




Medon, Tennessee
Medon, TN Profile
Medon, TN, population 191 , is located
in Tennessee's Madison county,
about 69.9 miles from Memphis and 112.4 miles from Clarksville.
In the 90's the population of Medon has grown by about 39%.
Medon Statistics
Medon Gender Information
Males in Medon: 88 (46%)
Females in Medon: 103 (54%)
As % of Population in Medon
Race Diversity in Medon
White: 92%
African American: 6%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 1%
As % of Population in Medon
Age Diversity in Medon
Median Age in Medon: 42.2 (Males in Medon: 42.5, Females in Medon: 42.2)
Medon Males Under 20: 13%
Medon Females Under 20: 13%
Medon Males 20 to 40: 8%
Medon Females 20 to 40: 12%
Medon Males 40 to 60: 14%
Medon Females 40 to 60: 17%
Medon Males Over 60: 10%
Medon Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Medon
Medon Household Average Size: 2.45 people
Medon Median Household Income: $ 26,750
Medon Median Value of Homes: $ 66,000
Medon Location Information
Elevation: 478 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.6 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Medon
Toone 8.7 Miles
Silerton 8.8 Miles
Jackson 11.3 Miles
Henderson 12.9 Miles
Bolivar 15.4 Miles
Hornsby 16.0 Miles
Finger 16.7 Miles
Whiteville 18.2 Miles
Bethel Springs 21.4 Miles
Bells 21.4 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Medon
(Population 100,000+)
Memphis 69.9 Miles
Clarksville 112.4 Miles
Nashville 126.8 Miles
Huntsville 138.6 Miles
Birmingham 178.4 Miles
Evansville 188.7 Miles
Little Rock 199.7 Miles
Chattanooga 203.0 Miles
Jackson 231.2 Miles
St Louis 231.2 Miles
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Facts
Throughout the 1930s, doctors in Europe prescribed amphetamines to treat colds, hay fever, and asthma. That same decade, amphetamines became available in tablet form for the treatment of the daytime sleeping disorder known as NARCOLEPSY, a fairly rare condition that causes people to fall asleep quickly and unexpectedly. Later, many Americans became hooked on amphetamines—specifically the dextroamphetamine sulfate Dexedrine—after finding that users could lose weight quickly and effortlessly. Only then did researchers begin to realize that these drugs could be dangerous and addictive. During World War II (1939–1945), amphetamines were distributed among soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan to keep them awake and alert on the battlefield. Back on the home front, people who worked in factories manufacturing goods for the war effort were also using the drug to boost their productivity. After the war, use of the drug continued, both in the United States and abroad. Heroin is very addictive. Consider as an illustration that with regular use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more, to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body adapts to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms occur if use is reduced or stopped. The ramifications of heroin withdrawal are an ugly and dangerous experience. Watery eyes, runny nose, no appetite, tremors, panic, chills, sweating, vomiting, and muscle cramps. Addicts cannot sleep, and their body temperatures and blood pressure rise. By that time, most of them have alienated themselves from everyone, so they are alone. People who are addicted to heroin also face serious problems even when they try to quit using. In the following manner, Jose Gonzalez a lifetime user explains, More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who has or has had alcoholism. The Rescuer: The "rescuer" doesn't let the incident become a "problem." Since she has been waiting up for him anyway, she goes out in the yard, gets the alcoholic up, cleans him up, and puts him into bed. That way the neighbors never see him passed out in the flower bed! |
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.
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.
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).
Abstinence
Abstinence is the act or practice of refraining from indulging a desire. The type of abstinence we are referring to here is abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This term has two connotations when it comes to abstaining from drugs. The first refers to drug or alcohol treatment programs that aim to help an individual stop using drugs or alcohol for the rest of their lives. The time abstinence is also used in drug education and prevention. It refers to trying to stop children from ever using drugs.
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.
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