




Calera, Oklahoma
Calera, OK Profile
Calera, OK, population 1,739 , is located
in Oklahoma's Bryan county,
about 65.2 miles from Plano and 71.7 miles from Garland.
In the 90's the population of Calera has grown by about 13%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Calera has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Calera area were lower than Oklahoma's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Oklahoma average.
Calera Statistics
Calera Gender Information
Males in Calera: 815 (47%)
Females in Calera: 924 (53%)
As % of Population in Calera
Race Diversity in Calera
White: 81%
Native American: 12%
Other/Mixed: 7%
As % of Population in Calera
Age Diversity in Calera
Median Age in Calera: 35.0 (Males in Calera: 32.9, Females in Calera: 37.2)
Calera Males Under 20: 15%
Calera Females Under 20: 14%
Calera Males 20 to 40: 13%
Calera Females 20 to 40: 14%
Calera Males 40 to 60: 10%
Calera Females 40 to 60: 12%
Calera Males Over 60: 9%
Calera Females Over 60: 13%
Economics in Calera
Calera Household Average Size: 2.48 people
Calera Median Household Income: $ 27,766
Calera Median Value of Homes: $ 40,500
Law Enforcement in Calera
Reported crimes in the Calera area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 1
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 12
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 790
Burglary: 16
Larceny-theft: 21
Motor vehicle theft: 3
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 2,256
Calera Location Information
Land Area: 1.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Calera
Durant 5.3 Miles
Mead 6.4 Miles
Colbert 7.0 Miles
Achille 7.4 Miles
Silo 7.8 Miles
Armstrong 9.4 Miles
Hendrix 11.2 Miles
Kemp 12.2 Miles
Woodville 13.1 Miles
Denison 13.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Calera
(Population 100,000+)
Plano 65.2 Miles
Garland 71.7 Miles
Carrollton 72.9 Miles
Mesquite 81.4 Miles
Dallas 82.5 Miles
Irving 83.1 Miles
Grand Prairie 88.5 Miles
Arlington 91.7 Miles
Ft Worth 98.3 Miles
Wichita Falls 118.5 Miles
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Facts
Fact: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Household Drug Survey, the nation’s most extensive assessment of drug use, reports that from 1979 to 1994 the number of current drug users (those using within the past month) has dropped from 24.8 million to 13 million, marijuana users from 23 million to 10 million and cocaine users from 4.4 million to 1.4 million. The number of hard-core addicts has held steady at around 6 million, a situation most experts attribute to the unavailability of treatment and the large number of addicts in the pipeline. Many long term effects are found due to the regular abuse of the PCP for a long time. This includes negative effects on respiration system and respiration stops within minutes, which lead to sudden death of the person. Vomiting, hazy vision, flicking up and down of eyes etc are few effects caused by abusing. About 90% of PCP drug abusers are brought into emergency rooms with severe psychological effects. With high dose of the drug abuse the central nervous system is affected and the abuser can even go into state of comma. The history of men and women working in the drug business along the U.S.A.-Mexico border was the principal subject of the first corridos. Later on, other musical styles such as the tambora sinaloense and the mariachi were adopted as vehicles to tell stories concerning the lives, deaths, adventures, and the ethical codes shared by drug traffickers and other social groups living in the regions where cultivation of poppy and marijuana pre-dated prohibition. Neither local nor national demand was the principal reason for becoming an outlaw or an entrepreneur in the drug business. Those involved produced for the international market, mainly for U.S.A. consumers, due to the high prices paid for marijuana, poppy and their derivatives. In the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango, the cultivation of these plants became a way of life for many families beginning in the early 1920s, particularly in the mountains. The corrido norteño tradition was already a part of their culture, so when new themes appeared they were immediately assimilated as important elements of their social history. In fact, the majority of the most famous Mexican drug traffickers, past and present, were born in the Northwest, predominantly in Sinaloa. The history of drug trafficking in Mexico cannot be understood without recognising the role played by Sinaloans in the drug business. A great number of corridos are, therefore, related to persons, places and stories from Sinaloa. The tambora, a local and very popular style of music, has also been adopted by composers who have introduced lyrics about drug traffickers. And, last but not least, the exodus of Sinaloans to Jalisco in the mid-seventies as a result of "Operation Condor," may explain why mariachi, popular music from Jalisco, has also been used to tell drug-related stories. Heroin is a narcotic derived from the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). Opium poppy is grown primarily by destitute farmers in what is known as the Golden Crescent in Southwest Asia (encompassing Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam). In the Americas, Columbia and Mexico are chief producers. |
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.
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.
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".
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.
Dependence
Dependence is the compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug dependence is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended. Physical dependence on a substance (needing a drug to function) is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction. There are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause physical dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) and substances that cause addiction but not classic physical dependence (cocaine withdrawal, for example, it does not have symptoms like vomiting and chills; it is mainly characterized by depression).
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