Pitcairn, Pennsylvania

Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny county, is 11 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Pitcairn has a population of 3,689.

The People and Families of Pitcairn

In Pitcairn, about 42% of adults are married. Pitcairn offers a lot of one-person housing. Looking at the town, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Pitcairn had a median family income of $34,226.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Pitcairn Housing

Owners occupy 50% of the housing units in Pitcairn. On average, the construction date of housing in the town is earlier than you'll find in most places. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then Pitcairn is a popular and practical place to live on one's own.

Commuting

In Pitcairn, 85% of commuters drive to work. The town is more walker- and bicycle-friendly than most places its size. If you visit or move to Pitcairn, try the public transportation system.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Pitcairn3,689$34,226
Churchill3,566$74,969
Duquesne7,332$25,898
Forest Hills6,831$56,199
Trafford3,236$40,236
Turtle Creek6,076$43,975
White Oak8,437$47,019

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 2%Pitcairn Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 11%Pitcairn Walking and Biking to Work


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

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



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Do you live in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Pitcairn.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Pitcairn treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Pitcairn would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Pitcairn to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Addiction Recovery Centers, Inpatient Rehab Programs, Long-term Rehab Programs, Outpatient Rehab Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Pitcairn will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Pitcairn, PA. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Pitcairn, PA. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Pitcairn, PA. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Pitcairn is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

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

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

Jade Wellness Center Monroeville, PA 1.8 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
UPMC Braddock Braddock, PA 5.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
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)
Auberle McKeesport, PA 6.1 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Turtle Creek Valley MH MR Inc Homestead, PA 6.8 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: 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
RHJ Medical Center Inc Hunker, PA 9.5 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Pittsburgh, PA 10.8 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Familylinks Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Holy Family Social Services Shores Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Persad Center Inc Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
POWER Halfway House Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
POWER Outpatient Program Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Summit Medical Services Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Wesley Spectrum Services Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Western Psychiatric Institute Clinic Pittsburgh, PA 11.0 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Greenbriar Treatment Center New Kensington, PA 11.4 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Family Links Pittsburgh, PA 13.2 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Hospital Inpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Pennsylvania Organization for Pittsburgh, PA 13.2 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Tadiso Inc Pittsburgh, PA 13.2 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Teen Challenge of Western Pennsylvania Rural Ridge, PA 13.2 miles from Pitcairn
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

Past month and binge drinking rates among underage persons (aged 12 to 20) declined between 2002 and 2008. The rate of past month underage drinking declined from 28.8 to 26.4 percent, and the rate of past month binge drinking declined from 19.3 to 17.4 percent.

Methamphetamine stimulates the central nervous system and causes extreme excitability in most users.

Between 2004 and 2005, the perception of great risk of smoking marijuana once a month among both male and female teens aged 12 to 17 remained unchanged For boys, 32.6 percent indicated a great risk in 2004, and 31.1 percent indicated that in 2005. Among girls, 37.4 percent reported a great risk in 2004, and 36.9 percent indicated great risk in 2005.

Research suggests that people who used ecstasy at least 25 times had lowered serotonin levels for as long as a year after quitting.

Nonmedical users of prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs are asked questions regarding how they obtained the drugs they recently used nonmedically. In both 2005 and 2006, over half of the nonmedical users of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives said they obtained the drugs they used most recently "from a friend or relative for free." A follow-up question added in 2006 asked these respondents where their friend or relative had obtained the drugs.

From 2002 to 2008, there was an increase among young adults aged 18 to 25 in the rate of current nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers (from 4.1 to 4.6 percent) and in LSD (from 0.1 to 0.3 percent). There were decreases in the use of inhalants (from 0.5 to 0.3 percent) and methamphetamine (from 0.6 to 0.2 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Pitcairn, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Pitcairn, 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 Pitcairn, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
93%
1%
6%
Marijuana use in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
13%
84%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
4%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
75%
13%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
17%
59%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Pitcairn, 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
4%
7%
1%
7%
2%
1%
71%
2%
0%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
5%
2%
4%
3%
5%
12%
4%
7%
5%
26%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
95%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
79%
20%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
2%
5%
2%
5%
12%
5%
11%
7%
14%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
22%
51%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
52%
48%
Surveys updated monthly.

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