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Heeia, HI Profile
Heeia, HI, population 4,944 , is located
in Hawaii's Honolulu county,
about 9.1 miles from Honolulu and 2,386.1 miles from Daly City.
In the 90's the population of Heeia has declined by about 1%.
Heeia Statistics
Heeia Gender Information
Males in Heeia: 2,458 (50%)
Females in Heeia: 2,486 (50%)
As % of Population in Heeia
Race Diversity in Heeia
White: 26%
Asian: 41%
Hawaiian: 9%
Other/Mixed: 24%
As % of Population in Heeia
Age Diversity in Heeia
Median Age in Heeia: 43.4 (Males in Heeia: 42.6, Females in Heeia: 44.3)
Heeia Males Under 20: 12%
Heeia Females Under 20: 11%
Heeia Males 20 to 40: 11%
Heeia Females 20 to 40: 10%
Heeia Males 40 to 60: 16%
Heeia Females 40 to 60: 17%
Heeia Males Over 60: 11%
Heeia Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Heeia
Heeia Household Average Size: 3.17 people
Heeia Median Household Income: $ 87,528
Heeia Median Value of Homes: $ 345,700
Heeia Location Information
Elevation: 83 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 2.0 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Heeia
Kaneohe 1.0 Miles
Ahuimanu 2.0 Miles
Kahaluu 2.8 Miles
Maunawili 4.8 Miles
Kailua (Honolulu County) 5.0 Miles
Waikane 5.6 Miles
Halawa 8.0 Miles
Waimanalo 8.0 Miles
Aiea 8.6 Miles
Waimalu 8.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Heeia
(Population 100,000+)
Honolulu 9.1 Miles
Daly City 2,386.1 Miles
Santa Rosa 2,389.3 Miles
San Francisco 2,389.8 Miles
Oakland 2,398.2 Miles
Berkeley 2,399.5 Miles
Sunnyvale 2,401.3 Miles
Hayward 2,405.2 Miles
Santa Clara 2,405.3 Miles
Vallejo 2,405.4 Miles
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Facts
There is great risk whether cocaine is ingested by inhalation (snorting), injection, or smoking. It appears that compulsive cocaine use may develop even more rapidly if the substance is smoked rather than snorted. Smoking allows extremely high doses of cocaine to reach the brain very quickly and brings an intense and immediate high. The injecting drug user is at risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV infection/AIDS if needles or other injection equipment are shared. Drug use can cause harm on the job. Drugs can distort a person's senses and reasoning abilities. Drug users sometimes misjudge distances and directions. These effects might lead to situations in which a person cannot do his or her job properly. Drug users can endanger their coworkers or customers who count on them for service. Users who are going through withdrawal symptoms can also have trouble performing on the job. Many employers now give a drug test to anybody who applies for a job, and will not hire a person who has taken drugs recently. Also,some employers give this test to employees, to make sure that workers are not starting to use drugs. An employee who has taken drugs recently may be fired from his or her job because of drug use. Illicit drug abuse among the Nation's youth declined by almost 7 percent from 2003 to 2004, continuing an encouraging trend that began in 2001. At the same time, the latest report from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey shows a recent increase in the abuse of inhalants among eighth-graders and the painkiller OxyContin among all students surveyed. Historically, tranquilizers were not one of the drugs made famous in the drug culture of the 1960s. Yet these drugs, including benzodiazepines and minor tranquilizers, were becoming a mainstay of treatment for many middle-class housewives throughout the United States at that time. These women were far from the college campus, hippie love-ins, and concert-going youths that made the decade famous for its experimentations in free love and hallucinogenic drugs. The practice of taking minor tranquilizers was so widespread during this time that they were made famous in the song by the Rolling Stones called "Mother's Little Helper." It is estimated that in the 1970s, as many as 30 million women were taking minor tranquilizers. This made up almost 50% of the female population at that time. Psychiatrists were freely prescribing these minor tranquilizers to unhappy housewives, with no thought of their addictive properties, and many housewives became unknowingly and undeniably addicted to these 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.
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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.
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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