




Quitman, Georgia
Quitman, GA Profile
Quitman, GA, population 4,638 , is located
in Georgia's Brooks county,
about 49.2 miles from Tallahassee and 117.7 miles from Jacksonville.
In the 90's the population of Quitman has declined by about 12%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Quitman has been declining at an annual rate of 1.0 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Quitman area were higher than Georgia's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Georgia average.
Quitman Statistics
Quitman Gender Information
Males in Quitman: 2,041 (44%)
Females in Quitman: 2,597 (56%)
As % of Population in Quitman
Race Diversity in Quitman
White: 31%
African American: 66%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Quitman
Age Diversity in Quitman
Median Age in Quitman: 35.0 (Males in Quitman: 29.7, Females in Quitman: 38.5)
Quitman Males Under 20: 17%
Quitman Females Under 20: 16%
Quitman Males 20 to 40: 10%
Quitman Females 20 to 40: 13%
Quitman Males 40 to 60: 10%
Quitman Females 40 to 60: 12%
Quitman Males Over 60: 8%
Quitman Females Over 60: 15%
Economics in Quitman
Quitman Household Average Size: 2.61 people
Quitman Median Household Income: $ 20,924
Quitman Median Value of Homes: $ 53,100
Law Enforcement in Quitman
Reported crimes in the Quitman area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 2
Robbery: 8
Aggravated assault: 84
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 2,035
Burglary: 58
Larceny-theft: 199
Motor vehicle theft: 9
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 5,758
Quitman Location Information
Elevation: 192 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Quitman
Morven 11.4 Miles
Barwick 13.0 Miles
Boston 13.7 Miles
Remerton 15.4 Miles
Pavo 16.1 Miles
Valdosta 17.0 Miles
Hahira 18.1 Miles
Berlin 20.0 Miles
Dasher 20.3 Miles
Cecil 20.6 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Quitman
(Population 100,000+)
Tallahassee 49.2 Miles
Jacksonville 117.7 Miles
Columbus 143.2 Miles
Savannah 170.7 Miles
Montgomery 195.0 Miles
Clearwater 200.3 Miles
Orlando 203.3 Miles
Tampa 207.2 Miles
Augusta 207.7 Miles
Atlanta 210.7 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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