




Nome, Texas
Nome, TX Profile
Nome, TX, population 515 , is located
in Texas's Jefferson county,
about 19.6 miles from Beaumont and 52.8 miles from Pasadena.
In the 90's the population of Nome has grown by about 15%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Nome has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Nome Statistics
Nome Gender Information
Males in Nome: 252 (49%)
Females in Nome: 263 (51%)
As % of Population in Nome
Race Diversity in Nome
White: 72%
African American: 27%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Nome
Age Diversity in Nome
Median Age in Nome: 37.2 (Males in Nome: 37.0, Females in Nome: 37.5)
Nome Males Under 20: 16%
Nome Females Under 20: 16%
Nome Males 20 to 40: 12%
Nome Females 20 to 40: 12%
Nome Males 40 to 60: 14%
Nome Females 40 to 60: 13%
Nome Males Over 60: 8%
Nome Females Over 60: 10%
Economics in Nome
Nome Household Average Size: 2.63 people
Nome Median Household Income: $ 30,833
Nome Median Value of Homes: $ 42,400
Nome Location Information
Land Area: 0.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Nome
China 5.4 Miles
Sour Lake 7.3 Miles
Devers 10.0 Miles
Pinewood Estates 10.8 Miles
Bevil Oaks 12.2 Miles
Daisetta 14.1 Miles
Winnie 15.1 Miles
Stowell 17.2 Miles
Rose Hill Acres 17.7 Miles
Ames 19.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Nome
(Population 100,000+)
Beaumont 19.6 Miles
Pasadena 52.8 Miles
Houston 59.4 Miles
Lafayette 144.4 Miles
Shreveport 176.7 Miles
Waco 192.7 Miles
Baton Rouge 197.5 Miles
Austin 199.1 Miles
Mesquite 228.4 Miles
Dallas 236.2 Miles
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Facts
THE United Nations has taken the lead in addressing drug abuse and illicit trafficking. It began when the United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs banned a wide range of drugs in 1961. Since then, the United Nations has continued to address the drug abuse and trade issue on the broadest level. To promote effective cooperation among nations, the United Nations observes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking each June 26. On this particular day, we are reminded that the resulting harm that drugs cause individuals and society outweigh possible benefits from the pleasure of their use in a recreational context. In Manila, the observance begins today with the opening of a two-week art exhibition on drug abuse by elementary and high school students at the Manila Central Post Office Building, Liwasang Bonifacio. Drug use, abuse, and trafficking have generally come to be seen as the social problems of the 20th century. The discussion has gone through cycles of public awareness, concern, and indifference, and its damaging effect on society has emerged as never before. The manufacturing, cultivation, and trafficking of drugs has become another aspect of the global problem of narcotic abuse, which has called for the widest possible cooperation among nations. In some states, legislatures and courts have declared that businesses that sell alcohol can be held liable for causing drunk-driving injuries. Called Dramshop Laws, these regulations vary from state to state. In most cases they make sellers of alcohol to underage or intoxicated persons liable for any injuries they cause to themselves or others. A few state courts have even made social hosts, such as a person who gives a party where alcohol is served, liable for the alcohol-related traffic injuries caused by their guests. New Friends, New Pressures, New Peer and Social Norms. One study found that the number of children who report experimenting with marijuana increases dramatically from 6th grade, where children remain in the relative safety of elementary school, to junior high or middle school, where children are exposed to a variety of new social and peer norms. The study found that 8 percent of 6th graders had experimented with marijuana, but 23 percent of 7th graders and 33 percent of 8th graders reported trying the drug. In 2006 a series of heroin-related overdoses across the United States, most notably in Detroit and Chicago, revealed the use of fentanyl with heroin. Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate, 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reported fentanyl and heroin cases in at least nine other states. In June 2006 the DEA, along with the Chicago Police Department, arrested 29 alleged members of the Mickey Cobra street gang, suspected of trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin as well as crack cocaine and marijuana. While the fentanyl in the United States appears to have been manufactured in Mexico, fentanyl abuse has been reported in Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine, and Russia. The use of fentanyl with heroin occurs sporadically, and reports from the U.S. suggest the heroin/fentanyl mixture was a deliberate effort to market a more powerful form of heroin. Given the dramatic increase in heroin production from Afghanistan, and the ease of manufacturing fentanyl, similar marketing ploys may be anticipated as dealers attempt to increase their market share. Although there are no current indications that fentanyl laced heroin will emerge as a trend, INTERPOL will continue to monitor this drug combination. |
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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).
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.
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.
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