Kennewick, Washington

Kennewick, Washington, in Benton county, is 177 miles E of Portland, Oregon. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Richland - Kennewick - Pasco metropolitan area. Kennewick contains a population of approximately 54,693.

The People and Families of Kennewick

In Kennewick, about 56% of adults are married. There are plenty of young children in Kennewick.

Unlike most cities, the city has proportionately more males than females.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Kennewick had a median family income of $50,011.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Kennewick favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $14,305. Among political parties, the Democratic party was tops in raising money in the city.

Kennewick Housing

Kennewick has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 60% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Kennewick, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Kennewick54,693$50,011
Pasco32,066$37,342
Richland38,708$61,482
West Richland8,385$61,813

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 19%Kennewick Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Kennewick 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 Kennewick drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Kennewick, WA., 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 Kennewick Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility. By the time an individual from Kennewick, Washington 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 Kennewick 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Kennewick, Washington. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Kennewick, Washington may include Long-term Addiction Recovery Centers, Outpatient Drug Treatment Centers, Short-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Centers, 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 Kennewick.

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

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Kennewick 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 Kennewick 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 Kennewick, Washington 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 Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Kennewick, WA. 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 Kennewick after completing the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Kennewick, Washington 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 Kennewick 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 Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Kennewick, WA. 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 Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program will teach the individual from Kennewick 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 Kennewick, Washington that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Kennewick finally succumbs to a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Kennewick 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 Kennewick, Washington Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program 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 10 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Kennewick, Washington. We have also provided 10 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs that are closest geographically to Kennewick:

Action Chemical Dependency Center Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Action Counseling Dependency Center Kennewick, WA
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, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Advocates for Wellness Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Advocates for Wellness LLC Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Casita del Rio Unit I Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Casita del Rio Unit II Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
First Step Comm Counseling Servs LLC Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Life Changes Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Life Changes Chem Dependency Agency Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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)
Tri-Cities Community Health Nueva Espe Kennewick, WA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Recovery Pointe Richland, WA 11.7 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Choices and Changes Inc Richland, WA 16.9 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Somerset Counseling Center Richland, WA 16.9 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Educational Service District 123 Pasco, WA 18.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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), Access to Recovery
Knowledge Counseling Services Pasco, WA 18.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
La Clinica Noroeste de Comportamientos Pasco, WA 18.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Unity Counseling Services Pasco, WA 18.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lourdes Chemical Dependency Program Pasco, WA 22.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Nueva Esperanza Counseling Center Pasco, WA 22.3 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Homestead Youth and Family Services Pendleton, OR 36.7 miles from Kennewick
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

Users that have been up for a number of days on methamphetamine will eventually become too tired or finally run out of the drug and "crash".

Among persons aged 12 or older, the rate of current illegal drug use in 2005 was 9.0 percent in the West, 8.9 percent in the Northeast, 7.5 percent in the South, and 7.5 percent in the Midwest.

Teens aged 12 to 17 who believed their parents would strongly disapprove of their using substances were less likely to use that substance than were teens who believed their parents would somewhat disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove. For example, in 2008, past month cigarette use was reported by 6.7 percent of teens who perceived strong parental disapproval of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day compared with 37.3 percent of teens who believed their parents would not strongly disapprove. Current marijuana use also was much less prevalent among teens who perceived strong parental disapproval for trying marijuana or hashish once or twice than among those who did not (4.3 vs. 29.8 percent, respectively).

SMI in the past year was associated with past year substance dependence or abuse. Among adults aged 18 or older with SMI in 2008, 25.2 percent (2.5 million) were dependent on or abused illegal drugs or alcohol. The rate among adults without SMI was 8.3 percent (17.9 million).

Ironically, Methadone, which is most commonly known to be used to control heroin addiction, is frequently encountered on the illegal market. The drug has been associated with a great number of overdose deaths.

70.4% of the individuals that used inhalant during 2008 were under the age of 18.


The following survey was completed by residents of Kennewick, Washington as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Kennewick, 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 Kennewick, Washington.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
84%
14%
2%
Marijuana use in Kennewick, Washington.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Kennewick, Washington.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
18%
81%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
84%
10%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
-4%
67%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Kennewick, 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
11%
28%
3%
6%
6%
0%
32%
6%
1%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Kennewick, Washington?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
3%
3%
6%
2%
5%
12%
4%
8%
6%
21%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Kennewick, Washington schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Kennewick, Washington under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
Have you ever gone to school in Kennewick, Washington under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
80%
14%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Kennewick, Washington?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
6%
2%
3%
3%
2%
15%
2%
8%
8%
26%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
27%
40%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
64%
36%
Surveys updated monthly.

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