




North Spearfish, South Dakota
North Spearfish, SD Profile
North Spearfish, SD, population 2,306 , is located
in South Dakota's Lawrence county,
about 277.9 miles from Ft Collins and 328.3 miles from Westminster.
In the 90's the population of North Spearfish has grown by about 1%.
North Spearfish Statistics
North Spearfish Gender Information
Males in North Spearfish: 1,141 (49%)
Females in North Spearfish: 1,165 (51%)
As % of Population in North Spearfish
Race Diversity in North Spearfish
White: 97%
Native American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in North Spearfish
Age Diversity in North Spearfish
Median Age in North Spearfish: 35.4 (Males in North Spearfish: 34.5, Females in North Spearfish: 36.4)
North Spearfish Males Under 20: 15%
North Spearfish Females Under 20: 15%
North Spearfish Males 20 to 40: 14%
North Spearfish Females 20 to 40: 13%
North Spearfish Males 40 to 60: 14%
North Spearfish Females 40 to 60: 15%
North Spearfish Males Over 60: 7%
North Spearfish Females Over 60: 8%
Economics in North Spearfish
North Spearfish Household Average Size: 2.61 people
North Spearfish Median Household Income: $ 35,750
North Spearfish Median Value of Homes: $ 94,300
North Spearfish Location Information
Land Area: 4.2 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to North Spearfish
Spearfish 2.0 Miles
Central City 11.4 Miles
Belle Fourche 11.6 Miles
Deadwood 12.1 Miles
Lead 12.4 Miles
Whitewood 12.9 Miles
Fruitdale 14.7 Miles
Sturgis 20.1 Miles
Nisland 20.3 Miles
Sundance 24.9 Miles
Big Cities Nearest North Spearfish
(Population 100,000+)
Ft Collins 277.9 Miles
Westminster 328.3 Miles
Arvada 331.1 Miles
Aurora 333.9 Miles
Denver 334.5 Miles
Lakewood 337.7 Miles
Sioux Falls 363.6 Miles
Colorado Springs 395.3 Miles
Pueblo 434.0 Miles
Lincoln 447.8 Miles
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Facts
Preventing or stopping prescription drug abuse is an important part of patient care. However, health care providers should not avoid prescribing or administering strong CNS depressants and painkillers, if they are needed. More than three quarters of 12th graders (77%) judge smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day as entailing a great risk of harm for the user. In 2004, the number of new nonmedical users of OxyContin® was 615,000, with an average age at first use of 24.5 years. Comparable data on past year OxyContin® initiation are not available for prior years, but calendar year estimates of OxyContin® initiation show a steady increase in the number of initiates from 1995, the year this drug was first available, through 2003. Everyday, at least nine teenagers die due to alcohol-related causes. Of those nine, three teenagers who chose to drink and then drive are killed. In 2003, 6,002 individuals between the ages of 16 and 20 were killed in automobile accidents. Of those fatalities, 38% were alcohol-related. A survey of college students conducted in 2001 revealed that 26% of underage drinkers have driven while intoxicated. Of the surveyed students, 10% said they had driven even after consuming five alcoholic beverages. Almost a quarter of respondents said they had knowingly ridden with a driver who was drunk or high within 30 days of the survey. |
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.
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.
Addiction
Addiction is one of the many consequences of so-called 'casual' drug and alcohol abuse. A loss of control over drugs and alcohol can be driven by physical or psychological factors, or sometimes both. Physical addiction takes place when the body comes to need a drug to function normally. If it is not taken, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms occur. The only way to avoid this is to take more of the drug. Psychological addiction takes place when an individual comes to rely on a drug to supply good feelings, such as relaxation, self-confidence, self esteem, and freedom from anxiety. This is not just a casual desire, it's a powerful compulsion.
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.
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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