




Apollo Beach, Florida
Apollo Beach, FL Profile
Apollo Beach, FL, population 7,444 , is located
in Florida's Hillsborough county,
about 12.5 miles from Tampa and 16.6 miles from St Petersburg.
In the 90's the population of Apollo Beach has grown by about 24%.
Apollo Beach Statistics
Apollo Beach Gender Information
Males in Apollo Beach: 3,711 (50%)
Females in Apollo Beach: 3,733 (50%)
As % of Population in Apollo Beach
Race Diversity in Apollo Beach
White: 94%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Apollo Beach
Age Diversity in Apollo Beach
Median Age in Apollo Beach: 46.2 (Males in Apollo Beach: 46.0, Females in Apollo Beach: 46.5)
Apollo Beach Males Under 20: 10%
Apollo Beach Females Under 20: 10%
Apollo Beach Males 20 to 40: 9%
Apollo Beach Females 20 to 40: 10%
Apollo Beach Males 40 to 60: 18%
Apollo Beach Females 40 to 60: 18%
Apollo Beach Males Over 60: 12%
Apollo Beach Females Over 60: 13%
Economics in Apollo Beach
Apollo Beach Household Average Size: 2.38 people
Apollo Beach Median Household Income: $ 51,480
Apollo Beach Median Value of Homes: $ 124,300
Apollo Beach Location Information
Land Area: 5.7 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Apollo Beach
Ruskin 3.9 Miles
Greater Sun Center 5.1 Miles
Gibsonton 5.8 Miles
Wimauma 7.9 Miles
Riverview 8.1 Miles
Progress Village 9.2 Miles
Boyette 11.7 Miles
Palm River-Clair Mel 11.8 Miles
Tampa 12.5 Miles
Fish Hawk 13.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Apollo Beach
(Population 100,000+)
Tampa 12.5 Miles
St Petersburg 16.6 Miles
Clearwater 27.5 Miles
Orlando 82.1 Miles
Cape Coral 88.3 Miles
Coral Springs 167.7 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 180.3 Miles
Pembroke Pines 182.0 Miles
Jacksonville 182.8 Miles
Hollywood 185.1 Miles
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Facts
Among eighth graders the percentage of current users stands at one-in-eight. The 1996 National Household Survey (NHSDA) found that nine percent of twelve to seventeen year olds are current drug users. While this number is well below the 1979 peak of 16.3 percent, it is still alarmingly higher than the 1992 low of 5.3 percent. A survey conducted by the Columbia University Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse found that 41 percent of teens reported attending a party where marijuana was available, and 30 percent had seen drugs sold at schools. Although most cocaine in the US is snorted, smoking crack cocaine has become widely publicized. The hydrochloride salt is converted to a more volatile form, usually by adding NaHCO3, water, and heat. The converted material is combusted and the resultant smoke inhaled. Onset of effect is quicker, and intensity of the high is magnified. Crack use has not expanded to the suburbs or to the urban middle class: Low-income Americans continue to be the primary users. Dependence: The physical and/or the psychological effects produced by the habitual taking of certain drugs, characterized by a compulsion to continue taking the drug. physical d. dependence in which withdrawal of the drug causes specific symptoms (withdrawal symptoms), such as sweating, vomiting, or tremors, that are reversed by further doses. It may be induced by alcohol, morphine, heroin, and cocaine. psychological d. dependence in which repeated use of a drug induces reliance on it for a state of wellbeing and contentment, but there are no physical withdrawal symptoms if use of the drug is stopped. It may be induced by nicotine in tobacco, cannabis, and such drugs as barbiturates and amphetamines. Given the millions of prescriptions written for benzodiazepines (about 100 million in 1999), relatively few individuals increase their dose on their own initiative or engage in drug-seeking behavior. Those individuals who do abuse benzodiazepines often maintain their drug supply by getting prescriptions from several doctors, forging prescriptions, or buying diverted pharmaceutical products on the illicit market. Abuse is frequently associated with adolescents and young adults who take benzodiazepines to obtain a "high." This intoxicated state results in reduced inhibition and impaired judgment. Concurrent use of alcohol or other depressant; with benzodiazepines can be life threatening. Abuse of benzodiazepines is particularly high among heroin and cocaine abusers. A large percentage of people entering treatment for narcotic or cocaine addiction also report abusing benzodiazepines. Alprazolam and diazepam are the two most frequently encountered benzodiazepines on the illicit market. |
Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a condition that includes craving and continued alcohol abuse despite repeated drinking-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It includes four major areas: Craving: - A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Impaired control: -The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: -Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: - The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel its effects.
Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when you consume more drugs than your body can tolerate. Drug users are constantly flirting with the risk of a drug overdose. There is a
fine line between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death. While many victims of drug overdose recover without long term effects, there
can be serious consequences. Some drug overdoses cause the failure of major
organs like the kidneys or liver, or failure of whole systems like the
respiratory or circulatory systems. Patients who survive drug overdose may need
kidney dialysis, kidney or liver transplant, or ongoing care as a result of
heart failure, stroke, or coma. Death can occur in almost any drug overdose
situation, particularly if treatment is not started immediately.
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.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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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