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Surfside Beach, SC Profile
Surfside Beach, SC, population 4,425 , is located
in South Carolina's Horry county,
about 100.2 miles from Fayetteville and 121.6 miles from Columbia.
In the 90's the population of Surfside Beach has grown by about 15%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Surfside Beach has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Surfside Beach area were higher than South Carolina's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the South Carolina average.
Surfside Beach Statistics
Surfside Beach Gender Information
Males in Surfside Beach: 2,191 (50%)
Females in Surfside Beach: 2,234 (50%)
As % of Population in Surfside Beach
Race Diversity in Surfside Beach
White: 97%
African American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Surfside Beach
Age Diversity in Surfside Beach
Median Age in Surfside Beach: 44.5 (Males in Surfside Beach: 42.8, Females in Surfside Beach: 45.9)
Surfside Beach Males Under 20: 8%
Surfside Beach Females Under 20: 7%
Surfside Beach Males 20 to 40: 14%
Surfside Beach Females 20 to 40: 14%
Surfside Beach Males 40 to 60: 15%
Surfside Beach Females 40 to 60: 15%
Surfside Beach Males Over 60: 12%
Surfside Beach Females Over 60: 14%
Economics in Surfside Beach
Surfside Beach Household Average Size: 2.06 people
Surfside Beach Median Household Income: $ 40,612
Surfside Beach Median Value of Homes: $ 148,200
Law Enforcement in Surfside Beach
Reported crimes in the Surfside Beach area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 7
Aggravated assault: 3
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 222
Burglary: 47
Larceny-theft: 176
Motor vehicle theft: 11
Arson: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 5,190
Surfside Beach Location Information
Elevation: 13 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Surfside Beach
Garden City 2.2 Miles
Murrells Inlet 5.5 Miles
Socastee 5.6 Miles
Myrtle Beach 7.6 Miles
Forestbrook 8.1 Miles
Bucksport 8.5 Miles
Pawleys Island 14.7 Miles
Red Hill 15.1 Miles
Conway 16.5 Miles
Briarcliffe Acres 18.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Surfside Beach
(Population 100,000+)
Fayetteville 100.2 Miles
Columbia 121.6 Miles
Raleigh 151.0 Miles
Charlotte 154.8 Miles
Savannah 162.4 Miles
Durham 165.2 Miles
Augusta 173.3 Miles
Greensboro 176.8 Miles
Winston-Salem 187.0 Miles
Athens 254.4 Miles
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Facts
Many believe that the drug most used by youth offenders is crack cocaine. The 1997 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees by the National Institute of Justice tells a different story. The average age at which offenders first reported using alcohol ranged from 14.1 (Houston) to 15.8 years (Miami—results are reported city by city), while the average age at which offenders began using crack ranged from 23.3 years (Houston) to 28.2 years (Atlanta). Clearly, for youthful offenders as for the youth population generally, alcohol is the drug of choice. 41.5% of college students who consumed alcohol reported "usually" binging when they drank. The coping mechanisms typically used by codependents are denial (I deny, change, or minimize how I truly feel), low self-esteem (I value others' approval of my feelings, actions, and thinking over my own), compliance (I am afraid to express my own opinions and feelings, especially if they are different), and control (I become resentful when others refuse my help). There is a rapidly growing number of cases in which people have described extremely painful withdrawals from Suboxone, both acute and post-acute. The website www.heroin-detox.com has a large number of former and current Suboxone patients who describe a terrible withdrawal from Suboxone, with the acute phase lasting 4-5 weeks and the post acute phase lasting up to a year. Acute withdrawals are described as massive depression coupled with no physical energy. These former and current patients strongly reccommend that no one enter a long term Opiate Replacement Therapy program using this drug. Long term is described as 6 months or more. |
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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