




Nogales, Arizona
Nogales, AZ Profile
Nogales, AZ, population 20,878 , is located
in Arizona's Santa Cruz county,
about 61.0 miles from Tucson and 145.9 miles from Chandler.
In the 90's the population of Nogales has grown by about 7%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Nogales has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Nogales area were lower than Arizona's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Arizona average.
Nogales Statistics
Nogales Gender Information
Males in Nogales: 9,779 (47%)
Females in Nogales: 11,099 (53%)
As % of Population in Nogales
Race Diversity in Nogales
White: 78%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 21%
As % of Population in Nogales
Age Diversity in Nogales
Median Age in Nogales: 29.8 (Males in Nogales: 27.3, Females in Nogales: 32.2)
Nogales Males Under 20: 19%
Nogales Females Under 20: 19%
Nogales Males 20 to 40: 11%
Nogales Females 20 to 40: 14%
Nogales Males 40 to 60: 10%
Nogales Females 40 to 60: 12%
Nogales Males Over 60: 6%
Nogales Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Nogales
Nogales Household Average Size: 3.45 people
Nogales Median Household Income: $ 22,306
Nogales Median Value of Homes: $ 85,100
Law Enforcement in Nogales
Reported crimes in the Nogales area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 3
Robbery: 4
Aggravated assault: 56
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 289
Burglary: 149
Larceny-theft: 422
Motor vehicle theft: 145
Arson: 2
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,290
Nogales Location Information
Elevation: 3,850 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 20.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Nogales
Patagonia 17.3 Miles
Tumacacori-Carmen 17.6 Miles
Tubac 19.9 Miles
Amado 26.6 Miles
Sonoita 28.6 Miles
Elgin 32.7 Miles
Green Valley 35.7 Miles
Sierra Vista 40.0 Miles
Huachuca City 40.6 Miles
East Sahuarita 41.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Nogales
(Population 100,000+)
Tucson 61.0 Miles
Chandler 145.9 Miles
Gilbert 147.9 Miles
Mesa 153.1 Miles
Tempe 154.4 Miles
Scottsdale 160.2 Miles
Phoenix 160.3 Miles
Glendale 168.7 Miles
Peoria 172.6 Miles
El Paso 263.7 Miles
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Facts
Throughout the 1930s, doctors in Europe prescribed amphetamines to treat colds, hay fever, and asthma. That same decade, amphetamines became available in tablet form for the treatment of the daytime sleeping disorder known as NARCOLEPSY, a fairly rare condition that causes people to fall asleep quickly and unexpectedly. Later, many Americans became hooked on amphetamines—specifically the dextroamphetamine sulfate Dexedrine—after finding that users could lose weight quickly and effortlessly. Only then did researchers begin to realize that these drugs could be dangerous and addictive. During World War II (1939–1945), amphetamines were distributed among soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan to keep them awake and alert on the battlefield. Back on the home front, people who worked in factories manufacturing goods for the war effort were also using the drug to boost their productivity. After the war, use of the drug continued, both in the United States and abroad. Heroin is very addictive. Consider as an illustration that with regular use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more, to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body adapts to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced or stopped. The ramifications of heroin withdrawal are an ugly and dangerous experience. Watery eyes, runny nose, no appetite, tremors, panic, chills, sweating, vomiting, and muscle cramps. Addicts cannot sleep, and their body temperatures and blood pressure rise. By that time, most of them have alienated themselves from everyone, so they are alone. People who are addicted to heroin also face serious problems even when they try to quit using. In the following manner, Jose Gonzalez a lifetime user explains, More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who has or has had alcoholism. The Rescuer: The "rescuer" doesn't let the incident become a "problem." Since she has been waiting up for him anyway, she goes out in the yard, gets the alcoholic up, cleans him up, and puts him into bed. That way the neighbors never see him passed out in the flower bed! |
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.
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.
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).
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.
Tolerance
Tolerance to a drug takes place when an individual is exposed to the same drug repeatedly and begins to build up an resistance to the drugs effects. The body then adapts and develops a tolerance for the drug. The addiction that is produced is so powerful that it creates cravings in the user. These cravings for the drug are the result of its impact on the individual's memory with feelings of pleasantness and euphoria which the individual has come to associate with the taking of the drug.
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