
Mountain Village, Alaska
Mountain Village, AK Profile
Mountain Village, AK, population 755.
Mountain Village Statistics
Mountain Village Gender Information
Males in Mountain Village: 372 (49.27%)
Females in Mountain Village: 383 (50.73%)
As % of Population in Mountain Village
Race Diversity in Mountain Village
White: 8.58%
African American: 0.13%
Hispanic/Latino: 0.38%
Asian: 0.38%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 90.40%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.13%
Other: 0.00%
As % of Population in Mountain Village
Age Diversity in Mountain Village
Median Age in Mountain Village: 23.40
Mountain Village People age 0 to 4: 82 (10.86)%
Mountain Village People age 5 to 9: 84 (11.13)%
Mountain Village People age 10 to 14: 108 (14.30)%
Mountain Village People age 15 to 19: 70 (9.27)%
Mountain Village People age 20 to 24: 51 (6.75)%
Mountain Village People age 25 to 34: 126 (16.69)%
Mountain Village People age 35 to 44: 95 (12.58)%
Mountain Village People age 45 to 54: 61 (8.08)%
Mountain Village People age 55 to 59: 22 (2.91)%
Mountain Village People age 60 to 64: 19 (2.52)%
Mountain Village People age 65 to 74: 26 (3.44)%
Mountain Village People age 75 to 84: 9 (1.19)%
Mountain Village People age 85 plus: 2 (0.26)%
Economics in Mountain Village
Mountain Village Household Average Size: 4.13 people
Mountain Village Median Household Income: $31,250
Mountain Village Median Value of Homes: $70,200
Nearby Towns & Cities to Mountain Village
Sheldon Point 25.30 Miles
Alakanuk 33.56 Miles
Emmonak 39.59 Miles
Pitkas Point 41.05 Miles
Scammon Bay 43.67 Miles
Pilot Station 54.86 Miles
Chevak 58.96 Miles
Kotlik 64.38 Miles
Hooper Bay 70.43 Miles
Marshall 80.76 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Mountain Village(Population 100,000+)
Anchorage 486.07 Miles
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Facts
Opium is the sticky white sap that flows from ripening seed pods of the Papaver somniferum plant. The plant's Latin name means "poppy" (Papaver) "that induces sleep" (somniferum). The word opium comes from the Greek word for sap. For more than 6, 000 years, humans have CULTIVATED opium poppies and have used opium to relieve pain and to induce euphoria, a heightened sense of happiness and well-being. As of 2005, opium poppy plants are grown legally to supply painkilling, cough suppressing, and antidiarrheal medicines to people all over the world. Illegally, the plants are grown to produce cooked opium, morphine, and heroin—highly addictive substances that are abused for their mind-altering effects. Habituation refers either to the process of acquiring a drug habit, or to the state of the habitual user. Since habitual users frequently show increased tolerance (decreased sensitivity to the effects of the drug; habituation is also used in the earlier literature to mean an acquired increase in tolerance. In its early reports, the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXPERT COMMIT-TEE ON DRUG DEPENDENCE (as it is now known, after several changes of name) used the term habituation to refer to a state arising from repeated drug use, that was less serious than addiction in the sense that it included only psychological and not physical dependence, and that harm, if it occurred, was only to the user and not to others. Drugs were classified according to whether they caused habituation or addiction. These distinctions were later recognized to be basedon misconception, because (1) psychological (or psychic) dependence is even more important than physical dependence with respect to the genesis of addiction; (2) any drug that can damage the user is also capable of causing harm to others and to society at large; and (3) the same drug could cause effects that might be classed as "habituation" in one user and "addiction" in another. The WHO Expert Committee later recommended that both terms be dropped from use, and that dependence be usedinstead. In the late 19th century, these franchises gave way to state-licensed opium dens that became a unique Southeast Asian institution, spreading and sustaining addiction throughout the region. At first, the region's colonial governments had restricted their role to importing the opium from India and auctioned opium farms, or franchises, to the highest bidder, usually a consortium of Chinese. Among all nonfatal injuries occurring in the home, an estimated 22 to 30 percent involve alcohol, with 10 percent of those injured having a BAL at the legally intoxicated level at the time of the accident. Coroner data suggest that alcohol consumption immediately before a fatal accident occurs more often in deaths from falls and fires than in motor vehicle deaths. |
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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).
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is needed when an individual finds that they have developed a drug or alcohol addiction which they are not able to successful end on their own. With the help of addiction treatment, addicted individual can get help to control their drug taking behavior and live happy and successful lives. There are several addiction treatment options available for drug and alcohol addiction. Some of these options include self-help groups, counseling, drug rehabilitation programs (in and out-patient), and residential treatment facilities. Each of these differ
in their aims and outcomes and elements of these addiction treatment options are often
combined.
Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when you consume more drugs than your body can tolerate. Drug users are constantly flirting with the risk of a drug overdose. There is a
fine line between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death. While many victims of drug overdose recover without long term effects, there
can be serious consequences. Some drug overdoses cause the failure of major
organs like the kidneys or liver, or failure of whole systems like the
respiratory or circulatory systems. Patients who survive drug overdose may need
kidney dialysis, kidney or liver transplant, or ongoing care as a result of
heart failure, stroke, or coma. Death can occur in almost any drug overdose
situation, particularly if treatment is not started immediately.
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