




Fife, Washington
Fife, WA Profile
Fife, WA, population 4,784 , is located
in Washington's Pierce county,
about 4.2 miles from Tacoma and 25.4 miles from Seattle.
In the 90's the population of Fife has grown by about 24%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Fife has been growing at an annual rate of 1.2 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Fife area were higher than Washington's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be higher than the Washington average.
Fife Statistics
Fife Gender Information
Males in Fife: 2,469 (52%)
Females in Fife: 2,315 (48%)
As % of Population in Fife
Race Diversity in Fife
White: 69%
African American: 7%
Native American: 4%
Asian: 7%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 12%
As % of Population in Fife
Age Diversity in Fife
Median Age in Fife: 29.4 (Males in Fife: 29.4, Females in Fife: 29.3)
Fife Males Under 20: 15%
Fife Females Under 20: 14%
Fife Males 20 to 40: 20%
Fife Females 20 to 40: 19%
Fife Males 40 to 60: 11%
Fife Females 40 to 60: 10%
Fife Males Over 60: 5%
Fife Females Over 60: 6%
Economics in Fife
Fife Household Average Size: 2.24 people
Fife Median Household Income: $ 31,806
Fife Median Value of Homes: $ 134,300
Law Enforcement in Fife
Reported crimes in the Fife area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 9
Robbery: 17
Aggravated assault: 25
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 1,048
Burglary: 76
Larceny-theft: 374
Motor vehicle theft: 81
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 10,703
Fife Location Information
Elevation: 15 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 2.9 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Fife
Milton 2.2 Miles
Waller 2.7 Miles
Edgewood 3.1 Miles
Tacoma 4.2 Miles
Puyallup 4.8 Miles
Pacific 5.3 Miles
Summit 5.4 Miles
Midland 5.5 Miles
Algona 5.6 Miles
Sumner 6.0 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Fife
(Population 100,000+)
Tacoma 4.2 Miles
Seattle 25.4 Miles
Bellevue 26.7 Miles
Vancouver 111.7 Miles
Portland 119.7 Miles
Salem 162.1 Miles
Eugene 223.3 Miles
Spokane 232.4 Miles
Boise 389.8 Miles
Reno 548.3 Miles
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Facts
Eager for a commodity to barter for Chinese silks, the Portuguese imported tobacco from their Brazilian colony half a world away. Although the Chinese frustrated the Portuguese by growing their own tobacco, the pipe itself, which had been introduced by the Spanish, turned out to be the key to China's markets. Indian opium, mixed with tobacco and smoked through a pipe, was somehow pleasing to the Chinese palate. By the early 18th century, opium smoking was spreading across China, prompting the empire's first attempt at suppression in 1729 when the Emperor Yung Cheng issued an edict banning the smoking of opium. Dependence: The physical and/or the psychological effects produced by the habitual taking of certain drugs, characterized by a compulsion to continue taking the drug. physical d. dependence in which withdrawal of the drug causes specific symptoms (withdrawal symptoms), such as sweating, vomiting, or tremors, that are reversed by further doses. It may be induced by alcohol, morphine, heroin, and cocaine. psychological d. dependence in which repeated use of a drug induces reliance on it for a state of wellbeing and contentment, but there are no physical withdrawal symptoms if use of the drug is stopped. It may be induced by nicotine in tobacco, cannabis, and such drugs as barbiturates and amphetamines. Long Term Alcohol Abuse Effects. A chronic, excessive, and abusive drinker may experience brain effects that remain a relatively long time period after he or she stops drinking and attains sobriety. The exact length of time that these negative effects will last depends on a number of variables and the probability of reversing the negative effects of excessive drinking on the brain continues to be a hotly debated issue in the alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction community. Treatment: A facility where recovering drug addicts learn about addiction, recovery and relapse while addressing misguided beliefs about self, others and their environment. Attending a Drug Abuse treatment program helps the recovering Drug Abuser make lifestyle changes, manage feelings and develop coping tools and drug refusal skills. In addition, they learn to identify relapse warning signs and challenge thoughts that may lead to relapse. |
Withdrawal
Withdrawal is what happens when a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol discontinues use. There are numerous symptoms that take place both physically and emotionally when an addicted individual stops using. Withdrawal can last a few days to a few weeks and may include nausea or vomiting, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety. Keep in mind; this only occurs if a person has regular, heavy use of a drug or alcohol. Withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable without professional help. Treatment for withdrawal from alcohol or drugs may require a medical professional to be present. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is often the best way to overcome withdrawal and its symptoms as well as recovery from drug addiction.
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.
Drug Side Effects
Drug addiction and abuse comes with a heavy price. There are drastic drug side effects associated with drug misuse and abuse. Drug side effects from legal and illegal drugs can range from mild itching to comas and death. In addition to the physical drug side effects mentioned, there are many psychological drug side effects of drug abuse; the most serious being drug addiction and overdose.
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.
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.
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