




Friedens, Pennsylvania
Friedens, PA Profile
Friedens, PA, population 1,673 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Somerset county,
about 59.2 miles from Pittsburgh and 129.9 miles from Arlington.
In the 90's the population of Friedens has grown by about 6%.
Friedens Statistics
Friedens Gender Information
Males in Friedens: 833 (50%)
Females in Friedens: 840 (50%)
As % of Population in Friedens
Race Diversity in Friedens
White: 99%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Friedens
Age Diversity in Friedens
Median Age in Friedens: 35.4 (Males in Friedens: 33.7, Females in Friedens: 36.4)
Friedens Males Under 20: 16%
Friedens Females Under 20: 14%
Friedens Males 20 to 40: 14%
Friedens Females 20 to 40: 15%
Friedens Males 40 to 60: 12%
Friedens Females 40 to 60: 12%
Friedens Males Over 60: 8%
Friedens Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Friedens
Friedens Household Average Size: 2.61 people
Friedens Median Household Income: $ 36,117
Friedens Median Value of Homes: $ 60,800
Friedens Location Information
Elevation: 2,030 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Friedens
Stoystown 4.5 Miles
Somerset 5.1 Miles
Shanksville 5.3 Miles
Indian Lake 7.7 Miles
Boswell 7.9 Miles
Hooversville 8.1 Miles
Jennerstown 8.4 Miles
Berlin 9.2 Miles
Jerome 11.0 Miles
Central City 11.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Friedens
(Population 100,000+)
Pittsburgh 59.2 Miles
Arlington 129.9 Miles
Washington 131.7 Miles
Alexandria 135.2 Miles
Baltimore 137.5 Miles
Akron 150.4 Miles
Erie 154.6 Miles
Cleveland 173.2 Miles
Allentown 189.0 Miles
Richmond 191.5 Miles
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Facts
Using drugs may seem spiritual at first. Addicts may see themselves as becoming closer with their beliefs. However, putting drugs ahead of family usually says the addict is willing to put drugs ahead of his or her God. Once it was thought spirituality could be found by inhaling or injecting something, but now few religions or cultures tolerate drug use in religious rituals. On April 21, 2005, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) released the findings of its 2004 study on the abuse of drugs among U.S. teenagers. The PDFA's Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, better known as PATS, indicated that the trend in teen drug use in the early part of the twenty-first century involves prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The authors of the study see this as a sign that "Rx and OTC medicine abuse has penetrated teen culture." Millions of teens are using prescription drugs without a doctor's order, prompting the media to dub these young adults "Generation Rx." According to PATS, 10 percent of American teenagers, or 2.3 million young people, have tried prescription stimulants like Adderall without a doctor's prescription. The teens in the study reported that they obtained the stimulants from fellow classmates or from their own home medicine cabinets. Unlike drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, tobacco, and heroin, ecstasy is not derived from a naturally occurring plant; rather it is a synthetic drug created in a laboratory. An average ecstasy tablet contains between 75 mg and 150 mg of MDMA, along with some inactive filler compounds, but they can range anywhere from 0 mg to 400 mg MDMA. Due to its synthetic nature, ecstasy is frequently cut with other drugs, and some recent drug busts have found tablets sold as ecstasy to contain less than 30% actual MDMA. Some other drugs often sold as or in combination with MDMA as ecstasy are methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), dimethyltrypatamine (DMT), dipropyltryptamine (DPT), paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA), and numerous other stimulants and hallucinogens including PCP, cocaine, ketamine (specialk), methamphetamine, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), lysergic acid (LSD), pseudoephedrine, and dextromethorphan (cough medicine). Like most drug users, ecstasy users rarely use just ecstasy. Other drugs commonly taken in combination with ecstasy are alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD, other "club drugs," and sometimes antidepressants or benzodiazepines to counteract the feeling of "coming down" off ecstasy. Controversy over the causes of alcoholism, however, is a relatively recent phenomenon: The term “alcoholism” itself was not coined until 1860, and the theory that it is a medical disease was only postulated in 1930. Historically, controversy over compulsive drinking has dealt not with what causes it, but rather with how to prevent it; those most concerned about alcoholism have not sought to study the condition, but instead to reduce alcohol consumption. This is especially true of the United States. |
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.
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.
Sobriety
Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety. Unfortunately, sometimes drug addicts and alcoholics find they are able to sustain short periods of sobriety followed by a drug or alcohol relapse. This is why attending a drug or alcohol rehab will help the individual maintain their focus on sobriety. Often, it is only by getting help that individuals with severe drug addiction problems are able to achieve lasting sobriety.
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.
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.
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