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Hephzibah, GA Profile
Hephzibah, GA, population 3,880 , is located
in Georgia's Richmond county,
about 12.9 miles from Augusta and 77.4 miles from Columbia.
In the 90's the population of Hephzibah has grown by about 57%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Hephzibah has been growing at an annual rate of 1.6 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Hephzibah area were lower than Georgia's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Georgia average.
Hephzibah Statistics
Hephzibah Gender Information
Males in Hephzibah: 1,872 (48%)
Females in Hephzibah: 2,008 (52%)
As % of Population in Hephzibah
Race Diversity in Hephzibah
White: 71%
African American: 25%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Hephzibah
Age Diversity in Hephzibah
Median Age in Hephzibah: 34.7 (Males in Hephzibah: 34.1, Females in Hephzibah: 35.4)
Hephzibah Males Under 20: 16%
Hephzibah Females Under 20: 15%
Hephzibah Males 20 to 40: 13%
Hephzibah Females 20 to 40: 15%
Hephzibah Males 40 to 60: 13%
Hephzibah Females 40 to 60: 14%
Hephzibah Males Over 60: 6%
Hephzibah Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Hephzibah
Hephzibah Household Average Size: 2.81 people
Hephzibah Median Household Income: $ 37,123
Hephzibah Median Value of Homes: $ 67,100
Law Enforcement in Hephzibah
Reported crimes in the Hephzibah area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 4
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 123
Burglary: 17
Larceny-theft: 66
Motor vehicle theft: 5
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 2,164
Hephzibah Location Information
Elevation: 410 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 13.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Hephzibah
Blythe 6.2 Miles
Keysville 9.6 Miles
Grovetown 11.1 Miles
Augusta 12.9 Miles
Martinez 14.1 Miles
Harlem 14.3 Miles
North Augusta 15.0 Miles
Evans 15.3 Miles
Waynesboro 16.2 Miles
Clearwater 17.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Hephzibah
(Population 100,000+)
Augusta 12.9 Miles
Columbia 77.4 Miles
Athens 86.3 Miles
Savannah 103.0 Miles
Atlanta 135.5 Miles
Charlotte 150.5 Miles
Columbus 178.0 Miles
Jacksonville 207.9 Miles
Knoxville 210.4 Miles
Chattanooga 219.4 Miles
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Facts
Kicking the marijuana habit is hard work. Treatment programs specifically geared for marijuana are available and include extensive counseling and attendance at support groups two or three times a week. The easiest way to avoid costly treatment, and marijuana's many harmful effects, is to not use the drug in the first place. If someone presses you to try a joint or tells you that a little puff or two can't harm you, refuse to buckle under the pressure. A disturbing study prepared by CASA suggests that adults have become resigned to teen drug use. In fact, nearly half the parents from the "baby-boomer" generation expect their teenagers to try illegal drugs. Forty percent believe they have little influence over teenagers’ decisions about whether to smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs. Both of these assumptions are incorrect. Parents have enormous influence over the decisions young people make. All psychoactive drugs have effects other than those for which they are used, and some of these can be very damaging to physical health. Smoking marijuana or tobacco, for example, can cause lung damage. Alcohol abuse can cause liver damage. Sniffing cocaine can damage the inside of the nose. People who inject drugs by hypodermic needles can get infections such as hepatitis or HIV. Amphetamines are highly addictive, working like alcohol, nicotine, and cocaine on the dopamine "reward" pathways of the brain. Short term recreational use can slip unnoticed into long term systematic abuse. Some speed addicts have had habits lasting over twenty years. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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