




York Springs, Pennsylvania
York Springs, PA Profile
York Springs, PA, population 574 , is located
in Pennsylvania's Adams county,
about 56.5 miles from Baltimore and 77.2 miles from Washington.
In the 90's the population of York Springs has grown by about 5%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of York Springs has been growing at an annual rate of 3.4 percent.
York Springs Statistics
York Springs Gender Information
Males in York Springs: 292 (51%)
Females in York Springs: 282 (49%)
As % of Population in York Springs
Race Diversity in York Springs
White: 95%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in York Springs
Age Diversity in York Springs
Median Age in York Springs: 30.3 (Males in York Springs: 28.9, Females in York Springs: 33.5)
York Springs Males Under 20: 17%
York Springs Females Under 20: 15%
York Springs Males 20 to 40: 17%
York Springs Females 20 to 40: 14%
York Springs Males 40 to 60: 9%
York Springs Females 40 to 60: 10%
York Springs Males Over 60: 8%
York Springs Females Over 60: 11%
Economics in York Springs
York Springs Household Average Size: 2.87 people
York Springs Median Household Income: $ 41,250
York Springs Median Value of Homes: $ 88,100
York Springs Location Information
Elevation: 600 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to York Springs
Lake Meade 4.5 Miles
Hampton 6.3 Miles
Franklintown 6.6 Miles
Bendersville 7.3 Miles
Dillsburg 8.2 Miles
Mt Holly Springs 8.5 Miles
East Berlin 8.8 Miles
Biglerville 8.9 Miles
Boiling Springs 9.8 Miles
Wellsville 9.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest York Springs
(Population 100,000+)
Baltimore 56.5 Miles
Washington 77.2 Miles
Arlington 77.4 Miles
Alexandria 83.4 Miles
Allentown 95.2 Miles
Philadelphia 103.5 Miles
Pittsburgh 155.0 Miles
Elizabeth 159.7 Miles
Newark 163.0 Miles
Paterson 167.1 Miles
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Facts
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For example, when you type “How to Beat a Drug Test” into a Google search, it takes less than one half of a second to see a list of 19,000 citations. Searching for “Grow Marijuana” takes even less time and retrieves 156,000 citations. More than 1.8 million individuals are behind bars in America: 1,130,000 in state prisons, 568,000 in local jails and 113,000 in federal prisons. Eighty percent--1,450,000 inmates--either violated drug or alcohol laws, were high at the time of their offense, stole property to buy drugs, have histories of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, or share some mix of these characteristics. Tragically, among these 1,450,000 inmates are the parents of 2.4 million children. Some 200,000 of these prisoners are drug dealers who don't use drugs. The remaining 1.2 million are drug and alcohol abusers and addicts. Some would have committed their crimes regardless of their substance abuse. But hundreds of thousands are individuals whose core problem is the abuse and addiction that prompted their criminal activity. They would be law-abiding, working, taxpaying citizens and responsible parents if they lived sober lives. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University estimates that for an additional $6,500 a year, an inmate could be given intensive treatment, education and job training. Upon release, each one who worked at the average wage of a high school graduate for a year would provide a return on investment of $68,800 in reduced criminal activity, savings in arrest, prosecution, incarceration and health care costs, and benefit to the economy. If all 1.2 million inmates with drug and alcohol problems got such treatment and training (cost: $7.8 billion) and only 10 percent became sober, working citizens (benefit: $8.26 billion), the investment would more than pay for itself during their first year of work. Thereafter, the nation would receive a benefit of more than $8 billion for each year those released inmates remain employed and drug and crime free. The potential crime reduction is also big league. Expert estimates of crimes committed by drug addicts range from 89 to 191 a year. At the conservative end, successfully treating and training just 10,000 drug addicts would eliminate 1 million crimes a year. That's the kind of return on investment to capture the imagination of any businessman. Getting through to our politicians is another matter. Powerful stimulants, amphetamines and their close cousin methamphetamines, better known by their current street names: speed, crank, crystal, meth, or ice. These stimulants are more popular with teens than ever, with 11.9 percent of high school seniors using them regularly in 1996. Amphetamines stimulate the nervous system; they create feelings of alertness, elation, restlessness and talkativeness, appetite suppression, and self-confidence while increasing the heart and breathing rates. Amphetamines and methamphetamines are easily swallowed in pill form or smoked, snorted, or injected in powder or rock crystal form. The effects can last for up to ten hours and the drug can stay in the body for up to four days. Tolerance builds up quickly, so that a long-term user may need up to twenty times the initial dose to achieve the same effect. Even though amphetamines in their various forms have been available for decades, drug experts say that they are now cheaper (sometimes costing only two dollars for a line or three dollars for a pill), easier to get, and more powerful than ever. The strongest rise in amphetamine and methamphetamine use is with suburban middle-class teenagers, especially among young girls who take the drug to lose weight. In California, which saw the first invasion of a particularly potent form of methamphetamine from Hawaii called Ice, use has reportedly reached epidemic proportions. Prolonged use can cause extreme paranoia which sometimes results in homicidal or suicidal thoughts, hallucinations and psychosis, insomnia, manic energy, heart and blood vessel toxicity, and severe malnutrition. Many people complain of unpleasant physical sensations that feel like bugs crawling on them (similar to coke bugs). An emergency room doctor in California says that "when kids come in jittery, picking at their skin, you don't have to ask—it's meth." |
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.
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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.
Addiction
Addiction is one of the many consequences of so-called 'casual' drug and alcohol abuse. A loss of control over drugs and alcohol can be driven by physical or psychological factors, or sometimes both. Physical addiction takes place when the body comes to need a drug to function normally. If it is not taken, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms occur. The only way to avoid this is to take more of the drug. Psychological addiction takes place when an individual comes to rely on a drug to supply good feelings, such as relaxation, self-confidence, self esteem, and freedom from anxiety. This is not just a casual desire, it's a powerful compulsion.
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