



Oakes, North Dakota
Oakes, ND Profile
Oakes, ND, population 1,979 , is located
in North Dakota's Dickey county,
about 191.6 miles from Sioux Falls and 247.0 miles from Minneapolis.
In the 90's the population of Oakes has grown by about 11%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Oakes has been declining at an annual rate of 1.8 percent.
Oakes Statistics
Oakes Gender Information
Males in Oakes: 956 (48%)
Females in Oakes: 1,023 (52%)
As % of Population in Oakes
Race Diversity in Oakes
White: 97%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Oakes
Age Diversity in Oakes
Median Age in Oakes: 41.9 (Males in Oakes: 39.0, Females in Oakes: 44.8)
Oakes Males Under 20: 14%
Oakes Females Under 20: 12%
Oakes Males 20 to 40: 11%
Oakes Females 20 to 40: 10%
Oakes Males 40 to 60: 13%
Oakes Females 40 to 60: 12%
Oakes Males Over 60: 11%
Oakes Females Over 60: 18%
Economics in Oakes
Oakes Household Average Size: 2.28 people
Oakes Median Household Income: $ 30,263
Oakes Median Value of Homes: $ 56,400
Oakes Location Information
Elevation: 1,313 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Oakes
Ludden 9.1 Miles
Cogswell 14.9 Miles
Verona 15.6 Miles
Fullerton 16.2 Miles
Hecla 17.9 Miles
LaMoure 18.0 Miles
Gwinner 21.4 Miles
Forman 21.9 Miles
Elliott 22.5 Miles
Ellendale 23.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Oakes
(Population 100,000+)
Sioux Falls 191.6 Miles
Minneapolis 247.0 Miles
St Paul 255.7 Miles
Omaha 354.2 Miles
Lincoln 376.1 Miles
Des Moines 385.2 Miles
Cedar Rapids 429.0 Miles
Madison 477.2 Miles
Green Bay 502.0 Miles
Topeka 505.5 Miles
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Facts
About 40% of teens have tried marijuana one or more times. About 22% of teens currently use marijuana. Teen use is troubling because marijuana can hinder memory, problem-solving, and learning. It can also cause mood swings, anxiety, and depression. A disturbing study prepared by CASA suggests that adults have become resigned to teen drug use. In fact, nearly half the parents from the "baby-boomer" generation expect their teenagers to try illegal drugs. Forty percent believe they have little influence over teenagers’ decisions about whether to smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs. Both of these assumptions are incorrect. Parents have enormous influence over the decisions young people make. Cocaine is addictive. Cocaine interferes with the way your brain processes chemicals that create feelings of pleasure, so you need more and more of the drug just to feel normal. People who become addicted to cocaine start to lose interest in other areas of their life, like school, friends, and sports. Methadone was developed in Nazi Germany in 1939 because of wartime shortages of morphine. The German scientists called it Amidon and used it as a painkiller. At the end of World War II (1939–1945), the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly began clinical trials of the substance. Lilly called it "methadone." The drug has also been marketed as Dolophine, leading to nicknames such as "dolls" and "dollies." Methadone was found to be an effective, long-lasting painkiller and cough suppressant. According to a report issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in 1950 researchers began using methadone to treat the many symptoms of withdrawal associated with heroin dependence. Heroin addicts typically need two to three "FIXES" of the drug each day to ward off the wide range of symptoms that occur when the brain craves opiates. The desperate search to buy the illegal drug leads some addicts into criminal behavior, ranging from theft and burglary to prostitution and drug-dealing. People with opiate addictions feel trapped by their dependency. The desperation is sometimes described as a "monkey on the back." |
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.
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".
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.
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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