Lake City, South Carolina

Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence county, is 71 miles N of North Charleston, South Carolina (center to center) and 112 miles SE of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is part of the Florence metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 6,478 people people live in Lake City.

The People and Families of Lake City

In Lake City, about 39% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Lake City.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lake City had a median family income of $32,111.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($26,000) in Lake City than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Lake City Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Lake City, about 67% are lived in by their owners, not renters. If you're looking for affordable rentals, the city is one place with an advantage over most places in South Carolina.

Commuting

In Lake City, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Lake City6,478$32,111
Florence30,248$42,250
Kingstree3,496$31,250

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Affordability of Rents
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Lake City Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Lake City Affordability of Property Taxes
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 18%Lake City Public Transportation Use


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

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



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Do you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction and live in Lake City, South Carolina? Are you concerned about a family member in Lake City, who has a problem like this? Whatever your situation it's easy to believe that you're alone with this . . . that, somehow, you have to solve the problem all on your own. That is not the case. We care about you - and will help you find an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Lake City, suited to your specific treatment needs. You don't have to deal with drug addiction or alcoholism on your own!

A Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Lake City, is a good option for the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism. The goal of a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program in Lake City, SC. is to direct the initial treatment plan toward the ability of the individual to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and hence avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that are usually associated with drug addiction and alcoholism.

There are many different addiction treatment approaches such as Long-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Lake City, typically focus on the two-fold nature of drug addiction and alcoholism: physical and psychological addiction. Physical addiction can be treated by a detoxification program in Lake City, South Carolina with treatment procedure to assist with the painful withdrawal symptoms which manifest themselves when a person discontinues the consumption of a drug or drugs that they are addicted to. With habitual use of a psychoactive substance the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect becomes minimal. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine and alcohol to name a few. It also explains why more and more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with habitual use of an addictive drug. The abrupt cessation of an addictive drug can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months (depending on the drug involved) to return to normal function. The withdrawal symptoms from certain substances, such as heroin, can induce severe and painful withdrawal symptoms, and be quite prolonged.

An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Lake City, will not only provide the person with a professional detox but also provide an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program for the psychological issues inevitably underlying all drug and alcohol addiction problems, so as to decrease the chances of relapse and increase the chances of a clean and sober life.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Lake City, SC. is more likely to be one of the most successful methods for treating an individual with a severe drug addiction problem. Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities in Lake City, are designed to deliver a comprehensive treatment curriculum and assist a person in every facet of their life 24 hours a day.

For a person to make a successful recovery, they must acquire new knowledge, abilities and 'life skills'. This new knowledge, abilities and life skills must be directed toward strategies for returning home to Lake City, from an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility and encountering old drug using acquaintances in Lake City - as well as ways to handle the many reminders and triggers of their past drug using days in Lake City. These triggers can produce memories which can produce psychological stressors. These psychological stressors often hinder the recovering addict, making it very difficult for them to feel as though they have control over their actions concerning drug using impulses. This is because research into the brain of addicts shows changes in the way their brain functions long after they have discontinued using drugs and/or alcohol. This is the main reason why even an individual with will power as strong as steel may find it extremely difficult to overcome drug addiction or alcoholism without professional addiction treatment. With so many obstacles such as triggers, drug cravings, and changes in the way their brain functions due to habitual drug use, it is no surprise why so many people attend an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program each year to successfully recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

There are many reasons why a person should enroll into a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center in Lake City. A few of the many reasons are: the inability to control or eliminate their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use.

Getting Help

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

There are no listings in Lake City, SC. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Lake City, South Carolina:

Lighthouse Satellite Office of Hemingway, SC 13.4 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
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 13.4 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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)
Chrysalis Center Florence, SC 14.5 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
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)
Bruce Hall Florence, SC 23.1 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
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 23.1 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Carolinas Hospital System Florence, SC 24.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
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 24.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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 24.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
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)
Clarendon Cty Commission on Alc Trt Manning, SC 29.1 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Clarendon Behavioral Health Services Manning, SC 30.8 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Dillon County Commission on Dillon, SC 31.2 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Marion County Marion, SC 31.2 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment 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)
Spring Branch Residential Trt Center Marion, SC 31.2 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
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)
McLeod Behavioral Health Services Darlington, SC 34.1 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation 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)
Sumter County Commission on Sumter, SC 35.3 miles from Lake City
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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Counseling Center of Georgetown Inc Georgetown, SC 35.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Rubicon Family Counseling Center Inc Hartsville, SC 39.2 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
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
Lighthouse Care Center of Conway Conway, SC 39.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Georgetown County Georgetown, SC 39.6 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Lee Center Bishopville, SC 39.7 miles from Lake City
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol 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)

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

It is understandable that the decision to plan a drug or alcohol intervention for a friend or loved one can be a painful and complex process. Many times there is an underlying fear, that the individual will feel that they are being attacked. The thing to keep in mind before, during, and after an intervention is that you are doing this for one reason, and that is to save your loved ones life.

It appears that compulsive cocaine use may develop even more rapidly if the substance is smoked rather than snorted.

The average age of cocaine initiates rose from 17.2 years in 1967 to 23.8 years in 1991 and subsequently declined to approximately 20 years from 1997 to 2000.

The percentage of persons estimated to be dependent on illegal drugs in the past year was about 65 percent of those who were estimated to be dependent on or abused illegal drugs in the past year. State estimates for illegal drug dependence for persons aged 12 or older ranged from 1.5 percent in Hawaii to 3.3 percent in the District of Columbia. The highest rates of illegal drug dependence were among persons aged 18 to 25, with the highest rate in Rhode Island.10.0 percent.

In 2006, the prevalence of current use of a tobacco product among persons aged 12 or older was 16.0 percent for Asians, 24.4 percent for Hispanics, 29.1 percent for blacks, 31.4 percent for whites, 34.2 percent for persons who reported two or more races, and 42.3 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives. There were no statistically significant changes in past month tobacco use between 2005 and 2006 for any of these racial/ethnic groups.

The withdrawal symptoms that are related to Xanax and other benzodiazepines are the opposite of the therapeutic effects of these drugs; severe withdrawal symptoms have been noted, especially in relation to the short-acting benzodiazepines, which include Xanax.


The following survey was completed by residents of Lake City, South Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Lake City, 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 Lake City, South Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
80%
9%
11%
Marijuana use in Lake City, South Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
80%
13%
Perception of Alcohol in Lake City, 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
93%
7%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
92%
5%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
5%
63%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Lake City, 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
5%
26%
1%
5%
4%
2%
40%
6%
1%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Lake City, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
5%
2%
5%
3%
4%
11%
3%
8%
10%
20%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Lake City, South Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Lake City, South Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
94%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Lake City, South Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
79%
20%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Lake City, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
2%
3%
8%
3%
4%
12%
3%
9%
7%
18%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
28%
48%
24%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
90%
10%
Surveys updated monthly.

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