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Jensen Beach, FL Profile
Jensen Beach, FL, population 11,100 , is located
in Florida's Martin county,
about 68.1 miles from Coral Springs and 78.5 miles from Ft Lauderdale.
In the 90's the population of Jensen Beach has grown by about 12%.
Jensen Beach Statistics
Jensen Beach Gender Information
Males in Jensen Beach: 5,384 (49%)
Females in Jensen Beach: 5,716 (51%)
As % of Population in Jensen Beach
Race Diversity in Jensen Beach
White: 96%
African American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Jensen Beach
Age Diversity in Jensen Beach
Median Age in Jensen Beach: 44.5 (Males in Jensen Beach: 43.2, Females in Jensen Beach: 45.8)
Jensen Beach Males Under 20: 11%
Jensen Beach Females Under 20: 10%
Jensen Beach Males 20 to 40: 10%
Jensen Beach Females 20 to 40: 10%
Jensen Beach Males 40 to 60: 14%
Jensen Beach Females 40 to 60: 14%
Jensen Beach Males Over 60: 12%
Jensen Beach Females Over 60: 16%
Economics in Jensen Beach
Jensen Beach Household Average Size: 2.19 people
Jensen Beach Median Household Income: $ 36,674
Jensen Beach Median Value of Homes: $ 85,200
Jensen Beach Location Information
Elevation: 8 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 4.3 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Jensen Beach
Ocean Breeze Park 1.4 Miles
Rio 2.5 Miles
North River Shores 3.5 Miles
Sewall's Point 4.2 Miles
Stuart 4.2 Miles
Palm City 6.4 Miles
Port Salerno 7.8 Miles
Port St Lucie 7.9 Miles
Indian River Estates 9.1 Miles
White City 10.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Jensen Beach
(Population 100,000+)
Coral Springs 68.1 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 78.5 Miles
Hollywood 86.1 Miles
Pembroke Pines 86.6 Miles
Hialeah 96.7 Miles
Miami 102.4 Miles
Orlando 113.2 Miles
Cape Coral 116.4 Miles
Tampa 144.8 Miles
St Petersburg 154.4 Miles
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Facts
Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or behavior-altering drugs is against the law in every state. Although laws, terms, and approaches vary from state to state, the consequences are always similar in their severity. Alcohol and drugs are known to alter a person's behavior, coordination, and thinking. Therefore, it is illegal to drive under such influence, as you greatly risk your own health and safety in addition to that of others. Health effects from inhalants range from mild to severe. A distinction between harmful side effects and long-term effects has not been fully determined. "Although some inhalant-induced damage to the nervous and other organ systems may be at least partially reversible when inhalant abuse is stopped, many syndromes caused by repeated or prolonged abuse are irreversible," according to the NIDA research report on inhalants, which was updated in February 2002. NIDA's list of irreversible effects include hearing loss, limb spasms, brain damage, and bone marrow damage. Serious but potentially reversible effects include liver and kidney damage, and depletion of oxygen from the blood. Nitrites carry special risks, even with modest use. Based on their research with animals, scientists suspect that nitrite abuse reduces the number of cells in the immune system. This possibly hinders the body's efforts to fight infectious diseases and resist the growth of tumors.Death is also a possible consequence of inhalant abuse, because the chemicals displace oxygen, leading to an increased risk of sudden sniffing death. Users also die from asphyxiation (from inhaling repeatedly, which leaves the lungs full of chemicals instead of oxygen), suffocation (from blocking air to the lungs while inhaling fumes from a plastic bag over the head), choking (from inhaling and choking on vomit), and from a variety of accidental injuries caused by mental and physical effects of inhalants (car wrecks, drowning, falls, burns). The major fetal effect of cocaine is retardation of growth, resulting in smaller than normal babies at the time of birth. Although animal studies suggest that cocaine may cause malformations of the fetus, data from studies in humans are contradictory. Some reports have shown an increased chance of abnormalities of the heart, limbs, and urinary tract, but others show no differences; studies in humans have not included large populations, and good scientific methods have not been utilized to control for many other factors that may contribute to abnormalities. Studies like these are very difficult to design for human populations. It is currently thought that the incidence of malformations in infants as a result of cocaine taken by pregnant women is very low and that those that do occur are the result of disruption in the fetal blood vessels due to the constriction that occurs. This vessel constriction diminishes blood supply, which causes organs to malform at varying stages of fetal development. Abnormalities have been observed in the intestines, the kidneys, and the extremities. Children of alcoholics exhibit symptoms of depression and anxiety more than children of non-alcoholics. COAs have lower self-esteem than non-COAs from childhood through young adulthood. Children of alcoholics show more symptoms of anxiety, depression, and externalizing behavior disorders than non-COAs. Some of these symptoms include crying, lack of friends, fear of going to school, nightmares, perfectionism, hoarding, and excessive self-consciousness. |
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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