




Lucas, Ohio
Lucas, OH Profile
Lucas, OH, population 620 , is located
in Ohio's Richland county,
about 53.7 miles from Akron and 59.9 miles from Columbus.
In the 90's the population of Lucas has declined by about 15%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Lucas has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Lucas Statistics
Lucas Gender Information
Males in Lucas: 304 (49%)
Females in Lucas: 316 (51%)
As % of Population in Lucas
Race Diversity in Lucas
White: 97%
African American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Lucas
Age Diversity in Lucas
Median Age in Lucas: 35.5 (Males in Lucas: 32.7, Females in Lucas: 36.8)
Lucas Males Under 20: 17%
Lucas Females Under 20: 14%
Lucas Males 20 to 40: 13%
Lucas Females 20 to 40: 14%
Lucas Males 40 to 60: 11%
Lucas Females 40 to 60: 12%
Lucas Males Over 60: 8%
Lucas Females Over 60: 11%
Economics in Lucas
Lucas Household Average Size: 2.52 people
Lucas Median Household Income: $ 37,813
Lucas Median Value of Homes: $ 72,900
Lucas Location Information
Elevation: 1,105 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Lucas
Mifflin 5.5 Miles
Mansfield 6.3 Miles
Perrysville 6.5 Miles
Bellville 7.6 Miles
Butler 8.1 Miles
Lexington 8.8 Miles
Hayesville 9.4 Miles
Ontario 9.8 Miles
Loudonville 10.8 Miles
Ashland 12.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Lucas
(Population 100,000+)
Akron 53.7 Miles
Columbus 59.9 Miles
Cleveland 66.6 Miles
Toledo 88.9 Miles
Dayton 114.2 Miles
Detroit 117.1 Miles
Livonia 124.8 Miles
Warren 126.6 Miles
Ann Arbor 127.8 Miles
Pittsburgh 128.6 Miles
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Facts
In 1980, the purity of heroin was somewhere in the 4% range. In 2002, the average bag sold by dealers in the United States was almost 40% pure, and sold for less than one-fifth the 1980 price. Heavy cocaine users and binge cocaine users can experience visual and auditory hallucinations. A tactile hallucination (a hallucination involving the sense of touch) called "cocaine bugs" causes users to feel imaginary bugs crawling under their skin. Users can scratch or use a knife to try to remove the "bugs" in reaction to this sensation. In 1999, two NIDA-funded studies confirmed that heavy cocaine use can cause long-lasting brain impairment. In one study, it was found that the user's problem-solving skills and cognitive skills lagged behind that of moderate or non-users. In a second study, a month after last use, heavy users performed much worse than moderate or non-users in tasks involving planning and reasoning. Users can become psychologically dependent on cocaine, using the drug to take the place of real-life experiences and problem-solving strategies. People who become dependent and then quit using cocaine often experience an intense craving for the drug long after the last use. Most people who use drugs start using them during their early teenage years or slightly before. This is the time when young people are experimenting with many different behaviors, becoming more independent, and discovering their own identity. Contrary to what some adults might think, more than half of all adolescents try at least one substance. Most individuals who try drugs do not use them more than a few times, but those who do run the very real risk of becoming physically dependent on them. OxyContin is an opiate agonist. Opiate agonists provide pain relief by acting on opioid receptors in the spinal cord, brain, and possibly in the tissues directly. Opioids, natural or synthetic classes of drugs that act like morphine, are the most effective pain relievers available. OxyContin is manufactured by modifying an alkaloid found in opium. OxyContin is a central nervous system depressant. OxyContin's action appears to work through stimulating the opioid receptors found in the central nervous system that activate responses ranging from analgesia to respiratory depression and euphoria. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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