




Rossville, Georgia
Rossville, GA Profile
Rossville, GA, population 3,511 , is located
in Georgia's Walker county,
about 4.5 miles from Chattanooga and 75.8 miles from Huntsville.
In the 90's the population of Rossville has declined by about 2%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Rossville has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Rossville area were higher than Georgia's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Georgia average.
Rossville Statistics
Rossville Gender Information
Males in Rossville: 1,561 (44%)
Females in Rossville: 1,950 (56%)
As % of Population in Rossville
Race Diversity in Rossville
White: 94%
African American: 4%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Rossville
Age Diversity in Rossville
Median Age in Rossville: 37.0 (Males in Rossville: 33.4, Females in Rossville: 40.7)
Rossville Males Under 20: 13%
Rossville Females Under 20: 13%
Rossville Males 20 to 40: 13%
Rossville Females 20 to 40: 14%
Rossville Males 40 to 60: 10%
Rossville Females 40 to 60: 12%
Rossville Males Over 60: 8%
Rossville Females Over 60: 17%
Economics in Rossville
Rossville Household Average Size: 2.26 people
Rossville Median Household Income: $ 23,612
Rossville Median Value of Homes: $ 53,600
Law Enforcement in Rossville
Reported crimes in the Rossville area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 11
Aggravated assault: 5
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 458
Burglary: 55
Larceny-theft: 196
Motor vehicle theft: 17
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 7,677
Rossville Location Information
Elevation: 700 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Rossville
Lakeview 1.6 Miles
Fairview 2.6 Miles
Ft Oglethorpe 2.9 Miles
East Ridge 2.9 Miles
Lookout Mountain 3.7 Miles
Ridgeside 3.9 Miles
Lookout Mountain 4.1 Miles
Chattanooga 4.5 Miles
Chattanooga Valley 5.3 Miles
Indian Springs 7.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Rossville
(Population 100,000+)
Chattanooga 4.5 Miles
Huntsville 75.8 Miles
Atlanta 99.6 Miles
Knoxville 102.4 Miles
Nashville 117.5 Miles
Athens 129.8 Miles
Birmingham 133.2 Miles
Clarksville 158.1 Miles
Columbus 175.3 Miles
Montgomery 190.1 Miles
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Facts
The danger comes from over-regular use and over-familiarity with amphetamines, as users become more dependent on the release of energy brought about by the drug and more uncomfortable with the body's natural energy levels at the same time. Paranoia and nervous tension are common after even mild recreational use. Even occasional, light users can suffer depression and lasting fatigue. Heavy users hit severe, sometimes suicidal lows, and can slump into deep sleeps lasting well over 24 hours. What happens when a pregnant woman smokes marijuana? Marijuana crosses the placenta to your baby. Marijuana, like cigarette smoke, contains toxins that keep your baby from getting the proper supply of oxygen that he or she needs to grow. How can marijuana affect the unborn baby? Studies of marijuana in pregnancy are inconclusive because many women who smoke marijuana also use tobacco and alcohol. Smoking marijuana increases the levels of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the blood, which reduces the oxygen supply to the baby. Smoking marijuana during pregnancy can increase the chance of miscarriage, low birth-weight, premature births, developmental delays, and behavioral and learning problems. What if I smoked marijuana before I knew I was pregnant ?According to Dr. Richard S. Abram, author of Will it Hurt the Baby, "occasional use of marijuana during the first trimester is unlikely to cause birth defects." Once you are aware you are pregnant, you should stop smoking. Doing this will decrease the chance of harming your baby. Benzodiazepine sedatives have three major adverse effects: cumulative effects with repeated dosage, particularly if the patient has not yet metabolized the previous dose; additive effects when given with other classes of sedatives or with alcohol; and residual effects after the medication is discontinued. Patients taking benzodiazepines may feel drowsy, have reduced psychomotor speed, and impaired concentration. These in turn can adversely affect their ability to function; patients should be cautioned about driving and operating machinery while taking these drugs. The longer-acting the drug, the more pronounced are these effects. Tolerance to these sedative effects builds up to some extent over repeated use of the drug. Age-related changes in the way that drugs are metabolized and excreted mean that benzodiazepines accumulate more in older patients and, therefore, adverse effects are more pronounced in the elderly. All benzodiazepines can impair the users ability to learn and remember new information. This memory impairment is most pronounced a few hours after taking the drug, so when taken as a sleep aid, such effects may be much reduced by the time the person wakes the next morning. Again, the elderly are particularly prone to such effects. As with other adverse effects, higher doses cause greater problems. Rarer adverse effects include disinhibition and aggressive behavior. These effects have been reported for some benzodiazepines (e.g., triazolam, flunitrazepam) more than others. Rebound insomnia refers to the heightened insomnia that may occur when the patient stops taking the drug, such that the sleep pattern is actually worse than it was before the medication. Studies have established that rebound insomnia is generally at its worst following the shorter-acting benzodiazepines and its least following the longer-acting benzodiazepines. Rebound is clearly dose-related, so the lowest effective dose should be prescribed, with rebound effects described to warn the patient about overdosing for "faster" or "better" drug-induced sleep. The US has higher rates of illicit drug use by young people than European nations, as noted by the Monitoring The Future survey: "The MTF study found that in 1999 41% of tenth grade students in the United States had used marijuana or cannabis at least once in their lifetimes. All the participating European countries had a considerably lower rate of lifetime use, averaging 17%. This proportion varied among European countries from 1% in Romania to a high of 35% in France, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic. The US also had one of the lowest proportions of students seeing marijuana use as carrying a risk of harm to the user, and one of the lowest proportions saying that they personally disapprove of marijuana use (pp. 345 and 348).... The US also had the highest rates of use of most of the other illicit drugs studied, as well as marijuana, with the important exception of heroin. These included amphetamines, hallucinogens, cocaine, crack, and ecstasy. |
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.
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).
Drug Side Effects
Drug addiction and abuse comes with a heavy price. There are drastic drug side effects associated with drug misuse and abuse. Drug side effects from legal and illegal drugs can range from mild itching to comas and death. In addition to the physical drug side effects mentioned, there are many psychological drug side effects of drug abuse; the most serious being drug addiction and overdose.
Relapse
Relapse is a term used to describe when an individual who has quit using drugs starts using once again. A relapse can mean just a one time use, a long term continues period of using or anything in between after a period of sobriety has taken place. An individual begins to experience a psychological relapse long before their first use after
quitting. Some things that can lead to relapse both physically or psychologically include: 1. Being in the presence of drugs or alcohol, drug or alcohol users, or places where you used or bought chemicals. 2. Feelings we perceive as negative, particularly anger; also sadness, loneliness, guilt, fear, and anxiety. 3. Positive feelings that make you want to celebrate by using. 4. Listening to others past drug use stories and just dwelling on getting high. 5. Believing that you no longer have to worry (complacent). That is, that you are no longer stimulated to crave drugs/alcohol by any of the above situations or by anything else – and therefore maybe it’s safe for you to use occasionally.
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