Penbrook, Pennsylvania

Penbrook, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin county, is 33 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 68 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland. Part of the surrounding Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle metro area, the town is not an isolated town. Penbrook is home to some 3,044 residents.

The People and Families of Penbrook

In Penbrook, about 46% of adults are married. People in Penbrook have space to make their own lives; many people there enjoy living in their own houses or apartments. The town somehow seems full of possibilities, with its large single population.

Approximately 23% of Penbrook is non-white. If America is a melting pot of different peoples, then Penbrook is very American.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Penbrook had a median family income of $44,375. It's worth saying that successful single folks are not uncommon in Penbrook.

Penbrook Housing

According to the 2000 census, 58% of the housing in Penbrook was owner-occupied. You may be likely to find historic buildings in the town as the average housing age is high. Can't find a roommate? That's OK in Penbrook, where renting little apartments isn't uncommon.

Commuting

In Penbrook, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Penbrook3,044$44,375
Camp Hill7,636$61,578
Harrisburg48,950$29,556
Lemoyne3,995$47,438
Middletown9,242$43,661
New Cumberland7,349$56,138
Steelton5,858$39,556

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 7%Penbrook Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Penbrook Public Transportation Use
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 13%Penbrook Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Penbrook Well-Paid Single Men


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Penbrook, Pennsylvania? Are you concerned about a family member in Penbrook, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Penbrook, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Penbrook, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Penbrook, PA. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Addiction Treatment Programs, Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Penbrook, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Penbrook, Pennsylvania with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Penbrook, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Penbrook, PA. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Penbrook, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Penbrook, from an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Penbrook - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Penbrook. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center in Penbrook. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) to speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Penbrook, Pennsylvania Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

Drug Rehab & Treatment Centers Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Teen Challenge Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Greenfield Counseling Inc Meadville, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
People Acting To Help Inc (PATH) Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Outside in Pathway to Recovery Outpt Greensburg, PA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Caron Treatment Centers Wernersville, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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
Clear Concepts Bellefonte, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Self Inc Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
My Sisters Place Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Deerfield Behavioral Health Inc Titusville, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
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)
Childrens Aid Society Lansdale, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Peniel Ministries Johnstown, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
CeJa Counseling Service LLC Oxford, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: 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
White Deer Run of Altoona Altoona, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
New Insights Inc Lemoyne, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
North Philadelphia Health System Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Hogar Crea Womens Center Bethlehem, PA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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
Montgomery County Methadone Center Norristown, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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
Delaware Valley Rehab and Detox Center Philadelphia, PA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Northeast Counseling Services Hazleton, PA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid

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

Orally administered cocaine takes approximately 30 minutes to enter the bloodstream.

Rates of cocaine use by college students over the previous 5 years has varied between 2.0% of all students in 1994 to 4.8% in 2000.

Ecstasy is said to increase awareness and feelings of pleasure and to give people energy.

Due of the shortage of opium during 1937, the Germans developed Methadone as a narcotic pain killer for their troops during World War II.

Among teens aged 12 to 17 in 2001, the rate of illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse was highest for completely rural counties (11.0 percent) and lowest for counties in large metropolitan areas (7.4 percent) and counties in metropolitan areas with a population between 250,000 and 1 million (7.4 percent).

In 2005, 59.8 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that they had talked at least once in the past year with at least one of their parents about the dangers of drug, tobacco, or alcohol use—similar to the 60.3 percent in 2004. Among teens who reported having had such conversations with their parents, rates of current alcohol, cigarette, and illegal drug use were lower than among teens who did not talk about substance abuse. For example, past month binge drinking was reported by 9.2 percent of teens who had talked with their parents about drug, tobacco, or alcohol use compared with 11.0 percent of those who had not. Past month use of marijuana was lower among teens who had talked with their parents (6.4 percent) than among those who had not (7.4 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Penbrook, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Penbrook, 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 Penbrook, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
96%
1%
3%
Marijuana use in Penbrook, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Penbrook, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
8%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
86%
13%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
2%
70%
20%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Penbrook, 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
15%
25%
0%
6%
0%
2%
35%
14%
2%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Penbrook, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
4%
2%
4%
14%
4%
8%
5%
25%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Penbrook, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Penbrook, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
90%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Penbrook, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
80%
18%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Penbrook, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
6%
3%
4%
2%
2%
15%
3%
12%
6%
18%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
12%
67%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
20%
80%
Surveys updated monthly.

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