




Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Mahanoy City, PA Profile
Mahanoy City, PA, population 4,647 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill county,
about 37.0 miles from Allentown and 78.7 miles from Philadelphia.
In the 90's the population of Mahanoy City has declined by about 11%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Mahanoy City has been declining at an annual rate of 1.0 percent.
Mahanoy City Statistics
Mahanoy City Gender Information
Males in Mahanoy City: 2,192 (47%)
Females in Mahanoy City: 2,455 (53%)
As % of Population in Mahanoy City
Race Diversity in Mahanoy City
White: 99%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Mahanoy City
Age Diversity in Mahanoy City
Median Age in Mahanoy City: 42.6 (Males in Mahanoy City: 39.7, Females in Mahanoy City: 45.5)
Mahanoy City Males Under 20: 12%
Mahanoy City Females Under 20: 11%
Mahanoy City Males 20 to 40: 12%
Mahanoy City Females 20 to 40: 11%
Mahanoy City Males 40 to 60: 11%
Mahanoy City Females 40 to 60: 11%
Mahanoy City Males Over 60: 12%
Mahanoy City Females Over 60: 19%
Economics in Mahanoy City
Mahanoy City Household Average Size: 2.2 people
Mahanoy City Median Household Income: $ 24,347
Mahanoy City Median Value of Homes: $ 27,400
Mahanoy City Location Information
Elevation: 1,256 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Mahanoy City
Shenandoah 3.1 Miles
Shenandoah Heights 3.6 Miles
Brandonville 3.6 Miles
Gilberton 3.8 Miles
Delano 4.1 Miles
Grier City-Park Crest 4.7 Miles
Altamont 4.7 Miles
Frackville 5.0 Miles
Ringtown 5.6 Miles
Englewood 5.6 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Mahanoy City
(Population 100,000+)
Allentown 37.0 Miles
Philadelphia 78.7 Miles
Elizabeth 101.7 Miles
Newark 103.3 Miles
Paterson 103.3 Miles
Baltimore 108.2 Miles
Jersey City 108.3 Miles
New York 112.1 Miles
Yonkers 117.6 Miles
Stamford 137.0 Miles
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Facts
Deterring the Drinking Driver: Deterrence based on the threat of arrest, conviction, and punishment remains the chief strategy in the attack on drunk driving. State and local governments have established dozens of strike forces and passed hundreds of laws aiming to raise the costs to the offender of driving while intoxicated. The number of traffic fatalities fell steadily from 1982 until 1992; since then the number has remained around 41,000 deaths per year. Fatalities related to drunk driving have clearly fallen steadily since 1982, when more than 25,000 deaths were due to alcohol-related accidents (57.3 percent), to 1999 (15,976 deaths, or 38.3 percent of all traffic fatalities). This trend appears to be slowing, however, since the percent of alcohol-related traffic fatalities actually rose slightly in 2000. There may be reasons for this other than deterrence, including general reductions in alcohol consumption and abuse, and more responsible public attitudes toward sober driving. However, the effect of deterrence, even if small, cannot be ruled out as a factor in the decline. Reported use of marijuana by high school seniors during the past month peaked in 1978 at 37.1% and declined to its lowest level of 11.9% in 1992. Did you ever consider how the effects of marijuana might impair your ability to drive? Did you ever think about what distorted perception, slowed-down reaction time, and lethargy might mean if you had to brake suddenly? Some people think that it’s not a problem to drive a car when they're stoned. Some even believe that they can operate a motor vehicle more safely than when they are sober. By now, most people know that drunk driving is bad. But did you know that almost 1 in 4 car crashes involve drugs? And marijuana is not like alcohol. Instead of the impairment decreasing over time, it actually increases for up to 21 hours after use, regardless of amount. In 1879 cocaine began to be used to treat morphine addiction. |
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.
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.
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.
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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