




Scranton, South Carolina
Scranton, SC Profile
Scranton, SC, population 942 , is located
in South Carolina's Florence county,
about 74.3 miles from Columbia and 92.7 miles from Fayetteville.
In the 90's the population of Scranton has grown by about 17%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Scranton has been growing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Scranton area were lower than South Carolina's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the South Carolina average.
Scranton Statistics
Scranton Gender Information
Males in Scranton: 427 (45%)
Females in Scranton: 515 (55%)
As % of Population in Scranton
Race Diversity in Scranton
White: 42%
African American: 56%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Scranton
Age Diversity in Scranton
Median Age in Scranton: 39.6 (Males in Scranton: 39.2, Females in Scranton: 39.9)
Scranton Males Under 20: 12%
Scranton Females Under 20: 14%
Scranton Males 20 to 40: 11%
Scranton Females 20 to 40: 14%
Scranton Males 40 to 60: 11%
Scranton Females 40 to 60: 11%
Scranton Males Over 60: 11%
Scranton Females Over 60: 16%
Economics in Scranton
Scranton Household Average Size: 2.53 people
Scranton Median Household Income: $ 24,605
Scranton Median Value of Homes: $ 43,300
Law Enforcement in Scranton
Reported crimes in the Scranton area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 2
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 209
Burglary: 2
Larceny-theft: 12
Motor vehicle theft: 1
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,566
Scranton Location Information
Elevation: 95 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Scranton
Lake City 3.3 Miles
Coward 3.8 Miles
Olanta 10.9 Miles
Pamplico 11.4 Miles
Turbeville 15.9 Miles
Shiloh 17.1 Miles
Kingstree 18.0 Miles
Johnsonville 18.3 Miles
Stuckey 18.5 Miles
Timmonsville 18.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Scranton
(Population 100,000+)
Columbia 74.3 Miles
Fayetteville 92.7 Miles
Charlotte 110.1 Miles
Augusta 132.0 Miles
Raleigh 142.8 Miles
Greensboro 149.1 Miles
Savannah 149.3 Miles
Durham 151.4 Miles
Winston-Salem 153.6 Miles
Athens 208.5 Miles
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Facts
Project STAR. Project STAR is a comprehensive drug abuse prevention community program to be used by schools, parents, community organizations, the media, and health policymakers. The middle school portion focuses on social influence and is included in classroom instruction by trained teachers over a 2-year timetable. The parent program helps parents work with children on homework, learn family communication skills, and get involved in community action. Once considered a harmless source of pleasure and therapeutic benefit, today the drug cocaine is vilified as the cause of great misery and suffering for many who have succumbed to its euphoric effects. Yet, by nearly all accounts, cocaine is here to stay, despite the billions of dollars that government agencies around the world spend each year to eliminate it. From the streets of cities as large as Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, to small rural towns, Americans consume more cocaine than does any other citizenry in the world. An estimated 80 percent of all South American cocaine—approximately one thousand tons annually—finds its way to America's consumers. The size of the market for cocaine is staggering by any measure. An estimated 40 million Americans admit to having tried cocaine, either in powdered form or as crack. Moreover, between 2 and 4 million people admit to regular use of or addiction to cocaine. Faced with such numbers, American political and spiritual leaders have labeled cocaine use an epidemic. Cocaine use swept across America during the 1970s, glamorized by rock stars, Hollywood personalities, and heroes of professional sports. Their widely publicized use of the drug brought it to the attention of many Americans for the first time and gave it unprecedented status. More and more Americans began to explore the drug's euphoric effects, but cocaine's dark side began to emerge after a decade of use by people who first saw it as a fun and harmless drug. Addiction rates among young people and deaths from overdoses began to make headlines in newspapers and television news programs across the nation. Cocaine shipments from South America transported through Mexico or Central America are generally moved over land or by air to staging sites in northern Mexico. Morphinan = compound with the structural core or pharmacophore possesed by morphine and other opiates - not restricted to opiates |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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