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Brackenridge, PA Profile
Brackenridge, PA, population 3,543 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Allegheny county,
about 17.7 miles from Pittsburgh and 98.6 miles from Akron.
In the 90's the population of Brackenridge has declined by about 6%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Brackenridge has been declining at an annual rate of 1.1 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Brackenridge area were lower than Pennsylvania's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Pennsylvania average.
Brackenridge Statistics
Brackenridge Gender Information
Males in Brackenridge: 1,582 (45%)
Females in Brackenridge: 1,961 (55%)
As % of Population in Brackenridge
Race Diversity in Brackenridge
White: 95%
African American: 3%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Brackenridge
Age Diversity in Brackenridge
Median Age in Brackenridge: 41.2 (Males in Brackenridge: 39.3, Females in Brackenridge: 43.1)
Brackenridge Males Under 20: 11%
Brackenridge Females Under 20: 12%
Brackenridge Males 20 to 40: 12%
Brackenridge Females 20 to 40: 14%
Brackenridge Males 40 to 60: 12%
Brackenridge Females 40 to 60: 13%
Brackenridge Males Over 60: 10%
Brackenridge Females Over 60: 17%
Economics in Brackenridge
Brackenridge Household Average Size: 2.28 people
Brackenridge Median Household Income: $ 30,050
Brackenridge Median Value of Homes: $ 53,800
Law Enforcement in Brackenridge
Reported crimes in the Brackenridge area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 1
Aggravated assault: 0
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 29
Burglary: 31
Larceny-theft: 67
Motor vehicle theft: 10
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,108
Brackenridge Location Information
Elevation: 916 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Brackenridge
Tarentum 1.1 Miles
Arnold 2.4 Miles
New Kensington 2.9 Miles
Lower Burrell 3.9 Miles
Russellton 5.0 Miles
Springdale 5.2 Miles
Freeport 5.4 Miles
Cheswick 5.5 Miles
Curtisville 6.2 Miles
West Leechburg 6.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Brackenridge
(Population 100,000+)
Pittsburgh 17.7 Miles
Akron 98.6 Miles
Erie 106.7 Miles
Cleveland 119.1 Miles
Buffalo 163.8 Miles
Columbus 177.6 Miles
Arlington 184.6 Miles
Washington 186.3 Miles
Baltimore 189.3 Miles
Alexandria 190.0 Miles
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Facts
Although most cocaine in the US is snorted, smoking crack cocaine has become widely publicized. The hydrochloride salt is converted to a more volatile form, usually by adding NaHCO3, water, and heat. The converted material is combusted and the resultant smoke inhaled. Onset of effect is quicker, and intensity of the high is magnified. Crack use has not expanded to the suburbs or to the urban middle class: Low-income Americans continue to be the primary users. Religion. Religion and church-related activities may help to prevent drug use. Many religions prohibit the use of certain drugs. Islam prohibits alcohol, and the Church of Latter-day Saints restricts many drugs, including tobacco and alcohol. The community formed by a place of worship also can help to prevent drug use. People who belong to that community may tend to come into contact with more people who do not use drugs. In many communities of faith, drug use is less common. Benzodiazepines are usually taken in their pill form, although some people dissolve and inject them. Some of these drugs are also available in an injectable solution, including chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, and lorazepam. Diazepam is also available in a rectal solution. The onset of effect is roughly 30 minutes, and can last up to 48 hours. Many drugs become more dangerous when they are mixed. People may combine drugs intentionally to enhance the effects, or to counteract undesirable side-effects, or they may use a hazardous combination of drugs without intending to do so. For example, they may take sleeping medications after drinking alcohol without being aware that using these drugs together is hazardous. Even if the person is aware that mixing drugs is dangerous, they may do so anyway. Today a mixture of heroin and cocaine is a common example. People who use drugs illegally may mix drugs unknowingly because they do not know what they are taking. |
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.
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is needed when an individual finds that they have developed a drug or alcohol addiction which they are not able to successful end on their own. With the help of addiction treatment, addicted individual can get help to control their drug taking behavior and live happy and successful lives. There are several addiction treatment options available for drug and alcohol addiction. Some of these options include self-help groups, counseling, drug rehabilitation programs (in and out-patient), and residential treatment facilities. Each of these differ
in their aims and outcomes and elements of these addiction treatment options are often
combined.
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".
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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