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Wrightsboro, NC Profile
Wrightsboro, NC, population 4,496 , is located
in North Carolina's New Hanover county,
about 75.9 miles from Fayetteville and 110.4 miles from Raleigh.
In the 90's the population of Wrightsboro has declined by about 5%.
Wrightsboro Statistics
Wrightsboro Gender Information
Males in Wrightsboro: 2,182 (49%)
Females in Wrightsboro: 2,314 (51%)
As % of Population in Wrightsboro
Race Diversity in Wrightsboro
White: 64%
African American: 34%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Wrightsboro
Age Diversity in Wrightsboro
Median Age in Wrightsboro: 37.2 (Males in Wrightsboro: 35.7, Females in Wrightsboro: 38.6)
Wrightsboro Males Under 20: 14%
Wrightsboro Females Under 20: 13%
Wrightsboro Males 20 to 40: 13%
Wrightsboro Females 20 to 40: 14%
Wrightsboro Males 40 to 60: 14%
Wrightsboro Females 40 to 60: 16%
Wrightsboro Males Over 60: 7%
Wrightsboro Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Wrightsboro
Wrightsboro Household Average Size: 2.53 people
Wrightsboro Median Household Income: $ 37,876
Wrightsboro Median Value of Homes: $ 93,000
Wrightsboro Location Information
Elevation: 35 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 12.4 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Wrightsboro
Hightsville 1.4 Miles
Kings Grant 3.7 Miles
Skippers Corner 4.1 Miles
Murraysville 4.2 Miles
Wilmington 4.5 Miles
Belville 4.7 Miles
Castle Hayne 4.8 Miles
Navassa 5.4 Miles
Ogden 6.0 Miles
Seagate 7.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Wrightsboro
(Population 100,000+)
Fayetteville 75.9 Miles
Raleigh 110.4 Miles
Durham 130.3 Miles
Greensboro 162.5 Miles
Charlotte 178.3 Miles
Columbia 179.3 Miles
Winston-Salem 181.5 Miles
Chesapeake 198.0 Miles
Portsmouth 198.4 Miles
Norfolk 199.4 Miles
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Facts
The nonmedical use or abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and growing public health problem in this country. The elderly are among those most vulnerable to prescription drug abuse or misuse because they are prescribed more medications than their younger counterparts. Most people take prescription medications responsibly; however, an estimated 48 million people (ages 12 and older) have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons in their lifetimes. This represents approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Scientific studies have shown that women who use cocaine when pregnant are more likely to have babies born with low birth weight, small heads and shorter body sizes. When you take meth, whether snorting or smoking the powder, or swallowing a pill, the drug heads directly to your brain. There it triggers a release of serotonin, the "happy hormone", as well as dopamine and norepinephrine, both of which help give you that feeling of euphoria. This makes you feel very happy and usually quite energetic (hence the name "speed"). Often, people who use meth feel the need to obsessively wash their hands, clean, or take things apart and put them back together. It's kind of like a temporary OCD and is caused by the drug working in the brain and changing the chemical balance there. As the saying goes, what goes up must come down and that is very much the case with meth. When your high wears off, you will understand why they call it crashing. Many users take other drugs to ease the coming down part. Some of the effects of losing the high include drowsiness, irritability, and depression. It's not surprising that many meth users commit suicide when in this chemically induced depression. The number of current users of Ecstasy (MDMA) had decreased between 2002 and 2003, from 676,000 to 470,000, but the number did not change between 2003 and 2004 (450,000). |
Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a condition that includes craving and continued alcohol abuse despite repeated drinking-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It includes four major areas: Craving: - A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Impaired control: -The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: -Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: - The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel its effects.
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.
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.
Abstinence
Abstinence is the act or practice of refraining from indulging a desire. The type of abstinence we are referring to here is abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This term has two connotations when it comes to abstaining from drugs. The first refers to drug or alcohol treatment programs that aim to help an individual stop using drugs or alcohol for the rest of their lives. The time abstinence is also used in drug education and prevention. It refers to trying to stop children from ever using drugs.
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