




Howard, Wisconsin
Howard, WI Profile
Howard, WI, population 13,546 , is located
in Wisconsin's Brown county,
about 3.8 miles from Green Bay and 104.5 miles from Milwaukee.
In the 90's the population of Howard has grown by about 37%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Howard has been growing at an annual rate of 3.9 percent.
Howard Statistics
Howard Gender Information
Males in Howard: 6,656 (49%)
Females in Howard: 6,890 (51%)
As % of Population in Howard
Race Diversity in Howard
White: 96%
African American: 1%
Native American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 1%
As % of Population in Howard
Age Diversity in Howard
Median Age in Howard: 33.8 (Males in Howard: 33.3, Females in Howard: 34.4)
Howard Males Under 20: 15%
Howard Females Under 20: 15%
Howard Males 20 to 40: 16%
Howard Females 20 to 40: 16%
Howard Males 40 to 60: 14%
Howard Females 40 to 60: 14%
Howard Males Over 60: 4%
Howard Females Over 60: 6%
Economics in Howard
Howard Household Average Size: 2.57 people
Howard Median Household Income: $ 51,974
Howard Median Value of Homes: $ 128,000
Howard Location Information
Elevation: 620 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 18.0 Square Miles.
Water Area: 5.0 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Howard
Green Bay 3.8 Miles
Ashwaubenon 4.3 Miles
Oneida 5.6 Miles
Allouez 5.8 Miles
De Pere 6.7 Miles
Bellevue Town 10.8 Miles
Pulaski 11.7 Miles
Seymour (Outagamie County) 12.1 Miles
Wrightstown 15.5 Miles
Black Creek 18.5 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Howard
(Population 100,000+)
Green Bay 3.8 Miles
Milwaukee 104.5 Miles
Madison 121.0 Miles
Grand Rapids 163.0 Miles
Rockford 165.1 Miles
Chicago 187.6 Miles
Naperville 190.8 Miles
Aurora 192.9 Miles
Gary 207.5 Miles
Joliet 208.8 Miles
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Facts
Between 1979 and 1984, the suicide rate was 9.7% greater among adolescents and young adults who could legally consume alcohol than among their peers who could not. Codependents are driven by compulsions, or a sense of extreme responsibility and urgency that a particular action be taken. The codependent believes that success or failure will depend on acting in a certain way or completing a particular task. Initially, the compulsion may appear to be a positive force for the codependent, such as making lists. However, the codependent cannot abandon the compulsion without feeling anxious or fearing failure. Codependents feel they do not have any real choices about what is happening to them. They feel compelled to do any number of things: keep the family together, stop the drinking or other drug use, save the family from shame, work, eat or diet, be religious, keep the house clean, and on and on. Compulsions create excitement and drama. As people battle their compulsions, simple decisions, such as what to eat or how much to work, are turned into life-or-death struggles. These dramas temporarily give the codependent a feeling of purpose and vitality. Compulsions also take up a lot of time and keep people from confronting their deeper feelings. Codependents often get locked into compulsive behaviors to avoid more painful feelings of fear, sadness, anger, and abandonment. Like the addicts in their families, codependents deny reality. Alcoholics often deny that they are abusing alcohol and remain unaware of its impact on their lives and their relationships with family members, friends, and coworkers. Codependents show exactly the same denial. They often refuse to see that a family member is addicted, or they refuse to acknowledge that their children are being hurt. Shame and the compulsion to keep things under control cause codependents to deny the problem. Like addicts, codependents are unwilling to accept that human willpower has its limits. Just as alcoholics believe they can control their own drinking problem, codependents think they can control their loved one's alcoholism if they just use enough willpower. They keep trying to control the situation through their own force of will, not admitting that they need help with their problem. Codependents firmly believe that their failure to cope is caused by their personal inadequacy. When they cannot control the drinking, drug use, or other addiction of someone they love, they blame themselves for not trying hard enough—or for not trying the right way. When codependents take too much responsibility for another person's recovery, it keeps the alcoholic or addict from seeing that only he or she is responsible for his or her own recovery. In this way, codependence actually increases the likelihood that a drug or alcohol problem will continue. In 2007, the average age at first marijuana use among recent initiates aged 12 to 49 was 17.6 years, which was similar to the average in 2006 (17.4 years). Among recent initiates aged 12 or older who initiated use prior to the age of 21, the mean age at first use was 16.2 years in 2007, which was not significantly different from the estimate (16.1 years) in 2006. Of high school seniors in 2001, 8.2% reported having used cocaine. |
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.
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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).
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.
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