Prospect Park, Pennsylvania

Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, in Delaware county, is 8 miles SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Prospect Park has a population of 6,594.

The People and Families of Prospect Park

In Prospect Park, about 48% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Prospect Park had a median family income of $51,966. Prospect Park is regarded in the state as a town where many of the people are well-off. The town has a large middle class. Prospect Park finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.

Prospect Park Housing

About 62% of housing units in Prospect Park are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the town has been around for years. Many residents rent one-bedroom or studio apartments. People in the town pay more in property taxes per residence than in most communities in the state.

Commuting

In Prospect Park, 90% of commuters drive to work. Commuters in Prospect Park are more likely, and able, to walk or bicycle to work than most. Residents of the town, taking advantage of public transportation, try to avoid being as dependent on their cars as people in some other places.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Prospect Park6,594$51,966
Collingdale8,664$47,288
Folcroft6,978$50,791
Glenolden7,476$48,648
Norwood5,985$54,983
Ridley Park7,196$62,378
Sharon Hill5,468$48,146

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)
Top 10%Prospect Park Well-Paid Single Men
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)
Top 12%Prospect Park Low Rate of Poverty
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)
Top 12%Prospect Park Well-Paid Single Women
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Prospect Park Public Transportation Use
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)
Top 17%Prospect Park People in Middle Class or Better


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Prospect Park 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 a Prospect Park drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program. By the time an individual from Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park 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 a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania may include Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehabs, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, 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 Prospect Park.

A quality Prospect Park Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park, 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park 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 Rehab Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Prospect Park finally succumbs to a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility 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 Prospect Park, PA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Prospect Park, Pennsylvania:

NHS Human Services Sharon Hill, PA 2.3 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Family and Community Service of Clifton Heights, PA 2.5 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Center for Addictive Diseases Drexel Hill, PA 4.4 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Harwood House Upper Darby, PA 4.6 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems Upper Darby, PA 4.6 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Focus Psychological Associates Inc Media, PA 5.3 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Mirmont Treatment Center Media, PA 5.3 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Child Guidance Resource Centers Havertown, PA 6.2 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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
Northwestern Human Services Philadelphia, PA 6.6 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Recovery Center of Crozer Chester Chester, PA 6.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
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, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lower Merion Counseling Services Ardmore, PA 7.7 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Womanspace Ardmore, PA 7.7 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Consortium Inc Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Family in Recovery Program Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Horizon House Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
PA Veterans Affairs Med Ctr (PVAMC) Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Re Enter Inc Philadelphia, PA 7.8 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Jefferson Intensive Outpatient Philadelphia, PA 8.0 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 8.0 miles from Prospect Park
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
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

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

Between 2004 and 2005, there were no changes in the perceived risk of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or LSD use. However, since 2002, there have been increases in the perceived risk of smoking marijuana once a month (from 32.4 to 34.0 percent) and smoking marijuana once or twice a week (from 51.5 to 55.0 percent). On the other hand, the percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 who perceived that trying heroin once or twice is a great risk declined from 58.5 percent in 2002 to 56.5 percent in 2005, and those who perceived that using cocaine once a month is a great risk declined from 50.5 to 48.8 percent.

The percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of illegal drugs increased from 2000 to 2001 (1.9 to 2.5 percent). There were significant increases from 2000 to 2001 in the rates for illegal drug abuse (0.7 to 0.9 percent) as well in the rates for illegal drug dependence (1.2 to 1.6 percent). There were significant increases in the percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of marijuana and hashish (1.3 to 1.5 percent) and the percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers (0.3 to 0.4 percent).

In 2004, 8,000 meth labs were seized in the US. Child welfare workers removed more than 3,000 children from the labs.

Based on 2005 2008 combined data, the five most often reported reasons for not receiving illegal drug or alcohol use treatment among persons aged 12 or older who needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility and perceived a need for treatment included (a) not ready to stop using (38.8 percent), (b) no health coverage and could not afford cost (32.1 percent), (c) possible negative effect on job (12.3 percent), (d) not knowing where to go for treatment (12.0 percent), and (e) concern that receiving treatment might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (11.8 percent).

Not everyone who uses drugs or alcohol becomes addicted to them, but substance abuse can cause problems for individuals whether they are technically addicted or not. There are different levels of substance abuse, and all of them can be on some level, very dangerous.

Among teens aged 12 to 17, 10.8 percent were current illegal drug users. This was higher than the rate observed in 2000 (9.7 percent).


The following survey was completed by residents of Prospect Park, Pennsylvania as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
81%
14%
5%
Marijuana use in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
87%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
3%
96%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
97%
3%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
86%
12%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
21%
56%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Prospect Park, 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
0%
29%
1%
3%
2%
3%
45%
10%
2%
5%
Most common first drug experience in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
3%
3%
4%
2%
2%
14%
4%
10%
9%
20%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
88%
9%
Have you ever gone to school in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
78%
19%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
3%
4%
3%
2%
15%
2%
9%
9%
20%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
12%
65%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
45%
55%
Surveys updated monthly.

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