




Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree, CA Profile
Joshua Tree, CA, population 4,207 , is located
in California's San Bernardino county,
about 54.3 miles from Moreno Valley and 56.0 miles from San Bernardino.
In the 90's the population of Joshua Tree has grown by about 8%.
Joshua Tree Statistics
Joshua Tree Gender Information
Males in Joshua Tree: 2,037 (48%)
Females in Joshua Tree: 2,170 (52%)
As % of Population in Joshua Tree
Race Diversity in Joshua Tree
White: 86%
African American: 2%
Native American: 2%
Asian: 1%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 8%
As % of Population in Joshua Tree
Age Diversity in Joshua Tree
Median Age in Joshua Tree: 36.8 (Males in Joshua Tree: 35.3, Females in Joshua Tree: 38.7)
Joshua Tree Males Under 20: 15%
Joshua Tree Females Under 20: 14%
Joshua Tree Males 20 to 40: 12%
Joshua Tree Females 20 to 40: 13%
Joshua Tree Males 40 to 60: 11%
Joshua Tree Females 40 to 60: 12%
Joshua Tree Males Over 60: 10%
Joshua Tree Females Over 60: 13%
Economics in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree Household Average Size: 2.35 people
Joshua Tree Median Household Income: $ 26,535
Joshua Tree Median Value of Homes: $ 62,600
Joshua Tree Location Information
Elevation: 2,728 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 6.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Joshua Tree
Yucca Valley 7.0 Miles
Twentynine Palms Base 10.7 Miles
Twentynine Palms 14.8 Miles
Desert Hot Springs 16.2 Miles
Morongo Valley 16.5 Miles
Thousand Palms 22.2 Miles
Palm Springs 24.9 Miles
Cathedral City 26.1 Miles
Bermuda Dunes 27.1 Miles
Rancho Mirage 27.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Joshua Tree
(Population 100,000+)
Moreno Valley 54.3 Miles
San Bernardino 56.0 Miles
Riverside 63.3 Miles
Fontana 64.3 Miles
Rancho Cucamonga 73.3 Miles
Corona 74.1 Miles
Ontario 76.8 Miles
Pomona 82.6 Miles
Escondido 83.2 Miles
Oceanside 89.4 Miles
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Facts
Cocaine use, though not prevalent among young people, is far too frequent an experience for our youth. The 1997 MTF survey found that the proportion of students reporting use of powder cocaine in the past year to be 2.2 percent, 4.1 percent, and 5 percent in grades eight, ten, and twelve, respectively. This rate represents a leveling-off in eighth-grade use and no change in tenth and twelfth grades. Among eighth graders, perceived risk also stabilized in 1997, and disapproval of use increased—both after an earlier erosion in these attitudes. The 1996 NHSDA found current use among twelve to seventeen year olds to be 0.6 percent, twice the rate of 1992 yet substantially lower than the 1.9 percent reported in 1985. The fact that young people are still experimenting with cocaine underscores the need for effective prevention. This requirement is substantiated by NHSDA finding of a steady decline in the mean age of first use from 22.6 years in 1990 to 19.1 years in 1995. Crack cocaine use, according to MTF, leveled-off in the eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades during the first half of the 1990s. The number of prescriptions written for oxycodone combination drugs increased slightly during the period from 1996–2000. However, the DEA's Diversion Control Program found that the number of prescriptions written for oxycodone-only drugs such as OxyContin was 14 times higher during the same time period. This question has been hotly debated for many years. Research suggests that there is evidence of physical dependence and a withdrawal syndrome. Marijuana is certainly associated with psychological addiction. The bottom line is, marijuana has caused physical, interpersonal, and psychological damage to many people who nevertheless find it difficult or impossible to quit. Benzodiazepines with a longer duration of action are utilized to treat insomnia in patients with daytime anxiety. These benzodiazepines include alprazolam (Xanax®), chlordiazepoxide (librium®), clorazepate (Tranxene®), diazepam (Valium®), halazepam (Paxipam®), lorzepam (Ativan®), oxazepam (Serax®), prazepam (Centrax®), and quazepam (Doral®). Clonazepam (Klonopin®), diazepam, and clorazepate are also used as anticonvulsants. |
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".
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.
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.
Intervention
An intervention is when a group of loved ones and/or a trained intervention counselor meets with the person in need of help for the purpose of breaking down their denial and motivating them to immediately seek drug addiction treatment. Often, individuals in the midst of drug addiction engage in a variety of self destructive behaviors. Although baffling to friends and family members such people generally either aren't aware on a conscious level that they have a drug addiction problem, or even when they know they have a problem they may cling to the false belief that the problem will somehow go away without any outside help. When an intervention is held a moment of clarity is created
for the addict. Most people struggling with the problem of drug or alcohol
addiction will accept help the very day of the intervention.
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.
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