




Sammamish, Washington
Sammamish, WA Profile
Sammamish, WA, population 34,104 , is located
in Washington's King county,
about 6.0 miles from Bellevue and 12.0 miles from Seattle.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Sammamish has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Sammamish area were lower than Washington's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Washington average.
Sammamish Statistics
Sammamish Gender Information
Males in Sammamish: 17,192 (50%)
Females in Sammamish: 16,912 (50%)
As % of Population in Sammamish
Race Diversity in Sammamish
White: 88%
African American: 1%
Asian: 8%
Other/Mixed: 3%
As % of Population in Sammamish
Age Diversity in Sammamish
Median Age in Sammamish: 35.3 (Males in Sammamish: 35.0, Females in Sammamish: 35.6)
Sammamish Males Under 20: 18%
Sammamish Females Under 20: 17%
Sammamish Males 20 to 40: 12%
Sammamish Females 20 to 40: 13%
Sammamish Males 40 to 60: 17%
Sammamish Females 40 to 60: 17%
Sammamish Males Over 60: 3%
Sammamish Females Over 60: 3%
Economics in Sammamish
Sammamish Household Average Size: 3.06 people
Sammamish Median Household Income: $ 101,592
Sammamish Median Value of Homes: $ 362,900
Law Enforcement in Sammamish
Reported crimes in the Sammamish area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 1
Robbery: 3
Aggravated assault: 9
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 38
Burglary: 113
Larceny-theft: 345
Motor vehicle theft: 34
Arson: 8
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,437
Sammamish Location Information
Elevation: 54 feet above sea level.
Land Area: Square Miles.
Water Area: Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Sammamish
Inglewood-Finn Hill 1.6 Miles
Redmond 2.9 Miles
Sammamish">West Lake Sammamish 4.5 Miles
Ames Lake 5.4 Miles
Bellevue 6.0 Miles
Eastgate 6.3 Miles
Yarrow Point 6.4 Miles
Clyde Hill 6.4 Miles
Kirkland 6.6 Miles
Beaux Arts Village 6.7 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Sammamish
(Population 100,000+)
Bellevue 6.0 Miles
Seattle 12.0 Miles
Tacoma 31.8 Miles
Vancouver 141.3 Miles
Portland 149.2 Miles
Salem 192.2 Miles
Spokane 216.8 Miles
Eugene 253.0 Miles
Boise 397.8 Miles
Reno 572.4 Miles
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Facts
Across people of all ages, males are four times as likely as females to be heavy drinkers. When they enter high school, adolescents face additional social, emotional, and educational challenges. At the same time, they may be exposed to greater availability of drugs, drug abusers, and social activities involving drugs. These challenges can increase the risk that they will abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. The increase in methadone prescriptions has led to an increase of the drug being sold on the street. Seizures of illegal methadone by drug enforcement agents increased 133 percent between 2001 and 2002. Deaths associated with methadone have grown sharply since the early 1990s. SAMHSA used data to show that between 1993 and 2002, methadone-related fatalities jumped 200 percent in the state of Washington. The report declared: "While overdose mortality was declining among [clinic] patients, such fatalities were rising in the overall population." DAWN statistics are quite similar. Between 1994 and 2001, DAWN reported a 230-percent increase in the number of emergency room patients being seen for methadone related problems or multi-drug problems with methadone in their systems. According to the "Pulse Check" report in 2004, methadone addicts tend to be "white, middle-socioeconomic males older than 35." Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas are among the states with the largest methadone problems. The availability of the drug in these states stems from patients in treatment centers who are saving their doses and selling them on the streets. "Pulse Check" authors noted that the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in particular, have seen a "dramatic increase in emergency department episodes and deaths involving methadone." Many studies report that addiction is highest for ages 18-28. A lot of these will be college students. While some like drinking a beer or two at the end of the school week, some use drugs every day. Consider that, with little money, troubles with family, and troubles with friends, the addict will often stop attending classes or doing homework. School inevitably suffers for any common drug addict. |
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.
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.
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is needed when an individual finds that they have developed a drug or alcohol addiction which they are not able to successful end on their own. With the help of addiction treatment, addicted individual can get help to control their drug taking behavior and live happy and successful lives. There are several addiction treatment options available for drug and alcohol addiction. Some of these options include self-help groups, counseling, drug rehabilitation programs (in and out-patient), and residential treatment facilities. Each of these differ
in their aims and outcomes and elements of these addiction treatment options are often
combined.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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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