Posted on 03/04/2005 10:44:14 AM PST by MisterRepublican
WASHINGTON - The admission rate for those who seek treatment for marijuana use nearly tripled between 1992 and 2002, according to the latest data compiled by the federal government.
The numbers released Friday reflect a growing use of marijuana in the 1990s and an increase in the potency of marijuana, said Tom Riley, a spokesman for the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.
"This report makes clear what people in the public health community have known for years, which is marijuana is a much more dangerous drug than many Americans realize," Riley said. "This report is a wake up call for parents that marijuana is not a soft drug. It's a much bigger part of the addiction problem than is generally understood."
The study on treatment rates was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which estimated that 41 states experienced an increase in the number of people who sought treatment for marijuana use during the decade studied.
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According to the government's own numbers, half of all marijuana treatment admissions are ordered by the courts.
Friend of mine in Boston tested positive on a piss test (she's a teacher) and had to take a 6 month drug and alcohol treatment program. If she didn't come up with ways in which the drugs had ruined her life, had alienated friends and family and had made her days a living hell she was told she was "not being honest" with the group. Not being honest was grounds for failure, so she made up lurid tales of tearing apart her house looking for "dope" and stories of relationships gone sour becuase she couldn't stay away from the pot pipe. All lies, but she kept her job and now she's "clean" and loves big brother, so everyone's happy, right?
If you need the WOD to make a living, you are a parasite.
I have nothing to do with the WOD, I am a sober citizen who knows you don't corrupt the innocent by getting them and any others on society into abusing drugs.
As it is, we know alcohol abuse is criminal and you would point out to me how bad that is all the time, so learn from alcohol and never push or show acceptance for other bad things like marijuana.
Conservatives are not into drugs and are smarter than that.
They push better things like investment in yourself and education, not intoxication or a drug high.
Never said you did. Just making the point that prohibition is a big government boondoggle which is making big profits for corrupt officials, terrorists, and organized crime outfits.
How can we have prohibition and stop enriching the bad guys?
When the Federal Drug Administration did not make marijuana an over the counter drug, that should have been your clue it was illegal Ken.
It wasn't about prohibition, it was about it being dangerous and not something the public should mess with on their own.
We also have laws that you can't run you car through red lights.
When the Federal Drug Administration did not make marijuana an over the counter drug, that should have been your clue it was illegal Ken.
What has that got to do with keeping bad guys from getting funds?
It wasn't about prohibition, it was about it being dangerous and not something the public should mess with on their own.
Isn't that what prohibition is, keeping people from getting dangerous things?
We also have laws that you can't run you car through red lights.
AFAIK, no terrorists are getting funded from the fact that running stop lights is illegal. Is that your understanding as well?
Now, how about addressing my question: How do we have prohibition and keep the bad guys from getting rich?
You keep repeating this falsehood, no matter how often it's pointed out to be wrong (with the narrow exception of public drunkenness).
Nice rant, sure isn't related to what I posted to you.
You make great attempts to take offense at the Federal governments enforcement of their laws against drugs, but you overlook the simplicity of the facts. It's not good for you Ken, drugs are bad for you and NO conservative pushes drugs.
We advocate investment in yourself, education and our version of the definition of personal responsibility includes not participating in risky illegal behavior.
Abusive levels of alcohol use is criminal under almost all situations.
Even home with kids you are the caretaker for a minor and may not be drunk without a sober acceptable adult under the same roof for the minor.
If not consumed in abusive levels, alcohol can be good for you and it's properties as a food purifier legendary and even Biblical.
That false generalization is not made true by the narrow case you present below.
Even home with kids you are the caretaker for a minor and may not be drunk
IOW, you don't have a clue what to do about the billions of dollars pouring into the hands of organized criminals and terrorists, so you dodge the question.
I don't expect you to accept anything I or anyone else says, you are here to practice your politics of Pot for as long as they let you.
"I am the Lord thy God and thou shall not have false gods before Me"
Something to remember as you push the zealotry of marijuana.
Nowhere does the bible say that sinners should be imprisoned; but I don't expect you to care about that, since drug criminalization seems to be your false god.
Sure I do, we are trying very hard right now while in Afghanistan to stop them from producing poppies because they are causing 90% of the drug trafficking into China.
It is a evil in many forms that needs to be combated around the world.
If Afghanistan don't stop soon, look for China to get involved and start cutting limbs off everywhere.
Sure the Bible says so, when it says give unto Cesar's what is Cesar's and to God what is Gods.
The government of Cesar wanted their tax and the Lord said it was due, respecting government.
Our government only jails non-innocent life by the way.
That doesn't imply that Caesar should forcibly impose God's law ... in fact, it says nearly the opposite.
It says that Ceasar has the right to enforce and expect compliance of their law even according to God.
Bottom line, it isn't legal or a good thing to mess with pot. Better to go do something conservative instead like investing in your own future.
Opium production is up in Afghanistan. Do you agree with the US government that heroin has gotten cheaper and purer over the last 20 years?
It is a evil in many forms that needs to be combated around the world.
Been doing that for the last 50 years at least. The UN has been issuing reports on worldwide narcotics control since the 1950's.
If Afghanistan don't stop soon, look for China to get involved and start cutting limbs off everywhere.
China will invade Afghanistan?
Meanwhile, terrorists and organized criminals are getting billions every year. You're sticking your head in the sand if you think that's going to change.
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