




Union Grove, Wisconsin
Union Grove, WI Profile
Union Grove, WI, population 4,322 , is located
in Wisconsin's Racine county,
about 25.4 miles from Milwaukee and 60.5 miles from Rockford.
In the 90's the population of Union Grove has grown by about 18%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Union Grove has been growing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent.
Union Grove Statistics
Union Grove Gender Information
Males in Union Grove: 2,058 (48%)
Females in Union Grove: 2,264 (52%)
As % of Population in Union Grove
Race Diversity in Union Grove
White: 97%
Asian: 1%
Other/Mixed: 2%
As % of Population in Union Grove
Age Diversity in Union Grove
Median Age in Union Grove: 34.1 (Males in Union Grove: 33.1, Females in Union Grove: 34.7)
Union Grove Males Under 20: 16%
Union Grove Females Under 20: 16%
Union Grove Males 20 to 40: 14%
Union Grove Females 20 to 40: 16%
Union Grove Males 40 to 60: 12%
Union Grove Females 40 to 60: 12%
Union Grove Males Over 60: 5%
Union Grove Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Union Grove
Union Grove Household Average Size: 2.6 people
Union Grove Median Household Income: $ 50,636
Union Grove Median Value of Homes: $ 125,300
Union Grove Location Information
Elevation: 770 feet above sea level.
Land Area: 1.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Union Grove
Eagle Lake 4.1 Miles
Sturtevant 8.0 Miles
Paddock Lake 8.1 Miles
Franksville 8.6 Miles
Browns Lake 9.1 Miles
Rochester 9.5 Miles
Waterford North 9.7 Miles
Waterford 9.8 Miles
Pleasant Prairie 11.1 Miles
Wind Lake 11.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Union Grove
(Population 100,000+)
Milwaukee 25.4 Miles
Rockford 60.5 Miles
Chicago 61.5 Miles
Naperville 62.6 Miles
Aurora 65.6 Miles
Madison 73.4 Miles
Joliet 80.5 Miles
Gary 83.9 Miles
South Bend 115.6 Miles
Grand Rapids 122.4 Miles
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Facts
Opiate abuse and addiction is a problem not just for the young. Men and women of all ages have been killed by, or treated for, prescription opiate abuse. Some people resort to "DOCTOR SHOPPING." They visit more than one doctor and describe the same symptoms in order to double up on prescriptions. Doctor shoppers are more likely to be adults than teenagers. And no matter how careful doctors and patients are with their pain management, some legal users will become addicted to the drug. Middle-aged and upper- or middle-class people are far more likely to abuse prescription painkillers than to smoke marijuana or buy illegal street drugs. Even the doctors who prescribe such medications can fall victim to them. On November 30, 2003, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported on a doctor who died just two days prior to his forty-seventh birthday from an overdose of cocaine, oxycodone, and a muscle relaxant. He had been working as a pain specialist at a local clinic. Nurses have been prosecuted for stealing hydromorphone from their workplaces as well. One of the stranger stories reported in the press is a 2002 case in Brighton Beach, New York. Two elderly women—one seventy-nine, the other seventy-seven—were arrested for selling their prescription hydromorphone tablets on the street. Their customers, who were willing to pay as much as $10 for a single pill, included local teenagers. Both women were charged with possessing and selling a controlled substance. Drug and alcohol use by teens is not an issue to be taken carelessly and calmly. There may be numerous reasons why an adolescent might take drugs or alcohol. Some may be just bored and take it up to experiment, while others do it for acceptance by their peers. Teenagers who are introverted, lonesome and require self-confidence often discover that drugs and alcohol change them and make their life happening. Some teenagers feel that taking in drugs and alcohol is a good option to get rid of family problems or to ease tension of performing well academically and otherwise. Cocaine hydrochloride is very stable. It binds closely to the ink in paper currency. FBI chemists have discovered that traces of cocaine can be found on almost every dollar bill in circulation. Colombian cocaine-trafficking organizations are sophisticated and well-organized industries, which derive their strength from control of cocaine laboratories and the smuggling routes to North America. After financing the cultivation of coca plants in Bolivia and Peru, Colombian traffickers often oversee the processing of the leaves into coca paste and sometimes base, which may then be shipped to laboratories in Colombia where the traffickers re-fine the coca paste—first into coca base and then into cocaine HCl by the ton. Recently, Peru and Bolivia have stopped shipping some of their coca products to Colombia and have begun to refine them into cocaine HCl in laboratories near their own fields, but as of the early 1990s Colombia operates the greatest number of base and HCl labs. |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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