Concrete, Washington

Concrete, Washington, in Skagit county, is 37 miles SE of Bellingham, Washington (center to center) and 70 miles NE of Seattle, Washington. The town is home to some 790 residents.

The People and Families of Concrete

In Concrete, about 52% of adults are married. Concrete somehow seems full of possibilities, with its large single population.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Concrete had a median family income of $34,464.

Political Inclinations

The Democratic party stood out in its ability to raise compaign money in Concrete.

Concrete Housing

According to the 2000 census, 57% of the housing in Concrete was owner-occupied. Can't find a roommate? That's OK in the town, where renting little apartments isn't uncommon. In Concrete you can own a home without paying sky-high real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Concrete, 88% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 8%Concrete Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. State)
Top 15%Concrete Affordability of Property Taxes


The listings in Concrete, Washington and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Concrete, Washington? Are you concerned about a family member in Concrete, 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 Program in Concrete, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Concrete, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Concrete, WA. 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 Recovery Centers, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Facilities, Short-term Addiction Treatment Programs, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Concrete, 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 Concrete, Washington 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 Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Concrete, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center 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 Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Concrete, WA. 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 Concrete, 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 Concrete, from an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Concrete - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Concrete. 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 a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

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

There are no listings in Concrete, WA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Concrete, Washington:

United Northwest Recovery Center Inc Sedro Woolley, WA 17.2 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Pioneer Center North Sedro Woolley, WA 19.3 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Upper Skagit Tribe Sedro Woolley, WA 19.3 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Darrington, WA 20.1 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, 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), Access to Recovery
Compass Health Mount Vernon, WA 23.2 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Phoenix Recovery Services Mount Vernon, WA 23.2 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, 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)
Sea Mar Substance Abuse Services Mount Vernon, WA 23.2 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
SKAGIT Recovery Center Mount Vernon, WA 23.2 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Alpine Recovery Services Inc Arlington, WA 25.9 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
FOCUS Arlington Arlington, WA 25.9 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Stillaguamish Tribe Arlington, WA 25.9 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Phoenix Recovery Services LLC Mount Vernon, WA 27.5 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: 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
Sea Mar Substance Abuse Mount Vernon, WA 27.5 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Follman Agency Burlington, WA 29.4 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Swinomish Alcohol Program La Conner, WA 36.9 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Belair Clinic Bellingham, WA 37.0 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
CCS Recovery Center Bellingham, WA 37.0 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Pacific Recovery Healing Center Bellingham, WA 37.0 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Saint Josephs Hospital Recovery Center Bellingham, WA 37.0 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Westcoast Counseling and Treatment Ctr Bellingham, WA 37.0 miles from Concrete
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

Methamphetamine is ingested differently, often according to locations in the United States and according to the various different age groups.

Current use of smokeless tobacco decreased from 8.1 percent in 2005 to 3.2 percent in 2006 among American Indians or Alaska Natives aged 12 to 17. In the same age group, past month use of smokeless tobacco among blacks increased from 0.1 to 0.5 percent.

Ketamine, which is also known be street names such as "K," "Special K," "cat Valium" was developed in 1963 in order to replace PCP and is currently used in human anesthesia and veterinary medicine.

According to the latest Monitoring the Future (MTF) study which is a survey of the Nations secondary schools, students in the 8th grade regularly report the highest rate of past year, current, and lifetime inhalant use.

In 2005, there were 3.4 million teens aged 12 to 17 years (13.7 percent of the population aged 12 to 17 years old) who had at least one MDE in their lifetime and 2.2 million teens (8.8 percent) who had MDE during the past year.

Between 2002 and 2008, the percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 with substance dependence or abuse declined from 8.9 to 7.6 percent.


The following survey was completed by residents of Concrete, Washington as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Concrete, Washington. 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 Concrete, Washington.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
91%
2%
7%
Marijuana use in Concrete, Washington.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
75%
25%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
95%
3%
Perception of Alcohol in Concrete, Washington.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
9%
88%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
93%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
5%
69%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Concrete, Washington?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
14%
5%
1%
2%
6%
0%
49%
10%
3%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Concrete, Washington?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
3%
6%
3%
2%
12%
3%
6%
10%
23%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Concrete, Washington schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Concrete, Washington under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
84%
14%
Have you ever gone to school in Concrete, Washington under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
82%
14%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Concrete, Washington?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
3%
5%
3%
4%
15%
4%
10%
6%
21%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
30%
40%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
33%
67%
Surveys updated monthly.

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