




Avon, Ohio
Avon, OH Profile
Avon, OH, population 11,446 , is located
in Ohio's Lorain county,
about 17.9 miles from Cleveland and 37.1 miles from Akron.
In the 90's the population of Avon has grown by about 56%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Avon has been growing at an annual rate of 6.5 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Avon area were lower than Ohio's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Ohio average.
Avon Statistics
Avon Gender Information
Males in Avon: 5,572 (49%)
Females in Avon: 5,874 (51%)
As % of Population in Avon
Race Diversity in Avon
White: 97%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Avon
Age Diversity in Avon
Median Age in Avon: 37.6 (Males in Avon: 37.3, Females in Avon: 37.8)
Avon Males Under 20: 15%
Avon Females Under 20: 14%
Avon Males 20 to 40: 12%
Avon Females 20 to 40: 13%
Avon Males 40 to 60: 14%
Avon Females 40 to 60: 14%
Avon Males Over 60: 7%
Avon Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Avon
Avon Household Average Size: 2.72 people
Avon Median Household Income: $ 66,747
Avon Median Value of Homes: $ 177,400
Law Enforcement in Avon
Reported crimes in the Avon area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 11
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 84
Burglary: 37
Larceny-theft: 160
Motor vehicle theft: 14
Arson: 2
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,620
Avon Location Information
Elevation: 670 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 20.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Avon
Avon Lake"> Avon Lake 3.7 Miles
Sheffield 3.8 Miles
Sheffield Lake 4.2 Miles
North Ridgeville 4.4 Miles
Westlake 6.1 Miles
Bay Village 6.3 Miles
North Olmsted 6.3 Miles
Elyria 6.9 Miles
Lorain 7.6 Miles
Olmsted Falls 8.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Avon
(Population 100,000+)
Cleveland 17.9 Miles
Akron 37.1 Miles
Toledo 80.0 Miles
Detroit 80.1 Miles
Warren 87.4 Miles
Livonia 92.8 Miles
Sterling Heights 93.3 Miles
Ann Arbor 103.9 Miles
Erie 111.0 Miles
Columbus 114.8 Miles
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Facts
Treatment does not have to be voluntary. People coerced into treatment by the legal system can be just as successful as those who enter treatment voluntarily. Sometimes they do better, as they are more likely to remain in treatment longer and to complete the program. In 1999, over half of adolescents admitted into treatment were directed to do so by the criminal justice system. Addiction: Compulsive and often uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a drug. The individual uses even when they know that using is not in their best interest. Addiction could be defined as chronically making the firm decision not to use, followed shortly by a Relapse due to experiencing overwhelming and compulsive urges to use despite the firm decision not to. Ask friends and family to safeguard their prescription drugs. Make sure your friends and relatives, especially grandparents, know about the risks, too, and encourage them to regularly monitor their own medicine cabinets. If there are other households your teen has access to, talk to those families as well about the importance of safeguarding medications. If you don't know the parents of your child's friends, then make an effort to get to know them, and get on the same page about rules and expectations for use of all drugs, including alcohol and illicit drugs. Follow up with your teen's school administration to find out what they are doing to address issues of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse in schools. Long-term addiction treatment programs are designed for people who have completed anywhere from fourteen to thirty days of residential addiction treatment and for a variety of reasons require additional residential addiction treatment. A few of the criteria for long-term addiction treatment are if you are: Still displaying drug seeking behavior after completion of a thirty day addiction treatment program. Experiencing relapse after a short term stay in an addiction treatment center. Requiring additional time in a structured setting to resolve outstanding clinical issues. The average length of stay in a long-term addiction treatment center is approximately 90 days. Originally designed to treat impaired professionals, the additional time in long-term addiction treatment proved so positive, that many addiction treatment facilities began referring other patients. Today, it is not uncommon for anyone to access long-term addiction treatment. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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