Marijuana addiction treatment in Alberta

Marijuana is the most controversial drug as to the danger for dependency, physical health and mental problem. Don't get mislead! Most of the hard drug users have started their addiction with marijuana.

Drug rehab centers can be really confusing with all the different programs and philosophies in Alberta. There are different school of thought on marijuana. We will try to teach you what the drug really is. Remember if Marijuana would be so "innocent", you would not be reading this website now. Drug rehabilitation is a process with different phases that will bring the individual to a drug free life.

Marijuana use in Alberta

Cannabis is the second most used illicit substance
among youth in the province of Alberta (27.6%) behind
alcohol (56.3%).
. More Alberta youth used cannabis than
cigarettes (16.2%). This pattern is common
in other provinces in Canada.
. Alberta adolescent use of cannabis at 27.6%
is lowest compared to 29.8% of Ontario
youth reporting the use of marijuana and 36.5% in Nova
Scotia.
. 29.9% of males and 25.9% of females
reported having used marijuana during the
past year.
. The highest percentage of youth having used
or tried marijuana was in the Edmonton
(31.1%) and Calgary regions (30.9%).
The lowest reported level of use was in
Southern Alberta (17.3%).
. 32.4% of youth in larger Alberta cities had
used marijuana compared to 19.6% of youth
in rural areas.
. Twice as many Aboriginal youth (52.1%) had
used marijuana compared to non-Aboriginal
youth (26.8%).