




Central Manchester, Connecticut
Central Manchester, CT Profile
Central Manchester, CT, population 30,595 , is located
about 24.1 miles from Waterbury and 25 miles from Hartford.
In the 90's the population of Central Manchester has declined by about 1%.
Central Manchester Statistics
Central Manchester Gender Information
Males in Central Manchester: 14,727 (48%)
Females in Central Manchester: 15,868 (52%)
As % of Population in Central Manchester
Race Diversity in Central Manchester
White: 83%
African American: 8%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 7%
As % of Population in Central Manchester
Age Diversity in Central Manchester
Median Age in Central Manchester: 35.7 (Males in Central Manchester: 34.1, Females in Central Manchester: 37.4)
Central Manchester Males Under 20: 13%
Central Manchester Females Under 20: 12%
Central Manchester Males 20 to 40: 16%
Central Manchester Females 20 to 40: 16%
Central Manchester Males 40 to 60: 12%
Central Manchester Females 40 to 60: 13%
Central Manchester Males Over 60: 7%
Central Manchester Females Over 60: 11%
Economics in Central Manchester
Central Manchester Household Average Size: 2.31 people
Central Manchester Median Household Income: $ 43,977
Central Manchester Median Value of Homes: $ 112,500
Central Manchester Location Information
Land Area: 6.4 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Central Manchester
Winsted 4.0 Miles
Torrington 7.0 Miles
New Hartford 8.1 Miles
Northwest Harwinton 9.6 Miles
Litchfield 11.0 Miles
Collinsville 12.6 Miles
Canton Valley 13.3 Miles
Bantam 13.3 Miles
Canaan 13.3 Miles
West Simsbury 14.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Central Manchester
(Population 100,000+)
Waterbury 24.1 Miles
Hartford 25.0 Miles
Springfield 31.2 Miles
New Haven 42.4 Miles
Bridgeport 50.9 Miles
Stamford 62.3 Miles
Worcester 72.8 Miles
Yonkers 77.9 Miles
Paterson 86.8 Miles
Providence 88.8 Miles
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Facts
More than half of the estimated costs of drug abuse were associated with drug-related crime. These costs included lost productivity of victims and incarcerated perpetrators of drug- related crime (20.4 percent); lost legitimate production due to drug-related crime careers (19.7 percent); and other costs of drug-related crime, including Federal drug traffic control, property damage, and police, legal, and corrections services (18.4 percent). Most of the remaining costs resulted from premature deaths (14.9 percent), lost productivity due to drug-related illness (14.5 percent), and healthcare expenditures (10.2 percent). Alcohol-related crashes claim an average of one life every half-hour. Almost 17,000 people died in 2004 in alcoholrelated crashes and half a million people were injured. Tragically, America's law enforcement officers are too often included in this group of victims. According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund (NLEMF), crashes killed 62 officers in 2005, two more than the number of officers killed in shooting incidents in the same year. Forty-one officers died in crashes, 15 were struck by vehicles, and six died in motorcycle crashes. The NLEMF cannot break out the number of officers killed in crashes caused by impaired driving, but noted that while fatalities from shooting incidents decreased 36% from 1975 to 2004, line-of-duty deaths due to crashes increased 40% over the same time period. Impaired driving is the suspected cause of two crashes that claimed the lives of two California Highway Patrol officers. The CHP has lost six officers in the line of duty during the six months from September 2005 to February 2006. Based on reports from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, nations in the Americas seized the majority of cocaine in 2003, accounting for 87% of the world’s seizures. These statistics are similar to the data supplied to the General Secretariat from member states. European nations follow with 13% of seizures. The United States seized the greatest amount of cocaine, followed by Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico and Brazil. Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are still the most widely abused substances by children and adolescents. Among illicit substances, marijuana has shown an alarming increase in use, especially by younger adolescents. In 1997, 17.7% of 8th graders had used marijuana in the past year, almost 3 times the 1991 rate. The percentage of high school seniors who reported marijuana use in the past month continues to climb, from 13.8% in 1991 to 19.0% in 1994 to 23.7% in 1997. Although marijuana is certainly less toxic than many other drugs, the popular notion that it is harmless is false. Along with its other negative effects, marijuana has a direct effect on short-term memory and other cognitive functions. However, only 58.1% of 12th graders believe that smoking marijuana regularly is harmful, a notable decrease from 1991 (78.6%). |
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a place or program that an individual enters to treat a drug or alcohol addiction. Through therapy and education, the individual is restored to their former non-drug using self. They are then able to re-enter society clean and sober. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend a drug rehabilitation program. Some of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, problems with the law, and problems at work. Also, there are several different types of drug rehabilitation programs available: inpatient, outpatient, residential, short-term, and long-term.
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.
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.
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).
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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