




Highland, California
Highland, CA Profile
Highland, CA, population 44,605 , is located
in California's San Bernardino county,
about 4.8 miles from San Bernardino and 13.2 miles from Fontana.
In the 90's the population of Highland has grown by about 30%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Highland has been growing at an annual rate of 2.7 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Highland area were lower than California's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the California average.
Highland Statistics
Highland Gender Information
Males in Highland: 21,775 (49%)
Females in Highland: 22,830 (51%)
As % of Population in Highland
Race Diversity in Highland
White: 56%
African American: 12%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 6%
Other/Mixed: 25%
As % of Population in Highland
Age Diversity in Highland
Median Age in Highland: 29.3 (Males in Highland: 28.3, Females in Highland: 30.1)
Highland Males Under 20: 20%
Highland Females Under 20: 19%
Highland Males 20 to 40: 14%
Highland Females 20 to 40: 15%
Highland Males 40 to 60: 12%
Highland Females 40 to 60: 12%
Highland Males Over 60: 4%
Highland Females Over 60: 5%
Economics in Highland
Highland Household Average Size: 3.29 people
Highland Median Household Income: $ 41,230
Highland Median Value of Homes: $ 122,200
Law Enforcement in Highland
Reported crimes in the Highland area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 7
Forcible rape: 12
Robbery: 101
Aggravated assault: 81
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 422
Burglary: 307
Larceny-theft: 762
Motor vehicle theft: 365
Arson: 16
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,014
Highland Location Information
Elevation: 1,315 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 13.6 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Highland
San Bernardino 4.8 Miles
Redlands 5.3 Miles
Mentone 5.9 Miles
Loma Linda 6.3 Miles
Colton 7.1 Miles
Running Springs 7.9 Miles
Muscoy 8.0 Miles
Lake Arrowhead 8.4 Miles
Grand Terrace 8.9 Miles
Crestline 9.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Highland
(Population 100,000+)
San Bernardino 4.8 Miles
Fontana 13.2 Miles
Moreno Valley 13.3 Miles
Riverside 16.2 Miles
Rancho Cucamonga 22.1 Miles
Ontario 25.7 Miles
Corona 27.0 Miles
Pomona 31.5 Miles
West Covina 42.0 Miles
Orange 43.8 Miles
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Facts
Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or behavior-altering drugs is against the law in every state. Although laws, terms, and approaches vary from state to state, the consequences are always similar in their severity. Alcohol and drugs are known to alter a person's behavior, coordination, and thinking. Therefore, it is illegal to drive under such influence, as you greatly risk your own health and safety in addition to that of others. Health effects from inhalants range from mild to severe. A distinction between harmful side effects and long-term effects has not been fully determined. "Although some inhalant-induced damage to the nervous and other organ systems may be at least partially reversible when inhalant abuse is stopped, many syndromes caused by repeated or prolonged abuse are irreversible," according to the NIDA research report on inhalants, which was updated in February 2002. NIDA's list of irreversible effects include hearing loss, limb spasms, brain damage, and bone marrow damage. Serious but potentially reversible effects include liver and kidney damage, and depletion of oxygen from the blood. Nitrites carry special risks, even with modest use. Based on their research with animals, scientists suspect that nitrite abuse reduces the number of cells in the immune system. This possibly hinders the body's efforts to fight infectious diseases and resist the growth of tumors.Death is also a possible consequence of inhalant abuse, because the chemicals displace oxygen, leading to an increased risk of sudden sniffing death. Users also die from asphyxiation (from inhaling repeatedly, which leaves the lungs full of chemicals instead of oxygen), suffocation (from blocking air to the lungs while inhaling fumes from a plastic bag over the head), choking (from inhaling and choking on vomit), and from a variety of accidental injuries caused by mental and physical effects of inhalants (car wrecks, drowning, falls, burns). The major fetal effect of cocaine is retardation of growth, resulting in smaller than normal babies at the time of birth. Although animal studies suggest that cocaine may cause malformations of the fetus, data from studies in humans are contradictory. Some reports have shown an increased chance of abnormalities of the heart, limbs, and urinary tract, but others show no differences; studies in humans have not included large populations, and good scientific methods have not been utilized to control for many other factors that may contribute to abnormalities. Studies like these are very difficult to design for human populations. It is currently thought that the incidence of malformations in infants as a result of cocaine taken by pregnant women is very low and that those that do occur are the result of disruption in the fetal blood vessels due to the constriction that occurs. This vessel constriction diminishes blood supply, which causes organs to malform at varying stages of fetal development. Abnormalities have been observed in the intestines, the kidneys, and the extremities. Children of alcoholics exhibit symptoms of depression and anxiety more than children of non-alcoholics. COAs have lower self-esteem than non-COAs from childhood through young adulthood. Children of alcoholics show more symptoms of anxiety, depression, and externalizing behavior disorders than non-COAs. Some of these symptoms include crying, lack of friends, fear of going to school, nightmares, perfectionism, hoarding, and excessive self-consciousness. |
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".
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
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.
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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