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Wilkinson Heights, SC Profile
Wilkinson Heights, SC, population 3,068 , is located
in South Carolina's Orangeburg county,
about 36.4 miles from Columbia and 65.9 miles from Augusta.
In the 90's the population of Wilkinson Heights has declined by about 10%.
Wilkinson Heights Statistics
Wilkinson Heights Gender Information
Males in Wilkinson Heights: 1,399 (46%)
Females in Wilkinson Heights: 1,669 (54%)
As % of Population in Wilkinson Heights in Wilkinson Heights
Race Diversity in Wilkinson Heights
White: 3%
African American: 96%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Wilkinson Heights in Wilkinson Heights
Age Diversity in Wilkinson Heights
Median Age in Wilkinson Heights: 35.8 (Males in Wilkinson Heights: 31.1, Females in Wilkinson Heights: 38.7)
Wilkinson Heights Males Under 20: 16%
Wilkinson Heights Females Under 20: 15%
Wilkinson Heights Males 20 to 40: 12%
Wilkinson Heights Females 20 to 40: 13%
Wilkinson Heights Males 40 to 60: 10%
Wilkinson Heights Females 40 to 60: 14%
Wilkinson Heights Males Over 60: 7%
Wilkinson Heights Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Wilkinson Heights in Wilkinson Heights
Wilkinson Heights Household Average Size: 2.62 people
Wilkinson Heights Median Household Income: $ 22,065
Wilkinson Heights Median Value of Homes: $ 50,600
Wilkinson Heights Location Information
Elevation: 223 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.0 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Wilkinson Heights
Brookdale 0.6 Miles
Orangeburg 1.5 Miles
Edisto 4.2 Miles
Cordova 6.8 Miles
Cameron 7.8 Miles
Rowesville 9.1 Miles
St Matthews 11.7 Miles
Cope 13.2 Miles
Bowman 13.7 Miles
Elloree 15.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Wilkinson Heights
(Population 100,000+)
Columbia 36.4 Miles
Augusta 65.9 Miles
Savannah 99.3 Miles
Charlotte 119.3 Miles
Athens 149.8 Miles
Fayetteville 154.9 Miles
Winston-Salem 182.8 Miles
Greensboro 187.4 Miles
Raleigh 200.6 Miles
Durham 204.4 Miles
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The listings in Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina and surrounding areas provide the following services:
(17) Outpatient
(10) Hospital Inpatient
(11) Teens and Adolescents
(10) Females
(7) Males
(8) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(10) Clients With Legal Issues
(12) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(9) American Sign Language
(4) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(8) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(5) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(2) Gay and Lesbian
(3) Seniors/Older Adults
(2) Methadone Maintenance
(2) Methadone Detoxification
(6) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(3) Spanish Speaking
(2) General Health Services
(2) Halfway House
(2) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(1) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
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If you or a loved one living in Wilkinson Heights has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Wilkinson Heights Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.
The different types of drug treatment in Wilkinson Heights, SC. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehab Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug Treatment, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.
The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Wilkinson Heights can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.
Drug detox is the first step in the Wilkinson Heights, SC. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Wilkinson Heights Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Wilkinson Heights, SC. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.
When an individual from Wilkinson Heights has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Wilkinson Heights have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facility can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.
Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Wilkinson Heights will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Wilkinson Heights, SC. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.
Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Wilkinson Heights who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
In a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, the individual from Wilkinson Heights will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Wilkinson Heights, SC. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Wilkinson Heights, they will become confident in their ability to do so.
Getting Help
Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Wilkinson Heights, South Caroli
an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.
There are no listings in Wilkinson Heights, SC. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina:Tri County Commission on Orangeburg, SC 0.6 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| William J McCord Orangeburg, SC 2.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
| William Jennings Bryant Dorn Columbia, SC 31.2 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
| Alternatives Life Improvement Center Columbia, SC 35.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Starting Point LLC Columbia, SC 35.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| LRADAC The Behavioral Health Ctr of Columbia, SC 35.7 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
| Moncrief Army Community Hospital Columbia, SC 36.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
| Clarendon Behavioral Health Services Manning, SC 36.6 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Columbia Metro Treatment Center West Columbia, SC 37.2 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| LRADAC The Behavioral Health Center of West Columbia, SC 37.2 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Three Rivers Behavioral Health West Columbia, SC 37.2 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
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)
| Clarendon Cty Commission on Alc Trt Manning, SC 37.8 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
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)
| LRADAC Behavioral Health Center of Columbia, SC 38.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
| Morris Village Columbia, SC 38.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Palmetto Health Behavioral Care Columbia, SC 38.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
| William Jennings Bryan Dorn Columbia, SC 38.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, General Health Services, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| WSHPI Columbia, SC 38.3 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Sumter County Commission on Sumter, SC 38.9 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment 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
| Colleton Commission on Round O, SC 40.5 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
| LRC Substance Abuse and Lexington, SC 40.7 miles from Wilkinson Heights
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
In recent years, the U.S. drug "czar" Barry McCaffrey made the recommendation that would make Methadone more readily available to patients by allowing physicians to prescribe it like any other medication. This is common practice in Great Britain, Germany, Australia, and other countries.
Vicodin is a derivative of opium, which has also been used in the manufacturing of heroin.
According to the most recent government funded surveys, inhalant use decreases substantially when teens enter high school; 10th and 12th graders that were surveyed reported the lowest amount of inhalant abuse.
Having MDE in the past year was associated with past year substance dependence or abuse. Among adults aged 18 or older who had MDE in 2006, 24.3 percent were dependent on or abused alcohol or illegal drugs, while among adults without MDE only 8.1 percent were dependent on or abused alcohol or illegal drugs. Adults with MDE were more likely than those without MDE to be dependent on or abuse illegal drugs (9.4 vs. 2.1 percent) and alcohol (19.3 vs. 7.0 percent).
Once an individual has moved from abusing Ativan and developed an addiction to the drug, they will often attempt to get multiple prescriptions from different doctors to support their addiction.
Past year methamphetamine use was higher in the West (1.6 percent) than in the Northeast (0.3 percent), Midwest (0.5 percent) or South (0.7 percent) in 2006. The rates of past year use in 2006 were similar to those in 2002 in each region.
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