




Fountainbleau, Florida
Fountainbleau, FL Profile
Fountainbleau, FL, population 59,549 , is located
in Florida's Miami-Dade county,
about 7.3 miles from Hialeah and 9.6 miles from Miami.
Fountainbleau Statistics
Fountainbleau Gender Information
Males in Fountainbleau: 27,689 (46%)
Females in Fountainbleau: 31,860 (54%)
As % of Population in Fountainbleau
Race Diversity in Fountainbleau
White: 85%
African American: 2%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 11%
As % of Population in Fountainbleau
Age Diversity in Fountainbleau
Median Age in Fountainbleau: 34.9 (Males in Fountainbleau: 32.9, Females in Fountainbleau: 36.8)
Fountainbleau Males Under 20: 13%
Fountainbleau Females Under 20: 12%
Fountainbleau Males 20 to 40: 17%
Fountainbleau Females 20 to 40: 17%
Fountainbleau Males 40 to 60: 11%
Fountainbleau Females 40 to 60: 14%
Fountainbleau Males Over 60: 7%
Fountainbleau Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Fountainbleau
Fountainbleau Household Average Size: 2.85 people
Fountainbleau Median Household Income: $ 35,509
Fountainbleau Median Value of Homes: $ 85,400
Fountainbleau Location Information
Elevation: 5 feet above sea level.
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Fountainbleau
Sweetwater 1.7 Miles
Westchester 1.8 Miles
University Park 2.2 Miles
Olympia Heights 3.2 Miles
Doral 3.3 Miles
Coral Terrace 3.3 Miles
West Miami 3.3 Miles
Tamiami 3.3 Miles
Westwood Lakes 3.4 Miles
Virginia Gardens 3.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Fountainbleau
(Population 100,000+)
Hialeah 7.3 Miles
Miami 9.6 Miles
Pembroke Pines 17.7 Miles
Hollywood 20.6 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 27.3 Miles
Coral Springs 34.8 Miles
Cape Coral 113.5 Miles
Tampa 199.0 Miles
St Petersburg 199.6 Miles
Orlando 201.5 Miles
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Facts
During the past 15 years, concerns about crime and violence have prompted increased law enforcement, prosecution, and punishment. But although the "get tough" approach may have contributed to recent reductions in crime, there are limits to its ability to enhance the public's safety and general well-being in the long run. The reason is that it does little to address drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. Although these problems have had a fundamental impact on the criminal behavior of 80 percent of inmates, only one in six of those who need substance abuse treatment receives it while in prison, and far fewer receive comprehensive intensive treatment with aftercare. As a result, our prison doors open to release tens of thousands of untreated or inadequately treated offenders back into the community every year. Most will return to a life of drug and alcohol use and crime, typically committing as many as 100 offenses annually. The financial and social costs of current policies are staggering. In fact, the current well-intended but uninformed crackdown on crime has already put an excessive burden on state, federal, and local budgets. Between 1980 and 1996, the price of constructing, maintaining, and operating U.S. prisons and jails rose from $7 billion to $38 billion. Just as troubling is a recent U.S. Department of Justice study, which found that at current incarceration rates, one out of every 20 Americans born in 1997 will spend time in prison, including one in 11 men and one in four black men. Even now, one in three young black males is under the supervision of the criminal justice system in cities such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C., largely for drug-related crimes. US opiate addicts increased from low levels in the 1840s to a historic high of 313,000 by 1896. Health Problems Caused by Drinking. Young people face the same long-term health consequences as do older drinkers: alcohol is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Men and women who drink alcoholic beverages regularly have, in comparison with abstainers, higher death rates from cirrhosis, cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, and liver; from colorectal cancer, breast cancer, hemorrhagic stroke; and from injuries, violence, poisoning and suicide. Alcohol causes birth defects and can cause inflammation of the pancreas and damage to the brain. For people who may be at risk for coronary artery disease the consumption of small amounts of alcohol may offer some offsetting health benefits—but young people generally are not at risk for coronary artery disease. The social nature of ecstasy use and feelings of safety and comfort associated with the drug contribute to the consumption of other drugs as well. When a group of peers takes ecstasy together and part of the group decides to take either more ecstasy or some other drug, there is a very good chance that everyone in the group will do the same, trusting their peers not to steer them wrong. |
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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.
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).
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