




Paulden, Arizona
Paulden, AZ Profile
Paulden, AZ, population 3,420 , is located
in Arizona's Yavapai county,
about 91.2 miles from Peoria and 94.6 miles from Glendale.
Paulden Statistics
Paulden Gender Information
Males in Paulden: 1,733 (51%)
Females in Paulden: 1,687 (49%)
As % of Population in Paulden
Race Diversity in Paulden
White: 92%
African American: 1%
Native American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 5%
As % of Population in Paulden
Age Diversity in Paulden
Median Age in Paulden: 35.3 (Males in Paulden: 36.0, Females in Paulden: 34.6)
Paulden Males Under 20: 17%
Paulden Females Under 20: 17%
Paulden Males 20 to 40: 13%
Paulden Females 20 to 40: 12%
Paulden Males 40 to 60: 15%
Paulden Females 40 to 60: 14%
Paulden Males Over 60: 6%
Paulden Females Over 60: 6%
Economics in Paulden
Paulden Household Average Size: 2.99 people
Paulden Median Household Income: $ 32,532
Paulden Median Value of Homes: $ 98,900
Paulden Location Information
Elevation: 4,408 feet above sea level.
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Paulden
Chino Valley 8.9 Miles
Williamson 14.1 Miles
Prescott Valley 20.9 Miles
Jerome 22.2 Miles
Ash Fork 23.5 Miles
Prescott 23.9 Miles
Clarkdale 24.6 Miles
Dewey-Humboldt 27.8 Miles
Cottonwood-Verde Village 27.9 Miles
Cottonwood 27.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Paulden
(Population 100,000+)
Peoria 91.2 Miles
Glendale 94.6 Miles
Scottsdale 100.6 Miles
Phoenix 101.9 Miles
Tempe 106.6 Miles
Mesa 107.7 Miles
Gilbert 112.9 Miles
Chandler 115.0 Miles
Henderson 162.6 Miles
Paradise 172.5 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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