




Aurora, Colorado
Aurora, CO Profile
Aurora, CO, population 276,393 , is located
in Colorado's Adams county,
about 8.2 miles from Denver and 13.2 miles from Westminster.
In the 90's the population of Aurora has grown by about 24%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Aurora has been growing at an annual rate of 1.6 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Aurora area were higher than Colorado's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Colorado average.
Aurora Statistics
Aurora Gender Information
Males in Aurora: 136,901 (50%)
Females in Aurora: 139,492 (50%)
As % of Population in Aurora
Race Diversity in Aurora
White: 69%
African American: 13%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 4%
Other/Mixed: 13%
As % of Population in Aurora
Age Diversity in Aurora
Median Age in Aurora: 31.7 (Males in Aurora: 30.8, Females in Aurora: 32.8)
Aurora Males Under 20: 15%
Aurora Females Under 20: 15%
Aurora Males 20 to 40: 17%
Aurora Females 20 to 40: 17%
Aurora Males 40 to 60: 12%
Aurora Females 40 to 60: 13%
Aurora Males Over 60: 4%
Aurora Females Over 60: 6%
Economics in Aurora
Aurora Household Average Size: 2.6 people
Aurora Median Household Income: $ 46,507
Aurora Median Value of Homes: $ 139,700
Law Enforcement in Aurora
Reported crimes in the Aurora area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 18
Forcible rape: 213
Robbery: 571
Aggravated assault: 889
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 585
Burglary: 2,329
Larceny-theft: 10,272
Motor vehicle theft: 2,652
Arson: 110
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 5,281
Aurora Location Information
Elevation: 5,435 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 132.5 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Aurora
Glendale 5.7 Miles
Commerce City 7.7 Miles
Denver 8.2 Miles
Derby 8.9 Miles
Cherry Hills Village 9.1 Miles
North Washington 9.5 Miles
Foxfield 9.8 Miles
Greenwood Village 10.0 Miles
Englewood 10.0 Miles
Welby 10.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Aurora
(Population 100,000+)
Denver 8.2 Miles
Westminster 13.2 Miles
Lakewood 13.4 Miles
Arvada 14.5 Miles
Ft Collins 60.7 Miles
Colorado Springs 61.9 Miles
Pueblo 102.7 Miles
Albuquerque 336.4 Miles
Amarillo 352.5 Miles
Provo 363.4 Miles
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Facts
Throughout the 1930s, doctors in Europe prescribed amphetamines to treat colds, hay fever, and asthma. That same decade, amphetamines became available in tablet form for the treatment of the daytime sleeping disorder known as NARCOLEPSY, a fairly rare condition that causes people to fall asleep quickly and unexpectedly. Later, many Americans became hooked on amphetamines—specifically the dextroamphetamine sulfate Dexedrine—after finding that users could lose weight quickly and effortlessly. Only then did researchers begin to realize that these drugs could be dangerous and addictive. During World War II (1939–1945), amphetamines were distributed among soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan to keep them awake and alert on the battlefield. Back on the home front, people who worked in factories manufacturing goods for the war effort were also using the drug to boost their productivity. After the war, use of the drug continued, both in the United States and abroad. Heroin is very addictive. Consider as an illustration that with regular use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more, to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body adapts to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced or stopped. The ramifications of heroin withdrawal are an ugly and dangerous experience. Watery eyes, runny nose, no appetite, tremors, panic, chills, sweating, vomiting, and muscle cramps. Addicts cannot sleep, and their body temperatures and blood pressure rise. By that time, most of them have alienated themselves from everyone, so they are alone. People who are addicted to heroin also face serious problems even when they try to quit using. In the following manner, Jose Gonzalez a lifetime user explains, More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who has or has had alcoholism. The Rescuer: The "rescuer" doesn't let the incident become a "problem." Since she has been waiting up for him anyway, she goes out in the yard, gets the alcoholic up, cleans him up, and puts him into bed. That way the neighbors never see him passed out in the flower bed! |
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
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.
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).
Abstinence
Abstinence is the act or practice of refraining from indulging a desire. The type of abstinence we are referring to here is abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This term has two connotations when it comes to abstaining from drugs. The first refers to drug or alcohol treatment programs that aim to help an individual stop using drugs or alcohol for the rest of their lives. The time abstinence is also used in drug education and prevention. It refers to trying to stop children from ever using drugs.
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.
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