




Oak Ridge North, Texas
Oak Ridge North, TX Profile
Oak Ridge North, TX, population 2,991 , is located
in Texas's Montgomery county,
about 27.9 miles from Houston and 35.4 miles from Pasadena.
In the 90's the population of Oak Ridge North has grown by about 22%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Oak Ridge North has been growing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Oak Ridge North area were lower than Texas's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Texas average.
Oak Ridge North Statistics
Oak Ridge North Gender Information
Males in Oak Ridge North: 1,475 (49%)
Females in Oak Ridge North: 1,516 (51%)
As % of Population in Oak Ridge North
Race Diversity in Oak Ridge North
White: 95%
African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Oak Ridge North
Age Diversity in Oak Ridge North
Median Age in Oak Ridge North: 41.6 (Males in Oak Ridge North: 40.6, Females in Oak Ridge North: 42.5)
Oak Ridge North Males Under 20: 15%
Oak Ridge North Females Under 20: 13%
Oak Ridge North Males 20 to 40: 9%
Oak Ridge North Females 20 to 40: 10%
Oak Ridge North Males 40 to 60: 17%
Oak Ridge North Females 40 to 60: 19%
Oak Ridge North Males Over 60: 8%
Oak Ridge North Females Over 60: 8%
Economics in Oak Ridge North
Oak Ridge North Household Average Size: 2.92 people
Oak Ridge North Median Household Income: $ 73,547
Oak Ridge North Median Value of Homes: $ 117,900
Law Enforcement in Oak Ridge North
Reported crimes in the Oak Ridge North area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 2
Aggravated assault: 8
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 319
Burglary: 22
Larceny-theft: 68
Motor vehicle theft: 6
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,063
Oak Ridge North Location Information
Elevation: 135 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Oak Ridge North
Shenandoah 1.5 Miles
The Woodlands 2.7 Miles
Woodloch 4.4 Miles
Spring 5.8 Miles
Porter Heights 7.3 Miles
Conroe 10.5 Miles
Tomball 11.2 Miles
Cut and Shoot 13.0 Miles
Pinehurst 14.3 Miles
Woodbranch 15.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Oak Ridge North
(Population 100,000+)
Houston 27.9 Miles
Pasadena 35.4 Miles
Beaumont 80.5 Miles
Austin 137.6 Miles
Waco 139.5 Miles
San Antonio 190.0 Miles
Shreveport 191.8 Miles
Mesquite 192.7 Miles
Dallas 198.3 Miles
Grand Prairie 201.0 Miles
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Facts
Among youths who were heavy drinkers in 2000, 65.5 percent were also current illicit drug users. Among nondrinkers, only 4.2 percent were current illicit drug users. Similarly, among youths who smoked cigarettes, the rate of past month illicit drug use was 42.7 percent, compared with 4.6 percent for nonsmokers. An estimated 15.4 percent of unemployed adults were current illicit drug users in 2000, compared with 6.3 percent of full-time employed adults and 7.8 percent of part-time employed adults. Of the 11.8 million adult illicit drug users in 2000, 9.1 million (77 percent) were employed either full time or part time. Marijuana culture and commercialisation was prohibited in Mexico in 1920, poppy in 1926. According to Mexican officials an argument for this was "race degeneration" provoked by these and other drugs, such as cocaine. Perception of the social and political elites was mimed on the ideas created and reproduced by members of the same social groups in the United States and Europe. Drug use and abuse in Mexico was not a widespread phenomenon and the number of people concerned was far from the figures of its northern neighbour. Marijuana use was generally related to soldiers, criminals and poor people; opium smoking to Chinese minorities; and morphine, heroin and cocaine to artists, middle class and bourgeois degenerated individuals. Drug traffickers main business was north of the border. Prior to the 1980s most schools around the country had courses in health education, tobacco education, alcohol education, or drug education. In these courses, students typically were taught that using tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs was bad for their health. Students learned how these substances affected the body, how long the effects lasted, and even how people used them. Many of these education programs tried to scare students by pointing out how many people die each year from drug abuse. The people who designed these programs believed that if students really knew how harmful smoking, drinking, or using drugs is, they would not do it. However, teaching facts or using scare tactics did not work as people expected, and prevention programs had to change. New research showed that, to be effective, prevention programs must deal with the causes of drug abuse. Outside of the home, one of the first things that suffers when teenagers start using drugs is schoolwork. Young drug users may cut classes or skip school altogether as securing and using drugs becomes a more important part of their life. Their grades fall and teachers notice a lack of motivation. These students may find themselves getting in trouble more often as they become less concerned with the school's rules and how others perceive them. |
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".
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is a place or program that an individual enters to treat a drug or alcohol addiction. Through therapy and education, the individual is restored to their former non-drug using self. They are then able to re-enter society clean and sober. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend a drug rehabilitation program. Some of the many reasons are: the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, problems with the law, and problems at work. Also, there are several different types of drug rehabilitation programs available: inpatient, outpatient, residential, short-term, and long-term.
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.
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).
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