




Mason, West Virginia
Mason, WV Profile
Mason, WV, population 1,064 , is located
in West Virginia's Mason county,
about 83.1 miles from Columbus and 126.3 miles from Dayton.
In the 90's the population of Mason has grown by about 1%.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Mason area were higher than West Virginia's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the West Virginia average.
Mason Statistics
Mason Gender Information
Males in Mason: 503 (47%)
Females in Mason: 561 (53%)
As % of Population in Mason
Race Diversity in Mason
White: 97%
Native American: 2%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Mason
Age Diversity in Mason
Median Age in Mason: 41.2 (Males in Mason: 38.3, Females in Mason: 44.3)
Mason Males Under 20: 11%
Mason Females Under 20: 11%
Mason Males 20 to 40: 13%
Mason Females 20 to 40: 13%
Mason Males 40 to 60: 12%
Mason Females 40 to 60: 13%
Mason Males Over 60: 11%
Mason Females Over 60: 15%
Economics in Mason
Mason Household Average Size: 2.24 people
Mason Median Household Income: $ 24,621
Mason Median Value of Homes: $ 44,400
Law Enforcement in Mason
Reported crimes in the Mason area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 4
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 374
Burglary: 2
Larceny-theft: 37
Motor vehicle theft: 3
Arson: 0
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,925
Mason Location Information
Elevation: 581 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 0.5 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Mason
Pomeroy 0.5 Miles
Middleport 1.7 Miles
Hartford City 2.5 Miles
Syracuse 3.4 Miles
New Haven 3.9 Miles
Rutland 5.7 Miles
Cheshire 6.9 Miles
Racine 7.1 Miles
Point Pleasant 13.6 Miles
Henderson 14.3 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Mason
(Population 100,000+)
Columbus 83.1 Miles
Dayton 126.3 Miles
Cincinnati 130.7 Miles
Akron 145.0 Miles
Pittsburgh 146.0 Miles
Lexington 147.6 Miles
Cleveland 172.3 Miles
Toledo 199.7 Miles
Louisville 208.4 Miles
Ft Wayne 219.5 Miles
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Facts
Cocaine affects your body. People who use cocaine often don't eat or sleep regularly. They can experience increased heart rate, muscle spasms, and convulsions. If they snort cocaine, they can also permanently damage their nasal tissue. Cocaine affects your emotions. Using cocaine can make you feel paranoid, angry, hostile, and anxious, even when you're not high. Detoxification (detox) is the safe withdrawal from alcohol or drugs. It can be the starting point for a longer-term treatment. Detox is not the whole solution, but only a beginning, and should be followed up with a treatment program. It can be done on an outpatient basis with a physician, or on an inpatient basis for more severe or medically complicated situations. The more severe your symptoms, the more likely you need to be detoxed. It is strongly recommended that you seek a medical detoxification treatment if you have a history of withdrawal convulsions, or if you experience any symptoms of delirium tremens (DT's) such as such as excitability, vivid nightmares, intense anxiety, hallucinations, or delusions. Beginning in 1991, the U.S. government expressed its concern over an increase in worldwide heroin production, trafficking, and abuse. Record seizures have been made in China's Yunnan province—signaling major changes in trafficking routes out of the Golden Triangle through China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to the West. Heroin traffickers have begun to use the immense container-shipping industry to smuggle large amounts of heroin from Asia into the United States. In June 1991, the single largest heroin seizure in the world was made in San Francisco, hidden in containerized freight from Taiwan. Colombia also became a significant cultivator of opium for the first time, in the 1990s—planting an estimated 6,000 acres (2,500 ha) of opium in 1991. Although opium cultivation has decreased in Mexico and the Golden Crescent, increasing demand in the United States may be met by Colombia and Myanmar. Who is at risk for Percocet addiction? The risk for Percocet addiction is greatest among women, seniors, and adolescents. Women are two to three times more likely than men to be prescribed drugs such as Percocet; they are also about two times more likely to form an addiction to Percocet. This stems in large part from the fact that women are more likely to seek medical attention for emotional/physical problems. Seniors take more drugs than the rest of the population, increasing their odds of becoming addicted. Finally, 1999 national studies show that the sharpest increase of users of prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes occurs in the 12 to 17 and 18 to 25 age groups. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Addict
An addict is an individual who has a compulsive urge to use drugs, to the point where they feel they have no effective choice but to continue use. An addict will continue their self destructive behaviors in order to feel good or to avoid
feeling bad. It can dominate their mind, and keep them coming back for more. The addiction can be
different for each addict, depending on their vice and the kind of person they
are.
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