




Mcchord Afb, Washington
McChord AFB, WA Profile
McChord AFB, WA, population 4,096 , is located
about 9.0 miles from Tacoma and 34 miles from Seattle.
Through the 90's McChord AFB's population has declined by about 10%.
Mcchord Afb Statistics
Mcchord Afb Gender Information
Males in Mcchord Afb: 2,292 (56%)
Females in Mcchord Afb: 1,804 (44%)
As % of Population in Mcchord Afb
Race Diversity in Mcchord Afb
White: 76%
African American: 9%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 4%
Hawaiian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 9%
As % of Population in Mcchord Afb
Age Diversity in Mcchord Afb
Median Age in Mcchord Afb: 22.4 (Males in Mcchord Afb: 22.5, Females in Mcchord Afb: 22.3)
Mcchord Afb Males Under 20: 22%
Mcchord Afb Females Under 20: 19%
Mcchord Afb Males 20 to 40: 32%
Mcchord Afb Females 20 to 40: 22%
Mcchord Afb Males 40 to 60: 3%
Mcchord Afb Females 40 to 60: 3%
Mcchord Afb Males Over 60: 0%
Mcchord Afb Females Over 60: 0%
Economics in Mcchord Afb
Mcchord Afb Household Average Size: 3.46 people
Mcchord Afb Median Household Income: $ 35,319
Mcchord Afb Median Value of Homes: $ 59,400
Mcchord Afb Location Information
Land Area: 5.8 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Mcchord Afb
Lakewood 3.1 Miles
Spanaway 3.6 Miles
Parkland 3.7 Miles
Midland 5.3 Miles
Steilacoom 5.5 Miles
DuPont 6.4 Miles
Frederickson 7.1 Miles
Elk Plain 7.2 Miles
Summit 7.2 Miles
Fircrest 7.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Mcchord Afb
(Population 100,000+)
Tacoma 9.0 Miles
Seattle 34.0 Miles
Bellevue 36.2 Miles
Vancouver 103.3 Miles
Portland 111.3 Miles
Salem 153.3 Miles
Eugene 214.7 Miles
Spokane 240.5 Miles
Boise 390.7 Miles
Reno 542.6 Miles
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Facts
Heroin is a white powder that is readily soluble in water. The introduction of just two esters onto the morphine molecule changes the physical properties of the substance such that there is a signifi-cant increase in solubility, permitting solutions with increased drug concentrations. A more subtle advantage of heroin is its greater potency compared to morphine. The volume of drug injected may be particularly important when high doses are used. Thus, 1 gram of heroin will produce the effects of 2 to 3 grams of morphine; by converting morphine to heroin, producers increase both the potency and the value of the drug. Following injection, heroin is very potent, with the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain. This barrier results from a unique arrangement of cells around blood vessels within the brain, which limits the free movement of compounds. Many factors contribute to the barrier—in general, the less polar a drug, the more rapidly it enters the brain. Heroin, however, has a very short half-life in the blood (amount of time that half the drug remains). It is rapidly degraded by esterases, the enzymes that break ester bonds. The acetyl group at the 3-position of the molecule is far more sensitive to these enzymes than the acetyl group at the 6-position. Indeed, the 3-acetyl group is attacked almost immediately after injection and, within several minutes, virtually all the heroin is converted to a metabolite, 6-acetylmorphine. The remaining acetyl group at the 6-position is also lost, but at a slower rate. Loss of both acetyl groups generates morphine. It is believed that a combination of 6-acetylmorphine and morphine is responsible for the actions of heroin. In 1999, an estimated 568,000 children were in family foster care-a 35% increase since 1990. In 1997, state child welfare agencies estimated that 67% of the parents of children in foster care had AOD abuse problems but that they were able to serve less than one-third of those parents. According to SAMHSA, among parents receiving substance abuse treatment, 44% of women and 15% of men report they entered treatment to retain or regain custody of their children. In 1998, slightly more than 1 million clients received substance abuse treatment in the United States. Of these, 26.7% were treated for drug abuse, 23.8% were treated for alcohol abuse, and 49.9% were treated for both. Of people receiving substance abuse treatment in 1998, 31.1% were women, 9.7% were youth under age 18, 17.6% were ages 18-24, 27.2% were ages 25-34, and 28.3% were ages 35-44. SAMHSA estimates an additional 1 million people need substance abuse treatment; more than 50,000 are on state waiting lists. To ensure appropriate AOD treatment for these individuals-and safety and permanence for their children-we must direct increased treatment and other services to their special needs. This will require us to develop more resources and new partnerships among child welfare and AOD agencies, other service providers, the courts, community leaders, and family members. Although residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods, neighborhoods with high concentrations of minorities, and neighborhoods with high population densities reported much higher levels of visible drug sales, they reported only slightly higher levels of drug use, along with somewhat higher levels of drug dependency. This finding indicates that conflating drug sales with use, so that poor and minority areas are assumed to be the focus of the problem of drug use, is plainly wrong. The finding is based on the data collected across 41 sites, including city and suburban (but not rural) areas in all regions. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive substance that can be taken orally, injected, snorted or smoked. While national surveys suggest that methamphetamine use is far from common, there is evidence that the harms of methamphetamine may be concentrated in certain regions. One indicator of the problem locally is treatment admissions. Methamphetamine was the primary drug of abuse in 59 percent of the treatment admissions in Hawaii in 2004 and accounted for 38 percent of such admissions in Arizona in 2004. |
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.
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.
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.
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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