Welcome, SC Profile

Welcome, SC, population 6,390 , is located in South Carolina's Greenville county, about 80.3 miles from Athens and 94.5 miles from Charlotte.

In the 90's the population of Welcome has declined by about 3%.

Welcome Statistics Welcome Gender Information

Males in Welcome: 3,078 (48%)
Females in Welcome: 3,312 (52%)

As % of Population in Welcome in Welcome    

Race Diversity in Welcome

White: 76%
African American: 18%
Other/Mixed: 6%

As % of Population in Welcome in Welcome      

Age Diversity in Welcome

Median Age in Welcome: 38.4 (Males in Welcome: 36.9, Females in Welcome: 39.9)

Welcome Males Under 20: 12%     Welcome Females Under 20: 12% Welcome Males 20 to 40: 14%     Welcome Females 20 to 40: 14% Welcome Males 40 to 60: 13%     Welcome Females 40 to 60: 13% Welcome Males Over 60: 9%     Welcome Females Over 60: 13%

Economics in Welcome in Welcome

Welcome Household Average Size: 2.35 people
Welcome Median Household Income: $ 31,851
Welcome Median Value of Homes: $ 64,500


Welcome Location Information
Elevation: 960 feet above sea level. Land Area: 4.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Welcome Judson 0.8 Miles Dunean 1.1 Miles Parker 1.9 Miles Gantt 2.0 Miles City View 2.5 Miles Greenville 3.1 Miles Sans Souci 3.7 Miles Powderville 3.9 Miles Berea 4.2 Miles Golden Grove 6.4 Miles Big Cities Nearest Welcome (Population 100,000+) Athens 80.3 Miles Charlotte 94.5 Miles Augusta 97.5 Miles Columbia 98.4 Miles Knoxville 114.6 Miles Atlanta 134.0 Miles Winston-Salem 151.8 Miles Chattanooga 163.5 Miles Greensboro 172.2 Miles Fayetteville 202.5 Miles

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

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



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Do you live in Welcome, 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 Welcome.

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

Treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Welcome 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 Welcome, 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Welcome, 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Welcome, 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 Rehabilitation Program in Welcome, 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 Rehabilitation Program in Welcome 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 Welcome, South Carolina Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

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

Holmesview Center Greenville, SC 1.8 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
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 3.0 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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)
Journey Center Inc Greenville, SC 3.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab 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 3.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
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 3.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Don Foster and Associates Inc Greenville, SC 5.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment 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 5.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
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)
Piedmont Treatment Center Inc Greenville, SC 6.0 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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 6.0 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Recovery Concepts of the Carolina Easley, SC 7.5 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Addcare Counseling Inc Greenville, SC 8.9 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Carolina Center for Behavioral Health Greer, SC 9.3 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
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)
Home with a Heart Liberty, SC 15.6 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Anmed Wellspring Williamston, SC 21.2 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Anderson Oconee Counties Anderson, SC 28.4 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Southwest Carolina Treatment Ctr LLC Anderson, SC 28.4 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Brevard Counseling Center Brevard, NC 29.9 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Anderson Oconee Seneca, SC 30.3 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Spartanburg Alc and DA Commission Spartanburg, SC 30.7 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
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 30.7 miles from Welcome
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Orally administered cocaine takes approximately 30 minutes to enter the bloodstream.

The street term for an individual who sniffs glue is a "gluey".

In 2008, among persons aged 12 to 20, binge drinking was reported by 20.8 percent of whites, followed by 15.1 percent of Hispanics and 15.0 percent of persons reporting two or more races, but only by 9.4 percent of Asians and 9.3 percent of blacks.

Heroin is illegal and is a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse and serve no legitimate medical purpose in the United States.

Cocaine is a white crystalline powder that is often mixed with sugar, cornstarch, vitamins and flour.

Only heroin, which is almost identical in its chemical structure to morphine, can be closely compared in dependence liability.


The following survey was completed by residents of Welcome, South Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Welcome, 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 Welcome, South Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
84%
11%
5%
Marijuana use in Welcome, South Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
94%
6%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
Perception of Alcohol in Welcome, South Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
18%
5%
77%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
81%
15%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
11%
59%
25%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Welcome, 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
0%
7%
1%
6%
2%
1%
79%
2%
0%
2%
Most common first drug experience in Welcome, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
2%
3%
3%
3%
14%
2%
9%
5%
26%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Welcome, South Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Welcome, South Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
9%
76%
15%
Have you ever gone to school in Welcome, South Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Welcome, South Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
2%
3%
4%
3%
3%
12%
4%
7%
9%
21%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
8%
63%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
5%
95%
Surveys updated monthly.

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