




Port Norris, New Jersey
Port Norris, NJ Profile
Port Norris, NJ, population 1,507 , is located
in New Jersey's Cumberland county,
about 49.3 miles from Philadelphia and 84.5 miles from Baltimore.
In the 90's the population of Port Norris has declined by about 11%.
Port Norris Statistics
Port Norris Gender Information
Males in Port Norris: 722 (48%)
Females in Port Norris: 785 (52%)
As % of Population in Port Norris
Race Diversity in Port Norris
White: 58%
African American: 37%
Other/Mixed: 5%
As % of Population in Port Norris
Age Diversity in Port Norris
Median Age in Port Norris: 37.3 (Males in Port Norris: 35.7, Females in Port Norris: 38.4)
Port Norris Males Under 20: 16%
Port Norris Females Under 20: 15%
Port Norris Males 20 to 40: 11%
Port Norris Females 20 to 40: 13%
Port Norris Males 40 to 60: 12%
Port Norris Females 40 to 60: 13%
Port Norris Males Over 60: 9%
Port Norris Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Port Norris
Port Norris Household Average Size: 2.92 people
Port Norris Median Household Income: $ 38,194
Port Norris Median Value of Homes: $ 71,800
Port Norris Location Information
Elevation: 11 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 6.4 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Port Norris
Laurel Lake 6.5 Miles
Cedarville 10.7 Miles
Millville 10.8 Miles
Woodbine 11.8 Miles
Fairton 13.6 Miles
Corbin City 15.5 Miles
Villas 15.9 Miles
Cape May Court House 16.0 Miles
Bridgeton 16.5 Miles
Vineland 16.6 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Port Norris
(Population 100,000+)
Philadelphia 49.3 Miles
Baltimore 84.5 Miles
Allentown 97.3 Miles
Elizabeth 107.4 Miles
Washington 110.2 Miles
Alexandria 112.3 Miles
Newark 112.7 Miles
Arlington 112.7 Miles
Jersey City 114.4 Miles
New York 115.3 Miles
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Facts
Despite all that is known today about the health consequences of cigarette smoking, more than a fifth (23%) of 12th-grade students still do not believe that there is a great risk in smoking a pack or more of cigarettes per day. Over a longer period, the number of 12th graders who thought smoking a pack or more a day involved great risk to the user increased, from 51% in 1975 to 64% in 1980. Morphine, codeine, and heroin are relatively recent alterations of basic opium. For much of its long history, opium was the primary drug of use and abuse. Its use has been recorded in many cultures in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States. Its power and strength were such that Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was instructed to bring back opium as he set off on his first voyage to the New World. When Europeans came to the Americas, they brought poppy seeds with them and began growing opium in the Western Hemisphere. More than 150 years ago, the drug caused a major war between Great Britain and China. In the early twenty-first century, the United States—and the United Nations—spent many millions of dollars trying to destroy illicit, or illegal, poppy fields. Because 2C-B is clandestinely produced, users are unaware of the dose they are ingesting and may be over-whelmed by the drug's effects. Users seeking MDMA-like effects do not expect or enjoy the unpleasant physical side effects on the body, including acute nausea, diarrhea, cramps, and gas. There are also several reports of allergic-type reactions causing increased mucus production concentrated in the windpipe and lungs. Driving and Drugs: The role of alcohol in traffic and other injuries is well documented, but determining the effects of other drugs, both legal and illegal, on driving is more difficult. This is true for three reasons: (1) Few drivers who are not involved in crashes volunteer to provide blood samples so their drug levels can be compared with drug levels in blood samples obtained from collision victims; (2) It is very difficult to determine how drug levels in the blood are related to the drug's actions in the brain, and it is those actions in the brain that cause impaired behavior; and (3) It can be difficult to determine how the interactions of various combinations of drugs, with or without alcohol, may contribute to impairment. One study was designed to get around the first problem. Researchers studied only drivers who had been in crashes. They divided the drivers into two groups—those who were responsible for the crash and those who were not—and studied blood samples from each. The drivers who caused crashes had higher levels of prescription drugs, such as antidepressants and tranquilizers, or over-the-counter drugs, such as antihistamines or cold medicines, in their blood than the other drivers. Other researchers examined the presence of drugs in blood specimens from 1,882 fatally injured drivers. Drugs, both illicit and prescription, were found in 18 percent of the fatalities. Marijuana was found in 6.7 percent, cocaine in 5.3 percent, tranquilizers in 2.9 percent, and amphetamines in 1.9 percent of these fatally injured drivers. Crash-responsibility rates increased significantly as the number of drugs in the driver increased. Many drug users used several drugs simultaneously, and these drivers had the highest collision rates. |
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.
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.
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a place or program that an individual enters to treat a drug or alcohol addiction. Through therapy and education, the individual is restored to their former non-drug using self. They are then able to re-enter society clean and sober. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend a drug rehabilitation program. Some of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, problems with the law, and problems at work. Also, there are several different types of drug rehabilitation programs available: inpatient, outpatient, residential, short-term, and long-term.
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.
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