Alabama Marijuana Drug Rehab Facts

MARIJUANA USE IS NOT ONLY AN EPIDEMIC FOR ALABAMA, BUT A NATIONAL ONE AS WELL

Marijuana (pot, herb, weed, boom, mary jane, gangster, etc.) has been at the top of the list as the most commonly abused drugs in almost every state of the nation including Alabama, according to recent and past Drug Enforcement Agency reports and studies. In 2006, each and every day, 3,577 youth from 12 to 17 years old used marijuana for the first time, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. This equates to over 1.3 million teenagers a year beginning the use of marijuana alone! This figure doesn't even take into account other age groups or other substances. Let's take a closer look at what this marijuana used can and does create in terms of effects on the user as well as families.

HOW MARIJUANA USE EFFECTS THOSE ABUSING IT, AND IS CREATING A REAL NEED FOR EFFECTIVE DRUG REHAB AND ADDICTION TREATMENT IN ALABAMA

All form of marijuana use creates mind-altering effects. THC (delta-9tetrahydrocannabinol ), the active ingredient in marijuana, determines the potency and effect of the drug. The vast majority of marijuana being distributed in the U.S. is either from Mexico or Canada, both of which are showing significantly increased levels of THC over years gone by. Canadian (BC Bud) especially has much increased potency. It is also appearing in cigar wrappers called blunts, where it is often combined with other drugs such a crack cocaine.

• Increased risk of heart disease and illness (Following first hour of smoking pot heart attack risk is 4 times greater than normal for the individual)
• Lowered immune response due to vitamin and mineral burn up resulting in an increased susceptibility to illness and disease
• Increased cancer risk ( Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogens than does tobacco smoke)
• Lethargy and lack of energy and motivation
• Reduced motor skills and nervous system reaction times
• Hallucinations and delusions
• Depersonalization (loss of sense of personal identity)
• Increased tolerance leading to ADDICTION (more on this later in the page)

ALABAMA STUDIES SHOW NEED AND DEMAND FOR MARIJUANA DRUG REHAB TREATMENT

Recent National Studies on Drug Use and Health, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an arm of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, offers the following figures on Marijuana for Alabama

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(Numbers are individuals and have been rounded to the nearest thousand)

The same study gives a breakdown showing treatment admissions for marijuana/hashish in Alabama for 2005 to be 4249 individuals.

As we can see marijuana is NOT the innocent drug it is often made out to be, and with more and more potent varieties appearing on the scene the need for effective drug rehab and addiction treatment is a real and growing concern.

HOPE AND HELP FOR MARIJUANA ABUSE AND ADDICTION IN ALABAMA

A drug is addicting if it causes compulsive, often uncontrollable drug craving, seeking, and use, even in the face of negative health and social consequences. Marijuana meets this criterion. Marijuana's addictive potential has been a controversy and point of debate for decades, but the simplicity of the above statement should put any debate to rest.

According to Clark Carr, President of Narconon International, "Given the failure of many traditional drug treatment methods to produce sufficient long-term results, many governments have come to the conclusion that if addiction is an incurable 'disease' then it would be better to legalize and distribute drugs than to incarcerate addicts. There have been various levels of experimentation with this in Holland, England, Switzerland, Australia and Canada. The fact is that the harmful affects of drugs can be reversed with an effective protocol."

Executive Director of Narconon Arrowhead Gary W. Smith reports, "Although the number of people coming to us who are abusing pot is a smaller percentage of our total clientele, in the 30 years I have been in the drug rehabilitation field I have not seen these numbers of individuals literally hooked on marijuana and unable to stop on their own."

Click on the picture of Healing Addicted Lives ( to download this free booklet and read about the mechanics of addiction. You will be able to dispel some preconceived ideas you may have concerning addiction, alcoholism and their treatment.

Narconon Arrowhead is one of the largest and most successful drug rehabilitation and education programs in the country and it uses the drug-free methodology developed by American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.

People seeking rehabilitation at Narconon Arrowhead often have tried more traditional treatment methods and have failed, thus leaving them with little hope that they could beat their addiction. However, the Narconon Drug Rehabilitation Program repeatedly achieves a success rate of approximately 70% for helping people permanently recover from their addiction.

No one needs to tolerate or live with the debilitating effects of Marijuana. You can put an end to it if you are abusing or addicted to marijuana. You can also get real effective help for a loved one, if that is your situation. Effective drug rehab and addiction treatment is at hand!

ACTIONS TO TAKE NOW!

1. Call 1-800-468-6933 to speak with one of our counselors now. These are experienced, trained, and fully qualified counselors who have been there themselves and have freed themselves from the traps of addiction or alcoholism, as well as helping thousands of others to do the same.


2. If you prefer, fill out the GET ANSWERS NOW! form on this page and submit it, one of our counselors will contact you.


3. Click on Healing Addicted Lives to download the booklet and read about the mechanics of addiction. You will be able to dispel some preconceived ideas you may have concerning addiction, alcoholism and their treatment.


4. More information on Marijuana is available at Marijuana Abuse
   

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