




Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Turners Falls, MA Profile
Turners Falls, MA, population 4,441 , is located
in Massachusetts's Franklin county,
about 34.8 miles from Springfield and 45.2 miles from Worcester.
In the 90's the population of Turners Falls has declined by about 6%.
Turners Falls Statistics
Turners Falls Gender Information
Males in Turners Falls: 2,106 (47%)
Females in Turners Falls: 2,335 (53%)
As % of Population in Turners Falls
Race Diversity in Turners Falls
White: 95%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Turners Falls
Age Diversity in Turners Falls
Median Age in Turners Falls: 38.8 (Males in Turners Falls: 36.6, Females in Turners Falls: 40.8)
Turners Falls Males Under 20: 14%
Turners Falls Females Under 20: 13%
Turners Falls Males 20 to 40: 13%
Turners Falls Females 20 to 40: 13%
Turners Falls Males 40 to 60: 13%
Turners Falls Females 40 to 60: 13%
Turners Falls Males Over 60: 8%
Turners Falls Females Over 60: 14%
Economics in Turners Falls
Turners Falls Household Average Size: 2.22 people
Turners Falls Median Household Income: $ 24,243
Turners Falls Median Value of Homes: $ 106,700
Turners Falls Location Information
Elevation: 326 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 2.0 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Turners Falls
Greenfield 2.5 Miles
Millers Falls 3.6 Miles
Northfield 8.2 Miles
South Deerfield 9.2 Miles
Shelburne Falls 9.3 Miles
Orange 12.6 Miles
Hinsdale 13.1 Miles
North Amherst 13.5 Miles
Winchester 14.6 Miles
Amherst Center 15.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Turners Falls
(Population 100,000+)
Springfield 34.8 Miles
Worcester 45.2 Miles
Hartford 58.5 Miles
Manchester 62.1 Miles
Lowell 63.2 Miles
Cambridge 75.7 Miles
Waterbury 76.7 Miles
Boston 78.2 Miles
Providence 79.7 Miles
New Haven 91.7 Miles
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Facts
Heroin addicts suffer from a wide range of physical ailments, ranging from minor infections to organ failure. The all-consuming nature of heroin addiction can also lead to overwhelming psychological problems, which can culminate in suicide. Further, the emotional consequences of heroin addiction extend beyond the addicts themselves, to include an addict's family and friends. Also, heroin addiction negatively impacts society by causing increased spread of disease, addiction related crime, and exorbitant emergency room and rehabilitative treatment costs. Many experts agree on certain ideas about effective heroin abuse prevention, including the need to protect young people from the drug, as well as the need to prevent experimentation with other drugs that are believed to lead to eventual heroin use. Experts disagree on far less than they agree upon, however, and opinions vary widely on what constitutes effective drug abuse prevention in general, and heroin abuse prevention in particular. As additional prevention approaches emerge, experts grow even more divided over how to best allocate the nation's very limited prevention resources. Although illicit methamphetamine never completely disappeared from street use, its availability was considerably reduced by the 1970s. This trend began to reverse during the 1980s, with pockets of methamphetamine abuse occurring in the United States. Hawaii was the first area of the United States to experience the most recent methampheta-mine outbreak, mostly in the form of smokable methamphetamine. Initial reports of smoking methamphetamine occurred in late 1986, with increases occurring about a year later, and a more sustained increase occurring in 1988 and 1989. Called "ice" or "crystal," this is the same substance as "speed," which was abused several decades earlier. Methamphetamine, sold as "ice," is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity (greater than 90%) that is generally smoked using a glass pipe with two openings, much like a CRACK-cocaine pipe. Because it is a large crystal, it is difficult to adulterate with inert substances, a property that makes it extremely desirable to purchasers of illicit products. The smoke is odorless and, unlike crack, the residue of the drug stays in the pipe and can be resmoked. The effect is long-lasting, reported by users to be as long as twelve hours, although it is likely that this prolonged effect is due to the use of several doses. Like COCAINE, methamphetamine abuse occurs in binges, with users taking the drug repeatedly for several hours to several days. During this time the user generally neither eats nor sleeps. Ending a methamphetamine binge is accompanied by fatigue, depression, and other "crash"-related effects. One of the most profound of the toxic effects of repeated methamphetamine use is the development of a paranoid psychosis, often indistinguishable from schizophrenia. With time off the drug, this psychosis generally resolves, although it can reappear if the user returns to methamphetamine abuse. Some Japanese psychiatrists have reported that methamphetamine psychosis may persist for many months. The coca leaf was, and is, chewed almost universally by some indigenous communities.ancient Peruvian mummies have been found with the remains of coca leaves, and pottery from the time period depicts humans, cheeks bulged with the presence of something on which they are chewing. There is also evidence that these cultures used a mixture of coca leaves and saliva as an anesthetic for the performance of trepanation. Cocaine use by college students reached a ten-year high in 2006 when over 5% reported having used the drug during their time in school. The low during that period was 2.1% in 1996. |
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.
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.
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is defined as the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Drug abuse is a problem which has an effect on people of all income levels,
ages, and stations in life. Quite often the last person to see that there is a
problem is the drug abuser them self. Every year, more and more people become
drug addicts in their pursuit to get "high".
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.
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.
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