




Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Berkeley Heights, NJ Profile
Berkeley Heights, NJ, population 13,407 , is located
in New Jersey's Union county,
about 12.2 miles from Elizabeth and 14.6 miles from Newark.
In the 90's the population of Berkeley Heights has grown by about 12%.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Berkeley Heights area were lower than New Jersey's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the New Jersey average.
Berkeley Heights Statistics
Berkeley Heights Gender Information
Males in Berkeley Heights: 6,389 (48%)
Females in Berkeley Heights: 7,018 (52%)
As % of Population in Berkeley Heights
Race Diversity in Berkeley Heights
White: 90%
African American: 1%
Asian: 8%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Berkeley Heights
Age Diversity in Berkeley Heights
Median Age in Berkeley Heights: 39.7 (Males in Berkeley Heights: 38.8, Females in Berkeley Heights: 40.6)
Berkeley Heights Males Under 20: 14%
Berkeley Heights Females Under 20: 14%
Berkeley Heights Males 20 to 40: 11%
Berkeley Heights Females 20 to 40: 12%
Berkeley Heights Males 40 to 60: 14%
Berkeley Heights Females 40 to 60: 15%
Berkeley Heights Males Over 60: 9%
Berkeley Heights Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Berkeley Heights
Berkeley Heights Household Average Size: 2.89 people
Berkeley Heights Median Household Income: $ 107,716
Berkeley Heights Median Value of Homes: $ 324,600
Law Enforcement in Berkeley Heights
Reported crimes in the Berkeley Heights area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 1
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 3
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 29
Burglary: 37
Larceny-theft: 80
Motor vehicle theft: 8
Arson: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 914
Berkeley Heights Location Information
Elevation: 220 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 6.3 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Berkeley Heights
New Providence 2.4 Miles
Watchung 3.2 Miles
Scotch Plains 3.4 Miles
North Plainfield 3.8 Miles
Plainfield 3.9 Miles
Fanwood 4.3 Miles
Mountainside 4.5 Miles
Chatham 5.0 Miles
Westfield 5.3 Miles
Madison 5.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Berkeley Heights
(Population 100,000+)
Elizabeth 12.2 Miles
Newark 14.6 Miles
Jersey City 19.4 Miles
Paterson 21.5 Miles
New York 23.0 Miles
Yonkers 33.2 Miles
Stamford 53.8 Miles
Allentown 55.2 Miles
Philadelphia 63.3 Miles
Bridgeport 72.8 Miles
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Facts
Similar concerns are raised by the rate of underage drinking. In 1997, the MTF found that 15 percent of eighth, 25 percent of tenth, and 31 percent of twelfth graders reported binge drinking in the two weeks prior to being interviewed. The 1996 NHSDA found past-month alcohol use among 18.8 percent of twelve to seventeen year olds. New research indicates that the younger the age of drinking onset, the greater the chance that an individual at some point in life will develop a clinically defined alcohol disorder. Young people who began drinking before age fifteen were four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who began drinking at age twenty-one. Among eighteen to twenty-five year olds, the number jumps to almost six-in-ten. Between 1996 and 1997, the incidence of “binge” drinking rose by 15 percent among twelve to seventeen year olds. “Heavy” drinking has increased by almost 7 percent during the same period. Here again, underage alcohol use is a risk factor that correlates with higher incidences of drug use among young people. Virtually any performance test shows impairment if the doses of marijuana are large enough and the test is difficult enough, although no distinctive biochemical changes have been found in human beings. Treatment for Delirium Tremens, Seizures, and Other Severe Symptoms. People with symptoms of delirium tremens must be treated immediately. Untreated delirium tremens has a fatality rate that can be as high as 20%. They are usually first given intravenous anti-anxiety medications and their physical condition is stabilized. It is extremely important that fluids be administered. Restraints may be necessary to prevent injury to themselves or others. Once introduced, commercial opium stimulated demand in China beyond supply, encouraging thereby increased cultivation back in India; which, in turn, stimulated more demand in China, sparking, yet again, higher poppy plantings in India. In effect, even in this earliest era of commoditized opium trading, demand and supply increase through a process of reciprocal stimulation that makes it difficult, analytically, to determine which is the dominant cause. |
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.
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.
Sobriety
Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety. Unfortunately, sometimes drug addicts and alcoholics find they are able to sustain short periods of sobriety followed by a drug or alcohol relapse. This is why attending a drug or alcohol rehab will help the individual maintain their focus on sobriety. Often, it is only by getting help that individuals with severe drug addiction problems are able to achieve lasting sobriety.
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).
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.
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