



Sacramento, California
Sacramento, CA Profile
Sacramento, CA, population 407,018 , is located
in California's Sacramento county,
about 44.5 miles from Stockton and 50.9 miles from Concord.
In the 90's the population of Sacramento has grown by about 10%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Sacramento has been growing at an annual rate of 2.9 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Sacramento area were higher than California's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the California average.
Sacramento Statistics
Sacramento Gender Information
Males in Sacramento: 197,784 (49%)
Females in Sacramento: 209,234 (51%)
As % of Population in Sacramento
Race Diversity in Sacramento
White: 48%
African American: 15%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 17%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 18%
As % of Population in Sacramento
Age Diversity in Sacramento
Median Age in Sacramento: 32.8 (Males in Sacramento: 31.6, Females in Sacramento: 34.0)
Sacramento Males Under 20: 15%
Sacramento Females Under 20: 15%
Sacramento Males 20 to 40: 15%
Sacramento Females 20 to 40: 15%
Sacramento Males 40 to 60: 12%
Sacramento Females 40 to 60: 13%
Sacramento Males Over 60: 6%
Sacramento Females Over 60: 8%
Economics in Sacramento
Sacramento Household Average Size: 2.57 people
Sacramento Median Household Income: $ 37,049
Sacramento Median Value of Homes: $ 126,000
Law Enforcement in Sacramento
Reported crimes in the Sacramento area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 43
Forcible rape: 187
Robbery: 1,630
Aggravated assault: 1,560
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 778
Burglary: 5,606
Larceny-theft: 15,374
Motor vehicle theft: 7,286
Arson: 401
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 6,427
Sacramento Location Information
Elevation: 20 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 96.3 Square Miles.
Water Area: 2.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Sacramento
Sacramento">West Sacramento 1.9 Miles
Sacramento">Parkway-South Sacramento 6.2 Miles
Arden-Arcade 6.6 Miles
Rosemont 7.3 Miles
La Riviera 7.5 Miles
Florin 7.5 Miles
Rio Linda 8.0 Miles
Carmichael 9.3 Miles
North Highlands 9.8 Miles
Rancho Cordova 10.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Sacramento
(Population 100,000+)
Stockton 44.5 Miles
Concord 50.9 Miles
Vallejo 52.9 Miles
Berkeley 64.8 Miles
Santa Rosa 66.7 Miles
Oakland 68.3 Miles
Modesto 70.6 Miles
Hayward 70.7 Miles
San Francisco 75.1 Miles
Fremont 76.4 Miles
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Facts
Acquired functional tolerance can occur in three different time frames. Acute tolerance is that which is displayed during the course of a single drug exposure, even the first time it is taken. As soon as the brain is exposed to the drug, compensatory changes begin to develop and become more marked as time passes. As a result, the degree of effect produced by the same concentration of drug is greater at the beginning of the exposure than it is in the later part; this phenomenon is sometimes calledthe Mellanby effect. A secondtime pattern of tolerance development is known in the experimental literature as rapid tolerance. This refers to an increased tolerance seen on the second exposure to the drug, if this occurs not more than one or two days after the first exposure. Chronic tolerance is that form of acquired tolerance that develops progressively over an extended period of time in which repeated exposure to the drug takes place. There is suggestive evidence that these three forms may involve the same or very similar mechanisms. All experimental interventions so far testedhave produced virtually identical effects on rapid and chronic tolerance, and chronic tolerance is accompanied by an increase in the rate of development of acute tolerance. We know that cocaine is a nasty actor that changes brain chemistry by stimulating dopamine and adrenaline release. The highs that it generates make it very addictive. The problem is that with any addictive drug, more of the drug is needed to get that initial high. Crack is the solid from of cocaine that is smoked. It is more concentrated, produces more intense highs, and greater lows. One reason that heroin addicts suffer from so many illnesses is that they, like other intravenous drug addicts, share hypodermic needles, thereby spreading infectious diseases. Shared needles transmit disease so easily that an estimated 90 percent of all intravenous drug users in the United States have some type of infectious disease. In 1996 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that the sharing of drug needles accounted for "about one-third of all new cases of AIDS in the U.S. each year."A high percentage of addicts who develop AIDS also contract tuberculosis, an infectious disease that can attack lung tissue, lymph glands, or other parts of the body. Death resulting from inhalant use is more common in males. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) monitors drug-related deaths as reported by medical examiners in 40 metropolitan areas. In 1999, medical examiners in these cities recorded 129 deaths from inhalants, a 25% increase over the 103 inhalant deaths recorded in 1998. Those who died in 1999 from inhalant use ranged from adolescents to adults age 55 and older, and were predominantly white. From an socioeconomic perspective, inhalant abuse is most often associated with poverty, but there are abusers in all classes. Older inhalant users may develop abuse problems because they have access to volatile chemicals and anesthetics at the workplace. |
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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