




Winter Springs, Florida
Winter Springs, FL Profile
Winter Springs, FL, population 31,666 , is located
in Florida's Seminole county,
about 11.9 miles from Orlando and 87.2 miles from Tampa.
In the 90's the population of Winter Springs has grown by about 43%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Winter Springs has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Winter Springs area were lower than Florida's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Florida average.
Winter Springs Statistics
Winter Springs Gender Information
Males in Winter Springs: 15,368 (49%)
Females in Winter Springs: 16,298 (51%)
As % of Population in Winter Springs
Race Diversity in Winter Springs
White: 89%
African American: 5%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Winter Springs
Age Diversity in Winter Springs
Median Age in Winter Springs: 37.4 (Males in Winter Springs: 36.3, Females in Winter Springs: 38.3)
Winter Springs Males Under 20: 15%
Winter Springs Females Under 20: 14%
Winter Springs Males 20 to 40: 12%
Winter Springs Females 20 to 40: 13%
Winter Springs Males 40 to 60: 15%
Winter Springs Females 40 to 60: 16%
Winter Springs Males Over 60: 6%
Winter Springs Females Over 60: 8%
Economics in Winter Springs
Winter Springs Household Average Size: 2.69 people
Winter Springs Median Household Income: $ 53,247
Winter Springs Median Value of Homes: $ 124,500
Law Enforcement in Winter Springs
Reported crimes in the Winter Springs area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 7
Robbery: 5
Aggravated assault: 61
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 229
Burglary: 123
Larceny-theft: 397
Motor vehicle theft: 30
Arson: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,727
Winter Springs Location Information
Elevation: 49 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 13.6 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Winter Springs
Longwood 1.9 Miles
Casselberry 1.9 Miles
Lake Mary 4.2 Miles
Fern Park 4.3 Miles
Altamonte Springs 4.4 Miles
Heathrow 4.5 Miles
Maitland 5.9 Miles
Goldenrod 6.2 Miles
Oviedo 6.4 Miles
Winter Park 7.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Winter Springs
(Population 100,000+)
Orlando 11.9 Miles
Tampa 87.2 Miles
Clearwater 104.0 Miles
St Petersburg 105.4 Miles
Jacksonville 114.9 Miles
Cape Coral 152.9 Miles
Coral Springs 179.6 Miles
Ft Lauderdale 192.0 Miles
Pembroke Pines 198.0 Miles
Hollywood 199.1 Miles
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Facts
In 1988, the percentage of adult male arrestees testing positive for any drug at the time of arrest ranged from 54% in Kansas City, Missouri, and Indianapolis to 83% in New York City. For adult females the range was from 44% in St. Louis to 81% in Detroit. By 1999, the percentage of adult males testing positive for any drug at the time of arrest ranged from 50% in San Antonio to 77% in Atlanta. For female arrestees, the range was from 22% in Laredo to 81% in New York City. During the first 9 months of 2001 (January to September), preliminary results for adult males testing positive for any drug at the time of arrest ranged from 51.8% in Dallas to 77.5% in New York City. If you are abusing drugs, even admitting that you may have a problem is a huge step. It takes tremendous strength and courage to admit that you are having trouble. Much as you may want to, don’t try to quit alone. Recovery is possible with the right medical help and social support. Without the right support, it is very easy to rationalize just one more hit or pill, and withdrawal symptoms can test the strongest resolve. The road to sobriety is rewarding but challenging. If you take the time to build a support network and learn your triggers for using, you will greatly reduce the risk of relapse. The poppy plant produces raw opium. Crude refineries modify the opium into a brown paste that is molded and dried into bricks. More sophisticated laboratories are found in Bangkok, Karachi, and Hong Kong. These labs change opium into what is known as number three heroin, a smokeable form. Purification of heroin to the "injectable" fourth stage (number four heroin) involves a volatile chemical combination that can result in catastrophic explosions. The forty years of the Cold War brought major changes to the world's illicit opium traffic. The Communist victory in China eliminated the world's major opium market within a decade, and simultaneously forced remnants of the old Nationalist regime into margins of Southeast Asia where they played a catalytic role in expanding that region's drug traffic. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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