Catasauqua, PA Profile

Catasauqua, PA, population 6,588 , is located in Pennsylvania's Lehigh county, about 3.3 miles from Allentown and 51.3 miles from Philadelphia.

In the 90's the population of Catasauqua has declined by about 1%. It is Estimated in recent years the population of Catasauqua has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.

Catasauqua Statistics Catasauqua Gender Information

Males in Catasauqua: 3,193 (48%)
Females in Catasauqua: 3,395 (52%)

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Race Diversity in Catasauqua

White: 96%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%

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Age Diversity in Catasauqua

Median Age in Catasauqua: 36.4 (Males in Catasauqua: 35.5, Females in Catasauqua: 37.4)

Catasauqua Males Under 20: 14%     Catasauqua Females Under 20: 14% Catasauqua Males 20 to 40: 14%     Catasauqua Females 20 to 40: 15% Catasauqua Males 40 to 60: 14%     Catasauqua Females 40 to 60: 14% Catasauqua Males Over 60: 7%     Catasauqua Females Over 60: 10%

Economics in Catasauqua in Catasauqua

Catasauqua Household Average Size: 2.5 people
Catasauqua Median Household Income: $ 42,432
Catasauqua Median Value of Homes: $ 86,600


Catasauqua Location Information
Elevation: 358 feet above sea level. Land Area: 1.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Catasauqua North Catasauqua 0.4 Miles Hokendauqua 1.0 Miles Coplay 1.5 Miles Fullerton 1.6 Miles Northampton 2.5 Miles Allentown 3.3 Miles Fountain Hill 5.6 Miles Bethlehem 5.8 Miles Bath 6.5 Miles Schnecksville 7.0 Miles Big Cities Nearest Catasauqua (Population 100,000+) Allentown 3.3 Miles Philadelphia 51.3 Miles Elizabeth 66.3 Miles Newark 68.5 Miles Paterson 70.6 Miles Jersey City 73.4 Miles New York 77.1 Miles Yonkers 84.7 Miles Stamford 105.0 Miles Baltimore 112.0 Miles


The listings in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you or someone you care about live in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Have you failed at trying to help someone with drug or alcohol addiction in Catasauqua and have lost all hope? Drug and alcohol addiction are an epidemic in our society today. Someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is just existing, not living. This can be a very sad and depressing existence to say the least. But all is not lost, and there are ways to treat addiction that actually work. The way out can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Catasauqua that will suit your treatment needs.

The reason an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Catasauqua works for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism is because the individual will learn to overcome problems in life by confronting them, not by numbing them with drugs and alcohol. Once the individual starts confronting and handling life situations, they realize that they can actually cope with their problems and don't feel the need to compound them with drugs or alcohol.

Each individual is different, and there are a variety of treatment programs available in Catasauqua to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Drug Rehab Facilities, Short-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

The two main aspects of addiction, physical and psychological, are what the individual will be addressing during the course of treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Catasauqua. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, which will help with the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that ensue when a person stops using drugs or alcohol. The brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, which lessens the effect of the drug. This is how physical tolerance to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol develops. This is why someone using drugs has to take more and more of the substance to get the same effect. Abruptly stopping substance use is what causes the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms could last for days, weeks or even months depending on the individual's history of abuse. Hardcore drugs such as heroin have a particularly long and painful withdrawal period.

Right off the bat, an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Catasauqua will get the individual started on a professional detoxification accompanied by psychological counseling. At the root of the individual's addiction to drugs or alcohol are these psychological issues. Once addressed, the individual's chances of relapse are decreased markedly.

Due to the structured environment and comprehensive program that a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Catasauqua, PA. offers, it truly is the most successful method for treating drug and alcohol addiction. There is no stone left unturned, every area where the individual is having problems in life will be addressed.

As part of treatment in Catasauqua, PA., the individual will be trained on how to react appropriately to situations in life and how to change his behavior patterns. Staff of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Catasauqua will work with the individual on how to respond to his environment, friends, family etc. when he returns home upon completion of treatment. It is expected that the individual will be able to appropriately handle the things which may have initially triggered his drug use. If not, these influences may produce psychological stressors which can cause the person to relapse. That is why professional treatment to address these psychological stressors is such an important aspect of the individual's recovery.

After having discontinued use of drugs or alcohol, research has shown that an addict's brain changes the ways it functions and responds to situations. This is yet another reason it is vital to seek professional help at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Catasauqua, PA., instead of trying to stop on one's own. There is so much for an addict to overcome to achieve sobriety. It is no easy task, even with help. Seeking help at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Catasauqua, PA. is an addict's best bet for a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. If you or someone you know is ready for a new life free of drugs and alcohol, find out what treatment options are available at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Catasauqua. No time is better than the present to end the cycle of addiction and all of the destruction that it creates. Help is waiting for you or someone you love today.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Catasauqua, PA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania:

Livengrin Counseling Center Allentown, PA 2.5 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
New Directions Treatment Services Allentown, PA 2.5 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
White Deer Run of Allentown Allentown, PA 2.5 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Allentown, PA 3.4 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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
Step By Step Inc Allentown, PA 3.4 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Treatment Trends Inc Allentown, PA 3.4 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
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, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Vision Drug and Alcohol Treatment Allentown, PA 3.6 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Hogar Crea Womens Center Bethlehem, PA 4.0 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Phoenix Training Institute Allentown, PA 4.5 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Community Service Foundation Inc Bethlehem, PA 5.1 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Private health insurance
Saint Lukes Addiction Trt Services Inc Bethlehem, PA 5.1 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Solutions Counseling and Bethlehem, PA 5.4 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Valley Counseling Group Bethlehem, PA 5.4 miles from Catasauqua
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, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Saint Lukes Hospital Allentown Campus Allentown, PA 7.6 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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)
Jeanetter Egan Emmaus, PA 9.7 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Mitchell Clinic Emmaus, PA 9.7 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
RAFT Recovering Adolescents and Emmaus, PA 9.7 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Community Psychological Center Inc Bangor, PA 11.0 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bucks County Counseling Quakertown, PA 15.4 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Pinnacle Treatment Phillipsburg, NJ 17.1 miles from Catasauqua
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid

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

In 2008, there were 114,000 persons aged 12 or older who had used heroin for the first time within the past 12 months.

THC, the main active ingredient in marijuana, acts upon specific sites in the brain called cannabinoid receptors, triggering a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the ?high? users experience when they smoke marijuana.

In 2005, among adults with SPD in the past year who did not receive treatment and reported an unmet need for treatment, cost or insurance issues were the most frequently reported reason for not obtaining treatment (53.5 percent). Other reasons for not receiving treatment included not feeling a need for treatment at the time or believing that the problem could be handled without treatment (32.3 percent), stigma associated with treatment (26.2 percent), not knowing where to go for services (21.8 percent), and not having time (16.6 percent).

Percocet is similar to other narcotics, such as Lortab and Vicodin in terms of its effects and addiction potential.

In Phoenix, Arizona the younger users of methamphetamine indicated that they choose to use the drug in pill form.

OxyContin abuse has led to an escalated number of pharmacy robberies, thefts, shoplifting incidents, and health care fraud incidents.


The following survey was completed by residents of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. 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 Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
79%
18%
3%
Marijuana use in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
82%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
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
89%
11%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
91%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
19%
55%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
10%
1%
3%
6%
8%
0%
57%
5%
0%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
2%
8%
2%
5%
13%
4%
10%
8%
16%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
76%
11%
Have you ever gone to school in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
77%
17%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
3%
5%
2%
5%
15%
2%
10%
9%
14%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
14%
48%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
45%
55%
Surveys updated monthly.

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