




Blytheville, Arkansas
Blytheville, AR Profile
Blytheville, AR, population 18,272 , is located
in Arkansas's Mississippi county,
about 54.3 miles from Memphis and 148.8 miles from Clarksville.
In the 90's the population of Blytheville has declined by about 20%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Blytheville has been declining at an annual rate of 2.0 percent.
Blytheville Statistics
Blytheville Gender Information
Males in Blytheville: 8,474 (46%)
Females in Blytheville: 9,798 (54%)
As % of Population in Blytheville
Race Diversity in Blytheville
White: 45%
African American: 52%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Blytheville
Age Diversity in Blytheville
Median Age in Blytheville: 32.6 (Males in Blytheville: 30.7, Females in Blytheville: 34.4)
Blytheville Males Under 20: 17%
Blytheville Females Under 20: 16%
Blytheville Males 20 to 40: 12%
Blytheville Females 20 to 40: 14%
Blytheville Males 40 to 60: 11%
Blytheville Females 40 to 60: 12%
Blytheville Males Over 60: 7%
Blytheville Females Over 60: 11%
Economics in Blytheville
Blytheville Household Average Size: 2.57 people
Blytheville Median Household Income: $ 26,683
Blytheville Median Value of Homes: $ 56,600
Blytheville Location Information
Elevation: 259 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 11.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Blytheville
Gosnell 3.7 Miles
Burdette 7.7 Miles
Dell 8.5 Miles
Holland 9.3 Miles
Cooter 10.3 Miles
Luxora 11.8 Miles
Steele 11.9 Miles
Rives 12.7 Miles
Hornersville 13.5 Miles
Victoria 14.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Blytheville
(Population 100,000+)
Memphis 54.3 Miles
Clarksville 148.8 Miles
Little Rock 156.7 Miles
Nashville 176.1 Miles
St Louis 187.4 Miles
Evansville 192.6 Miles
Huntsville 205.5 Miles
Springfield 207.8 Miles
Birmingham 243.1 Miles
Jackson 251.4 Miles
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Facts
Frequent administration of heroin quickly leads to tolerance and dependence and has a very high potential for addiction. In 2006, 45 children age 14 years and younger who were killed as pedestrians or bicyclists were hit by alcohol-impaired drivers. The use of cocaine by the mother may affect the course of labor. CRACK (smokable cocaine in its base form) also appears to increase directly contractions of the uterus and may thus precipitate the onset of premature labor. Higher rates of early pregnancy loss and third-trimester separations of the placenta appear to be major complications of maternal cocaine use. Increased blood pressure and increased body temperature caused by cocaine may be responsible for early fetal loss and later separation of the placenta. The latter is hazardous to the fetus and the mother because of bleeding, shock, and the chance of death for both, if an emergency cesarean section is not performed. Abuse of hallucinogens surged during the 1960s and 1970s. During the 1980s, hallucinogen use dropped, but then it rose again in the '90s. The 1999 Monitoring the Future Study by researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed teen drug use. It found that about 14 percent of 12th graders had used hallucinogens at some point. The dramatic rise in usage rates—over 46 percent since 1991—raises serious health issues. |
Addiction
Addiction is one of the many consequences of so-called 'casual' drug and alcohol abuse. A loss of control over drugs and alcohol can be driven by physical or psychological factors, or sometimes both. Physical addiction takes place when the body comes to need a drug to function normally. If it is not taken, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms occur. The only way to avoid this is to take more of the drug. Psychological addiction takes place when an individual comes to rely on a drug to supply good feelings, such as relaxation, self-confidence, self esteem, and freedom from anxiety. This is not just a casual desire, it's a powerful compulsion.
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a place or program that an individual enters to treat a drug or alcohol addiction. Through therapy and education, the individual is restored to their former non-drug using self. They are then able to re-enter society clean and sober. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend a drug rehabilitation program. Some of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, problems with the law, and problems at work. Also, there are several different types of drug rehabilitation programs available: inpatient, outpatient, residential, short-term, and long-term.
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.
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).
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is defined as the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Drug abuse is a problem which has an effect on people of all income levels,
ages, and stations in life. Quite often the last person to see that there is a
problem is the drug abuser them self. Every year, more and more people become
drug addicts in their pursuit to get "high".
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