Florence, South Carolina

Florence, South Carolina, in Florence county, is 74 miles E of Columbia, South Carolina (center to center) and 94 miles SE of Charlotte, North Carolina. There are 30,248 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Florence

In Florence, about 44% of adults are married.

Women are better represented than men in Florence.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Florence had a median family income of $42,250. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Florence.

Political Inclinations

Florence folks tended to give their money ($322,325) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Florence Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Florence that were owner-occupied was 62%. Compared to most cities in the state, the city has reasonable real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Florence, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Florence30,248$42,250
Darlington6,720$33,971
Hartsville7,556$38,877
Lake City6,478$32,111
Marion7,042$31,844

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)		Top 1%Florence Affordability of Property Taxes
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)		Top 8%Florence Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)		Top 12%Florence Affordability of Rents
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)		Top 14%Florence Short Commute Times
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. State)		Top 16%Florence Well-Paid Single Women
College Educated Adults
(vs. State)		Top 18%Florence College Educated Adults

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

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



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Do you live in Florence, South Caroli an and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Florence.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Florence treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Florence would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Florence to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Drug Rehab Programs, Inpatient Drug Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug Rehab Programs, Outpatient Drug Rehab Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Florence will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Florence, South Carolina, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility in Florence, SC. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Florence, SC. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Florence, SC. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Florence is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

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

There are 6 local Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facilities in Florence, South Carolina. We have also provided 14 additional Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities that are closest geographically to Florence:

Bruce Hall Florence, SC
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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)
Carolinas Hospital System Florence, SC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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
Chrysalis Center Florence, SC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Hospital Inpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Circle Park Behavioral Health Services Florence, SC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
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)
Starting Point of Florence Inc Florence, SC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
McLeod Behavioral Health Services Darlington, SC 13.3 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
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)
Dillon County Commission on Dillon, SC 20.6 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Marion County Marion, SC 20.6 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Spring Branch Residential Trt Center Marion, SC 20.6 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, 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)
Rubicon Family Counseling Center Inc Hartsville, SC 23.0 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
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
Trinity Behavioral Care Dillon, SC 26.1 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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)
Lee Center Bishopville, SC 31.5 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
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)
Lighthouse Satellite Office of Hemingway, SC 36.1 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Williamsburg County Department on Kingstree, SC 36.1 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sumter County Commission on Sumter, SC 41.0 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Givebac Ace Camp Chesterfield, SC 43.0 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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
Generations Health Services Laurinburg, NC 43.5 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
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
Linking Services Fairmont, NC 44.9 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
South Robeson Medical Center Fairmont, NC 44.9 miles from Florence
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

State estimates for 2002 for persons aged 12 or older ranged from 6.3 percent in Alabama to 10.2 percent in Nebraska. States in the highest fifth tended to be mostly Western (Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming) or Midwestern (Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota). Five States in the lowest fifth were in the South (Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia).

According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), over 50% of the young adults in the United States that are between the ages of 18 and 21 have reported using drugs or alcohol.

Teens aged 12 to 17 who had engaged in fighting or other delinquent behaviors were more likely than other teens to have used illegal drugs in the lifetime, past year, and past month. For example, in 2006, past month illegal drug use was reported by 17.3 percent of teens who had gotten into serious fights at school or work in the past year compared with 7.6 percent of those who had not engaged in fighting, and by 37.2 percent of those who had stolen or tried to steal something worth over $50 in the past year compared with 8.4 percent of those who had not engaged in such theft.

LSD has often been sold as ?glue? on the back of stamp that can be licked off in order for the user to experience the effects of the drug.

Adults aged 21 or older who had first used alcohol before age 21 were more likely than adults who had their first drink at age 21 or older to be classified with alcohol dependence or abuse (9.6 vs. 2.2 percent).

Rock or ?crack? cocaine is easy to smoke, the most common form of use in the streets.


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 Florence:

Shady Group
Florence
413 S Church St
Florence, South Carolina 29506

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 1:00 AM
Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Florence:

Cedar Towers / Bruce Hall
121 East Cedar Street
"A Life Of Our Own"
Florence, South Carolina

Meeting Days and Times
Thursdays, 7:30PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Florence, South Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Florence, 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 Florence, South Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
19%
5%
Marijuana use in Florence, South Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
90%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Florence, South Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
2%
98%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
89%
10%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
25%
50%
22%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Florence, 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
7%
9%
2%
6%
6%
0%
58%
2%
2%
8%
Most common first drug experience in Florence, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
3%
3%
3%
4%
15%
5%
8%
5%
23%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Florence, South Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Florence, South Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
11%
78%
11%
Have you ever gone to school in Florence, South Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
93%
3%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Florence, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
5%
3%
4%
3%
5%
14%
5%
7%
9%
17%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
14%
55%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
54%
46%
Surveys updated monthly.

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