Masontown, Pennsylvania

Masontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette county, is 41 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 3,611 people lived in Masontown.

The People and Families of Masontown

In Masontown, about 49% of adults are married. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in Masontown; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.

In the town, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in Masontown, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Masontown had a median family income of $27,609.

Political Inclinations

Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from Masontown.

Masontown Housing

An estimated 68% of living spaces in Masontown are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. In general, Masontown offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in the town compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Masontown, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Masontown3,611$27,609
California5,274$43,168
Charleroi4,871$31,699
Connellsville9,146$28,105
Monessen8,669$37,269
Uniontown12,422$28,523
Waynesburg4,184$42,933

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. State)
Top 13%Masontown Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
(vs. State)
Top 16%Masontown Affordability of Rents


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Masontown 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 Masontown, Pennsylvania; 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 Masontown Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center that will best be suited to your individual needs.

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

When an individual from Masontown 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 Masontown, Pennsylvania 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 Masontown have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol 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 Masontown will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility 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 Masontown, PA. 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 Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Masontown 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 Masontown, Pennsylvania 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program, the individual from Masontown 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 Masontown, PA. 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 Masontown, 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 Masontown, Pennsylvania Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

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

Addiction Specialists Uniontown, PA 9.5 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
SPHS Care Center Waynesburg, PA 9.9 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Fayette County Connellsville, PA 15.1 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Valley Alliance Treatment Services Inc Morgantown, WV 15.6 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Fairmont General Hospital Center for Fairmont, WV 16.8 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Valley Comprehensive Comm MH Ctr Inc Fairmont, WV 16.8 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Olympic Center Preston Inc Kingwood, WV 16.8 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Valley Healthcare System Kingwood, WV 16.8 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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)
Chestnut Ridge Hosp WVU Hospitals Inc Morgantown, WV 16.8 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Progressive Medical Specialists Inc Houston, PA 23.4 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Gateway Greentree Pittsburgh, PA 23.9 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Abstinent Living at the Turning Point Washington, PA 23.9 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Care Center Washington, PA 23.9 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Olympia Center Preston Inc Kingwood, WV 26.5 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Care Center Inc Washington, PA 28.4 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Turning Point II Washington, PA 28.4 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Auberle McKeesport, PA 33.2 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Family Therapy Services Mc Henry, MD 33.5 miles from Masontown
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
UPMC Braddock Braddock, PA 35.9 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
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)
RHJ Medical Center Inc Hunker, PA 36.2 miles from Masontown
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

An estimated 3.1 million people aged 12 or older (1.4 percent of the population) received some kind of treatment for a problem related to the use of alcohol or illegal drugs in the 12 months prior to being interviewed in 2001. Of these, 1.2 million received treatment for both alcohol and illegal drugs, 0.5 million received treatment for illegal drugs but not alcohol, and 1.0 million received treatment for alcohol but not illegal drugs. (Estimates by substance do not add to the total because the total includes persons who reported receiving treatment but did not report which substance the treatment was for.)

Among adults aged 18 or older who had MDE in the past year in 2008, 71.0 percent received treatment (i.e., saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional or used prescription medication) for depression in the same time period.

Approximately 70?80% of the new Hepatitis C infections in the U.S. each year are among injection drug users, including users who inject heroin.

Some users of Ativan have experienced acting inappropriately or being out of control; others have reported a lack of recall and in some cases full blown amnesia.

The specific illegal drugs that had the highest levels of past year dependence or abuse in 2005 were marijuana (4.1 million), followed by cocaine (1.5 million) and pain relievers (1.5 million).

Increases in the perceived risk of using a substance often are associated with decreases in the rate of use of that substance. Looking over the 5 year period, the proportion of teens aged 12 to 17 who reported perceiving great risk from smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day increased from 63.1 percent in 2002 to 68.7 percent in 2006. The rate of past month cigarette smoking among teens aged 12 to 17 dropped from 13.0 to 10.4 percent during the same period.


The following survey was completed by residents of Masontown, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Masontown, 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 Masontown, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Masontown, Pennsylvania.
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 Masontown, Pennsylvania.
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 Masontown, 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
Most common first drug experience in Masontown, Pennsylvania?
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 Masontown, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Masontown, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Masontown, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Masontown, Pennsylvania?
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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