




Lake San Marcos, California
Lake San Marcos, CA Profile
Lake San Marcos, CA, population 4,138 , is located
in California's San Diego county,
about 7.1 miles from Escondido and 11.0 miles from Oceanside.
In the 90's the population of Lake San Marcos has grown by about 9%.
Lake San Marcos Statistics
Lake San Marcos Gender Information
Males in Lake San Marcos: 1,801 (44%)
Females in Lake San Marcos: 2,337 (56%)
As % of Population in Lake San Marcos
Race Diversity in Lake San Marcos
White: 94%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Lake San Marcos
Age Diversity in Lake San Marcos
Median Age in Lake San Marcos: 70.8 (Males in Lake San Marcos: 70.2, Females in Lake San Marcos: 71.2)
Lake San Marcos Males Under 20: 3%
Lake San Marcos Females Under 20: 3%
Lake San Marcos Males 20 to 40: 4%
Lake San Marcos Females 20 to 40: 4%
Lake San Marcos Males 40 to 60: 7%
Lake San Marcos Females 40 to 60: 10%
Lake San Marcos Males Over 60: 28%
Lake San Marcos Females Over 60: 39%
Economics in Lake San Marcos
Lake San Marcos Household Average Size: 1.81 people
Lake San Marcos Median Household Income: $ 50,857
Lake San Marcos Median Value of Homes: $ 231,300
Lake San Marcos Location Information
Elevation: 520 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.8 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lake San Marcos
San Marcos 2.7 Miles
Vista 5.5 Miles
Escondido 7.1 Miles
Rancho Santa Fe 7.3 Miles
Encinitas 7.8 Miles
Carlsbad 8.5 Miles
Hidden Meadows 8.8 Miles
Solana Beach 10.0 Miles
Oceanside 11.0 Miles
Bonsall 11.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Lake San Marcos
(Population 100,000+)
Escondido 7.1 Miles
Oceanside 11.0 Miles
San Diego 28.6 Miles
Chula Vista 34.4 Miles
Irvine 51.7 Miles
Costa Mesa 54.3 Miles
Corona 55.8 Miles
Moreno Valley 56.1 Miles
Santa Ana 57.3 Miles
Riverside 58.2 Miles
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Facts
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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.
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.
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.
Drug Side Effects
Drug addiction and abuse comes with a heavy price. There are drastic drug side effects associated with drug misuse and abuse. Drug side effects from legal and illegal drugs can range from mild itching to comas and death. In addition to the physical drug side effects mentioned, there are many psychological drug side effects of drug abuse; the most serious being drug addiction and overdose.
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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