Essex Junction, Vermont

Essex Junction, Vermont, in Chittenden county, is 123 miles N of Schenectady, New York (center to center) and 179 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts. The village is conveniently located inside the Burlington metropolitan area. There are an estimated 8,591 people in Essex Junction.

The People and Families of Essex Junction

In Essex Junction, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Essex Junction had a median family income of $61,985. Essex Junction has more than its share of wealthy families and people. The village has a large middle class. You won't find a lot of people in Essex Junction living below the poverty line. It's worth mentioning that smart, educated people feel at home in the village. If a good man (or woman) is hard to find, try looking in Essex Junction, where there happen to be many singles with good incomes.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 race for President, George W. Bush was the top recipient of campaign contributions ($3,200) in Essex Junction. Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Essex Junction Housing

Approximately 71% of housing in Essex Junction is owner-occupied. Property taxes are a bit high in the village, which may indicate the community's investment in its schools and infrastructure.

Commuting

In Essex Junction, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Essex Junction8,591$61,985
Burlington38,889$46,012
South Burlington15,814$67,241
St Albans7,650$44,286
Stowe4,339$64,700
Winooski6,561$38,551

High Points

Essex Junction strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Vermont):

CategoryTrophy
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. State)		Top 5%Essex Junction Low Rate of Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. State)		Top 6%Essex Junction People in Middle Class or Better
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. State)		Top 9%Essex Junction Well-Paid Single Men
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)		Top 11%Essex Junction Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)		Top 12%Essex Junction Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)		Top 12%Essex Junction Well-Paid Single Women
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)		Top 16%Essex Junction College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
(vs. State)		Top 18%Essex Junction Median Family Income

The listings in Essex Junction, Vermont and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in Essex Junction, VT.? Do you know of someone in Essex Junction, VT. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center in Essex Junction comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Essex Junction treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Essex Junction would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in Essex Junction, VT., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in Essex Junction are Outpatient Rehab Facilities, Short-term Rehab Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug Rehab Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Essex Junction have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in Essex Junction, Vermont delivered by a qualified Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Essex Junction, VT. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Essex Junction, VT. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Essex Junction, VT. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Essex Junction, VT.

Getting Help

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

There are no listings in Essex Junction, VT. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Essex Junction, Vermont:

Champlain Drug and Alcohol Services Burlington, VT 5.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Chittenden Center Burlington, VT 5.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Cornerstone Drug Treatment Program Burlington, VT 5.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Private health insurance
Howard Center for Human Services Burlington, VT 5.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Spectrum Youth and Family Services Burlington, VT 5.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Centerpoint South Burlington, VT 6.7 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Fletcher Allen South Burlington, VT 6.7 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Maple Leaf Farm Associates Inc Underhill, VT 7.2 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Howard Center Burlington, VT 9.3 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lund Family Center Burlington, VT 9.3 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Behavioral Health and Wellness Center Morrisville, VT 21.1 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Champlain Valley Family Center Plattsburgh, NY 22.7 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Clinton County Addiction Services Plattsburgh, NY 22.7 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Central Vermont Barre, VT 28.1 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Washington County Youth Service Bureau Montpelier, VT 28.1 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Behavioral Health Services North Inc Plattsburgh, NY 31.2 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
Clinton County Alcoholism Services Plattsburgh, NY 31.2 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Saint Josephs Addiction Treatment Elizabethtown, NY 36.4 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
BAART Behavioral Health Services Berlin, VT 37.0 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Counseling Service of Addison County Middlebury, VT 38.2 miles from Essex Junction
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, 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:

Among people who needed but did not receive illegal drug use treatment and felt they needed treatment (based on 2004-2006 combined data), the six most often reported reasons for not receiving treatment were (a) no health coverage and could not afford cost (35.1 percent), (b) not ready to stop using (31.8 percent), (c) not knowing where to go for treatment (14.7 percent), (d) concern that getting treatment might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (13.5 percent), (e) possible negative effect on job (12.8 percent), and (f) being able to handle the problem without treatment (12.4 percent).

Between 2000 and 2001, there was no statistically significant change in the number of persons aged 12 or older receiving treatment for alcohol or illegal drugs (2.8 to 3.1 million persons). There was also no significant change in the number receiving treatment for alcohol (2.1 to 2.2 million persons). However, between 2000 and 2001, the number receiving treatment for illegal drugs increased significantly from 1.3 million (0.6 percent) to 1.7 million (0.8 percent).

A danger to opiate users is contamination of the drug itself. Many street drugs contain toxic additives that the system--already overtaxed from the addiction--cannot flush out easily, if at all.

The definition for drug addiction is a condition where a person takes a drug every day, despite harm to themselves.

Methamphetamine has been used medically for narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder. It has also frequently been prescribed in the U.S. for the treatment of obesity.

Xanax has a fairly quick uptake in the system; this translates into an individual feeling the effects of the drug instantaneously.


The following survey was completed by residents of Essex Junction, Vermont as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Essex Junction, Vermont. 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 Essex Junction, Vermont.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
21%
3%
Marijuana use in Essex Junction, Vermont.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
94%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Essex Junction, Vermont.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
8%
89%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
84%
16%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
23%
46%
27%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Essex Junction, Vermont?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
2%
25%
3%
5%
5%
1%
40%
10%
1%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Essex Junction, Vermont?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
6%
2%
5%
12%
5%
10%
7%
16%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Essex Junction, Vermont schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Essex Junction, Vermont under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
87%
5%
Have you ever gone to school in Essex Junction, Vermont under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
96%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Essex Junction, Vermont?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
3%
3%
2%
3%
14%
4%
10%
9%
23%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
15%
61%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
41%
59%
Surveys updated monthly.

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