



Bentleyville, Pennsylvania
Bentleyville, PA Profile
Bentleyville, PA, population 2,502 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Washington county,
about 22.4 miles from Pittsburgh and 103.7 miles from Akron.
In the 90's the population of Bentleyville has declined by about 6%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Bentleyville has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Bentleyville Statistics
Bentleyville Gender Information
Males in Bentleyville: 1,195 (48%)
Females in Bentleyville: 1,307 (52%)
As % of Population in Bentleyville
Race Diversity in Bentleyville
White: 97%
African American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Bentleyville
Age Diversity in Bentleyville
Median Age in Bentleyville: 39.5 (Males in Bentleyville: 37.3, Females in Bentleyville: 41.5)
Bentleyville Males Under 20: 13%
Bentleyville Females Under 20: 12%
Bentleyville Males 20 to 40: 13%
Bentleyville Females 20 to 40: 13%
Bentleyville Males 40 to 60: 12%
Bentleyville Females 40 to 60: 13%
Bentleyville Males Over 60: 10%
Bentleyville Females Over 60: 14%
Economics in Bentleyville
Bentleyville Household Average Size: 2.29 people
Bentleyville Median Household Income: $ 26,875
Bentleyville Median Value of Homes: $ 57,200
Bentleyville Location Information
Elevation: 1,100 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.7 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Bentleyville
Ellsworth 0.6 Miles
Cokeburg 3.3 Miles
Beallsville 3.6 Miles
Centerville (Washington County) 5.2 Miles
Baidland 5.8 Miles
North Charleroi 5.8 Miles
Wickerham Manor-Fisher 6.0 Miles
Charleroi 6.0 Miles
Twilight 6.3 Miles
Deemston 6.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Bentleyville
(Population 100,000+)
Pittsburgh 22.4 Miles
Akron 103.7 Miles
Cleveland 130.2 Miles
Erie 139.3 Miles
Columbus 158.7 Miles
Arlington 177.6 Miles
Washington 179.7 Miles
Alexandria 182.3 Miles
Baltimore 189.5 Miles
Buffalo 200.3 Miles
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Facts
In the United States, the power to determine and impose penalties for drivers who violate traffic laws is granted to the state. All 50 states have agreed to make it illegal for a person to drive with a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.08% or higher. License suspension or revocation traditionally follows conviction for alcohol-impaired driving. Under a policy called administrative license suspension, licenses are taken before conviction when a driver fails or refuses to take a chemical test. However, in many states, the penalties and fines associated with drunk driving can be mitigated if an alcohol education program is completed. Some states make such programs mandatory before reinstating a license. Normally, these programs offer drunk driving prevention education and evaluate the offender's drinking habits. If the offender is determined to be alcohol dependent, he or she may be ordered to participate in counseling. When a person stops taking, or sharply reduces, the daily amount of oxycodone, severe withdrawal symptoms may occur. These symptoms are similar to those seen in people experiencing morphine withdrawal. To avoid this problem, pain experts slowly reduce the amount of drug the person takes each day. Withdrawal symptoms can be quite uncomfortable when they do occur, but they are not life-threatening. Typical withdrawal symptoms may begin with yawning, restlessness, insomnia, goose flesh (commonly called goose bumps), and anxiety. Within a few hours symptoms worsen, and may include stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches and pain, fevers, sweating, and runny nose and eyes. Symptoms usually begin within six to eight hours of the last dose of short-acting oxycodone, and 24 to 48 hours after the last dose of long-acting oxycodone (such as OxyContin). Methamphetamine use and production affects not only users and contaminates the environment, but it also affects anyone who comes in contact with a laboratory. As a result, children, child welfare workers, and neighbors may be at risk of the dangerous effects of methamphetamine. Butane is a compressed and odorless gas, is sold in canisters about the size of hair spray or spray-paint cans. This dangerous chemical is used for refueling cigarette lighters. Inhaling butane often cause a brief high, followed by a blackout. Most people who sniff butane become unaware of their surroundings, and butane causes many automobile crashes and deaths. |
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.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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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