




Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, CA Profile
Costa Mesa, CA, population 108,724 , is located
in California's Orange county,
about 4.8 miles from Huntington Beach and 5.8 miles from Irvine.
In the 90's the population of Costa Mesa has grown by about 13%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Costa Mesa has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Costa Mesa area were lower than California's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the California average.
Costa Mesa Statistics
Costa Mesa Gender Information
Males in Costa Mesa: 55,694 (51%)
Females in Costa Mesa: 53,030 (49%)
As % of Population in Costa Mesa
Race Diversity in Costa Mesa
White: 69%
African American: 1%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 7%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 21%
As % of Population in Costa Mesa
Age Diversity in Costa Mesa
Median Age in Costa Mesa: 32.0 (Males in Costa Mesa: 31.6, Females in Costa Mesa: 32.5)
Costa Mesa Males Under 20: 14%
Costa Mesa Females Under 20: 12%
Costa Mesa Males 20 to 40: 21%
Costa Mesa Females 20 to 40: 19%
Costa Mesa Males 40 to 60: 12%
Costa Mesa Females 40 to 60: 11%
Costa Mesa Males Over 60: 5%
Costa Mesa Females Over 60: 6%
Economics in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa Household Average Size: 2.69 people
Costa Mesa Median Household Income: $ 50,732
Costa Mesa Median Value of Homes: $ 263,700
Law Enforcement in Costa Mesa
Reported crimes in the Costa Mesa area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 42
Robbery: 112
Aggravated assault: 149
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 273
Burglary: 516
Larceny-theft: 2,665
Motor vehicle theft: 405
Arson: 14
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,222
Costa Mesa Location Information
Elevation: 101 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 15.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Costa Mesa
Newport Beach 1.6 Miles
Huntington Beach 4.8 Miles
Fountain Valley 5.1 Miles
San Joaquin Hills 5.1 Miles
Irvine 5.8 Miles
Santa Ana 7.8 Miles
Tustin 9.0 Miles
Garden Grove 9.3 Miles
Westminster 9.6 Miles
Aliso Viejo 10.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Costa Mesa
(Population 100,000+)
Huntington Beach 4.8 Miles
Irvine 5.8 Miles
Santa Ana 7.8 Miles
Garden Grove 9.3 Miles
Orange 10.8 Miles
Anaheim 13.4 Miles
Fullerton 15.9 Miles
Long Beach 17.8 Miles
Norwalk 20.3 Miles
Downey 24.1 Miles
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Facts
On an average day in 1996, an estimated 5.3 million convicted offenders were under the supervision of criminal justice authorities. Nearly 40% of these offenders, about 2 million, had been using alcohol at the time of the offense for which they were convicted. Alcohol in combination with other drugs: In 2006, DAWN estimates 450,817 (CI: 383,818 to 517,816) ED visits related to use of alcohol in combination with other drugs. Alcohol was most frequently combined with: Cocaine alone (101,588 visits), Marijuana alone (41,653 visits), cocaine and marijuana (21,241 visits), and heroin alone (14,958 visits). Lifetime nonmedical use of stimulants increased steadily from 1990 to 2002 for youths aged 12 to 17 (0.7 to 4.3 percent). For young adults aged 18 to 25, rates declined from 1981 to 1994 (from 10.9 to 5.9 percent), then increased to 10.8 percent in 2002. Rates increased between 2001 and 2002 for both youths (3.8 to 4.3 percent) and young adults (10.2 to 10.8 percent). Indeed, opium was a genuinely effective against the gastrointestinal diseases that were epidemic in the cities of 19th Century England and America. Introduced to skeptical American doctors in 1856, the hypodermic syringe proved an effective means of relieving pain with morphine injection, and by 1881 many physicians used the drug as a panacea for wide range of illness. |
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.
Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a condition that includes craving and continued alcohol abuse despite repeated drinking-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It includes four major areas: Craving: - A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Impaired control: -The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: -Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: - The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel its effects.
Relapse
Relapse is a term used to describe when an individual who has quit using drugs starts using once again. A relapse can mean just a one time use, a long term continues period of using or anything in between after a period of sobriety has taken place. An individual begins to experience a psychological relapse long before their first use after
quitting. Some things that can lead to relapse both physically or psychologically include: 1. Being in the presence of drugs or alcohol, drug or alcohol users, or places where you used or bought chemicals. 2. Feelings we perceive as negative, particularly anger; also sadness, loneliness, guilt, fear, and anxiety. 3. Positive feelings that make you want to celebrate by using. 4. Listening to others past drug use stories and just dwelling on getting high. 5. Believing that you no longer have to worry (complacent). That is, that you are no longer stimulated to crave drugs/alcohol by any of the above situations or by anything else – and therefore maybe it’s safe for you to use occasionally.
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.
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).
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