




Samoset, Florida
Samoset, FL Profile
Samoset, FL, population 3,440 , is located
in Florida's Manatee county,
about 22.5 miles from St Petersburg and 33.5 miles from Tampa.
In the 90's the population of Samoset has grown by about 10%.
Samoset Statistics
Samoset Gender Information
Males in Samoset: 1,703 (50%)
Females in Samoset: 1,737 (50%)
As % of Population in Samoset
Race Diversity in Samoset
White: 63%
African American: 27%
Other/Mixed: 10%
As % of Population in Samoset
Age Diversity in Samoset
Median Age in Samoset: 31.7 (Males in Samoset: 29.9, Females in Samoset: 33.2)
Samoset Males Under 20: 19%
Samoset Females Under 20: 17%
Samoset Males 20 to 40: 14%
Samoset Females 20 to 40: 14%
Samoset Males 40 to 60: 12%
Samoset Females 40 to 60: 13%
Samoset Males Over 60: 5%
Samoset Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Samoset
Samoset Household Average Size: 3.06 people
Samoset Median Household Income: $ 29,962
Samoset Median Value of Homes: $ 70,000
Samoset Location Information
Elevation: 28 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Samoset
Samoset">West Samoset 0.9 Miles
South Bradenton 2.5 Miles
Bradenton 2.9 Miles
Ellenton 3.7 Miles
Palmetto 4.1 Miles
Whitfield 4.3 Miles
Bayshore Gardens 4.3 Miles
Memphis 4.7 Miles
West Bradenton 5.0 Miles
North Sarasota 6.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Samoset
(Population 100,000+)
St Petersburg 22.5 Miles
Tampa 33.5 Miles
Clearwater 37.8 Miles
Cape Coral 72.5 Miles
Orlando 102.5 Miles
Coral Springs 162.8 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 174.9 Miles
Pembroke Pines 175.4 Miles
Hialeah 178.9 Miles
Hollywood 178.9 Miles
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Facts
Throughout the 1930s, doctors in Europe prescribed amphetamines to treat colds, hay fever, and asthma. That same decade, amphetamines became available in tablet form for the treatment of the daytime sleeping disorder known as NARCOLEPSY, a fairly rare condition that causes people to fall asleep quickly and unexpectedly. Later, many Americans became hooked on amphetamines—specifically the dextroamphetamine sulfate Dexedrine—after finding that users could lose weight quickly and effortlessly. Only then did researchers begin to realize that these drugs could be dangerous and addictive. During World War II (1939–1945), amphetamines were distributed among soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan to keep them awake and alert on the battlefield. Back on the home front, people who worked in factories manufacturing goods for the war effort were also using the drug to boost their productivity. After the war, use of the drug continued, both in the United States and abroad. Heroin is very addictive. Consider as an illustration that with regular use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more, to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body adapts to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced or stopped. The ramifications of heroin withdrawal are an ugly and dangerous experience. Watery eyes, runny nose, no appetite, tremors, panic, chills, sweating, vomiting, and muscle cramps. Addicts cannot sleep, and their body temperatures and blood pressure rise. By that time, most of them have alienated themselves from everyone, so they are alone. People who are addicted to heroin also face serious problems even when they try to quit using. In the following manner, Jose Gonzalez a lifetime user explains, More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who has or has had alcoholism. The Rescuer: The "rescuer" doesn't let the incident become a "problem." Since she has been waiting up for him anyway, she goes out in the yard, gets the alcoholic up, cleans him up, and puts him into bed. That way the neighbors never see him passed out in the flower bed! |
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
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.
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).
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.
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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