



Arnold, Missouri
Arnold, MO Profile
Arnold, MO, population 19,965 , is located
in Missouri's Jefferson county,
about 16.6 miles from St Louis and 102.5 miles from Springfield.
In the 90's the population of Arnold has grown by about 6%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Arnold has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Arnold area were higher than Missouri's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Missouri average.
Arnold Statistics
Arnold Gender Information
Males in Arnold: 9,713 (49%)
Females in Arnold: 10,252 (51%)
As % of Population in Arnold
Race Diversity in Arnold
White: 98%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Arnold
Age Diversity in Arnold
Median Age in Arnold: 36.7 (Males in Arnold: 35.5, Females in Arnold: 37.9)
Arnold Males Under 20: 15%
Arnold Females Under 20: 14%
Arnold Males 20 to 40: 14%
Arnold Females 20 to 40: 14%
Arnold Males 40 to 60: 13%
Arnold Females 40 to 60: 14%
Arnold Males Over 60: 7%
Arnold Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Arnold
Arnold Household Average Size: 2.61 people
Arnold Median Household Income: $ 47,188
Arnold Median Value of Homes: $ 94,400
Law Enforcement in Arnold
Reported crimes in the Arnold area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 2
Robbery: 6
Aggravated assault: 23
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 159
Burglary: 66
Larceny-theft: 1,098
Motor vehicle theft: 34
Arson: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 5,968
Arnold Location Information
Elevation: 605 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 11.2 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Arnold
Imperial 4.4 Miles
Oakville 4.7 Miles
Kimmswick 4.7 Miles
Mehlville 6.0 Miles
Barnhart 6.2 Miles
Fenton 6.4 Miles
Concord 6.4 Miles
Green Park 6.6 Miles
Murphy 7.1 Miles
Sappington 7.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Arnold
(Population 100,000+)
St Louis 16.6 Miles
Springfield 102.5 Miles
Evansville 156.6 Miles
Peoria 161.9 Miles
Springfield 180.4 Miles
Clarksville 211.6 Miles
Independence 222.5 Miles
Memphis 227.8 Miles
Kansas City 231.2 Miles
Kansas City 233.9 Miles
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Facts
In 2001, wholesale cocaine prices nationwide ranged from $12,000 to $35,000 per kilogram. In 2000,the price for South American heroin ranged from $50,000 to $200,000 per kilogram, Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin ranged from $40,000 to $190,000 per kilogram,and Mexican heroin cost between $13,200 and $175,000 per kilogram. Methamphetamine prices at the distribution level ranged from $3,500 per pound inareas of California and Texas to $21,000 per pound in the Eastern United States. Retail methamphetamine prices ranged from $400 to $3,000 per ounce. The characterization of ephedrine in the 1920s led to an interest in developing and testing similar drugs. Ephedrine was being widely used to treat asthma and there was an interest in finding a synthetic substitute for this drug. Amphetamine, a drug similar in structure and activity to ephedrine, arose from this interest. Although amphetamine had been synthesized almost 40 years earlier, the interest in ephedrine led to the further characterization and use of this drug. Since then, many analogs of amphetamine have been developed and characterized, including the street drug, methamphetamine. Patients commonly experience bodily symptoms of anxiety such as tremor, palpitations, dry mouth, or hot and cold feelings. Insomnia is usually marked. Some complain of unpleasant feelings of being out of touch with reality or with their own bodies. Severe headaches and muscle aches and pains can occur, sleep is greatly disturbed, appetite is lost as is several pounds of weight. Disturbances of perception are characteristic of benzodiazepine withdrawal and include intolerance to loud noises or bright lights, numbness or pins and needles, unsteadiness, a feeling of being in motion (as on a ship at sea), and a sensing of strange smells and tastes. Some people become quite depressed; rarely, some experience epileptic fits or a paranoid psychosis (with feelings of persecution and loss of contact with reality). Substance abuse is a pattern of behavior that displays many adverse results from continual use of a substance. Substance dependence is a group of behavioral and physiological symptoms that indicate the continual, compulsive use of a substance in self-administered doses despite the problems related to the use of the substance. The characteristics of abuse are a failure to carry out obligations at home or work, continual use under circumstances that present a hazard (such as driving a car), and legal problems such as arrests. Use of the drug is persistent despite personal problems caused by the effects of the substance on the self or others. In substance dependence, as the patient's tolerance for the drug increases, increased amounts of a substance are needed to achieve the desired effect or level of intoxication. Withdrawal is a physiological and psychological change that occurs when the body's concentration of the substance declines in a person who has been a heavy user. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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