Forest Hills, Pennsylvania

Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny county, is 7 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is in the Pittsburgh area. There are 6,831 residents in Forest Hills.

The People and Families of Forest Hills

In Forest Hills, about 59% of adults are married.

Women are better represented than men in Forest Hills. There are a lot of senior citizens in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Forest Hills had a median family income of $56,199. Most of the residents of Forest Hills tend to have good incomes. In the town, most people are middle class or better. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Forest Hills. Lots of residents of the town prove that it's possible to work from home regularly.

Forest Hills Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Forest Hills that were owner-occupied was 81%. Homes in this community tend to be somewhat older than those in other areas. As a whole, property taxes tend toward the pricey side in Forest Hills, but this often equates to better schools and government services.

Commuting

In Forest Hills, 85% of commuters drive to work. More folks in the town use public transportation than most people elsewhere.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Forest Hills6,831$56,199
Churchill3,566$74,969
Duquesne7,332$25,898
Munhall12,264$41,847
Swissvale9,653$35,929
Turtle Creek6,076$43,975
Wilkinsburg19,196$33,412

High Points

Forest Hills strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

CategoryTrophy
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)
Top 5%Forest Hills College Educated Adults
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Forest Hills Public Transportation Use
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 9%Forest Hills Well-Paid Single Women
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 9%Forest Hills People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
(vs. State)
Top 12%Forest Hills Median Family Income
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 14%Forest Hills Well-Paid Single Men


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

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



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Do you or someone you care about live in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Have you failed at trying to help someone with drug or alcohol addiction in Forest Hills 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Forest Hills that will suit your treatment needs.

The reason a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Short-term Addiction Treatment Centers, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Inpatient Addiction Recovery, 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Forest Hills. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Forest Hills, 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, a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hills 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 an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills, PA., the individual will be trained on how to react appropriately to situations in life and how to change his behavior patterns. Staff of an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Forest Hills 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Forest Hills, 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 a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Forest Hills, 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Forest Hills. 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 Forest Hills, Pennsylvania Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Turtle Creek Valley MH MR Inc Homestead, PA 3.4 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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
UPMC Braddock Braddock, PA 3.7 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Jade Wellness Center Monroeville, PA 4.7 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Auberle McKeesport, PA 6.6 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Pittsburgh, PA 6.8 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Familylinks Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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
Holy Family Social Services Shores Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Persad Center Inc Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
POWER Halfway House Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
POWER Outpatient Program Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Summit Medical Services Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Wesley Spectrum Services Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Western Psychiatric Institute Clinic Pittsburgh, PA 6.9 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Pennsylvania Organization for Pittsburgh, PA 9.2 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Tadiso Inc Pittsburgh, PA 9.2 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Teen Challenge of Western Pennsylvania Rural Ridge, PA 9.2 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Family Links Pittsburgh, PA 9.3 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Center for Substance Abuse McKeesport, PA 10.4 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Mon Yough Community Services Inc McKeesport, PA 10.4 miles from Forest Hills
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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

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

Although rates of use of most drugs in 2001 were higher among teens and young adults compared with older adults, the age distribution of users varied considerably by type of drug. About half (51 percent) of current illegal drug users were aged 12 to 25. However, in 2001, 86 percent of hallucinogen users and 76 percent of inhalant users were aged 12 to 25. Conversely, only 40 percent of cocaine users and 45 percent of nonmedical psychotherapeutics users were aged 12 to 25.

In 2008, 6.4 percent of adults aged 18 or older (14.3 million people) had at least one MDE in the past year . Over 1 in 25 adults (4.2 percent or 9.5 million people) had past year MDE with severe impairment.

The rate of illegal drug use among persons aged 12 or older in 2004 was similar to the rates in 2002 and 2003 (8.3 and 8.2 percent). Among teens aged 12 to 17, the rate declined between 2002 and 2004 (11.6 percent in 2002, 11.2 percent in 2003, and 10.6 percent in 2004).

Opiate use causes an intense euphoria, or rush, that lasts only briefly and is followed by a few hours of a relaxed, contented state.

The past year prevalence of MDE in 2006 was lowest for those aged 50 or older (5.1 percent). The rates were similar among persons aged 18 to 25 (9.0 percent) and those aged 26 to 49 (8.5 percent).

Cigar smoking in the past month remained stable from 2002 to 2005 among adults aged 18 or older. Rates were 5.5 percent in both 2002 and 2003, and they were 5.8 percent in both 2004 and 2005. Among teens aged 12 to 17, current cigar smoking was similar in 2002 (4.5 percent), 2003 (4.5 percent), and 2004 (4.8 percent), then declined to 4.2 percent in 2005.


The following survey was completed by residents of Forest Hills, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
78%
15%
7%
Marijuana use in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
87%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
11%
77%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
22%
49%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Forest Hills, 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
4%
6%
2%
8%
3%
1%
72%
1%
1%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
4%
2%
3%
2%
3%
11%
4%
11%
5%
23%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
83%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
78%
11%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
2%
4%
2%
5%
12%
5%
7%
5%
23%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
26%
45%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
24%
76%
Surveys updated monthly.

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