




Dryden, Virginia
Dryden, VA Profile
Dryden, VA, population 1,253 , is located
in Virginia's Lee county,
about 78.5 miles from Knoxville and 121.2 miles from Lexington.
Dryden Statistics
Dryden Gender Information
Males in Dryden: 595 (47%)
Females in Dryden: 658 (53%)
As % of Population in Dryden
Race Diversity in Dryden
White: 99%
African American: 1%
As % of Population in Dryden
Age Diversity in Dryden
Median Age in Dryden: 39.1 (Males in Dryden: 37.4, Females in Dryden: 41.0)
Dryden Males Under 20: 13%
Dryden Females Under 20: 12%
Dryden Males 20 to 40: 13%
Dryden Females 20 to 40: 13%
Dryden Males 40 to 60: 14%
Dryden Females 40 to 60: 15%
Dryden Males Over 60: 8%
Dryden Females Over 60: 12%
Economics in Dryden
Dryden Household Average Size: 2.49 people
Dryden Median Household Income: $ 21,023
Dryden Median Value of Homes: $ 54,600
Dryden Location Information
Elevation: 1,440 feet above sea level.
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Dryden
Pennington Gap 4.9 Miles
Keokee 6.0 Miles
St Charles 6.6 Miles
Duffield 9.0 Miles
Jonesville 11.2 Miles
Appalachia 12.6 Miles
Big Stone Gap 13.0 Miles
Benham 13.0 Miles
Clinchport 13.1 Miles
Lynch 13.1 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Dryden
(Population 100,000+)
Knoxville 78.5 Miles
Lexington 121.2 Miles
Winston-Salem 157.2 Miles
Charlotte 159.0 Miles
Chattanooga 178.7 Miles
Greensboro 181.9 Miles
Cincinnati 184.5 Miles
Louisville 185.3 Miles
Athens 196.4 Miles
Dayton 217.1 Miles
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Facts
America’s most vital resources are our young people. They are literally our future. We have no higher moral obligation than to safeguard the lives and dreams of our nation’s children. The dangers of illegal drug use pose the greatest risk facing the generation of youth coming of age in the next millennium. One-in-four twelfth graders is a current user of illegal drugs (past month). Driving under the influence of an illicit drug or alcohol was associated with age. While amphetamine psychosis is much more common among heavy regular users, there are real dangers that any small amount of speed used by a person with schizophrenic tendencies could push them over the edge. Hepatitis C (HCV) has spread rapidly among injection drug users; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates indicate infection rates of 50 to 80 percent in this population. While currently available treatment is not effective for everyone and can have significant side effects, medical followup is essential for all those who are infected. At present, there is no vaccine for the hepatitis C virus. The virus is highly transmissible via injection, and HCV testing is recommended for any individual who has ever injected 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.
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.
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.
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 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".
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