




Due West, South Carolina
Due West, SC Profile
Due West, SC, population 1,209 , is located
in South Carolina's Abbeville county,
about 62.3 miles from Athens and 64.2 miles from Augusta.
In the 90's the population of Due West has declined by about 1%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Due West has been growing at an annual rate of 2.2 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Due West area were lower than South Carolina's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the South Carolina average.
Due West Statistics
Due West Gender Information
Males in Due West: 519 (43%)
Females in Due West: 690 (57%)
As % of Population in Due West
Race Diversity in Due West
White: 79%
African American: 19%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Due West
Age Diversity in Due West
Median Age in Due West: 23.6 (Males in Due West: 23.9, Females in Due West: 23.4)
Due West Males Under 20: 12%
Due West Females Under 20: 16%
Due West Males 20 to 40: 15%
Due West Females 20 to 40: 18%
Due West Males 40 to 60: 8%
Due West Females 40 to 60: 9%
Due West Males Over 60: 7%
Due West Females Over 60: 14%
Economics in Due West
Due West Household Average Size: 2.21 people
Due West Median Household Income: $ 39,375
Due West Median Value of Homes: $ 78,500
Law Enforcement in Due West
Reported crimes in the Due West area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 2
Aggravated assault: 3
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 410
Burglary: 5
Larceny-theft: 18
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,885
Due West Location Information
Elevation: 703 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Due West
Donalds 3.8 Miles
Honea Path 7.8 Miles
Hodges 8.8 Miles
Antreville 9.1 Miles
Ware Shoals 9.2 Miles
Cokesbury 10.7 Miles
Abbeville 10.8 Miles
Lake Secession 12.3 Miles
Princeton 12.7 Miles
Belton 14.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Due West
(Population 100,000+)
Athens 62.3 Miles
Augusta 64.2 Miles
Columbia 80.8 Miles
Charlotte 107.3 Miles
Atlanta 121.5 Miles
Knoxville 142.1 Miles
Winston-Salem 172.0 Miles
Savannah 172.6 Miles
Chattanooga 173.3 Miles
Greensboro 189.7 Miles
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Facts
Barbiturates—which produce a wide spectrum of CNS depression, from mild sedation to coma—have been used as sedatives, hypnotics, anesthetics, and anticonvulsants since they were first introduced for medical use in the early 1900s. As a class, the barbiturates are very similar; all are fat soluble. Once barbiturates reach the bloodstream, they distribute throughout the body and affect all body tissues. Barbiturates depress the activity of muscle tissues, including the heart, and have a great impact on the respiratory system. The barbiturates are classified according to how quickly they produce an effect and how long those effects last: ultrashort-, short-, intermediate-, and long-acting. The ultrashort-acting barbiturates produce anesthesia within about one minute after intravenous (IV) administration. When administered orally, these drugs begin acting within 15–40 minutes and maintain their effects for up to six hours. Long-acting barbiturates include phenobarbital (Luminal) and mephobarbital (Mebaral). These drugs, which take effect in about one hour and last for about 12 hours, are used primarily for daytime sedation and the treatment of seizure disorders or mild anxiety. Generally, these are not drugs of abuse; rather the short-and intermediate-acting barbiturates—such as amobarbital (Amytal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), and secobarbital (Seconal)—are among those most commonly abused. The first step in addiction treatment is recognition by the individual that they have a problem. Effective treatments are tailored to the needs of the individual. There is no one therapy that is used in all cases. The choice of treatment will also depend on which drug is being abused. Treatments include psychological therapies, such as behaviour therapy and medication to help the individual's withdrawal symptoms. Specific areas that may be focussed on during treatment include: detoxification (coming off the drug if physically addicted), preventing relapse and longer term rehabilitation. After marijuana, 12th-grade students indicated that amphetamines are among the easiest drugs to obtain (50%). Alcohol-impaired drivers are a severe risk not only to themselves, but to other drivers. When charged with driving under the influence or any crime related to it, impairment due to alcohol or other drugs is never accepted as a defense. Sometimes it can be used as a partial defense, which tends to be the case when a driver is charged with murder or voluntary manslaughter. In this event, if the driver's impairment level is so severe that his or her intent to kill is affected, then alcohol impairment can be used as a way to lessen the crime to involuntary manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide. However, this defense is rarely successful. |
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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