




Port Dickinson, New York
Port Dickinson, NY Profile
Port Dickinson, NY, population 1,697 , is located
in New York's Broome county,
about 64.5 miles from Syracuse and 107.6 miles from Allentown.
In the 90's the population of Port Dickinson has declined by about 5%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Port Dickinson has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Port Dickinson area were lower than New York's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the New York average.
Port Dickinson Statistics
Port Dickinson Gender Information
Males in Port Dickinson: 789 (46%)
Females in Port Dickinson: 908 (54%)
As % of Population in Port Dickinson
Race Diversity in Port Dickinson
White: 97%
African American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Port Dickinson
Age Diversity in Port Dickinson
Median Age in Port Dickinson: 37.7 (Males in Port Dickinson: 33.5, Females in Port Dickinson: 39.9)
Port Dickinson Males Under 20: 16%
Port Dickinson Females Under 20: 13%
Port Dickinson Males 20 to 40: 11%
Port Dickinson Females 20 to 40: 14%
Port Dickinson Males 40 to 60: 12%
Port Dickinson Females 40 to 60: 14%
Port Dickinson Males Over 60: 7%
Port Dickinson Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Port Dickinson
Port Dickinson Household Average Size: 2.31 people
Port Dickinson Median Household Income: $ 38,393
Port Dickinson Median Value of Homes: $ 73,700
Law Enforcement in Port Dickinson
Reported crimes in the Port Dickinson area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 2
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 119
Burglary: 3
Larceny-theft: 35
Motor vehicle theft: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 2,324
Port Dickinson Location Information
Land Area: 0.6 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Port Dickinson
Binghamton 2.6 Miles
Johnson City 3.4 Miles
Endwell 6.6 Miles
Endicott 8.2 Miles
Great Bend 13.7 Miles
Windsor 13.7 Miles
Apalachin 14.0 Miles
Whitney Point 14.0 Miles
Hallstead 14.3 Miles
Greene 15.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Port Dickinson
(Population 100,000+)
Syracuse 64.5 Miles
Allentown 107.6 Miles
Rochester 112.4 Miles
Paterson 122.7 Miles
Newark 131.7 Miles
Yonkers 132.7 Miles
Elizabeth 134.1 Miles
Jersey City 135.4 Miles
New York 138.7 Miles
Stamford 143.0 Miles
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Facts
Heavy drinking can not only get adolescents into trouble through behavior such as risk taking or drinking and driving, but it can also make the brain less able to learn important life skills that can help one avoid trouble as an adult. If you think someone is using drugs, the best thing to do is to tell an adult that you trust. This could be a parent, other relative, teacher, coach, or school counselor. The person might need professional help to stop using drugs. A grown-up can help the person find the treatment he or she needs to stop using drugs. Another way kids can help kids is by choosing not to try or use drugs. It's a good way for friends to stick together. Cocaine affects that brain chemicals that create pleasure and usually increases the sensations of sight, sound, and touch. Users often claim that cocaine helps them perform physical and mental tasks quicker and easier, although it can also have the opposite effect. Cocaine users usually find that they need to take more of the drug to produce the same effect or even just feel normal. So cocaine use often leads to addiction replacing school, friends, and family. There have been several fatal overdoses associated with pure DXM powder, which is sometimes sold on the Internet. High amounts can shut down the central nervous system. There’s another sort of overdose risk, too. Combination cold and flu drugs often contain a number of other active ingredients – other cough suppressants, decongestants, antihistamines, and painkillers. When taken at high doses, these other drugs – like the pain killer acetaminophen – can be quite toxic. They can cause liver damage, heart attack, stroke, and death. |
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".
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.
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.
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.
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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