




Shell Point, South Carolina
Shell Point, SC Profile
Shell Point, SC, population 2,856 , is located
in South Carolina's Beaufort county,
about 29.7 miles from Savannah and 104.1 miles from Augusta.
In the 90's the population of Shell Point has declined by about 1%.
Shell Point Statistics
Shell Point Gender Information
Males in Shell Point: 1,416 (50%)
Females in Shell Point: 1,440 (50%)
As % of Population in Shell Point
Race Diversity in Shell Point
White: 78%
African American: 16%
Asian: 2%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Shell Point
Age Diversity in Shell Point
Median Age in Shell Point: 33.9 (Males in Shell Point: 32.7, Females in Shell Point: 34.7)
Shell Point Males Under 20: 15%
Shell Point Females Under 20: 16%
Shell Point Males 20 to 40: 16%
Shell Point Females 20 to 40: 14%
Shell Point Males 40 to 60: 12%
Shell Point Females 40 to 60: 13%
Shell Point Males Over 60: 7%
Shell Point Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Shell Point
Shell Point Household Average Size: 2.74 people
Shell Point Median Household Income: $ 39,957
Shell Point Median Value of Homes: $ 91,400
Shell Point Location Information
Elevation: 18 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 6.9 Square Miles.
Water Area: 1.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Shell Point
Port Royal 2.5 Miles
Burton 3.7 Miles
Beaufort 5.1 Miles
Laurel Bay 5.4 Miles
Hilton Head 11.6 Miles
Bluffton 12.5 Miles
Ridgeland 15.8 Miles
Hardeeville 21.2 Miles
Yemassee 22.2 Miles
Edisto Beach 24.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Shell Point
(Population 100,000+)
Savannah 29.7 Miles
Augusta 104.1 Miles
Columbia 113.2 Miles
Jacksonville 151.9 Miles
Athens 187.9 Miles
Charlotte 196.8 Miles
Fayetteville 213.3 Miles
Atlanta 231.8 Miles
Columbus 248.3 Miles
Tallahassee 248.7 Miles
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Facts
Deterring the Drinking Driver: Deterrence based on the threat of arrest, conviction, and punishment remains the chief strategy in the attack on drunk driving. State and local governments have established dozens of strike forces and passed hundreds of laws aiming to raise the costs to the offender of driving while intoxicated. The number of traffic fatalities fell steadily from 1982 until 1992; since then the number has remained around 41,000 deaths per year. Fatalities related to drunk driving have clearly fallen steadily since 1982, when more than 25,000 deaths were due to alcohol-related accidents (57.3 percent), to 1999 (15,976 deaths, or 38.3 percent of all traffic fatalities). This trend appears to be slowing, however, since the percent of alcohol-related traffic fatalities actually rose slightly in 2000. There may be reasons for this other than deterrence, including general reductions in alcohol consumption and abuse, and more responsible public attitudes toward sober driving. However, the effect of deterrence, even if small, cannot be ruled out as a factor in the decline. Reported use of marijuana by high school seniors during the past month peaked in 1978 at 37.1% and declined to its lowest level of 11.9% in 1992. Did you ever consider how the effects of marijuana might impair your ability to drive? Did you ever think about what distorted perception, slowed-down reaction time, and lethargy might mean if you had to brake suddenly? Some people think that it’s not a problem to drive a car when they're stoned. Some even believe that they can operate a motor vehicle more safely than when they are sober. By now, most people know that drunk driving is bad. But did you know that almost 1 in 4 car crashes involve drugs? And marijuana is not like alcohol. Instead of the impairment decreasing over time, it actually increases for up to 21 hours after use, regardless of amount. In 1879 cocaine began to be used to treat morphine addiction. |
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.
Relapse
Relapse is a term used to describe when an individual who has quit using drugs starts using once again. A relapse can mean just a one time use, a long term continues period of using or anything in between after a period of sobriety has taken place. An individual begins to experience a psychological relapse long before their first use after
quitting. Some things that can lead to relapse both physically or psychologically include: 1. Being in the presence of drugs or alcohol, drug or alcohol users, or places where you used or bought chemicals. 2. Feelings we perceive as negative, particularly anger; also sadness, loneliness, guilt, fear, and anxiety. 3. Positive feelings that make you want to celebrate by using. 4. Listening to others past drug use stories and just dwelling on getting high. 5. Believing that you no longer have to worry (complacent). That is, that you are no longer stimulated to crave drugs/alcohol by any of the above situations or by anything else – and therefore maybe it’s safe for you to use occasionally.
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.
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.
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).
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