
Nephi, Utah
Nephi, UT Profile
Nephi, UT, population 4,733 , is located
in Utah's Juab county,
about 37.4 miles from Provo and 68.4 miles from West Valley City.
In the 90's the population of Nephi has grown by about 35%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Nephi has been growing at an annual rate of 1.5 percent.
Nephi Statistics
Nephi Gender Information
Males in Nephi: 2,381 (50%)
Females in Nephi: 2,352 (50%)
As % of Population in Nephi
Race Diversity in Nephi
White: 97%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Nephi
Age Diversity in Nephi
Median Age in Nephi: 27.5 (Males in Nephi: 26.3, Females in Nephi: 28.4)
Nephi Males Under 20: 21%
Nephi Females Under 20: 19%
Nephi Males 20 to 40: 13%
Nephi Females 20 to 40: 13%
Nephi Males 40 to 60: 10%
Nephi Females 40 to 60: 10%
Nephi Males Over 60: 6%
Nephi Females Over 60: 8%
Economics in Nephi
Nephi Household Average Size: 3.24 people
Nephi Median Household Income: $ 38,918
Nephi Median Value of Homes: $ 115,100
Nephi Location Information
Elevation: 5,133 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 3.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Nephi
Mona 7.4 Miles
Levan 10.6 Miles
Fountain Green 12.1 Miles
Rocky Ridge 14.9 Miles
Goshen 17.1 Miles
Elberta 17.9 Miles
Moroni 18.3 Miles
Santaquin 18.5 Miles
Wales 18.8 Miles
Genola 19.8 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Nephi
(Population 100,000+)
Provo 37.4 Miles
West Valley City 68.4 Miles
Salt Lake City 72.7 Miles
Sunrise Manor 299.5 Miles
North Las Vegas 301.6 Miles
Las Vegas 303.6 Miles
Henderson 306.5 Miles
Paradise 308.3 Miles
Spring Valley 310.9 Miles
Boise 351.8 Miles
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Facts
Both an addicted substance abuser and a person enabling his continued use are self-destructive and harbor a significant amount of denial about how the addiction and self-destructive behavior are affecting their health. The codependent person often has a greater incidence of stress-related illnesses which typically accompany the codependent personality traits. This may include heart disease, high blood pressure, ulcers, insomnia, and, due to the extreme anxiety, depression, tension, and other destructive habits. The person may be addicted to non-chemical substances such as food, cigarettes, etc., family, financial, and work situations. These patterns of the codependent person will usually help both the codependent person and the addict to continue to spiral into self-destruction. Codependency and addiction go hand in hand. Heavy drinking can cause infertility in males. OxyContin® went on the market in 1996. For patients with serious, ongoing pain, the drug is highly preferable to previous brands because it avoids their two drawbacks. OxyContin® contains no other active ingredients which can cause side effects. It comes in larger dosages with a special timed-release coating, so patients may take only two pills a day. Legal sales of OxyContin® in 1996 reportedly totaled about $40 million. By 2000, sales were greater than $1 billion, making it the number one narcotic pain relief pill. Most of the pills sold are believed to have been used by legitimate patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, between 1,300 and 8,000 babies are born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal alcohol syndrome is a combination of physical and mental birth defects that affects roughly 6% of the babies born to women who are alcoholics or alcohol abusers. These women either have repeated episodes of binge drinking or drink excessively throughout pregnancy. |
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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