Highland Falls, New York

Highland Falls, New York, in Orange county, is 25 miles NW of White Plains, New York (center to center) and 43 miles N of New York, New York. The village is included in the Newburgh metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 3,678 people lived in Highland Falls.

The People and Families of Highland Falls

In Highland Falls, about 48% of adults are married. Highland Falls is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the village; the village has more single adults than most places of its size.

Approximately 23% of Highland Falls is non-white. A diverse population is one of the features of Highland Falls.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Highland Falls had a median family income of $57,885. Significantly, more adults in Highland Falls have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in New York. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the village.)

Political Inclinations

Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Highland Falls.

Highland Falls Housing

An estimated 49% of living spaces in Highland Falls are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Living alone is quite feasible in the village, with the choice of small rental properties there.

Commuting

In Highland Falls, 87% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Highland Falls is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Highland Falls3,678$57,885
Cornwall3,058$75,000
Lake Mohegan5,979$88,903
New Windsor9,077$62,439
Peekskill22,441$52,645
Vails Gate3,319$44,485
West Point7,138$56,364

High Points

Highland Falls strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Highland Falls Well-Paid Single Men
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Highland Falls Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Highland Falls Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Highland Falls Well-Paid Single Women
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Highland Falls Median Family Income
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Highland Falls Walking and Biking to Work
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Highland Falls Low Rate of Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Highland Falls People in Middle Class or Better


The listings in Highland Falls, New York and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you live in Highland Falls, New York 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 Highland Falls.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Highland Falls 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Highland Falls 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 Highland Falls to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug Rehabs, Long-term Addiction Recovery Facilities, Outpatient Rehab Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Highland Falls 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 Highland Falls, New York, 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 Center in Highland Falls, NY. 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 an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Highland Falls, NY. 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 an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Highland Falls, NY. 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Highland Falls 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 Highland Falls, New York Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Highland Falls, NY. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Highland Falls, New York:

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Cortlandt Manor, NY 6.6 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Hudson River Healthcare Hudson River Peekskill, NY 7.0 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
VA Hudson Valley HCS Montrose Campus Montrose, NY 7.5 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix House Academy of Westchester Shrub Oak, NY 9.0 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Phoenix House Academy Shrub Oak, NY 9.1 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Saint Lukes Cornell Hospital Unity Ctr Newburgh, NY 10.0 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Saint Lukes Cornwall Hospital Newburgh Newburgh, NY 10.0 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, 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)
Catholic Charities Community Services Monroe, NY 10.5 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Exodus Clinic LLC Monroe, NY 10.5 miles from Highland Falls
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, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Pius XII Chemical Dependency Program Goshen, NY 11.0 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Rockland County Dept of Mental Health Pomona, NY 11.6 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Arms Acres Inc Carmel, NY 12.7 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Putnam Family and Community Servs Inc Carmel, NY 12.7 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: 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
Greater Hudson Valley Family Hlth Ctr Newburgh, NY 13.5 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Renwick Recovery Inc Newburgh, NY 13.5 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House
Mid Hudson Addiction Recov Centers Inc Fishkill, NY 13.8 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern Suffern, NY 15.6 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Martin Luther King Spring Valley, NY 16.1 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Lexington Center for Recovery Inc Mount Kisco, NY 17.7 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Emergency Housing Group Inc Middletown, NY 17.9 miles from Highland Falls
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less

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

It is commonly known that some of the most powerful prescription medications have been marketed aggressively; clinicians need to realize that an individual does not need a powerful opiate for every headache.

Matching drug addiction treatment settings and services to each individual's unique problems and needs is critical to their success in terms of returning to productive functioning in society. If an incorrect match is made when selecting a form of drug rehab treatment, it will decrease the individual?s chances of being successful drug recovery.

In 2008, the specific drug categories with the largest number of recent initiates among persons aged 12 or older were marijuana use (2.2 million) and nonmedical use of pain relievers (2.2 million), followed by nonmedical use of tranquilizers (1.1 million), Ecstasy (0.9 million), inhalants (0.7 million), cocaine (0.7 million), and stimulants (0.6 million).

When a user increases their regular dose of Dilaudid, they may experience feelings of restless and nausea. These symptoms may progress into a loss of consciousness and abnormal breathing.

Ecstasy?s effects are similar to that of other stimulants.

32.5 million persons aged 12 or older in 2004 (13.5 percent) drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the 12 months prior to the interview. This was similar to the rate in 2003.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Highland Falls:

Grace
Luth. Church
10928 Indian Head Hwy.
Highland Falls, New York 10928

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 8:00 PM

Highland Falls
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
112 Main St
Highland Falls, New York 10928

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, 8:30 PM
Thursday, 7:30 PM
Saturday, 10:00 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Highland Falls, New York as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Highland Falls, New York. 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 Highland Falls, New York.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Highland Falls, New York.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
Perception of Alcohol in Highland Falls, New York.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Highland Falls, New York?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
Most common first drug experience in Highland Falls, New York?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Use of drugs and alcohol in Highland Falls, New York schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Highland Falls, New York under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Highland Falls, New York under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Highland Falls, New York?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
Your Gender?
Female
Male
Surveys updated monthly.

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