Marijuana Addiction
Contrary to some popular
belief, marijuana can be addictive and does have a very definite set of
dependency and withdrawal characteristics. It is the most widely used illicit
drug in the nation, and its use is somtimes promoted in certain pop
sub-cultures.
Based on SAMHSA's 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.8% (1.7 million) youth aged 12 to 17 used marijuana in the past month and 3.5% (891,000) smoked "blunts" (cigars with marijuana in them) in the past month.
In 2005, about half (52%) of past month marijuana users aged 12 to 17 also used blunts in the past month with males more likely than females to have smoked blunts (55.6% vs. 47.5%).
Among past month marijuana using youths, rates of smoking blunts in the past month were highest in the Northeast (62.5%) and the South (54.4%) than in the Midwest (48.3%) and West (43.1%).
The criminal justice system was the principal source of referral in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) for substance abuse treatment admissions reporting marijuana as their primary substance of abuse. The proportion of criminal justice referred treatment admissions increased from 48% of all marijuana admissions in 1992 to 58% of all marijuana admissions in 2002.
Marijuana Rehab
Commonly found drug rehab programs for marijuana addiction include traditional 12-step treatment facilities that run outpatient and inpatient drug treatment, usually up to 30 days. In some cases a detox center may be necessary before entering rehab. Find out why the biophysical drug rehab approach is what we recommend and where the closest one is located.