North Wales, PA Profile

North Wales, PA, population 3,342 , is located in Pennsylvania's Montgomery county, about 18.9 miles from Philadelphia and 29.7 miles from Allentown.

In the 90's the population of North Wales has declined by about 12%.

Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the North Wales area were lower than Pennsylvania's average. The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Pennsylvania average.

North Wales Statistics North Wales Gender Information

Males in North Wales: 1,666 (50%)
Females in North Wales: 1,676 (50%)

As % of Population in North Wales in North Wales    

Race Diversity in North Wales

White: 90%
African American: 5%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 3%

As % of Population in North Wales in North Wales        

Age Diversity in North Wales

Median Age in North Wales: 35.8 (Males in North Wales: 35.4, Females in North Wales: 36.4)

North Wales Males Under 20: 15%     North Wales Females Under 20: 14% North Wales Males 20 to 40: 14%     North Wales Females 20 to 40: 15% North Wales Males 40 to 60: 14%     North Wales Females 40 to 60: 14% North Wales Males Over 60: 6%     North Wales Females Over 60: 8%

Economics in North Wales in North Wales

North Wales Household Average Size: 2.56 people
North Wales Median Household Income: $ 54,605
North Wales Median Value of Homes: $ 133,700

Law Enforcement in North Wales

Reported crimes in the North Wales area during 2003:

Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 3
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 5
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 269

Burglary: 4
Larceny-theft: 46
Motor vehicle theft: 4
Arson: 5
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,612

North Wales Location Information
Elevation: 377 feet above sea level. Land Area: 0.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to North Wales Lansdale 2.1 Miles Montgomeryville 3.1 Miles Spring House 3.2 Miles Kulpsville 3.8 Miles Blue Bell 4.1 Miles Hatfield 4.9 Miles Ambler 4.9 Miles East Norriton 5.1 Miles Maple Glen 5.6 Miles Ft Washington 6.0 Miles Big Cities Nearest North Wales (Population 100,000+) Philadelphia 18.9 Miles Allentown 29.7 Miles Elizabeth 64.3 Miles Newark 68.6 Miles Jersey City 72.6 Miles New York 75.5 Miles Paterson 75.9 Miles Yonkers 87.9 Miles Baltimore 95.3 Miles Stamford 108.3 Miles


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

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



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

The reason an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in North Wales 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 North Wales to cater to individual needs. For example, there are Outpatient Treatment Centers, Short-term Treatment Facilities, Long-term Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Treatment Facilities, 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 Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in North Wales. Individuals will first begin by addressing the aspect of physical addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in North Wales, 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 Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in North Wales 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in North Wales, 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 North Wales, 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center in North Wales 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in North Wales, 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in North Wales, 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 North Wales. 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 North Wales, Pennsylvania Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Childrens Aid Society Lansdale, PA 2.5 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Northwestern Human Services of Lansdale, PA 2.5 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Trinity Behavioral Health Lansdale, PA 2.5 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
NHS Montgomery County Lansdale, PA 3.1 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Horsham Clinic Ambler, PA 3.2 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
UHS Keystone Center Ambler, PA 3.2 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Colmar, PA 3.4 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Project Transition Warrington, PA 5.5 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Guidance for Growing LLC Souderton, PA 6.8 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Central Montgomery MH MR Center Norristown, PA 7.8 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Family House Norristown, PA 7.8 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicare
Montgomery County Methadone Center Norristown, PA 7.8 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Programs In Counseling Norristown, PA 7.8 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Gaudenzia Norristown, PA 8.4 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Valley Forge Medical Ctr and Hosptial Norristown, PA 8.4 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Valley Forge Norristown, PA 9.0 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Eagleville Hospital Eagleville, PA 10.0 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Penn Foundation Inc Sellersville, PA 10.2 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Healthy Responses in a Quakertown, PA 10.3 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, 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)
Renewal Centers Inc Quakertown, PA 10.3 miles from North Wales
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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There was a significant decrease in current use of crack among persons aged 18 to 22 who were not full-time college students, from 0.6 percent in 2005 to 0.2 percent in 2006. The rate was unchanged among full-time college students (0.1 percent in both 2005 and 2006).

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The rate of SMI was higher among adults who were unemployed (8.0 percent) than among those who were employed full time (3.5 percent) or part time (4.8 percent).

In 2005, there were 30.8 million adults (14.2 percent of persons aged 18 or older) who had at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in their lifetime, and 15.8 million adults (7.3 percent of persons aged 18 or older) had at least one MDE in the past year. In 2004, there were 17.1 million adults (8.0 percent) who had MDE during the past year. This represents a statistically significant decline in the rate of past year MDE between 2004 and 2005.


The following survey was completed by residents of North Wales, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in North Wales, 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 North Wales, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
91%
3%
6%
Marijuana use in North Wales, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
95%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in North Wales, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
3%
97%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
78%
22%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
9%
62%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in North Wales, 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%
30%
1%
8%
2%
1%
32%
7%
2%
7%
Most common first drug experience in North Wales, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
3%
3%
7%
2%
5%
14%
3%
11%
6%
19%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in North Wales, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in North Wales, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
81%
18%
Have you ever gone to school in North Wales, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
88%
7%
What is the most common drug used in your school in North Wales, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
4%
2%
3%
3%
4%
14%
4%
11%
6%
21%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
9%
57%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
61%
39%
Surveys updated monthly.

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