




Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, WI Profile
Madison, WI, population 208,054 , is located
in Wisconsin's Dane county,
about 57.6 miles from Rockford and 75.6 miles from Milwaukee.
In the 90's the population of Madison has grown by about 9%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Madison has been growing at an annual rate of 1.5 percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Madison area were higher than Wisconsin's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Wisconsin average.
Madison Statistics
Madison Gender Information
Males in Madison: 102,248 (49%)
Females in Madison: 105,806 (51%)
As % of Population in Madison
Race Diversity in Madison
White: 84%
African American: 6%
Asian: 6%
Other/Mixed: 4%
As % of Population in Madison
Age Diversity in Madison
Median Age in Madison: 30.6 (Males in Madison: 29.9, Females in Madison: 31.5)
Madison Males Under 20: 12%
Madison Females Under 20: 12%
Madison Males 20 to 40: 21%
Madison Females 20 to 40: 20%
Madison Males 40 to 60: 11%
Madison Females 40 to 60: 12%
Madison Males Over 60: 5%
Madison Females Over 60: 7%
Economics in Madison
Madison Household Average Size: 2.19 people
Madison Median Household Income: $ 41,941
Madison Median Value of Homes: $ 137,700
Law Enforcement in Madison
Reported crimes in the Madison area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 8
Forcible rape: 63
Robbery: 278
Aggravated assault: 425
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 358
Burglary: 1,605
Larceny-theft: 5,671
Motor vehicle theft: 629
Arson: 119
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 3,652
Madison Location Information
Elevation: 863 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 57.8 Square Miles.
Water Area: 16.0 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Madison
Shorewood Hills 2.3 Miles
Maple Bluff 3.3 Miles
Monona 3.5 Miles
Middleton 5.5 Miles
McFarland 7.0 Miles
Fitchburg 8.5 Miles
Waunakee 8.7 Miles
Verona 8.8 Miles
Cottage Grove 10.2 Miles
Oregon 10.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Madison
(Population 100,000+)
Rockford 57.6 Miles
Milwaukee 75.6 Miles
Aurora 106.2 Miles
Naperville 109.7 Miles
Green Bay 121.5 Miles
Chicago 123.0 Miles
Joliet 126.6 Miles
Cedar Rapids 136.0 Miles
Gary 146.7 Miles
Peoria 164.9 Miles
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Facts
Schoolwork and academics can be greatly influenced by drug use. Teenagers who use drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, are sometimes more likely to do poorly in school. They may skip classes. Their grades can drop as their drug use rises. Drug users also tend to have a greater risk of dropping out of school before they get their high- school diploma. Drug use becomes more important than their grades and class work. Southeast Asia. This region produces a high-grade marijuana that became popular in the late 1980s; it is cultivated in Thailand and Laos, then shipped to staging points along Thailand's southern coast, to western Cambodia, and to the coast of Vietnam. Moved by ten-wheel trucks, the product is then loaded onto trawlers and taken to motherships in the Gulf of Thailand. Oceangoing vessels, yachts, and sailing boats have all been used to smuggle the product to the United States, with trans-Pacific shipments occurring in the spring and summer. U.S. traffickers usually control the commerce of marijuana into the United States, off-loadingtheir cargo to smaller faster vessels off the U.S. coast. Nearly 60 percent of Americans who report abusing prescription drugs say they get them from friends or family, according to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the largest survey on substance abuse in the country with about 70,000 participants. According to another survey, the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, there are 14.6 million current marijuana users and 6.4 million prescription drug abusers, with most prescription drug abusers using painkillers such as Vicodin. Cocaine ranked third, with 2.4 million current users. The same survey found the annual average number of new abusers of prescription pain relievers was 2.4 million, edging out the 2.1 million new users of marijuana. US opiate addicts increased from low levels in the 1840s to a historic high of 313,000 by 1896. |
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.
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).
Sobriety
Sobriety means the moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs. When an individual with an addiction problem enters drug rehabilitation, their main goal is to attain long term sobriety. Unfortunately, sometimes drug addicts and alcoholics find they are able to sustain short periods of sobriety followed by a drug or alcohol relapse. This is why attending a drug or alcohol rehab will help the individual maintain their focus on sobriety. Often, it is only by getting help that individuals with severe drug addiction problems are able to achieve lasting sobriety.
Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a condition that includes craving and continued alcohol abuse despite repeated drinking-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It includes four major areas: Craving: - A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Impaired control: -The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: -Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: - The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel its effects.
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