



Picher, Oklahoma
Picher, OK Profile
Picher, OK, population 1,640 , is located
in Oklahoma's Ottawa county,
about 86.0 miles from Springfield and 86.5 miles from Tulsa.
In the 90's the population of Picher has declined by about 4%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Picher has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Picher Statistics
Picher Gender Information
Males in Picher: 800 (49%)
Females in Picher: 840 (51%)
As % of Population in Picher
Race Diversity in Picher
White: 77%
Native American: 14%
Other/Mixed: 9%
As % of Population in Picher
Age Diversity in Picher
Median Age in Picher: 36.8 (Males in Picher: 34.1, Females in Picher: 39.5)
Picher Males Under 20: 16%
Picher Females Under 20: 15%
Picher Males 20 to 40: 12%
Picher Females 20 to 40: 11%
Picher Males 40 to 60: 13%
Picher Females 40 to 60: 12%
Picher Males Over 60: 8%
Picher Females Over 60: 13%
Economics in Picher
Picher Household Average Size: 2.58 people
Picher Median Household Income: $ 19,722
Picher Median Value of Homes: $ 20,100
Picher Location Information
Land Area: 2.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Picher
Treece 1.2 Miles
Cardin 1.4 Miles
Quapaw 3.3 Miles
Commerce 4.4 Miles
North Miami 5.5 Miles
Baxter Springs 5.8 Miles
Miami 8.2 Miles
Dotyville 9.9 Miles
Peoria 10.2 Miles
Galena 12.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Picher
(Population 100,000+)
Springfield 86.0 Miles
Tulsa 86.5 Miles
Overland Park 138.3 Miles
Wichita 146.2 Miles
Kansas City 146.8 Miles
Independence 147.3 Miles
Kansas City 147.6 Miles
Topeka 149.9 Miles
Oklahoma City 183.0 Miles
Little Rock 210.5 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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