Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, in Polk county, is 46 miles NE of St. Paul, Minnesota. The village contains a population of approximately 950.

The People and Families of Balsam Lake

In Balsam Lake, about 55% of adults are married.

Unlike most villages, Balsam Lake has proportionately more males than females. The village boasts a large population of senior citizens with a wealth of life experience.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Balsam Lake had a median family income of $42,708. If you never see your neighbor it may be because he or she works from home rather than driving to the office. That's not unusual in Balsam Lake.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Balsam Lake favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $3,100. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the village.

Balsam Lake Housing

Balsam Lake has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 76% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. The village sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Balsam Lake, among other things, is known as a good place for singles and couples to rent apartments. Rents in the village tend toward the low side for Wisconsin.

Commuting

In Balsam Lake, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Balsam Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Wisconsin):

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Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 19%Balsam Lake Public Transportation Use


The listings in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(4) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(15) Outpatient
(8) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(6) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(6) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(10) Females
(8) Males
(4) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(6) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(1) Clients With Legal Issues
(5) Teens and Adolescents
(1) Halfway House
(3) American Sign Language
(1) Spanish Speaking
(2) Hospital Inpatient
(3) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(1) Gay and Lesbian



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If you or a loved one living in Balsam Lake has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Balsam Lake Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Balsam Lake, WI. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Long-term Treatment Centers, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Centers, Inpatient Treatment Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Balsam Lake can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Balsam Lake, WI. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Balsam Lake Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Balsam Lake, WI. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Balsam Lake has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Balsam Lake have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Balsam Lake will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Balsam Lake, WI. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Balsam Lake who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center, the individual from Balsam Lake will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Balsam Lake, WI. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Balsam Lake, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Balsam Lake, Wisconsin Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are no listings in Balsam Lake, WI. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin:

Hazelden Foundation Center City, MN 20.1 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Northwest Counseling Guidance Clinic Siren, WI 21.9 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol 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, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Rebeccas Residence Scandia, MN 25.1 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Saint Croix Tribal Mental Health Hertel, WI 25.4 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Rebecca's Residence Scandia, MN 26.7 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Saint Croix Tribal Webster, WI 28.7 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Life House Stacy, MN 31.8 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Teen Focus Recovery Center Rush City, MN 32.6 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Burkwood Inc Hudson, WI 34.4 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI 34.4 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Avalon Stillwater, MN 36.1 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Cedar Ridge Inc Stillwater, MN 36.1 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: 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, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Avalon in Pine City Pine City, MN 36.3 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Burkwood Treatment Center Hudson, WI 36.4 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Hudson Hospital and Clinics Hudson, WI 36.4 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Meadow Creek Pine City, MN 41.8 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Mille Lacs Band Hinckley, MN 42.3 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
We Care Counseling Center Saint Paul, MN 43.0 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN 44.0 miles from Balsam Lake
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Dellwood Recovery Center Cambridge, MN 44.2 miles from Balsam Lake
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)

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

In rare instances, sudden death can occur on the first use of cocaine or unexpectedly thereafter. However, there is no way to determine who is prone to sudden death.

According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), over two-thirds of the top twenty most abused controlled substances in the United States are prescription medications; benzodiazepines top the list.

Effective drug rehab treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her substance abuse problem. To be effective, treatment must address the individual's drug addiction and any of the associated medical, psychological, social, and legal problems.

When Vicodin is combined with other drugs or with alcohol, this can be life threatening; many deaths that are related to the drug happened due to combining these chemical substances.

The average heroin addict spends between $150 and $250 per day on his or her habit.

The dangers of experiencing cardiac arrest or seizures followed by respiratory failure is equal in both short and long term abuse of cocaine.


The following survey was completed by residents of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. 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 Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
4%
13%
Marijuana use in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
12%
77%
11%
Perception of Alcohol in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
8%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
81%
19%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
84%
14%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
16%
58%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
12%
7%
3%
10%
2%
1%
49%
12%
3%
1%
Most common first drug experience in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
5%
3%
7%
2%
5%
11%
3%
11%
8%
19%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
85%
6%
Have you ever gone to school in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
23%
75%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
5%
2%
4%
2%
5%
15%
2%
7%
8%
22%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
33%
44%
23%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
78%
22%
Surveys updated monthly.

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