



West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, FL Profile
West Palm Beach, FL, population 82,103 , is located
in Florida's Palm Beach county,
about 33.5 miles from Coral Springs and 41.4 miles from Ft Lauderdale.
In the 90's the population of West Palm Beach has grown by about 21%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of West Palm Beach has been growing at an annual rate of 2.6 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the West Palm Beach area were higher than Florida's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Florida average.
West Palm Beach Statistics
West Palm Beach Gender Information
Males in West Palm Beach: 40,491 (49%)
Females in West Palm Beach: 41,612 (51%)
As % of Population in West Palm Beach
Race Diversity in West Palm Beach
White: 58%
African American: 32%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 9%
As % of Population in West Palm Beach
Age Diversity in West Palm Beach
Median Age in West Palm Beach: 36.7 (Males in West Palm Beach: 35.4, Females in West Palm Beach: 38.3)
West Palm Beach Males Under 20: 12%
West Palm Beach Females Under 20: 12%
West Palm Beach Males 20 to 40: 16%
West Palm Beach Females 20 to 40: 15%
West Palm Beach Males 40 to 60: 12%
West Palm Beach Females 40 to 60: 12%
West Palm Beach Males Over 60: 8%
West Palm Beach Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Household Average Size: 2.26 people
West Palm Beach Median Household Income: $ 36,774
West Palm Beach Median Value of Homes: $ 91,500
Law Enforcement in West Palm Beach
Reported crimes in the West Palm Beach area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 14
Forcible rape: 64
Robbery: 538
Aggravated assault: 545
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 1,318
Burglary: 1,474
Larceny-theft: 5,977
Motor vehicle theft: 1,267
Arson: 13
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 9,895
West Palm Beach Location Information
Elevation: 21 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 49.3 Square Miles.
Water Area: 3.0 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to West Palm Beach
Palm Beach 1.2 Miles
Cloud Lake 3.0 Miles
Mangonia Park 3.4 Miles
Glen Ridge 3.4 Miles
Schall Circle 3.8 Miles
Lakeside Green 4.1 Miles
Riviera Beach 4.2 Miles
Gun Club Estates 4.3 Miles
Cypress Lakes 4.4 Miles
Haverhill 4.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest West Palm Beach
(Population 100,000+)
Coral Springs 33.5 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 41.4 Miles
Hollywood 49.1 Miles
Pembroke Pines 50.4 Miles
Hialeah 60.9 Miles
Miami 65.7 Miles
Cape Coral 117.7 Miles
Orlando 150.0 Miles
Tampa 170.6 Miles
St Petersburg 177.2 Miles
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Facts
Mental effects of meth: you start to feel confident and elated, along with an increased desire to communicate. As the whole Central Nervous System (CNS) becomes stimulated, your alertness and endurance increases. Often users talk fast and continually. Speed is colder, more physical, and in many ways more unforgiving than Ecstasy. The major and minor tranquilizers are legal as manufactured and prescribed and are classified as Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). However, manufacturing, distributing, and selling these drugs without a prescription are subject to federal and state penalties. The CSA dictates penalties of up to 15 years imprisonment and fines up to $25,000 for unlawful distribution or possession of a controlled substance. In 1983 laws were passed in the United States prohibiting possession of precursors and equipment for methamphetamine production; this was followed a month later by a bill passed in Canada enacting similar laws. Babies who are exposed to high levels of narcotics in the uterus develop a physical dependence on them. Therefore, babies born to narcotic addicts are addicted at birth. As a result, they undergo withdrawal symptoms for several days. A baby in withdrawal is very irritable and has a high-pitched cry and tremors. It breathes faster than normal, sweats, vomits, and may experience diarrhea, fever, and seizures. The experience of caring for an addicted infant can be heartbreaking. In an interview with a young addict, a reporter reveals some of the complications of narcotic use during pregnancy. Marie gave birth to her first child just a week ago. But when the 29-yearold mother went home two days later . . . she had to leave her new daughter behind. Like her mother, the infant is addicted to opiates. . . . Marie passed her drug habit on to the child in her womb and now medical staff must care for the baby as it goes through the painful throes of withdrawal. To prevent some of these problems, an addicted mother can switch to a drug called methadone during her last six weeks of pregnancy. Once on methadone, she can reduce her drug intake each day. By lowering narcotics levels in her own blood, a mother also lowers them in the fetal blood. Babies born with very low levels of narcotics suffer much fewer problems than those born with high levels. The problems that opiates pose to individuals, their families, and their friends are life changing. Doctors agree that the only sure way to avoid opiate addiction is to never try narcotics. However, help is available to anyone who needs it, no matter how serious their addiction. |
Withdrawal
Withdrawal is what happens when a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol discontinues use. There are numerous symptoms that take place both physically and emotionally when an addicted individual stops using. Withdrawal can last a few days to a few weeks and may include nausea or vomiting, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety. Keep in mind; this only occurs if a person has regular, heavy use of a drug or alcohol. Withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable without professional help. Treatment for withdrawal from alcohol or drugs may require a medical professional to be present. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is often the best way to overcome withdrawal and its symptoms as well as recovery from drug addiction.
Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when you consume more drugs than your body can tolerate. Drug users are constantly flirting with the risk of a drug overdose. There is a
fine line between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death. While many victims of drug overdose recover without long term effects, there
can be serious consequences. Some drug overdoses cause the failure of major
organs like the kidneys or liver, or failure of whole systems like the
respiratory or circulatory systems. Patients who survive drug overdose may need
kidney dialysis, kidney or liver transplant, or ongoing care as a result of
heart failure, stroke, or coma. Death can occur in almost any drug overdose
situation, particularly if treatment is not started immediately.
Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a condition that includes craving and continued alcohol abuse despite repeated drinking-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It includes four major areas: Craving: - A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Impaired control: -The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: -Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: - The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel its effects.
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.
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.
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