



Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Jeffersontown, KY Profile
Jeffersontown, KY, population 26,633 , is located
in Kentucky's Jefferson county,
about 11.4 miles from Louisville and 61.0 miles from Lexington.
In the 90's the population of Jeffersontown has grown by about 15%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Jeffersontown has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Jeffersontown Statistics
Jeffersontown Gender Information
Males in Jeffersontown: 12,820 (48%)
Females in Jeffersontown: 13,813 (52%)
As % of Population in Jeffersontown
Race Diversity in Jeffersontown
White: 87%
African American: 9%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Jeffersontown
Age Diversity in Jeffersontown
Median Age in Jeffersontown: 35.7 (Males in Jeffersontown: 34.2, Females in Jeffersontown: 37.1)
Jeffersontown Males Under 20: 14%
Jeffersontown Females Under 20: 13%
Jeffersontown Males 20 to 40: 15%
Jeffersontown Females 20 to 40: 16%
Jeffersontown Males 40 to 60: 13%
Jeffersontown Females 40 to 60: 15%
Jeffersontown Males Over 60: 6%
Jeffersontown Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Jeffersontown
Jeffersontown Household Average Size: 2.46 people
Jeffersontown Median Household Income: $ 51,999
Jeffersontown Median Value of Homes: $ 122,100
Jeffersontown Location Information
Elevation: 711 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 9.7 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Jeffersontown
Forest Hills 1.9 Miles
Hurstbourne Acres 2.3 Miles
Fern Creek 2.7 Miles
Houston Acres 3.0 Miles
Douglass Hills 3.1 Miles
Hurstbourne 3.3 Miles
Blue Ridge Manor 3.4 Miles
Cambridge 3.4 Miles
St Regis Park 3.6 Miles
Sycamore 3.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Jeffersontown
(Population 100,000+)
Louisville 11.4 Miles
Lexington 61.0 Miles
Cincinnati 89.8 Miles
Evansville 109.5 Miles
Indianapolis 113.5 Miles
Dayton 131.0 Miles
Clarksville 151.6 Miles
Nashville 155.6 Miles
Knoxville 179.1 Miles
Columbus 184.1 Miles
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Facts
Substance abuse may not be the presenting issue in a family. Initially, it may be hidden, only to become apparent during therapy. If any suspicion of substance abuse emerges, the counselor or therapist should evaluate the degree to which substance abuse has a bearing on other issues in the family and requires direct attention. Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection use include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease. Lung complications (including various types of pneumonia and tuberculosis) may result from the poor health condition of the abuser as well as from heroin's depressing effects on respiration. Many of the additives in street heroin may include substances that do not readily dissolve and result in clogging the blood vessels that lead to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain. This can cause infection or even death of small patches of cells in vital organs. Immune reactions to these or other contaminants can cause arthritis or other rheumatologic problems. Overall cocaine use in the United States has decreased during the past 20 years, but new research shows that the decrease occurred among those who are highly educated, while use of the addictive drug among non-high school graduates did not decline. Researchers believe the difference is due to a lack of access to health warnings and resources. Using data from the 1979-2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the researchers found that in the 1980s the number of persistent users of cocaine among high school and college graduates dropped dramatically and fell below the cocaine use of non-high school graduates for the first time. They also found that during the same time period, the number of first-time users of cocaine steadily decreased over the years regardless of their level of education. Of the four major opium source areas in the world, Mexican-produced “black-tar” and brown heroin are generally the lowest in purity. An increase in heroin overdoses in the western United States in the late 1990s, however, reflected an increase in the purity of Mexican heroin. Although production has fluctuated over the last decade, 69 metric tons of opium was produced in 2005. Mexican farmers (like Colombian poppy growers) use small, widely disbursed plots in remote regions to avoid having their crops detected and eradicated. These fields are often inaccessible to aerial eradication efforts. |
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.
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.
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.
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
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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