




Sisters, Oregon
Sisters, OR Profile
Sisters, OR, population 959 , is located
in Oregon's Deschutes county,
about 78.0 miles from Eugene and 85.9 miles from Salem.
In the 90's the population of Sisters has grown by about 41%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Sisters has been growing at an annual rate of 6.3 percent.
Sisters Statistics
Sisters Gender Information
Males in Sisters: 475 (50%)
Females in Sisters: 484 (50%)
As % of Population in Sisters
Race Diversity in Sisters
White: 96%
Native American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Sisters
Age Diversity in Sisters
Median Age in Sisters: 38.8 (Males in Sisters: 39.0, Females in Sisters: 38.4)
Sisters Males Under 20: 14%
Sisters Females Under 20: 15%
Sisters Males 20 to 40: 12%
Sisters Females 20 to 40: 11%
Sisters Males 40 to 60: 15%
Sisters Females 40 to 60: 14%
Sisters Males Over 60: 8%
Sisters Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Sisters
Sisters Household Average Size: 2.41 people
Sisters Median Household Income: $ 35,000
Sisters Median Value of Homes: $ 131,500
Sisters Location Information
Elevation: 3,186 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Sisters
Redmond 18.6 Miles
Terrebonne 18.9 Miles
Bend 19.8 Miles
Deschutes River Woods 22.8 Miles
Culver 23.2 Miles
Metolius 27.4 Miles
Madras 31.5 Miles
Three Rivers 32.8 Miles
Prineville 35.4 Miles
Warm Springs 35.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Sisters
(Population 100,000+)
Eugene 78.0 Miles
Salem 85.9 Miles
Portland 101.6 Miles
Vancouver 107.9 Miles
Tacoma 209.4 Miles
Bellevue 231.7 Miles
Seattle 232.4 Miles
Boise 270.2 Miles
Spokane 305.8 Miles
Reno 341.2 Miles
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Facts
Men accounted for 72 percent of the excessive drinking deaths in 2001, and those 21 and younger made up 6 percent of the death toll. Partial agonist = a compound which possesses affinity for a receptor, but unlike a full agonist, will elicit only a small degree of the pharmacological response peculiar to the nature of the receptor involved, even if a high proportion of receptors are occupied by the compound. Partial hospital or day drug treatment programs are a level above outpatient addiction treatment in that they meet five days a week for approximately four hours every day. Initially designed as a "step down" program for those persons completing residential treatment care, they became an option for some insurance carriers in an attempt to negate having to pay for extended residential addiction treatment. These types of addiction treatment programs became very popular in the late 90's, especially in providing mental health care for the Medicare population. Patients generally live at home or in another structured setting and attend these addiction treatment programs during the day. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk drivers. MADD has proven to be an effective organization, successfully lobbying for tougher laws against drunk drivers. MADD was founded by a small group of California women in 1980 after 13-year-old Cari Lightner was killed by a hit-and-run driver who had previous drunk driving convictions. Although the offender was sentenced to two years in prison, the judge allowed him to serve time instead in a work camp and a halfway house. Candy Lightner, the victim's mother, worked to call attention to the need for more appropriate, vigorous, and equitable actions on the part of law enforcement and the courts in response to alcohol-related traffic deaths and injuries. Lightner and a handful of volunteers campaigned for tougher laws against impaired driving, stiffer penalties for committing crimes, and greater awareness about the seriousness of driving drunk. |
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.
Abstinence
Abstinence is the act or practice of refraining from indulging a desire. The type of abstinence we are referring to here is abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This term has two connotations when it comes to abstaining from drugs. The first refers to drug or alcohol treatment programs that aim to help an individual stop using drugs or alcohol for the rest of their lives. The time abstinence is also used in drug education and prevention. It refers to trying to stop children from ever using drugs.
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 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.
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.
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