




Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood, NJ Profile
Maplewood, NJ, population 23,868 , is located
in New Jersey's Essex county,
about 5.9 miles from Newark and 8.3 miles from Elizabeth.
In the 90's the population of Maplewood has grown by about 10%.
Maplewood Statistics
Maplewood Gender Information
Males in Maplewood: 11,347 (48%)
Females in Maplewood: 12,521 (52%)
As % of Population in Maplewood
Race Diversity in Maplewood
White: 59%
African American: 33%
Asian: 3%
Other/Mixed: 5%
As % of Population in Maplewood
Age Diversity in Maplewood
Median Age in Maplewood: 37.7 (Males in Maplewood: 36.7, Females in Maplewood: 38.7)
Maplewood Males Under 20: 15%
Maplewood Females Under 20: 15%
Maplewood Males 20 to 40: 11%
Maplewood Females 20 to 40: 13%
Maplewood Males 40 to 60: 14%
Maplewood Females 40 to 60: 16%
Maplewood Males Over 60: 6%
Maplewood Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Maplewood
Maplewood Household Average Size: 2.81 people
Maplewood Median Household Income: $ 79,637
Maplewood Median Value of Homes: $ 218,100
Maplewood Location Information
Elevation: 136 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Maplewood
South Orange 1.8 Miles
Orange 2.2 Miles
West Orange 2.5 Miles
Livingston 2.6 Miles
Millburn 2.9 Miles
Roseland 3.4 Miles
Irvington 3.5 Miles
Essex Fells 3.5 Miles
East Orange 3.6 Miles
Springfield 4.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Maplewood
(Population 100,000+)
Newark 5.9 Miles
Elizabeth 8.3 Miles
Jersey City 10.7 Miles
Paterson 11.2 Miles
New York 14.6 Miles
Yonkers 22.4 Miles
Stamford 43.0 Miles
Bridgeport 62.1 Miles
Allentown 64.8 Miles
Philadelphia 73.7 Miles
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Facts
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, between 1,300 and 8,000 babies are born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal alcohol syndrome is a combination of physical and mental birth defects that affects roughly 6% of the babies born to women who are alcoholics or alcohol abusers. These women either have repeated episodes of binge drinking or drink excessively throughout pregnancy. An instrument for illicit drug use means anything other than a medical device (e.g., a syringe), designed primarily for consuming or facilitating the consumption of an illicit drug. An illicit drug is a controlled substance (e.g., marihuana) or precursor, the importation, exportation, production, sale or possession of which is prohibited or restricted pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Regardless of how they are consumed, once in the bloodstream, amphetamines travel to the brain in just a few seconds. In the brain tissue, they dramatically increase nerve cell activity, which in turn decreases appetite and causes feelings of energy and excitement. Amphetamines also stimulate the reward center of the brain, delivering strong feelings of pleasure. With these effects in mind, drug companies enthusiastically marketed amphetamine and its derivatives as treatments for depression and as dieting aids. People in every walk of life found a use for the drugs and a reason to purchase them: Truck drivers who needed to stay awake on long trips, athletes who wanted extra energy, housewives yearning to lose a few pounds, and students cramming for exams sought out the drugs. During each year of the 1950s, manufacturers in the United States produced enough amphetamines to supply each man, woman, and child with fifty doses. Most people used them under the recommendation of their physicians. By 1965 physicians were seeing undeniable signs of addiction in some amphetamine users. Doctors reported these adverse effects to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the organization in charge of assuring the safety of foods and drugs used by Americans. As a result, amphetamines were soon placed under federal restrictions to protect consumers. Endomorphin = a term which refers to two small (5 amino-acids) endogenous peptides, known as endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2, which function as mu-agonists with greater selectivity than beta-endorphin. |
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.
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.
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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.
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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