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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 Florida. 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.
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Marijuana use in Florida
Cannabis is the most widely accessible and frequently abused illicit drug in Florida. The majority of the marijuana available in Florida is cultivated in Jamaica or Mexico. Important quantities of cannabis also are produced in Florida and other U.S. states--particularly California and southwestern states--as well as in Canada and Colombia. Marijuana is often smuggled to Florida from Jamaica aboard maritime vessels, on private or commercial aircraft, or via package delivery services. Cannabis also is transported from Canada, Mexico, and southwestern states in private vehicles, trucks, via package delivery services, and by couriers or air cargo shipments on commercial airlines. Colombian DTOs and criminal groups or organizations working on their behalf use the same means to transport marijuana south from New York into Florida and use couriers or cargo shipments on commercial airlines to smuggle marijuana from South America.
Treatment information demonstrates that marijuana is commonly abused in Florida. The amount of marijuana-related treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities was second only to the number for cocaine abuse each year from 1997 through 2000 and was higher than the number for every other illegal drug in 2001. According to TEDS data, the number of marijuana-linked treatment admissions rose from 12,146 in 1997 to 14,356 in 2001, peaking at 17,057 in 1999. The number of cannabis-related treatment admissions per 100,000 population (133) in Florida exceeded the number per 100,000 population in the country (103) in 1999, the most recent year for which these data are available.
Active ingredients, metabolism, and method of activity
Of the estimated 315 different psychoactive chemicals found in cannabis, the major active ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC). THC is chemically unstable and will degrade over time to cannabinol. Different cannabis products have different percentages of THC, cannabidiol, cannabinol and other cannabinoids. Depending on the percentage, the quality and nature of the "high" will differ.
THC has an effect on the modulation of the immune system, which might have an effect on malignant cells, but there is not enough scientific study to determine whether this might promote or limit the cause of cancer. Cannabinoid receptors are also present in the human reproductive system, but there is insufficient scientific proof to conclusively determine the effects of marijuana on reproduction. It is nonetheless a widely-held belief that smoking cannabis lowers the sperm count of men, especially smoking stems and seeds. Mild to moderate allergies to marijuana might be possible in certain members of the population. A study has demonstrated that holding cannabis smoke in one's lungs for longer periods of time does not conclusively raise THC's effects on psychological test performance.
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