




West Wareham, Massachusetts
West Wareham, MA Profile
West Wareham, MA, population 1,908 , is located
in Massachusetts's Plymouth county,
about 33.7 miles from Providence and 42.2 miles from Boston.
In the 90's the population of West Wareham has declined by about 7%.
West Wareham Statistics
West Wareham Gender Information
Males in West Wareham: 872 (46%)
Females in West Wareham: 1,036 (54%)
As % of Population in West Wareham
Race Diversity in West Wareham
White: 85%
African American: 2%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 12%
As % of Population in West Wareham
Age Diversity in West Wareham
Median Age in West Wareham: 43.0 (Males in West Wareham: 40.8, Females in West Wareham: 46.4)
West Wareham Males Under 20: 12%
West Wareham Females Under 20: 11%
West Wareham Males 20 to 40: 10%
West Wareham Females 20 to 40: 12%
West Wareham Males 40 to 60: 11%
West Wareham Females 40 to 60: 14%
West Wareham Males Over 60: 13%
West Wareham Females Over 60: 18%
Economics in West Wareham
West Wareham Household Average Size: 2.3 people
West Wareham Median Household Income: $ 33,167
West Wareham Median Value of Homes: $ 95,300
West Wareham Location Information
Elevation: 40 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.7 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to West Wareham
Wareham 2.4 Miles
Weweantic 4.0 Miles
Marion 6.0 Miles
Onset 6.2 Miles
White Island Shores 6.5 Miles
Buzzards Bay 8.0 Miles
Bourne 9.0 Miles
Monument Beach 9.1 Miles
Mattapoisett 9.5 Miles
Pocasset 10.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest West Wareham
(Population 100,000+)
Providence 33.7 Miles
Boston 42.2 Miles
Cambridge 44.2 Miles
Worcester 62.7 Miles
Lowell 64.9 Miles
Manchester 90.6 Miles
Springfield 96.6 Miles
Hartford 99.3 Miles
New Haven 117.1 Miles
Waterbury 119.4 Miles
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Facts
Many long term effects are found due to the regular abuse of the PCP for a long time. This includes negative effects on respiration system and respiration stops within minutes, which lead to sudden death of the person. Vomiting, hazy vision, flicking up and down of eyes etc are few effects caused by abusing. About 90% of PCP drug abusers are brought into emergency rooms with severe psychological effects. With high dose of the drug abuse the central nervous system is affected and the abuser can even go into state of comma. When alcohol is consumed, many of the skills that safe driving requires--such as judgment, concentration, comprehension, coordination, visual acuity, and reaction time--become impaired. The mental faculties are the first to be affected by drinking. Alcohol levels as low as .02% (well under the legal limit in many states) can lessen the capacity to reason, making it difficult to plan ahead or respond appropriately to one's immediate surroundings. White children are showing more tolerance toward drugs. White children who agreed with the statement “Everybody tries drugs” went up from 21 percent in 1995 to 28 percent in 1996 (African-American children: 36 percent in 1995 to 28 percent in 1996). Heroin is usually injected, sniffed/snorted, or smoked. Typically, a heroin abuser may inject up to four times a day. Intravenous injection provides the greatest intensity and most rapid onset of euphoria (7 to 8 seconds), while intramuscular injection produces a relatively slow onset of euphoria (5 to 8 minutes). When heroin is sniffed or smoked, peak effects are usually felt within 10 to 15 minutes. Although smoking and sniffing heroin do not produce a "rush" as quickly or as intensely as intravenous injection, NIDA researchers have confirmed that all three forms of heroin administration are addictive. Injection continues to be the predominant method of heroin use among addicted users seeking treatment; however, researchers have observed a shift in heroin use patterns, from injection to sniffing and smoking. In fact, sniffing/snorting heroin is now the most widely reported means of taking heroin among users admitted for drug treatment in Newark, Chicago, and New York. With the shift in heroin abuse patterns comes an even more diverse group of users. Older users (over 30) continue to be one of the largest user groups in most national data. However, the increase continues in new, young users across the country who are being lured by inexpensive, high-purity heroin that can be sniffed or smoked instead of injected. Heroin has also been appearing in more affluent communities. |
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).
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.
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".
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.
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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