Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania

Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill county, is 23 miles NW of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 69 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is home to some 3,106 residents.

The People and Families of Orwigsburg

In Orwigsburg, about 55% of adults are married.

There are more females than males in Orwigsburg than is typical. You'll see many senior citizens in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Orwigsburg had a median family income of $55,313. More so than most places, the people in Orwigsburg generally have good jobs with good salaries. The large segment of the population in the town with spending money keeps the town vital. Fewer people in Orwigsburg are poor than in most places in Pennsylvania. Impressively, having a college education is normal in the town.

Political Inclinations

George W. Bush was the top money-getter ($8,900) among 2004 Presidential candidates in Orwigsburg. The Republican party stood out in its ability to raise compaign money in the town.

Orwigsburg Housing

According to the 2000 census, 73% of the housing in Orwigsburg was owner-occupied. You may be likely to find historic buildings in the town as the average housing age is high.

Commuting

In Orwigsburg, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Orwigsburg3,106$55,313
Hamburg4,114$50,957
Mahanoy City4,647$32,033
Minersville4,552$36,759
Pottsville15,549$41,124
Schuylkill Haven5,548$41,286
St Clair3,254$35,024

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Orwigsburg Low Rate of Poverty
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 14%Orwigsburg Well-Paid Single Women
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Orwigsburg College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Orwigsburg Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 18%Orwigsburg People in Middle Class or Better


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Orwigsburg has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding an Orwigsburg drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Orwigsburg, PA., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Orwigsburg Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. By the time an individual from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Orwigsburg may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania may include Long-term Rehabs, Outpatient Addiction Treatment, Short-term Treatment Centers, Inpatient Rehabs, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Orwigsburg.

A quality Orwigsburg Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Orwigsburg treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Orwigsburg used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Orwigsburg develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Orwigsburg, PA. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Orwigsburg after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Orwigsburg get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Orwigsburg, PA. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program will teach the individual from Orwigsburg how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Orwigsburg finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Orwigsburg is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

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

Clinical Outcomes Group Inc Pottsville, PA 9.8 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Schuylkill Health Counseling Center Frackville, PA 12.1 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Center for Counseling Services Saint Clair, PA 12.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
Good Samaritan Counseling Center Frackville, PA 15.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Teen Challenge Training Center Inc Rehrersburg, PA 16.5 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Reading Hospital and Medical Center Kutztown, PA 16.5 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
MinSec Hazleton Treatment Center Hazleton, PA 20.9 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Developing Apex Inc Wyomissing, PA 21.7 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
A Better Today Inc Hazleton, PA 21.9 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Northeast Counseling Services Hazleton, PA 21.9 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Serento Gardens Hazleton, PA 21.9 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Caron Counseling Services Reading, PA 21.9 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Caron Treatment Centers Wernersville, PA 22.0 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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
Caron Adolescent Treatment Center Wernersville, PA 22.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, 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)
Caron Detox Wernersville, PA 22.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Richard J Caron Foundation Wernersville, PA 22.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Rose Kearney House Wernersville, PA 22.3 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Center for Mental Health West Reading, PA 23.2 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Carbon Monroe Pike Drug and Alcohol Lehighton, PA 23.5 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Berks Counseling Center Inc Reading, PA 23.5 miles from Orwigsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, 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)

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

When bath salts were banned in Louisiana, calls to the local poison control dropped dramatically.

SPD in the past year was associated with past year substance dependence or abuse in 2007. Among adults aged 18 or older with SPD in 2007, 22.1 percent (5.4 million) were dependent on or abused illegal drugs or alcohol. The rate among adults without SPD was 7.6 percent (15.0 million).

Opiates like OxyContin are highly effective for treating pain, but when a person starts taking opiates when they are not in pain, and in doses beyond what is required to treat their pain, addiction is highly likely.

Among teens aged 12 to 17 in 2005 with MDE during the past year who saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional for depression, 41.6 percent believed that this treatment helped "not at all" or "a little." In addition, 34.0 percent believed that this treatment was "a lot of help" or "extremely helpful."

For many years in the U.S. there has been much controversy concerning GHB; some touted it as a "safe" alternative to alcohol and conventional sleep aids. Currently, it is illegal to possess or to traffic GHB in Canada and also in the United States.

Of high school seniors in 2001, 8.2% reported having ever used cocaine.


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