Evans, GA Profile

Evans, GA, population 17,727 , is located in Georgia's Columbia county, about 10.0 miles from Augusta and 70.8 miles from Columbia.

In the 90's the population of Evans has grown by about 29%.

Evans Statistics Evans Gender Information

Males in Evans: 8,507 (48%)
Females in Evans: 9,220 (52%)

As % of Population in Evans in Evans    

Race Diversity in Evans

White: 85%
African American: 10%
Asian: 3%
Other/Mixed: 2%

As % of Population in Evans in Evans        

Age Diversity in Evans

Median Age in Evans: 36.4 (Males in Evans: 35.0, Females in Evans: 37.7)

Evans Males Under 20: 16%     Evans Females Under 20: 15% Evans Males 20 to 40: 12%     Evans Females 20 to 40: 13% Evans Males 40 to 60: 14%     Evans Females 40 to 60: 15% Evans Males Over 60: 5%     Evans Females Over 60: 9%

Economics in Evans in Evans

Evans Household Average Size: 2.75 people
Evans Median Household Income: $ 56,272
Evans Median Value of Homes: $ 100,600


Evans Location Information
Elevation: 426 feet above sea level. Land Area: 9.9 Square Miles. Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Evans Martinez 3.4 Miles Grovetown 7.0 Miles Clarks Hill 9.8 Miles North Augusta 9.8 Miles Augusta 10.0 Miles Belvedere 10.7 Miles Murphys Estates 11.7 Miles Harlem 13.3 Miles Clearwater 14.0 Miles Modoc 14.5 Miles Big Cities Nearest Evans (Population 100,000+) Augusta 10.0 Miles Columbia 70.8 Miles Athens 77.6 Miles Savannah 116.8 Miles Atlanta 130.8 Miles Charlotte 138.3 Miles Columbus 181.6 Miles Knoxville 196.3 Miles Winston-Salem 207.3 Miles Chattanooga 209.6 Miles

The listings in Evans, Georgia and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Evans, Georgia and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Evans. The most important goal of any Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Evans, GA. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Evans, including Short-term Addiction Recovery, Long-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Evans, Georgia that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Evans, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Evans, Georgia Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Evans has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Evans, Georgia abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Evans has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Evans also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Evans, Georgia Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program will work in unison to help the individual from Evans to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Evans, GA. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Evans will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Evans to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Evans, Georgia, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center in Evans will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Evans, GA. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Evans with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Evans each year enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Evans, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Evans, Georgia Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are no listings in Evans, GA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Evans, Georgia:

Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) Augusta, GA 10.1 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Jones Behavioral Health Inc Augusta, GA 10.5 miles from Evans
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, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Serenity Behavioral Health Systems Augusta, GA 10.5 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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)
Steppingstones to Recovery Augusta, GA 10.5 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Fort Gordon, GA 11.2 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA 12.6 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, 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)
Community Mental Health Center of East Augusta, GA 16.4 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, 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)
McDuffie County Mental Health Center Thomson, GA 20.2 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Counseling Group Waynesboro, GA 34.4 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Aiken Center Aiken, SC 35.2 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Hlth Servs Aiken, SC 35.2 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Cornerstone Abbeville, SC 38.6 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services Louisville, GA 39.5 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Saluda Behavioral Health Systems Saluda, SC 39.9 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Faith Home Inc Greenwood, SC 45.3 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Penfield Christians Homes Inc Union Point, GA 54.4 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Oconee Center Sandersville, GA 55.7 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
LRC Substance Abuse and Lexington, SC 60.1 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
New Life Center Allendale, SC 60.6 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Westview Behavioral Health Services Newberry, SC 61.2 miles from Evans
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

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Inhalant use can cause damage to the heart, kidney, brain and other major organs.

Because individuals who take Xanax on a regular basis will build a tolerance to the drug, physical dependence is almost a certainty.

Xanax addiction has become a common substance abuse problem that is being seen and treated in drug rehabilitation centers throughout the United States.

The rates for past month and past year methamphetamine use did not change between 2004 and 2005, but the lifetime rate declined from 4.9 to 4.3 percent. From 2002 to 2005, decreases were seen in lifetime (5.3 to 4.3 percent) and past year (0.7 to 0.5 percent) use, but not past month use (0.3 percent in 2002 vs. 0.2 percent in 2005). Although the number of past month users has remained steady since 2002, the number of methamphetamine users who were dependent on or abused some illegal drug did rise significantly during this period, from 164,000 in 2002 to 257,000 in 2005.

In most cases, a person whose only crime is marijuana possession does not go to prison.


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 Evans:

Evans
Evan's Baptist Church
515 N Belair Road
Evans, Georgia 30809

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
Thursday, 8:00 PM

New Perceptions
Lewis Memorial Methodist Church
5555 Hereford Farm Rd
Evans, Georgia 30809

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Friday, 8:00 PM
Saturday, 10:00 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Evans, Georgia as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Evans, Georgia. 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 Evans, Georgia.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
94%
3%
3%
Marijuana use in Evans, Georgia.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
88%
12%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
84%
15%
Perception of Alcohol in Evans, Georgia.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
10%
86%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
86%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
0%
65%
26%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Evans, Georgia?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
4%
20%
0%
6%
2%
2%
44%
12%
3%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Evans, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
2%
6%
3%
5%
15%
5%
9%
9%
17%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Evans, Georgia schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Evans, Georgia under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
93%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Evans, Georgia under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
97%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Evans, Georgia?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
3%
3%
3%
2%
4%
13%
4%
12%
7%
20%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
12%
61%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
21%
79%
Surveys updated monthly.

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