




Shawnee, Kansas
Shawnee, KS Profile
Shawnee, KS, population 47,996 , is located
in Kansas's Johnson county,
about 4.9 miles from Overland Park and 7.1 miles from Kansas City.
In the 90's the population of Shawnee has grown by about 26%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Shawnee has been growing at an annual rate of 3.9 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Shawnee area were lower than Kansas's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Kansas average.
Shawnee Statistics
Shawnee Gender Information
Males in Shawnee: 23,618 (49%)
Females in Shawnee: 24,378 (51%)
As % of Population in Shawnee
Race Diversity in Shawnee
White: 90%
African American: 3%
Asian: 3%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Shawnee
Age Diversity in Shawnee
Median Age in Shawnee: 34.8 (Males in Shawnee: 34.1, Females in Shawnee: 35.4)
Shawnee Males Under 20: 15%
Shawnee Females Under 20: 14%
Shawnee Males 20 to 40: 15%
Shawnee Females 20 to 40: 15%
Shawnee Males 40 to 60: 14%
Shawnee Females 40 to 60: 14%
Shawnee Males Over 60: 5%
Shawnee Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Shawnee
Shawnee Household Average Size: 2.58 people
Shawnee Median Household Income: $ 59,626
Shawnee Median Value of Homes: $ 141,100
Law Enforcement in Shawnee
Reported crimes in the Shawnee area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 13
Robbery: 16
Aggravated assault: 54
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 157
Burglary: 236
Larceny-theft: 1,107
Motor vehicle theft: 133
Arson: 14
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 2,792
Shawnee Location Information
Elevation: 1,000 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 41.8 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Shawnee
Merriam 1.9 Miles
Lake Quivira 3.0 Miles
Mission 3.6 Miles
Countryside 3.9 Miles
Roeland Park 4.7 Miles
Overland Park 4.9 Miles
Fairway 4.9 Miles
Edwardsville 5.5 Miles
Westwood 5.6 Miles
Mission Hills 5.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Shawnee
(Population 100,000+)
Overland Park 4.9 Miles
Kansas City 7.1 Miles
Kansas City 8.6 Miles
Independence 16.7 Miles
Topeka 51.5 Miles
Springfield 148.1 Miles
Lincoln 159.5 Miles
Omaha 166.3 Miles
Wichita 169.9 Miles
Des Moines 186.4 Miles
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Facts
Children who have older brothers or sisters who smoke and drink are three to five times more likely to use tobacco and alcohol, because siblings are a more powerful role model than friends or parents, research has found. Addiction to hydromorphone and other prescription painkillers is one of the major reasons behind admittance to drug rehabilitation clinics. Treatment for opiate addiction has been occurring in the United States since the early part of the twentieth century. In these early days of treatment, doctors in private practice prescribed narcotics to those addicted to opiate drugs. Later, governments outlawed this practice and began operating clinics where morphine could be obtained by addicts. Eventually, these clinics were also closed. At that point in time, addicts began to be treated in public health hospitals or placed in jail. The problem of opiate drug abuse both with illegal and prescription narcotics increased during the 1960s. In the years that followed, researchers and clinicians looked to new methods to treat the growing problem. Genetic factors have gained importance as one of the major underlying factors in narcotic and other types of dependence. The idea is that addicts have a stronger vulnerability to substance-abuse behaviors than those with no such inclination. Mental illness, previous history of substance abuse, and other environmental factors are undoubtedly important in the development of narcotic addiction. It is important that patients who use hydromorphone and other narcotic analgesics not stop taking these drugs suddenly. Doses should be gradually tapered down with the help of the prescribing physician. Rapid cessation of these drugs can produce withdrawal symptoms. Although these withdrawal symptoms are not life threatening, they can cause significant discomfort. These symptoms begin with insomnia, restlessness, anxiety, and yawning and progress to more serious symptoms, such as vomiting, fever, sweating, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, muscle aches, and other body pain. Symptoms begin about 72 hours after the last dose and include anxiety, weakness, increased irritability, muscle twitching, kicking movements, significant backache, hot and cold flashes, anorexia, insomnia, muscle spasm, and intestinal spasm. Additional symptoms can include repetitive sneezing, increased body temperature, increased blood pressure, diarrhea, vomiting, increased respiratory rate, and increased heart rate. Though crack and powder cocaine are different forms of the same drug, clearly divided ethnic preferences exist. The NHSDA reported in 2000, African Americans are the predominant users of crack, whereas whites are the predominant users of powder cocaine. Socioeconomic status may contribute to this trend. The Hispanic population uses more powder cocaine than crack, but figures overall remain low. Misuse of morphine generally entails taking more than prescribed or outside of medical supervision, injecting oral formulations, mixing it with unapproved potentiators such as alcohol, cocaine, and the like, and/or defeating the extended-release mechanism by chewing the tablets or turning into a powder for snorting or preparing injectables. The latter method can be every bit as time-consuming and involved as traditional methods of smoking opium. This and the fact that the liver destroys a large percentage of the drug on the first pass impacts the demand side of the equation for clandestine re-sellers, as many customers are not needle users and may have been disappointed with ingesting the drug orally. As morphine is generally as hard or harder to divert than oxycodone in a lot of cases, morphine in any form is uncommon on the street, although ampoules and phials of morphine injection, pure pharmaceutical morphine powder, and soluble multi-purpose tablets are very popular where available. |
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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