




Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville, KY Profile
Hopkinsville, KY, population 30,089 , is located
in Kentucky's Christian county,
about 24.3 miles from Clarksville and 62.2 miles from Nashville.
In the 90's the population of Hopkinsville has grown by about 1%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Hopkinsville has been declining at an annual rate of 1.4 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Hopkinsville area were higher than Kentucky's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Kentucky average.
Hopkinsville Statistics
Hopkinsville Gender Information
Males in Hopkinsville: 14,079 (47%)
Females in Hopkinsville: 16,010 (53%)
As % of Population in Hopkinsville
Race Diversity in Hopkinsville
White: 66%
African American: 31%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Hopkinsville
Age Diversity in Hopkinsville
Median Age in Hopkinsville: 35.1 (Males in Hopkinsville: 32.7, Females in Hopkinsville: 36.9)
Hopkinsville Males Under 20: 15%
Hopkinsville Females Under 20: 14%
Hopkinsville Males 20 to 40: 13%
Hopkinsville Females 20 to 40: 15%
Hopkinsville Males 40 to 60: 11%
Hopkinsville Females 40 to 60: 13%
Hopkinsville Males Over 60: 7%
Hopkinsville Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville Household Average Size: 2.39 people
Hopkinsville Median Household Income: $ 30,419
Hopkinsville Median Value of Homes: $ 72,300
Law Enforcement in Hopkinsville
Reported crimes in the Hopkinsville area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 4
Forcible rape: 21
Robbery: 62
Aggravated assault: 48
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 458
Burglary: 526
Larceny-theft: 1,240
Motor vehicle theft: 74
Arson: 13
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 6,246
Hopkinsville Location Information
Land Area: 20.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Hopkinsville
Pembroke 9.6 Miles
Crofton 12.6 Miles
Oak Grove 14.1 Miles
LaFayette 14.7 Miles
Trenton 15.9 Miles
Fort Campbell North 17.7 Miles
Elkton 18.9 Miles
Cadiz 19.2 Miles
St Charles 22.5 Miles
Nortonville 22.6 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Hopkinsville
(Population 100,000+)
Clarksville 24.3 Miles
Nashville 62.2 Miles
Evansville 76.8 Miles
Louisville 135.0 Miles
Huntsville 156.1 Miles
Chattanooga 175.3 Miles
Lexington 185.4 Miles
Memphis 186.0 Miles
St Louis 191.8 Miles
Knoxville 208.2 Miles
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Facts
The most difficult aspect of substance abuse diagnosis involves overcoming the patient's denial. Denial is a psychological trait that prevents a person from acknowledging the reality of their substance abuse problem. Denial may cause a person to be completely unaware of the seriousness of the substance use or may cause the person to greatly underestimate the degree of the problem and its effects on his or her life. A physical examination may reveal signs of substance abuse in the form of needle marks, tracks, trauma to the inside of the nostrils from snorting drugs, unusually large or small pupils. With the person's permission, substance use can also be detected by examining in a laboratory an individual's blood, urine, or hair. This drug testing is limited by sensitivity, specificity, and the time elapsed since the person last used the drug. Most parents are worried about their children due to the availability of illegal drugs and alcohol. However, one consideration that they haven't yet contemplated is the availability of Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs. As ludicrous as people make this out to be, the fact is that teenage OTC abuse is becoming an extremely serious matter. The amount of abusers could be reduced if parents would wake up and pay a little more attention to their children's whereabouts. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that 51 percent of youths arrested nationwide tested positive for cocaine and that they committed four times as many crimes as youths who tested negative. More than 60 percent of teenagers now serving time in jail or in juvenile detention centers used drugs regularly, and almost half of them were high at the time they committed the crime. The FBI reports that the number of teenagers who are being arrested for possessing, manufacturing, or selling illegal drugs grew from 64,740 in 1990 to 147,107 by 1995, resulting in a new wave of drug-related violence. If a regular user of Lortab stops taking Lortab, he or she will experience lortab withdrawal symptoms within six to twelve hours. Lortab withdrawal symptoms are usually not life-threatening. The intensity of the lortab withdrawal symptoms depend on the degree of the individuals addiction to Lortab. For example, lortab withdrawal symptoms may grow stronger for twenty-four to seventy-two hours and then gradually decline over a period of seven to fourteen days. |
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.
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.
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.
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).
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