Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre county, is 98 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is in the State College area. There are 3,056 residents in Philipsburg.

The People and Families of Philipsburg

In Philipsburg, about 49% of adults are married. In Philipsburg, more so than in most towns, people can be found in one-person households. People in the town are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.

Women are better represented than men in Philipsburg.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Philipsburg had a median family income of $36,667.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Crime and Safety

Both violent crime and property crime are low in the town.

Philipsburg Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Philipsburg that were owner-occupied was 58%. Homes in this community tend to be somewhat older than those in other areas. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in Philipsburg. Cheap apartment rents is one thing the town has going for it.

Commuting

In Philipsburg, 97% of commuters drive to work. It you are in Philipsburg, expect to drive to most places you want to go. There's not much public transportation here.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Philipsburg3,056$36,667
Bellefonte6,395$42,378
Clearfield6,631$40,095
State College38,420$54,949
Tyrone5,528$37,818

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Violent Crime
(vs. State)
Top 6%Philipsburg Low Violent Crime
Affordability of Rents
(vs. State)
Top 8%Philipsburg Affordability of Rents
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Philipsburg Low Property Crime


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania? Are you concerned about a family member in Philipsburg, 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 a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Philipsburg, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Philipsburg, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Philipsburg, 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 Rehab Facilities, Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, 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.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Philipsburg, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program 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.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, from an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Philipsburg - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Philipsburg. 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Philipsburg. 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 Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility request form and you will be contacted by a counselor shortly.

There are 1 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Philipsburg:

Quest Services Inc Philipsburg, PA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Saint Joseph Institute Inc Port Matilda, PA 7.3 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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
Moore Counseling Services Tyrone, PA 14.2 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Counseling Alternatives Group State College, PA 15.5 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Centre Counseling Associates State College, PA 15.7 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
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
Clearfield Jefferson Clearfield, PA 18.3 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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
Clear Concepts Bellefonte, PA 20.6 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol 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)
Quest Services Inc Bellefonte, PA 20.6 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Clear Concepts Counseling Bellefonte, PA 21.6 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Altoona Regional Mental Health and Altoona, PA 25.0 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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)
Dolminis Altoona, PA 25.0 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Pyramid Healthcare Inc Altoona, PA 25.0 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Mainstream Counseling Huntingdon, PA 26.2 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Pyramid Healthcare Altoona, PA 27.2 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
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, Private health insurance
Home Nursing Agency Community Services Altoona, PA 27.8 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
White Deer Run of Altoona Altoona, PA 27.8 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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
Cove Forge Behavorial Health System Williamsburg, PA 27.9 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 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)
Gateway Institute and Clinic Inc Clearfield, PA 33.7 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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
Discovery House BC Inc Duncansville, PA 35.6 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Cove Forge Renewal Center at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 43.6 miles from Philipsburg
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

It has been noted that the effects of LSD can be felt within 40 to 60 minutes and lasts for up to six to eight hours.

The average age of initiation of marijuana use in 2000 was 17.5 years. The average age of marijuana initiates has generally declined since 1965.

According to government statistics that were made available during 2004, deaths involving prescription drug that are opioid analgesics, rose 160 percent during a span of 5 years. During 2004, opioid painkiller abuse deaths far outnumbered the total number of deaths that were related to heroin and cocaine use.

During the euphoric period after cocaine use, which can last up until 30 minutes, users will experience hyperstimulation, reduced fatigue, and mental alertness. However, some users also experience restlessness, irritability, and anxiety.

Deaths usually occur more frequently at the beginning of the treatment in the methadone programs. They are usually a result of excessive doses of the drug.

There can be an extremely wide range of possible experiences that can be produced by using LSD. These experiences will depend on many different factors, including the dose, setting, expectations, past experiences, and personality of the user.


Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Philipsburg:

Holt Memorial Library
9 West Pine Street
"A Better Life"
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

Meeting Days and Times
Fridays, 8:00PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
Marijuana use in Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
Have you ever gone to school in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
What is the most common drug used in your school in Philipsburg, 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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