Buckhannon, West Virginia

Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur county, is 87 miles NE of Charleston, West Virginia (center to center) and 100 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city is home to some 5,725 residents.

The People and Families of Buckhannon

In Buckhannon, about 37% of adults are married. People in Buckhannon have space to make their own lives; many people there enjoy living in their own houses or apartments. The city somehow seems full of possibilities, with its large single population.

There are more females than males in Buckhannon than is typical.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Buckhannon had a median family income of $36,975. Impressively, having a college education is normal in Buckhannon.

Political Inclinations

George W. Bush was the top money-getter ($6,508) among 2004 Presidential candidates in Buckhannon. The Republican party stood out in its ability to raise compaign money in the city.

Buckhannon Housing

According to the 2000 census, 60% of the housing in Buckhannon was owner-occupied. You may be likely to find historic buildings in the city as the average housing age is high. Can't find a roommate? That's OK in Buckhannon, where renting little apartments isn't uncommon.

Commuting

In Buckhannon, 71% of commuters drive to work. The relatively short commuting times in the city let you stay at the office later before starting your drive home (if that appeals to you).

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Buckhannon5,725$36,975
Bridgeport7,306$58,825
Clarksburg16,743$35,075
Elkins7,032$34,291
Weston4,317$33,783

High Points

Buckhannon strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)		Top 3%Buckhannon Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)		Top 5%Buckhannon Affordability of Property Taxes
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)		Top 7%Buckhannon Short Commute Times
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)		Top 14%Buckhannon College Educated Adults
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)		Top 15%Buckhannon Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)		Top 17%Buckhannon Low Property Crime

The listings in Buckhannon, West Virginia and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one in Buckhannon is currently struggling with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, you do not have to face this dilemma on your own. Our compassionate staff can help to take the guesswork out of finding the best Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center that will be perfectly suited to your personal needs and preferences. Why should you or anyone in Buckhannon try to handle this on your own, when professional help is so readily available? We have helped many people in Buckhannon, West Virginia to take the first step towards being free from their drug or alcohol addiction, and they are now living successful lives within their community.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program can help an individual from Buckhannon, WV. that has suffered with a drug and alcohol addiction to make the changes needed to have the ability to live their life drug-free. Drug or alcohol rehab treatment works by first helping the individual from Buckhannon, West Virginia to recognize the existence of a problem and to overcome the irrational thinking that is so commonly associated with a drug or alcohol addiction. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will encourage the individual from Buckhannon to take full responsibility for their drug or alcohol addiction and will reinforce this knowledge in the recovering addict and help them to see that they are responsible for maintaining their sobriety once they complete the treatment process and return home. This gives the recovering addict from Buckhannon, West Virginia the power over their drug or alcohol addiction and the ability to know they can make their own individual choices.

There are so many types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in and around Buckhannon, that may include Outpatient Addiction Recovery, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs, non-traditional, religious-based, or holistic treatment. A factor that may influence an individual from Buckhannon in their choice of treatment options could be due to the fact that they may have already tried a particular Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility and failed. Various other factors can limit an individual to a specific type of drug or alcohol addiction treatment due to specific situations, and other times the individual from Buckhannon can be open to all of the different available options.

The main objective in all of the different types of Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities should be to be able to motivate the individual from Buckhannon, WV. to achieve a state of long term abstinence. Additionally, a quality Buckhannon Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center will have to address all of the aspects of an addiction, including behavioral and social symptoms, and the physical and psychological symptoms that are commonly linked to a drug or alcohol addiction.

The physical aspects of a drug or alcohol addiction are addressed in the detox portion of the Buckhannon, West Virginia treatment program; a quality Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process and can help the individual to be more comfortable during this difficult process. Drug withdrawal symptoms will occur because the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time; thus the individual will now have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Buckhannon, WV. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they have been taking, whether it is tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, or a combination of these substances. Withdrawal symptoms associated with some illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce withdrawal symptoms that may be severe and prolonged.

An effective Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Buckhannon, West Virginia will specifically target the psychological issues that are related to the drug or alcohol abuse. The Buckhannon, WV. Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program may incorporate treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention courses. The combination of all these, along with helping the former addict to recognize and cope with familiar drug triggers, can help the individual to finally get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this will provide the individual from Buckhannon with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

As the individual from Buckhannon, WV. becomes educated about the addiction process; they will begin to understand that they did not have a chance to stop using drugs or alcohol without receiving professional help. They will learn about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the functions of the brain and come to understand that their not being able to stop using drug was not due to weakness, but instead their body's chemical response to the chronic chemical abuse that was encountered.

Reach out for professional help so that you or someone that you care about in Buckhannon that has a substance abuse problem can finally be free from the prison of addiction.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easy part, as we are right here to guide you through the process; just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can have a free consultation with a registered addiction specialist, or just fill out the Buckhannon,West Virginia Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility request form and we will call you shortly.

There are 1 local Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Centers in Buckhannon, West Virginia. We have also provided 19 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Buckhannon:

Appalachian Community Health Ctr Inc Buckhannon, WV
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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)
Clarksburg Treatment Center Clarksburg, WV 21.6 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
United Summit Center Clarksburg, WV 21.6 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Braxton County Fellowship Home Sutton, WV 21.6 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House
Rainbow House Inc Gypsy, WV 22.4 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House
Olympia Center Preston Inc Kingwood, WV 42.8 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, 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
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Fairmont General Hospital Center for Fairmont, WV 44.1 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental 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)
Valley Comprehensive Comm MH Ctr Inc Fairmont, WV 44.1 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Olympic Center Preston Inc Kingwood, WV 44.1 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Valley Healthcare System Kingwood, WV 44.1 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: 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)
Chestnut Ridge Hosp WVU Hospitals Inc Morgantown, WV 44.1 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Valley Alliance Treatment Services Inc Morgantown, WV 45.3 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
United Summit Center Gilmer County Big Springs, WV 51.5 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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)
Potomac Highlands MH Guild Inc Franklin, WV 52.5 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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)
Garrett County Health Department Oakland, MD 56.0 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 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, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Seneca Health Services Inc Lewisburg, WV 58.2 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Family Therapy Services Mc Henry, MD 58.7 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
SPHS Care Center Waynesburg, PA 61.0 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH 68.2 miles from Buckhannon
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Rates of substance dependence or abuse were associated with level of education in 2008. Among adults aged 18 or older, those who graduated from a college or university had a lower rate of dependence or abuse (7.0 percent) than those who graduated from high school (9.4 percent), those who did not graduate from high school (9.5 percent), and those with some college (10.5 percent).

Drug offenders account for more than one-third of the growth in the state prison population and more than eighty-percent of the number of federal prison inmates.

Both new and experienced heroin users risk overdosing on heroin because it is impossible for them to know the purity of the heroin they are using.

The average potency of marijuana from Federal seizures more than doubled from 1998 to 2008.

Family members and friends of individuals with substance abuse problems will also experiencing a host of negative physical, emotional, and spiritual repercussions.

Liquid Ativan is intended for the use of intramuscular or intravenous injection. The effects of the drug are usually felt immediately after injecting it or 1 to 5 hours after orally taken.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Buckhannon:

Upshur Uphill Group
United Methodist Church
42 So. Florida Street
Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 8:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Buckhannon, West Virginia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Buckhannon, West Virginia. 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 Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
5%
10%
Marijuana use in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
91%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
6%
89%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
30%
49%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Buckhannon, West Virginia?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
13%
26%
1%
2%
8%
1%
30%
14%
3%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Buckhannon, West Virginia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
2%
5%
3%
4%
15%
3%
7%
4%
22%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Buckhannon, West Virginia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Buckhannon, West Virginia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
15%
78%
7%
Have you ever gone to school in Buckhannon, West Virginia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Buckhannon, West Virginia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
6%
3%
7%
3%
5%
13%
3%
11%
10%
8%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
8%
64%
21%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
28%
72%
Surveys updated monthly.

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