




Yucca Valley, California
Yucca Valley, CA Profile
Yucca Valley, CA, population 16,865 , is located
in California's San Bernardino county,
about 47.4 miles from Moreno Valley and 49.1 miles from San Bernardino.
In the 90's the population of Yucca Valley has grown by about 23%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Yucca Valley has been growing at an annual rate of 2.6 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Yucca Valley area were lower than California's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the California average.
Yucca Valley Statistics
Yucca Valley Gender Information
Males in Yucca Valley: 8,021 (48%)
Females in Yucca Valley: 8,844 (52%)
As % of Population in Yucca Valley
Race Diversity in Yucca Valley
White: 87%
African American: 2%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 9%
As % of Population in Yucca Valley
Age Diversity in Yucca Valley
Median Age in Yucca Valley: 41.6 (Males in Yucca Valley: 39.6, Females in Yucca Valley: 43.2)
Yucca Valley Males Under 20: 14%
Yucca Valley Females Under 20: 13%
Yucca Valley Males 20 to 40: 10%
Yucca Valley Females 20 to 40: 10%
Yucca Valley Males 40 to 60: 12%
Yucca Valley Females 40 to 60: 13%
Yucca Valley Males Over 60: 12%
Yucca Valley Females Over 60: 16%
Economics in Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley Household Average Size: 2.38 people
Yucca Valley Median Household Income: $ 30,420
Yucca Valley Median Value of Homes: $ 78,300
Law Enforcement in Yucca Valley
Reported crimes in the Yucca Valley area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 3
Robbery: 11
Aggravated assault: 52
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 373
Burglary: 150
Larceny-theft: 362
Motor vehicle theft: 56
Arson: 13
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,165
Yucca Valley Location Information
Elevation: 3,279 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 13.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Yucca Valley
Joshua Tree 7.0 Miles
Morongo Valley 9.7 Miles
Desert Hot Springs 11.3 Miles
Twentynine Palms Base 17.6 Miles
Thousand Palms 20.5 Miles
Palm Springs 20.7 Miles
Twentynine Palms 21.7 Miles
Cathedral City 23.2 Miles
Cabazon 24.5 Miles
Big Bear City 25.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Yucca Valley
(Population 100,000+)
Moreno Valley 48.4 Miles
San Bernardino 50.1 Miles
Riverside 57.4 Miles
Fontana 58.4 Miles
Rancho Cucamonga 67.4 Miles
Corona 68.2 Miles
Ontario 70.9 Miles
Pomona 76.7 Miles
Escondido 79.5 Miles
Oceanside 84.8 Miles
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Facts
Crack (sometimes called crack cocaine) is the form of cocaine that is smoked. The white powder that people buy illegally as cocaine cannot be smoked, because it is destroyed at the temperatures required for smoking. Cocaine can be converted to crack by adding an alkaline, then heating the mixture, resulting in a pellet-sized, cakelike solid substance that can be smoked. Crack takes its name from the cracks formed in the solid as it dries. This form of cocaine is less expensive than powder cocaine and is available for purchase on the street. DESPITE THE FACT that drugs can have a terrible stronghold on people, those addicted to drugs can be helped. Not all drug abusers are able to benefit from treatment, however. Most experts estimate the number of Americans with a serious drug problem at six million. About two million of those are hard-core addicts who do not want to stop using drugs or are so addicted that they cannot stop. Roughly three-quarters of these addicts are hooked on cocaine and one-quarter on heroin; many are also alcoholics or use other types of drugs as well. That leaves about four million drug abusers who could potentially be rehabilitated. Some of these manage to get off drugs with just the support of family and friends, but most require help from a drug treatment program. Concrete statistics on recovery rates in treatment programs are difficult to pin down because many addicts either do not complete treatment or relapse afterward, sometimes several times over the course of their lives. Users of methamphetamine sometimes take sedatives such as benzodiazepines as a means of easing their "come down". Individuals with a Vicodin addiction crave more Vicodin and tolerate greater amounts of the drug to achieve their high. Vicodin addictes go to great lengths, even breaking the law to get Vicodin. They continue abusing Vicodin even though they suffer negative physical and social consequences. Individuals with a Vidocin addiction are often aware of thier addiction, but may be too embarrassed or stubborn to admit it. |
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.
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 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".
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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