




Ridgeville, South Carolina
Ridgeville, SC Profile
Ridgeville, SC, population 1,690 , is located
in South Carolina's Dorchester county,
about 75.1 miles from Columbia and 83.6 miles from Savannah.
In the 90's the population of Ridgeville has grown by about 4%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Ridgeville has been growing at an annual rate of 1.8 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Ridgeville area were lower than South Carolina's average.
Ridgeville Statistics
Ridgeville Gender Information
Males in Ridgeville: 1,374 (81%)
Females in Ridgeville: 316 (19%)
As % of Population in Ridgeville
Race Diversity in Ridgeville
White: 40%
African American: 59%
Native American: 1%
As % of Population in Ridgeville
Age Diversity in Ridgeville
Median Age in Ridgeville: 36.2 (Males in Ridgeville: 35.9, Females in Ridgeville: 39.2)
Ridgeville Males Under 20: 5%
Ridgeville Females Under 20: 5%
Ridgeville Males 20 to 40: 47%
Ridgeville Females 20 to 40: 5%
Ridgeville Males 40 to 60: 25%
Ridgeville Females 40 to 60: 5%
Ridgeville Males Over 60: 5%
Ridgeville Females Over 60: 4%
Economics in Ridgeville
Ridgeville Household Average Size: 2.63 people
Ridgeville Median Household Income: $ 32,639
Ridgeville Median Value of Homes: $ 53,600
Law Enforcement in Ridgeville
Reported crimes in the Ridgeville area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 0
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: N/A
Burglary: 0
Larceny-theft: 3
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 173
Ridgeville Location Information
Elevation: 75 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Ridgeville
Summerville 9.7 Miles
Lincolnville 11.1 Miles
Harleyville 11.2 Miles
Ladson 14.1 Miles
Cottageville 14.6 Miles
St George 16.3 Miles
Holly Hill 16.7 Miles
Goose Creek 18.2 Miles
Moncks Corner 18.8 Miles
Reevesville 20.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Ridgeville
(Population 100,000+)
Columbia 75.1 Miles
Savannah 83.6 Miles
Augusta 99.4 Miles
Charlotte 150.5 Miles
Fayetteville 158.4 Miles
Athens 186.4 Miles
Jacksonville 206.8 Miles
Winston-Salem 207.8 Miles
Greensboro 208.1 Miles
Raleigh 208.4 Miles
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Facts
The 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse estimated that 4.7 million Americans tried methamphetamine in their lifetime. This figure shows a marked increase from the 1994 estimate of 3.8 million. According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), methamphetamine-related emergency department episodes more than tripled between 1991 and 1994, rising from roughly 4,900 to 17,700. Possibly due to a shortage of methamphetamine between 1995 and 1996, there was a decrease in incidents between those years before rising to 17,154 in 1997. Between 1993 and 1995, episodes increased in nine of the twenty-one metropolitan areas surveyed by DAWN. The number of methamphetamine-related episodes more than doubled in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. Likewise, treatment providers in California, Oregon, Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina report significant increases in the number of clients entering treatment with methamphetamine problems. The director of one clinic in Arizona reported that 7080 percent of its clients are meth abusers. MDMA is usually taken by mouth in a pill, tablet, or capsule. These pills can be different colors, and sometimes the pills have cartoon-like images on them. Some MDMA users take more than one pill at a time, called "bumping." Child welfare workers must also be able to identify common behavioral and psychological effects in parents who use methamphetamine. The importance of this is twofold. First, this knowledge will help workers anticipate responses from parents that have implications for assessment, treatment, and safety planning, and will assist the worker in more skillfully working with the family towards greater safety, well-being, and permanence. Second, child welfare workers must be attuned to the behaviors commonly exhibited by methamphetamine users for their own personal safety and the safety of the children. A user's unpredictable, violent and paranoid behavior may put a worker at risk of serious harm. Child welfare workers take common safety precautions daily in their work, but methamphetamine requires additional precau- tions. The following special guidelines specific to methamphetamine should be considered. Women who abuse drugs can also damage the health of their unborn children. For example, a woman who smokes marijuana during pregnancy can put the fetus at risk for a host of dangerous problems, such as low birth weight, developmental difficulties, and even Drug Addiction. Similarly, a woman who drinks alcohol while pregnant�perhaps before she even realizes she's pregnant�can cause heart defects, growth retardation, and serious neurological injury to the fetus (commonly known as fetal alcohol syndrome, or FAS). |
Sobriety
Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety. Unfortunately, sometimes drug addicts and alcoholics find they are able to sustain short periods of sobriety followed by a drug or alcohol relapse. This is why attending a drug or alcohol rehab will help the individual maintain their focus on sobriety. Often, it is only by getting help that individuals with severe drug addiction problems are able to achieve lasting sobriety.
Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs when you consume more drugs than your body can tolerate. Drug users are constantly flirting with the risk of a drug overdose. There is a
fine line between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death. While many victims of drug overdose recover without long term effects, there
can be serious consequences. Some drug overdoses cause the failure of major
organs like the kidneys or liver, or failure of whole systems like the
respiratory or circulatory systems. Patients who survive drug overdose may need
kidney dialysis, kidney or liver transplant, or ongoing care as a result of
heart failure, stroke, or coma. Death can occur in almost any drug overdose
situation, particularly if treatment is not started immediately.
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).
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is needed when an individual finds that they have developed a drug or alcohol addiction which they are not able to successful end on their own. With the help of addiction treatment, addicted individual can get help to control their drug taking behavior and live happy and successful lives. There are several addiction treatment options available for drug and alcohol addiction. Some of these options include self-help groups, counseling, drug rehabilitation programs (in and out-patient), and residential treatment facilities. Each of these differ
in their aims and outcomes and elements of these addiction treatment options are often
combined.
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is defined as the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Drug abuse is a problem which has an effect on people of all income levels,
ages, and stations in life. Quite often the last person to see that there is a
problem is the drug abuser them self. Every year, more and more people become
drug addicts in their pursuit to get "high".
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