



Aiea, Hawaii
Aiea, HI Profile
Aiea, HI, population 9,019 , is located
in Hawaii's Honolulu county,
about 7.1 miles from Honolulu and 2,394.5 miles from Daly City.
In the 90's the population of Aiea has grown by about 1%.
Aiea Statistics
Aiea Gender Information
Males in Aiea: 4,425 (49%)
Females in Aiea: 4,594 (51%)
As % of Population in Aiea
Race Diversity in Aiea
White: 16%
African American: 1%
Asian: 58%
Hawaiian: 5%
Other/Mixed: 20%
As % of Population in Aiea
Age Diversity in Aiea
Median Age in Aiea: 41.7 (Males in Aiea: 40.4, Females in Aiea: 43.1)
Aiea Males Under 20: 11%
Aiea Females Under 20: 12%
Aiea Males 20 to 40: 13%
Aiea Females 20 to 40: 11%
Aiea Males 40 to 60: 13%
Aiea Females 40 to 60: 13%
Aiea Males Over 60: 12%
Aiea Females Over 60: 15%
Economics in Aiea
Aiea Household Average Size: 3.24 people
Aiea Median Household Income: $ 71,155
Aiea Median Value of Homes: $ 340,600
Aiea Location Information
Elevation: 40 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Aiea
Halawa 0.8 Miles
Waimalu 1.7 Miles
Pearl City 2.8 Miles
Waipahu 4.9 Miles
Waipio 5.0 Miles
Village Park 6.3 Miles
Mililani Town 6.4 Miles
Ewa Beach 6.6 Miles
Ewa Gentry 6.8 Miles
Honolulu 7.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Aiea
(Population 100,000+)
Honolulu 7.1 Miles
Daly City 2,394.5 Miles
Santa Rosa 2,397.7 Miles
San Francisco 2,398.2 Miles
Oakland 2,406.5 Miles
Berkeley 2,407.9 Miles
Sunnyvale 2,409.7 Miles
Hayward 2,413.6 Miles
Santa Clara 2,413.7 Miles
Vallejo 2,413.7 Miles
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Facts
Cocaine use, though not prevalent among young people, is far too frequent an experience for our youth. The 1997 MTF survey found that the proportion of students reporting use of powder cocaine in the past year to be 2.2 percent, 4.1 percent, and 5 percent in grades eight, ten, and twelve, respectively. This rate represents a leveling-off in eighth-grade use and no change in tenth and twelfth grades. Among eighth graders, perceived risk also stabilized in 1997, and disapproval of use increased—both after an earlier erosion in these attitudes. The 1996 NHSDA found current use among twelve to seventeen year olds to be 0.6 percent, twice the rate of 1992 yet substantially lower than the 1.9 percent reported in 1985. The fact that young people are still experimenting with cocaine underscores the need for effective prevention. This requirement is substantiated by NHSDA finding of a steady decline in the mean age of first use from 22.6 years in 1990 to 19.1 years in 1995. Crack cocaine use, according to MTF, leveled-off in the eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades during the first half of the 1990s. Starting with the Shanghai Opium Commission of 1909 and the International Opium Conference at The Hague in 1911-1912, these early meetings led to a succession of opium control treaties under the League of Nations in 1925 and the United Nations after 1945. Although cocaine use does not cause a physical addiction, there is an initial period of detoxification that should be supervised by addiction treatment specialists. A cocaine or crack addict will initially feel intense, overpowering cravings for cocaine, and as such the detoxification is best done at a facility that limits the addict's access to the drug. The initial period of withdrawal can also cause aggressiveness, anxiety, and severe depression, and is best supervised by addiction treatment professionals, familiar with the process of cocaine, or crack detoxification. More expensive residential programs will offer medically supervised detox programs; but many less expensive or free facilities' cannot, and demand that you be medically stable and detoxed as an entry criterion. Depending on the drug of abuse, medical detox can occur over a few days to a week or more, and state and private clinics do offer detox independent of residential rehabs. Detox without therapy and treatment is rarely enough to induce lasting sobriety. |
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.
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.
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 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.
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