




Marathon, Florida
Marathon, FL Profile
Marathon, FL, population 10,255 , is located
in Florida's Monroe county,
about 92.3 miles from Miami and 94.0 miles from Hialeah.
In the 90's the population of Marathon has grown by about 16%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Marathon has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Marathon Statistics
Marathon Gender Information
Males in Marathon: 5,386 (53%)
Females in Marathon: 4,869 (47%)
As % of Population in Marathon
Race Diversity in Marathon
White: 91%
African American: 5%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Marathon
Age Diversity in Marathon
Median Age in Marathon: 43.8 (Males in Marathon: 43.9, Females in Marathon: 43.6)
Marathon Males Under 20: 10%
Marathon Females Under 20: 9%
Marathon Males 20 to 40: 13%
Marathon Females 20 to 40: 11%
Marathon Males 40 to 60: 18%
Marathon Females 40 to 60: 17%
Marathon Males Over 60: 12%
Marathon Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Marathon
Marathon Household Average Size: 2.19 people
Marathon Median Household Income: $ 36,010
Marathon Median Value of Homes: $ 149,700
Marathon Location Information
Elevation: 3 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 5.2 Square Miles.
Water Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Marathon
Key Colony Beach 4.5 Miles
Duck Key 11.9 Miles
Big Pine Key 16.8 Miles
Layton Long Key 19.0 Miles
Cudjoe Key 25.8 Miles
Big Coppitt Key 36.7 Miles
Islamorada 37.0 Miles
Tavernier 41.6 Miles
Stock Island 42.0 Miles
Key West 44.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Marathon
(Population 100,000+)
Miami 92.3 Miles
Hialeah 94.0 Miles
Pembroke Pines 104.3 Miles
Hollywood 107.3 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 114.0 Miles
Coral Springs 119.3 Miles
Cape Coral 138.7 Miles
St Petersburg 233.3 Miles
Tampa 239.2 Miles
Clearwater 248.7 Miles
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Facts
In controlled studies comparing the physiological and subjective effects of injected heroin and morphine in individuals formerly addicted to opiates, subjects showed no preference for one drug over the other. Equipotent, injected doses had comparable action courses, with no difference in subjects' self-rated feelings of euphoria, ambition, nervousness, relaxation, drowsiness, or sleepiness. Short-term addiction studies by the same researchers demonstrated that tolerance developed at a similar rate to both heroin and morphine. When compared to the opioids hydromorphone, fentanyl, oxycodone, and pethidine/meperidine, former addicts showed a strong preference for heroin and morphine, suggesting that heroin and morphine are particularly susceptible to abuse and addiction. Morphine and heroin were also much more likely to produce euphoria and other positive subjective effects when compared to these other opioids. The latest treatment data indicate that in 2006 marijuana was the most common illicit drug of abuse and was responsible for about 16 percent (289,988) of all admissions to treatment facilities in the United States. Marijuana admissions were primarily male (73.8 percent), White (51.5 percent), and young (36.1 percent were in the 15.19 age range). Those in treatment for primary marijuana abuse had begun use at an early age: 56.2 percent had abused it by age 14 and 92.5 percent had abused it by age 18. Each year, hundreds of thousands of children suffer abuse or neglect. In most cases, the abuser is someone known to the child—a parent, family member, teacher, or regular caregiver. Survivors are at increased risk for smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, suicide, and other negative health outcomes. Before 1996, people could collect welfare benefits if they were impaired as a result of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence. The study estimated that 3.3 percent of people who received welfare benefits in 1992 did so for this reason. These benefits totaled $10.4 billion. In 1996, new welfare reform laws changed the rules as to who is eligible for welfare. Alcohol or drug dependence can no longer be the main reason for a person to receive benefits. |
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.
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.
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.
Intervention
An intervention is when a group of loved ones and/or a trained intervention counselor meets with the person in need of help for the purpose of breaking down their denial and motivating them to immediately seek drug addiction treatment. Often, individuals in the midst of drug addiction engage in a variety of self destructive behaviors. Although baffling to friends and family members such people generally either aren't aware on a conscious level that they have a drug addiction problem, or even when they know they have a problem they may cling to the false belief that the problem will somehow go away without any outside help. When an intervention is held a moment of clarity is created
for the addict. Most people struggling with the problem of drug or alcohol
addiction will accept help the very day of the intervention.
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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