




Kenai, Alaska
Kenai, AK Profile
Kenai, AK, population 6,942 , is located
in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula county,
about 64.8 miles from Anchorage and 1,456 miles from Seattle.
In the 90's the population of Kenai has grown by about 10%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Kenai has been growing at an annual rate of 1.8 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Kenai area were higher than Alaska's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Alaska average.
Kenai Statistics
Kenai Gender Information
Males in Kenai: 3,430 (49%)
Females in Kenai: 3,512 (51%)
As % of Population in Kenai
Race Diversity in Kenai
White: 83%
Native American: 9%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 6%
As % of Population in Kenai
Age Diversity in Kenai
Median Age in Kenai: 32.3 (Males in Kenai: 32.3, Females in Kenai: 32.4)
Kenai Males Under 20: 18%
Kenai Females Under 20: 18%
Kenai Males 20 to 40: 13%
Kenai Females 20 to 40: 14%
Kenai Males 40 to 60: 14%
Kenai Females 40 to 60: 14%
Kenai Males Over 60: 4%
Kenai Females Over 60: 5%
Economics in Kenai
Kenai Household Average Size: 2.64 people
Kenai Median Household Income: $ 45,962
Kenai Median Value of Homes: $ 109,900
Law Enforcement in Kenai
Reported crimes in the Kenai area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 11
Robbery: 3
Aggravated assault: 28
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 578
Burglary: 47
Larceny-theft: 334
Motor vehicle theft: 34
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 5,709
Kenai Location Information
Land Area: 26.2 Square Miles.
Water Area: 5.4 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Kenai
Salamatof 4.8 Miles
Ridgeway 6.1 Miles
Soldotna 8.2 Miles
Nikiski 9.5 Miles
Kalifornsky 9.5 Miles
Cohoe 13.0 Miles
Kasilof 15.0 Miles
Sterling 16.8 Miles
Funny River 17.3 Miles
Clam Gulch 22.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Kenai
(Population 100,000+)
Anchorage 64.8 Miles
Seattle 1,456.5 Miles
Bellevue 1,460.3 Miles
Tacoma 1,471.5 Miles
Vancouver 1,551.1 Miles
Portland 1,557.0 Miles
Salem 1,578.3 Miles
Spokane 1,609.0 Miles
Eugene 1,626.5 Miles
Boise 1,858.5 Miles
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Facts
Impairment. Addicts often continue to use a substance or demonstrate a behavior even when they know the undesirable effects it may have. For example, a gambling addict may continue to wager money even though he or she has lost everything in previous gambling experiences. The central nervous system actions that result from taking even small amounts of methamphetamine, on the other hand, include extreme alertness, increased energy, decreased appetite, increased respiration, hyperthermia, and euphoria—generally the effects sought by users. But over time, side effects such as irritability, insomnia, confusion, tremors, convulsions, anxiety, paranoia, and aggressiveness begin to intrude. These symptoms are magnified by lack of sleep. Withdrawal often produces severe depression. Addiction: Compulsive and often uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a drug. The individual uses even when they know that using is not in their best interest. Addiction could be defined as chronically making the firm decision not to use, followed shortly by a Relapse due to experiencing overwhelming and compulsive urges to use despite the firm decision not to. Congress justified this 100-to-1 sentencing disparity by stressing the serious social harms with which crack use was associated. Although crack and powder cocaine are the same chemical substance, crack sells more cheaply on the street and can be smoked, which induces a briefer, more intense intoxicating effect. It came into widespread use only in the mid-1980s and was associated with violent street crime. In the summer and fall of 1986, press reports sparked growing popular and congressional concern about a crack "epidemic." In an effort to respond to this concern before the November congressional elections, legislators introduced a number of bills to toughen penalties for crack dealing. Less than two months before the election, President Ronald Reagan introduced a proposal with a 20-to-1 powder/crack ratio. House Democrats then proposed a 50-to-1 ratio, and Senate Democrats followed with a proposal that prevailed, a 100-to-1 ratio between the amounts of powder and crack cocaine required for mandatory minimum sentences. |
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Dependence
Dependence is the compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug dependence is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended. Physical dependence on a substance (needing a drug to function) is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction. There are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause physical dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) and substances that cause addiction but not classic physical dependence (cocaine withdrawal, for example, it does not have symptoms like vomiting and chills; it is mainly characterized by depression).
Sobriety
Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety. Unfortunately, sometimes drug addicts and alcoholics find they are able to sustain short periods of sobriety followed by a drug or alcohol relapse. This is why attending a drug or alcohol rehab will help the individual maintain their focus on sobriety. Often, it is only by getting help that individuals with severe drug addiction problems are able to achieve lasting sobriety.
Abstinence
Abstinence is the act or practice of refraining from indulging a desire. The type of abstinence we are referring to here is abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This term has two connotations when it comes to abstaining from drugs. The first refers to drug or alcohol treatment programs that aim to help an individual stop using drugs or alcohol for the rest of their lives. The time abstinence is also used in drug education and prevention. It refers to trying to stop children from ever using drugs.
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