Salisbury, North Carolina

Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan county, is 19 miles N of Concord, North Carolina (center to center) and 37 miles NE of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is part of the Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 26,462 people people live in Salisbury.

The People and Families of Salisbury

In Salisbury, about 39% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Salisbury, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Salisbury. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the city nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Salisbury had a median family income of $41,108.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($13,280) in Salisbury than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Salisbury Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Salisbury, about 54% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average property tax bill in the city is higher than that of most other communities in North Carolina.

Commuting

In Salisbury, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Salisbury26,462$41,108
China Grove3,616$40,402
Concord55,977$53,571
Kannapolis36,910$42,445
Lexington19,953$32,339
Mocksville4,178$42,357
Spencer3,355$43,702

High Points

Salisbury strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 14%Salisbury Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 17%Salisbury Racial Diversity
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. State)
Top 17%Salisbury Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in Salisbury, North Carolina and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in Salisbury 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 Salisbury, North Carolina; 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 Salisbury Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

When an individual from Salisbury 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 Salisbury, North Carolina 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 Salisbury have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility 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 Salisbury will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol 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 Salisbury, NC. 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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury, North Carolina 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 Rehab Program, the individual from Salisbury 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 Salisbury, NC. 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 Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, North Carolina Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are 10 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Salisbury, North Carolina. We have also provided 10 additional Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Salisbury:

ADS The Next Step Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Carolina Counseling Services Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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, 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)
CHOICES Substance Abuse Services Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
CHOICES Substance Abuse Services LLC Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Daymark Recovery Services Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Private health insurance
Family Therapy Institute Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Rowan Regional Medical Center Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Rowan Treatment Associates Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Treatment Centers LLC Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salisbury, NC
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lexington Treatment Associates Lexington, NC 15.3 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Path of Hope Inc Lexington, NC 15.3 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Davidson Alcoholic Care Inc Lexington, NC 18.6 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Cabarrus Baptist Association Inc Concord, NC 19.8 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Charlotte Rescue Mission Charlotte, NC 23.0 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Green Center of Growth Development Thomasville, NC 23.7 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Counseling Center of Iredell Mooresville, NC 24.6 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
ARP Statesville, NC 24.6 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Carolina Counseling and Court Services Statesville, NC 24.6 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Carolina Psych Group Statesville, NC 24.6 miles from Salisbury
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)

Did You Know? ...
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The FDA reports that between 2000 and 2001, OxyContin has played a role in 464 deaths across the United States.

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Demand for safrole, a substance used in the manufacture of Ecstasy, is causing rapid and illegal harvesting of the tree which produces this substance in Southeast Asia, in particular the Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia.

The average age at first smokeless tobacco use among recent initiates aged 12 to 49 in 2006 was 19.0 years. Averages were 18.5 years for boys and 20.9 years for girls.

Animal studies that were designed to simulate human patterns in regard to inhalant abuse have suggested that "huffing" has been shown to cause low birth weights, skeletal abnormalities in newborns and delayed neurological development.

In a study at San Francisco General Hospital, 25 percent of seizures were found to be caused by amphetamine use.


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 Salisbury:

Carrabelle Group
Elder Care Services Building
302 Nw Ave F
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Friday, 7:30 PM

Courage To Change
Across From Train Station
314 Depot St
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM
Friday, 8:00 PM
Sunday, 8:00 PM
Monday, 8:00 PM
Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Salisbury:

St. John.s Lutheran Church
200 West Innes Street
Salisbury, North Carolina

Meeting Days and Times
Tuesdays, 6:30
The following survey was completed by residents of Salisbury, North Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Salisbury, North Carolina. 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 Salisbury, North Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
12%
12%
Marijuana use in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
96%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
4%
87%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
88%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
35%
40%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Salisbury, North Carolina?
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%
10%
1%
9%
6%
1%
42%
13%
0%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Salisbury, North Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
5%
3%
5%
2%
5%
12%
5%
7%
7%
19%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Salisbury, North Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Salisbury, North Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
89%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Salisbury, North Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
80%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Salisbury, North Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
5%
3%
7%
2%
2%
12%
5%
9%
4%
26%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
3%
61%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
60%
40%
Surveys updated monthly.

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