Cheraw, South Carolina

Cheraw, South Carolina, in Chesterfield county, is 62 miles SW of Fayetteville, North Carolina (center to center) and 65 miles SE of Charlotte, North Carolina. The town is home to some 5,524 residents.

The People and Families of Cheraw

In Cheraw, about 40% of adults are married. Cheraw somehow seems full of possibilities, with its large single population.

There are more females than males in the town than is typical. You'll see many senior citizens in Cheraw.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Cheraw had a median family income of $31,136.

Political Inclinations

George W. Bush was the top money-getter ($4,000) among 2004 Presidential candidates in Cheraw. The Republican party stood out in its ability to raise compaign money in the town.

Cheraw Housing

According to the 2000 census, 56% of the housing in Cheraw was owner-occupied. In the town you can own a home without paying sky-high real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Cheraw, 90% of commuters drive to work. Unlike a lot of places, in Cheraw it is actually possible for many people to ride their bikes to work, or even walk. The relatively short commuting times in the town 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)
Cheraw5,524$31,136
Bennettsville9,425$29,272
Hartsville7,556$38,877

High Points

Cheraw strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in South Carolina):

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)
Top 1%Cheraw Short Commute Times
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Cheraw Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Cheraw Affordability of Rents


The listings in Cheraw, South Carolina and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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Are drugs and alcohol creating destruction in your life in Cheraw, SC.? Do you know of someone in Cheraw, SC. that is going down the dark path of drug or alcohol addiction? It is very easy for someone to fall into the trap of addiction, but an individual soon realizes that it is extremely difficult to kick an addiction. That is where an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility in Cheraw comes in, to assist with the seemingly impossible task of treating individuals who have lost hope at ever being sober and happy again.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Cheraw treats drug addiction and alcoholism by ingraining in an addict that drugs and alcohol are not the solution to their problems and difficulties in life. It teaches an addict that all of their problems have solutions, solutions that can be found through cognitive reasoning and common sense. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Cheraw would put the individual in the frame of mind to overcome life's obstacles by confronting them head on, and obliterates the person's desire to use drugs as a way out.

There are many different types of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs available in Cheraw, SC., because each individual has different needs. Examples of programs available in Cheraw are Outpatient Addiction Treatment Programs, Short-term Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, Long-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Cheraw have a two-prong approach to treatment, both the physical and psychological causes and effects of drug and alcohol addiction. As the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance over time, the effect that the drug creates within the body is lessened. Due to this physical tolerance, more and more drugs or alcohol must be consumed to get high or even get a buzz.

The physical aspect of addiction is the first thing an addict will address when making the decision to seek treatment for addiction. A detoxification program in Cheraw, South Carolina delivered by a qualified Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program will navigate the addict through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abruptly coming off of drugs or alcohol. These withdrawal symptoms can last for days, weeks or months; all depending on the drug of choice and individual circumstances. Heroin withdrawal for example will take a considerable amount of time to detox and is a highly painful and uncomfortable process. Detoxification and psychological counseling right from get-go will put the individual on the right path to address issues involved with drug and alcohol abuse. This gives the individual a better chance of having a lasting recovery and prevents relapse.

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility in Cheraw, SC. takes the individual out of the environment which may have triggered their addiction, and offers an environment that will ensure a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be given tools to better handle life situations and triggers which may have caused their drug use. When the individual completes treatment and does return home, he will do so with a new ability to handle triggers, which will no longer have an influence over him, his actions and behavior.

People who have abused drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain. Research shows that these changes in the brain effect how an addict responds to situations. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities are aware of this and know that an addict will need more than high hopes to beat addiction. This is yet another reason why professional treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Cheraw, SC. is so important.

There are a lot of reasons to seek treatment today, mainly because most people who try to kick the habit on their own will fail and just start using drugs or alcohol again. Tackling addiction and getting control of your life can be achieved by seeking treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program in Cheraw, SC. It doesn't have to be another failure, sobriety can be achieved with the right technology and the care and support of people who want to see you winning again. Don't think about it, do something about it and get your life or the life of someone you care about on the road to a sober and happy life today. Treatment can begin immediately by finding which option is best for you at one of the many Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Programs in Cheraw, SC.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Cheraw, South Carolina Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities in Cheraw, South Carolina. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Cheraw:

Alpha Center Cheraw, SC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Givebac Ace Camp Chesterfield, SC 9.7 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Good Samaritan Colony Ruby, SC 15.3 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults
Sandhills Center for MH DD SA Wadesboro, NC 17.7 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, 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)
Sandhills Regional Medical Center Hamlet, NC 20.0 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Recovery Associates Rockingham, NC 23.1 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Samaritan Colony Rockingham, NC 23.1 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Sandhills Center MH DD SA Rockingham, NC 23.2 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Aurora Family Counseling Wadesboro, NC 23.5 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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
McLeod Behavioral Health Services Darlington, SC 24.8 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Rubicon Family Counseling Center Inc Hartsville, SC 24.9 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Generations Health Services Laurinburg, NC 27.7 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Carolinas Hospital System Florence, SC 34.5 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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
Circle Park Behavioral Health Services Florence, SC 34.5 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
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, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Palmetto Center Florence, SC 34.5 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Trinity Behavioral Care Dillon, SC 36.2 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Bruce Hall Florence, SC 36.9 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Starting Point of Florence Inc Florence, SC 36.9 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lee Center Bishopville, SC 37.4 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, 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)
PORT Human Services Aberdeen, NC 39.8 miles from Cheraw
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
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:

The strength, duration, and known dosage of OxyContin are the main reasons the drug is attractive to both abusers and legitimate users.

According to a recent survey that was reported by WebMD, the opioid hydrocodone that is combined with acetaminophen as in the popular prescription drug Vicodin, has currently been ranked as the number one most prescribed medication in the United States.

The Pike County, Kentucky, Coroner reported 19 OxyContin-related deaths during calendar year 2000.

Heroin admissions represented 13.6% of the total drug/alcohol admissions to treatment during 2007.

The number of recent new users of methamphetamine among persons aged 12 or older was 95,000 in 2008. This estimate was significantly lower than the estimate in 2002 (299,000), 2003 (260,000), 2004 (318,000), 2005 (192,000), 2006 (259,000), and 2007 (157,000). The average age of new methamphetamine users aged 12 to 49 in 2008 was 19.2 years, which was not significantly different from the average ages between 2002 and 2007.

Methadone is generally taken orally and is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream from the gastrointestinal tract within thirty minutes of being ingested. Methadone is also quickly distributed to body tissues where it is stored and then released into the plasma. This method of storage and release allows the patient to remain comfortable, free from craving and feeling stable for a long period of time.


The following survey was completed by residents of Cheraw, South Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Cheraw, South Carolina. 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 Cheraw, South Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
97%
1%
2%
Marijuana use in Cheraw, South Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
89%
9%
Perception of Alcohol in Cheraw, South Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
3%
93%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
81%
11%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
10%
61%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Cheraw, South Carolina?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
3%
0%
1%
9%
2%
0%
64%
12%
1%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Cheraw, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
5%
2%
8%
3%
2%
14%
3%
11%
4%
17%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Cheraw, South Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Cheraw, South Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
92%
5%
Have you ever gone to school in Cheraw, South Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
96%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Cheraw, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
3%
4%
3%
5%
13%
3%
8%
6%
18%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
31%
42%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
62%
38%
Surveys updated monthly.

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