



Wyomissing Hills, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing Hills, PA Profile
Wyomissing Hills, PA, population 2,568 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Berks county,
about 31.8 miles from Allentown and 50.7 miles from Philadelphia.
In the 90's the population of Wyomissing Hills has grown by about 4%.
Wyomissing Hills Statistics
Wyomissing Hills Gender Information
Males in Wyomissing Hills: 1,238 (48%)
Females in Wyomissing Hills: 1,330 (52%)
As % of Population in Wyomissing Hills
Race Diversity in Wyomissing Hills
White: 93%
African American: 1%
Asian: 4%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Wyomissing Hills
Age Diversity in Wyomissing Hills
Median Age in Wyomissing Hills: 45.6 (Males in Wyomissing Hills: 45.0, Females in Wyomissing Hills: 46.2)
Wyomissing Hills Males Under 20: 13%
Wyomissing Hills Females Under 20: 12%
Wyomissing Hills Males 20 to 40: 8%
Wyomissing Hills Females 20 to 40: 8%
Wyomissing Hills Males 40 to 60: 16%
Wyomissing Hills Females 40 to 60: 17%
Wyomissing Hills Males Over 60: 11%
Wyomissing Hills Females Over 60: 14%
Economics in Wyomissing Hills
Wyomissing Hills Household Average Size: 2.6 people
Wyomissing Hills Median Household Income: $ 61,364
Wyomissing Hills Median Value of Homes: $ 130,000
Wyomissing Hills Location Information
Elevation: 350 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.7 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Wyomissing Hills
Wyomissing 0.9 Miles
West Lawn 0.9 Miles
West Wyomissing 1.1 Miles
Spring Ridge 1.2 Miles
Whitfield 1.4 Miles
West Reading 1.7 Miles
Sinking Spring 1.8 Miles
Shillington 2.2 Miles
Reading 2.8 Miles
Kenhorst 2.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Wyomissing Hills
(Population 100,000+)
Allentown 31.8 Miles
Philadelphia 50.7 Miles
Baltimore 79.8 Miles
Elizabeth 95.7 Miles
Newark 98.9 Miles
Paterson 103.0 Miles
Jersey City 103.6 Miles
New York 107.0 Miles
Washington 114.6 Miles
Arlington 116.1 Miles
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Facts
In the short term, marijuana causes problems with memory and learning, difficulty with thinking and problems solving, elevated heart rate, anxiety and panic attacks. Like alcohol, it slows down a person's motor skills and reaction time. One study indicated that marijuana user's risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that cigarette smokers do, including cancer of the respiratory tract and lungs. Depression, anxiety and personality disturbances are associated with marijuana use. About 90 percent of patients in our adolescent substance abuse program receive treatment for marijuana, which tells us just how common the drug is today. During the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the major groups at risk for HIV in the United States have been men who have had sex with men, IDUs, the sexual partners of IDUs, and people who have blood transfusions. Today, however, the boundaries between the major risk groups are less distinct. Considerable mixing occurs among different at-risk populations who engage in multiple types of drug use, high-risk needle practices, and unsafe sex. A disproportionate number of HIV/AIDS cases, most of which are associated with injecting drug use, have occurred among racial and ethnic minority populations of both genders. These changes reflect the dynamic interactions of the epidemic and simultaneous risk-taking behaviors, including injecting and non-injecting drug use, unprotected sex with multiple partners, and the exchange of sex for drugs or money. When people abuse a drug, they learn to associate its pleasurable effects with the surroundings in which they experience them. This learning plays a major role in addiction. Former drug abusers find that even after years of successful abstinence, they may experience intense cravings upon encountering people, places, and things that were present during their drug-taking. Alcohol represents the leading drug of abuse among teen-agers in the United States and continues to grow in popularity in the youth culture. Though the minimum legal drinking age is 21 years, most US youth have used alcohol by the time they graduate from high school. About one-half (51%) of eighth graders, 71% of 10th graders, and 80% of 12th graders report having tried alcohol. Approximately 22% of eighth graders, 39% of 10th graders, and 50% of 12th graders report recent alcohol use (within the past 30 days), and nearly one-third (30%) of high school students report binge drinking (five or more drinks at a time) during the previous 30 days. |
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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