



Arkoma, Oklahoma
Arkoma, OK Profile
Arkoma, OK, population 2,180 , is located
in Oklahoma's Le Flore county,
about 103.5 miles from Tulsa and 128.5 miles from Little Rock.
In the 90's the population of Arkoma has declined by about 9%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Arkoma has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Arkoma area were lower than Oklahoma's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Oklahoma average.
Arkoma Statistics
Arkoma Gender Information
Males in Arkoma: 1,072 (49%)
Females in Arkoma: 1,108 (51%)
As % of Population in Arkoma
Race Diversity in Arkoma
White: 89%
Native American: 6%
Other/Mixed: 5%
As % of Population in Arkoma
Age Diversity in Arkoma
Median Age in Arkoma: 38.5 (Males in Arkoma: 35.4, Females in Arkoma: 41.1)
Arkoma Males Under 20: 15%
Arkoma Females Under 20: 12%
Arkoma Males 20 to 40: 12%
Arkoma Females 20 to 40: 12%
Arkoma Males 40 to 60: 14%
Arkoma Females 40 to 60: 14%
Arkoma Males Over 60: 8%
Arkoma Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Arkoma
Arkoma Household Average Size: 2.43 people
Arkoma Median Household Income: $ 23,718
Arkoma Median Value of Homes: $ 45,000
Law Enforcement in Arkoma
Reported crimes in the Arkoma area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 2
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 91
Burglary: 5
Larceny-theft: 17
Motor vehicle theft: 5
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,232
Arkoma Location Information
Land Area: 3.5 Square Miles.
Water Area: 0.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Arkoma
Moffett 2.6 Miles
Ft Smith 3.0 Miles
Roland 6.5 Miles
Van Buren 7.5 Miles
Barling 7.7 Miles
Bonanza 8.0 Miles
Pocola 8.9 Miles
Remy 9.0 Miles
Ft Coffee 9.6 Miles
Muldrow 10.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Arkoma
(Population 100,000+)
Tulsa 103.5 Miles
Little Rock 128.5 Miles
Springfield 143.4 Miles
Oklahoma City 173.9 Miles
Shreveport 199.6 Miles
Plano 207.0 Miles
Garland 210.8 Miles
Carrollton 217.6 Miles
Mesquite 217.8 Miles
Dallas 223.6 Miles
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Facts
In 2005, the prevalence of last year cannabis use was about 2.5 times higher among men than women (7.8% as against 3.1%). This male-female ratio was marginally smaller in previous years (almost 2). Apparently the gender gap is not narrowing. Data from the 1999 National Household Survey on drug abuse suggest purity is partly responsible for the 75% of new heroin users who are snorting or smoking, not injecting the opiate. In 1991 the number of new users was 46%. According to the Household Survey, there were 1.5 million current cocaine users in 1999, representing 0.7% of the total population over 12. There were 413,000 current crack users (0.18%). While emotional maltreatment is a form of all types of child abuse and neglect, socializing children into a methamphetamine culture is particularly emotionally abusive. Children are exposed to a world of drug use and the violence associated with it. Children of methamphetamine using and producing parents may be taught to lie to authorities to cover their parents activities, steal materials for methamphetamine manufacture, and even make and use methamphetamine. More indirectly, children are socialized into a methamphetamine drug culture by observing their parents' behaviors. They see their parents' paranoid, high, and violent behaviors, and learn to respond to distress, perceive help from authorities, and adopt coping skills consistent with such an environment. Child welfare workers should be aware of socializing children, because it may pose challenges to providing services and establishing the worker-child relationship. |
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.
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.
Drug Side Effects
Drug addiction and abuse comes with a heavy price. There are drastic drug side effects associated with drug misuse and abuse. Drug side effects from legal and illegal drugs can range from mild itching to comas and death. In addition to the physical drug side effects mentioned, there are many psychological drug side effects of drug abuse; the most serious being drug addiction and overdose.
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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