




Richmond West, Florida
Richmond West, FL Profile
Richmond West, FL, population 28,082 , is located
in Florida's Miami-Dade county,
about 18.6 miles from Miami and 19.5 miles from Hialeah.
Richmond West Statistics
Richmond West Gender Information
Males in Richmond West: 13,716 (49%)
Females in Richmond West: 14,366 (51%)
As % of Population in Richmond West
Race Diversity in Richmond West
White: 78%
African American: 9%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 11%
As % of Population in Richmond West
Age Diversity in Richmond West
Median Age in Richmond West: 30.7 (Males in Richmond West: 30.3, Females in Richmond West: 31.1)
Richmond West Males Under 20: 18%
Richmond West Females Under 20: 17%
Richmond West Males 20 to 40: 17%
Richmond West Females 20 to 40: 19%
Richmond West Males 40 to 60: 11%
Richmond West Females 40 to 60: 11%
Richmond West Males Over 60: 3%
Richmond West Females Over 60: 4%
Economics in Richmond West
Richmond West Household Average Size: 3.59 people
Richmond West Median Household Income: $ 59,608
Richmond West Median Value of Homes: $ 130,300
Richmond West Location Information
Elevation: 10 feet above sea level.
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Richmond West
Country Walk 1.6 Miles
Three Lakes 2.9 Miles
South Miami Heights 3.2 Miles
Richmond Heights 4.0 Miles
West Perrine 4.2 Miles
Palmetto Estates 4.3 Miles
The Hammocks 4.3 Miles
Goulds 4.4 Miles
The Crossings 4.5 Miles
Princeton 5.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Richmond West
(Population 100,000+)
Miami 18.6 Miles
Hialeah 19.5 Miles
Pembroke Pines 30.0 Miles
Hollywood 32.8 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 39.6 Miles
Coral Springs 46.8 Miles
Cape Coral 115.1 Miles
St Petersburg 204.1 Miles
Tampa 204.5 Miles
Orlando 210.8 Miles
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Facts
Frequent administration of heroin quickly leads to tolerance and dependence and has a very high potential for addiction. In 2006, 45 children age 14 years and younger who were killed as pedestrians or bicyclists were hit by alcohol-impaired drivers. The use of cocaine by the mother may affect the course of labor. CRACK (smokable cocaine in its base form) also appears to increase directly contractions of the uterus and may thus precipitate the onset of premature labor. Higher rates of early pregnancy loss and third-trimester separations of the placenta appear to be major complications of maternal cocaine use. Increased blood pressure and increased body temperature caused by cocaine may be responsible for early fetal loss and later separation of the placenta. The latter is hazardous to the fetus and the mother because of bleeding, shock, and the chance of death for both, if an emergency cesarean section is not performed. Abuse of hallucinogens surged during the 1960s and 1970s. During the 1980s, hallucinogen use dropped, but then it rose again in the '90s. The 1999 Monitoring the Future Study by researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed teen drug use. It found that about 14 percent of 12th graders had used hallucinogens at some point. The dramatic rise in usage rates—over 46 percent since 1991—raises serious health issues. |
Addiction
Addiction is one of the many consequences of so-called 'casual' drug and alcohol abuse. A loss of control over drugs and alcohol can be driven by physical or psychological factors, or sometimes both. Physical addiction takes place when the body comes to need a drug to function normally. If it is not taken, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms occur. The only way to avoid this is to take more of the drug. Psychological addiction takes place when an individual comes to rely on a drug to supply good feelings, such as relaxation, self-confidence, self esteem, and freedom from anxiety. This is not just a casual desire, it's a powerful compulsion.
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.
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).
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".
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