



Lawton, Iowa
Lawton, IA Profile
Lawton, IA, population 697 , is located
in Iowa's Woodbury county,
about 78.6 miles from Sioux Falls and 85.3 miles from Omaha.
In the 90's the population of Lawton has grown by about 45%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Lawton has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Lawton Statistics
Lawton Gender Information
Males in Lawton: 329 (47%)
Females in Lawton: 368 (53%)
As % of Population in Lawton
Race Diversity in Lawton
White: 100%
As % of Population in Lawton
Age Diversity in Lawton
Median Age in Lawton: 34.8 (Males in Lawton: 34.6, Females in Lawton: 35.1)
Lawton Males Under 20: 15%
Lawton Females Under 20: 17%
Lawton Males 20 to 40: 13%
Lawton Females 20 to 40: 15%
Lawton Males 40 to 60: 13%
Lawton Females 40 to 60: 12%
Lawton Males Over 60: 6%
Lawton Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Lawton
Lawton Household Average Size: 2.71 people
Lawton Median Household Income: $ 52,917
Lawton Median Value of Homes: $ 103,000
Lawton Location Information
Elevation: 1,179 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lawton
Bronson 4.9 Miles
Moville 5.7 Miles
Sergeant Bluff 10.3 Miles
Sioux City 11.1 Miles
Hinton 11.7 Miles
South Sioux City 11.7 Miles
Dakota City 12.7 Miles
Salix 12.9 Miles
Kingsley 13.4 Miles
North Sioux City 15.6 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Lawton
(Population 100,000+)
Sioux Falls 78.6 Miles
Omaha 85.3 Miles
Lincoln 118.8 Miles
Des Moines 145.5 Miles
Minneapolis 226.3 Miles
St Paul 230.1 Miles
Cedar Rapids 234.7 Miles
Topeka 238.7 Miles
Kansas City 246.6 Miles
Kansas City 248.4 Miles
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Facts
Overall, men and women have roughly similar rates of nonmedical use of prescription drugs. An exception is found among 12- to 17-year-olds. In this age group, young women are more likely than young men to use psychotherapeutic drugs nonmedically. In addition, research has shown that women are at increased risk for nonmedical use of narcotic analgesics and tranquilizers (e.g., benzodiazepines). An estimated 2.4 million Americans used marijuana for the first time in 2000. Because of the way trends in the new use of substances are estimated, estimates of first- time use are always a year behind estimates of current use. The annual number of new marijuana users has varied considerably since 1965 when there were an estimated 0.6 million new users. The number of new marijuana users reached a peak in 1976 and 1977 at around 3.2 million. Between 1990 and 1996, the estimated number of new users increased from 1.4 million to 2.5 million and has remained at this level. The measure of perceived risk in the use of marijuana among youth provides an important predictor of drug use, particularly among youths. As perceived risk of using marijuana decreases, rates of marijuana use tend to increase. Perceived great risk of smoking marijuana once or twice a week decreased from 56.4 percent in 2000 to 53.3 percent in 2001. Among youths age 12 to 17, the percentage reporting great risk in marijuana use declined from 56.0 to 53.5 percent. The number of persons who had ever tried Ecstasy (MDMA) increased from 6.5 million in 2000 to 8.1 million in 2001. There were 786,000 current users in 2001. In 2000, an estimated 1.9 million persons used Ecstasy (MDMA) for the first time compared with 0.7 million in 1998. This change represents a tripling in incidence in just 2 years. The use of alcohol and other drugs can affect judgment in terms of physically protecting oneself against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Every year thousands more young people are diagnosed with AIDS (the number rose 43 percent between 1992 and 1994) and nearly three million teenagers—one out of every six—are infected with an STD that could lead to serious illness or sterility, which would leave them unable to have children in the future. Anyone who shares a needle is also at risk of contracting AIDS by the exchange of blood with an infected user, no matter what their age or history of drug use. Approximately one-third of AIDS cases have been traced to intravenous drug use—usually of heroin and anabolic steroids, but crank and cocaine can also be injected. Based on a questionnaire by the CDC, almost one quarter of the teenagers who use steroids also share needles. The National Institute of Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Monitoring the Future survey for 1998 found that among young adults, annual MDMA use rose from 0.8 percent in 1991 to 2.1 percent in 1997. And a survey of previously surveyed high school graduates shows that the number of college students who used MDMA during the past year rose from 0.8 percent in 1991 to 2.4 percent in 1997. |
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.
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.
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).
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is needed when an individual finds that they have developed a drug or alcohol addiction which they are not able to successful end on their own. With the help of addiction treatment, addicted individual can get help to control their drug taking behavior and live happy and successful lives. There are several addiction treatment options available for drug and alcohol addiction. Some of these options include self-help groups, counseling, drug rehabilitation programs (in and out-patient), and residential treatment facilities. Each of these differ
in their aims and outcomes and elements of these addiction treatment options are often
combined.
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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