabilitation treatment options.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Woodbridge, NJ. should focus on the physical and the psychological elements of the drug or alcohol abuse problem. The physical side of the drug or alcohol addiction is treated during the detox portion of the Woodbridge, New Jersey treatment program; an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process by helping to alleviate some of painful withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to presence of the substance; after a period of time, an addict will have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Woodbridge, NJ. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they are using such as pain pills, tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, just to name a few. Withdrawal symptoms that are associated with illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce symptoms that are severe and prolonged. When an individual from Woodbridge, New Jersey attempts to abruptly discontinue a drug that their body has consistently been provided, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; it may take a couple of weeks or even several months in some instances for the body to finally be able to return to normal functioning.

A quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey will also address the psychological issues related to the addiction. The Woodbridge, NJ. Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program may use treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention education. The combination of these elements of treatment can help the individual from Woodbridge to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this provide them with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

The best way for an individual from Woodbridge, NJ. to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center that consistently maintains a high rate of long term success. A quality Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Woodbridge will offer a comprehensive treatment program that can aid the individual in all of the various aspects of their life.

In order for an individual from Woodbridge to have the best opportunity to recover from their drug or alcohol addiction, they need to be open to learning new skills. They will need to put these skills to use daily, as they return home to Woodbridge where they will eventually come into contact with some of the familiar triggers that were connected to their drug using days. An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Woodbridge, NJ. will teach the recovering addict how to respond to these stress producing triggers without using drugs or alcohol. Very few people in Woodbridge can overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without the assistance of professional help. Because of the different ways that these substances affect the functions of the brain, an individual from Woodbridge, New Jersey is at a huge disadvantage in trying to stop using drugs or alcohol without rehabilitation assistance. The reason that so many individuals from Woodbridge choose to go to a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction, is because they have failed over and over again when they tried to quit using on their own. They are often tired of dealing with all of the problems that are associated with their drug or alcohol addiction, including feeling alienated from their loved ones in Woodbridge.

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 Woodbridge, New Jersey Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. This call could be the first step on your journey to finally becoming free of your drug or alcohol addiction. Don't wait, call right now.

There are 1 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Woodbridge, New Jersey. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Woodbridge:

RAMAS Counseling Center Woodbridge, NJ
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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)
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ 2.2 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
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
Journey to Wellness Inc Perth Amboy, NJ 2.2 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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
First Step Counseling Metuchen, NJ 3.7 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab 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)
Extra Care Health Services Rahway, NJ 3.9 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Camelot of Staten Island Inc Staten Island, NY 3.9 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
YMCA of Greater New York Staten Island, NY 6.0 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation 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)
Fresh Start South Amboy, NJ 6.2 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Stevens Inc South Amboy, NJ 6.2 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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
Resolve Community Counseling Ctr Inc Scotch Plains, NJ 6.9 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Community Health Action of Staten Island, NY 7.6 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Richmond University Medical Center Staten Island, NY 7.6 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
RUMC Silberstein Clinic Med Sup OP Staten Island, NY 7.6 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service Staten Island, NY 7.6 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Herbert Goodfriend LCSW CADC Elizabeth, NJ 7.7 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Intervention Specialist LLC Elizabeth, NJ 7.7 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation 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 7.7 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab 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 7.7 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
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)
Organization for Recovery Inc Plainfield, NJ 7.8 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
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 7.8 miles from Woodbridge
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
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

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

In Huntington, PA, there was a conflict that involved bath salts that escalated into a gun fight in which fifty shots were reported to be fired during the altercation; the individuals that were involved in the incident reported that they was heavy use of bath salts over the last 2 days.

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition was formed to help bring awareness about inhalant abuse through educating the community about the dangers of "huffing".

Current illegal drug use varied by race/ethnicity in 2006. Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate was lowest among Asians (3.6 percent). Rates were 13.7 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 9.8 percent for blacks, 8.9 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 8.5 percent for whites, 7.5 percent for Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, and 6.9 percent for Hispanics.

Like many addictive drugs, when the level of Xanax in the body falls below a certain threshold, uncomfortable symptoms will appear and another dose of the medication will need to be taken in order to feel "better".

New Mexico had the highest percentage of persons aged 12 or older needing but not receiving treatment for an illegal drug use problem in 2002 (3.5 percent). The other States in the top fifth were mainly in the West (Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) or in the Northeast (Rhode Island and Vermont). California had the largest total number of persons aged 12 or older needing but not receiving treatment for an illegal drug use problem, approximately 819,000, or about 13.0 percent of the total for the Nation.

Most (62.3 percent) of the 0.9 million recent cocaine initiates were 18 or older when they first used. The average age at first use among recent initiates aged 12 to 49 was 19.7 years, which was similar to the average age in 2002 (19.8 years).


The following survey was completed by residents of Woodbridge, New Jersey as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Woodbridge, 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 Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
92%
1%
7%
Marijuana use in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
83%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
17%
5%
78%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
93%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
3%
69%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Woodbridge, 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
12%
25%
0%
1%
5%
3%
38%
7%
3%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Woodbridge, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
2%
4%
3%
4%
14%
4%
6%
6%
25%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Woodbridge, New Jersey schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Woodbridge, New Jersey under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
83%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Woodbridge, New Jersey under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
85%
13%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Woodbridge, New Jersey?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
3%
4%
2%
5%
14%
3%
9%
10%
18%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
0%
69%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
77%
23%
Surveys updated monthly.

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