




Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough, NC Profile
Hillsborough, NC, population 5,446 , is located
in North Carolina's Orange county,
about 12.6 miles from Durham and 33.3 miles from Raleigh.
In the 90's the population of Hillsborough has grown by about 28%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Hillsborough has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Hillsborough area were higher than North Carolina's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the North Carolina average.
Hillsborough Statistics
Hillsborough Gender Information
Males in Hillsborough: 2,523 (46%)
Females in Hillsborough: 2,923 (54%)
As % of Population in Hillsborough
Race Diversity in Hillsborough
White: 60%
African American: 35%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Hillsborough
Age Diversity in Hillsborough
Median Age in Hillsborough: 35.6 (Males in Hillsborough: 33.9, Females in Hillsborough: 37.3)
Hillsborough Males Under 20: 14%
Hillsborough Females Under 20: 14%
Hillsborough Males 20 to 40: 14%
Hillsborough Females 20 to 40: 15%
Hillsborough Males 40 to 60: 12%
Hillsborough Females 40 to 60: 14%
Hillsborough Males Over 60: 6%
Hillsborough Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Hillsborough
Hillsborough Household Average Size: 2.48 people
Hillsborough Median Household Income: $ 40,111
Hillsborough Median Value of Homes: $ 106,400
Law Enforcement in Hillsborough
Reported crimes in the Hillsborough area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 17
Aggravated assault: 36
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 970
Burglary: 214
Larceny-theft: 343
Motor vehicle theft: 20
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 10,562
Hillsborough Location Information
Elevation: 624 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Hillsborough
Mebane 9.5 Miles
Woodlawn 11.2 Miles
Chapel Hill 11.5 Miles
Carrboro 11.5 Miles
Durham 12.6 Miles
Green Level 14.0 Miles
Haw River 14.8 Miles
Swepsonville 15.1 Miles
Saxapahaw 15.3 Miles
Gorman 15.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Hillsborough
(Population 100,000+)
Durham 12.6 Miles
Raleigh 33.3 Miles
Greensboro 38.7 Miles
Winston-Salem 64.0 Miles
Fayetteville 71.8 Miles
Charlotte 114.2 Miles
Richmond 136.7 Miles
Newport News 161.1 Miles
Portsmouth 164.5 Miles
Chesapeake 165.4 Miles
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Facts
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Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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