




Murphys Estates, South Carolina
Murphys Estates, SC Profile
Murphys Estates, SC, population 1,518 , is located
in South Carolina's Edgefield county,
about 9.2 miles from Augusta and 59.1 miles from Columbia.
Murphys Estates Statistics
Murphys Estates Gender Information
Males in Murphys Estates: 729 (48%)
Females in Murphys Estates: 789 (52%)
As % of Population in Murphys Estates
Race Diversity in Murphys Estates
White: 91%
African American: 8%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Murphys Estates
Age Diversity in Murphys Estates
Median Age in Murphys Estates: 34.5 (Males in Murphys Estates: 32.2, Females in Murphys Estates: 36.0)
Murphys Estates Males Under 20: 17%
Murphys Estates Females Under 20: 14%
Murphys Estates Males 20 to 40: 13%
Murphys Estates Females 20 to 40: 16%
Murphys Estates Males 40 to 60: 12%
Murphys Estates Females 40 to 60: 15%
Murphys Estates Males Over 60: 6%
Murphys Estates Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Murphys Estates
Murphys Estates Household Average Size: 2.84 people
Murphys Estates Median Household Income: $ 25,972
Murphys Estates Median Value of Homes: $ 44,800
Murphys Estates Location Information
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Murphys Estates
Belvedere 4.9 Miles
North Augusta 7.0 Miles
Clearwater 7.8 Miles
Burnettown 8.1 Miles
Gloverville 8.4 Miles
Augusta 9.2 Miles
Martinez 9.5 Miles
Trenton 11.5 Miles
Evans 11.7 Miles
Edgefield 13.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Murphys Estates
(Population 100,000+)
Augusta 9.2 Miles
Columbia 59.1 Miles
Athens 86.1 Miles
Savannah 115.9 Miles
Charlotte 128.8 Miles
Atlanta 141.0 Miles
Columbus 193.3 Miles
Winston-Salem 197.9 Miles
Knoxville 198.1 Miles
Fayetteville 201.8 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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