




Italy, Texas
Italy, TX Profile
Italy, TX, population 1,993 , is located
in Texas's Ellis county,
about 39.4 miles from Grand Prairie and 40.3 miles from Arlington.
In the 90's the population of Italy has grown by about 17%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Italy has been growing at an annual rate of 1.0 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Italy area were lower than Texas's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Texas average.
Italy Statistics
Italy Gender Information
Males in Italy: 943 (47%)
Females in Italy: 1,050 (53%)
As % of Population in Italy
Race Diversity in Italy
White: 74%
African American: 20%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 5%
As % of Population in Italy
Age Diversity in Italy
Median Age in Italy: 32.1 (Males in Italy: 29.8, Females in Italy: 34.2)
Italy Males Under 20: 18%
Italy Females Under 20: 18%
Italy Males 20 to 40: 13%
Italy Females 20 to 40: 13%
Italy Males 40 to 60: 11%
Italy Females 40 to 60: 12%
Italy Males Over 60: 5%
Italy Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Italy
Italy Household Average Size: 2.97 people
Italy Median Household Income: $ 41,853
Italy Median Value of Homes: $ 58,600
Law Enforcement in Italy
Reported crimes in the Italy area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 9
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 485
Burglary: 0
Larceny-theft: 54
Motor vehicle theft: 0
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 2,621
Italy Location Information
Elevation: 571 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Italy
Milford 5.4 Miles
Frost 8.5 Miles
Mertens 8.7 Miles
Maypearl 11.6 Miles
Blooming Grove 11.8 Miles
Bardwell 12.5 Miles
Carl's Corner 13.5 Miles
Waxahachie 14.2 Miles
Itasca 15.6 Miles
Barry 15.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Italy
(Population 100,000+)
Grand Prairie 39.4 Miles
Arlington 40.3 Miles
Dallas 41.8 Miles
Mesquite 43.6 Miles
Irving 43.7 Miles
Ft Worth 45.3 Miles
Waco 46.5 Miles
Garland 52.4 Miles
Carrollton 53.2 Miles
Plano 58.8 Miles
|
Facts
Legal substances, approved by law for sale over the counter or by doctor's prescription, include caffeine , alcoholic beverages (see alcoholism ), nicotine (see smoking ), and inhalants (nail polish, glue, inhalers, gasoline). Prescription drugs such as tranquilizers , amphetamines , benzodiazepines , barbiturates , steroids , and analgesics can be knowingly or unknowingly overprescribed or otherwise used improperly. In many cases, new drugs prescribed in good conscience by physicians turn out to be a problem later. For example, diazepam (Valium) was widely prescribed in the 1960s and 70s before its potential for serious addiction was realized. In the 1990s, sales of fluoxetine (Prozac) helped create a $3 billion antidepressant market in the United States, leading many people to criticize what they saw as the creation of a legal drug culture that discouraged people from learning other ways to deal with their problems. At the same time, readily available but largely unregulated herbal medicines have grown in popularity; many of these are psychoactive to some degree, raising questions of quality and safety. Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Ecstasy is toxic to the body, and the extent to which a person is affected depends on many factors, including the body chemistry of the user, the dose consumed, additional drugs also consumed, and the chemical composition and quantity of the drug or drugs taken as ecstasy. 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. Psychological dependence exists when a drug is so central to a person's thoughts, emotions and activities that it is extremely difficult to stop using it, or even stop thinking about it. A strong desire or craving to use a drug may be triggered by internal or external cues such as the end of a meal for smokers or seeing injection equipment for people who inject drugs. Like physical dependence, psychological dependence is a cause of continued drug use. An individual may be both psychologically and physically dependent on a drug. |
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
|
|

To Find Drug Rehab and Treatment Centers in Italy
Call toll free


Italy Drug Rehab and
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Information
|