Greer, South Carolina

Greer, South Carolina, in Greenville county, is 11 miles NE of Greenville, South Carolina (center to center) and 80 miles W of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is part of the Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 16,843 people people live in Greer.

The People and Families of Greer

In Greer, about 50% of adults are married.

Approximately 27% of Greer is non-white. In Greer you'll find a lively diversity of people.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Greer had a median family income of $41,864.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($82,782) in Greer than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Greer Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Greer, about 62% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average property tax bill in the city is higher than that of most other communities in South Carolina.

Commuting

In Greer, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Greer16,843$41,864
Fountain Inn6,017$45,417
Greenville56,002$44,125
Mauldin15,224$61,817
Simpsonville14,352$52,043
Spartanburg39,673$36,108
Travelers Rest4,099$38,229

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Greer Racial Diversity
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 15%Greer Affordability of Property Taxes


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

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



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Do you live in Greer, 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 Greer.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Greer 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 a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Greer 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 Greer to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Treatment, Inpatient Treatment Centers, Long-term Treatment Centers, Outpatient Treatment Programs, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program in Greer 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 Greer, 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.

A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Greer, 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 Facility in Greer, 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 an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Greer, 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 an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Greer 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 Greer, South Caroli an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Carolina Center for Behavioral Health Greer, SC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Addcare Counseling Inc Greenville, SC 5.0 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Piedmont Treatment Center Inc Greenville, SC 7.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Rosewood House of Recovery Inc Greenville, SC 7.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Journey Center Inc Greenville, SC 9.6 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Phoenix Center Greenville, SC 9.6 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Woodlands Treatment Center LLC Greenville, SC 9.6 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Holmesview Center Greenville, SC 12.4 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Phoenix Center for Behavioral Greenville, SC 12.5 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, 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)
Don Foster and Associates Inc Greenville, SC 13.7 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Marshall I Pickens Hospital Greenville, SC 13.7 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: 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)
Recovery Concepts of the Carolina Easley, SC 19.0 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center Spartanburg, SC 20.2 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Spartanburg Alc and DA Commission Spartanburg, SC 20.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Spartanburg Treatment Associates Spartanburg, SC 20.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Spartanburg Alcohol and Spartanburg, SC 23.2 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Pavillon Mill Spring, NC 26.9 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, 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
Pavilion International Mill Spring, NC 27.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: 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, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Home with a Heart Liberty, SC 27.3 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
ARP Crossroads Hendersonville, NC 28.8 miles from Greer
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

There was no significant change in the number of current heroin users in 2005 (136,000), nor in the rate of heroin use (0.1 percent), compared with estimates from 2004.

Most (61.8 percent) of the 2.2 million recent marijuana initiates were younger than age 18 when they first used. Among teens aged 12 to 17, an estimated 5.0 percent had used marijuana for the first time within the past year, similar to the rate in 2007 (4.6 percent).

Among teens aged 12 to 17 in 2001, the rate of illegal drug or alcohol dependence or abuse was highest for completely rural counties (11.0 percent) and lowest for counties in large metropolitan areas (7.4 percent) and counties in metropolitan areas with a population between 250,000 and 1 million (7.4 percent).

Individuals that are over the age of 63 and above make up approximately 14 percent of the population, yet account for approximately one-third of all medications prescribed in the United States. Older patients have been reported to be more likely to be prescribed long-term and multiple prescriptions, which could eventually lead to unintentional misuse and medicinal addiction.

Teens aged 12 to 17 who believed their parents would strongly disapprove of their using substances were less likely to use that substance than were teens who believed their parents would somewhat disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove. For example, in 2008, past month cigarette use was reported by 6.7 percent of teens who perceived strong parental disapproval of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day compared with 37.3 percent of teens who believed their parents would not strongly disapprove. Current marijuana use also was much less prevalent among teens who perceived strong parental disapproval for trying marijuana or hashish once or twice than among those who did not (4.3 vs. 29.8 percent, respectively).

The number and the percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 who needed treatment for an illegal drug or alcohol use problem remained unchanged between 2005 and 2006 (2.1 million teens, and 8.3 percent of the population in 2005; 2.1 million teens, and 8.2 percent of the population in 2006). Of the 2.1 million persons in 2006, only 181,000 teens received treatment at a specialty facility (about 8.7 percent of teens who needed treatment), leaving 1.9 million teens who needed treatment for a substance use problem but did not receive it at a specialty facility.


The following survey was completed by residents of Greer, South Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Greer, 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 Greer, South Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
2%
18%
Marijuana use in Greer, South Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
87%
13%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
81%
12%
Perception of Alcohol in Greer, South Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
12%
80%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
78%
19%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
9%
58%
24%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Greer, 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
14%
3%
2%
4%
5%
0%
46%
13%
3%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Greer, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
3%
3%
4%
2%
4%
13%
3%
9%
9%
23%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Greer, South Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Greer, South Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
96%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Greer, South Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
90%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Greer, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
6%
3%
3%
2%
4%
11%
5%
12%
10%
15%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
-1%
66%
27%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
74%
26%
Surveys updated monthly.

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