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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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota
Marijuana is the most widely available and commonly abused illegal drug in the state. According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, in 1999, 5.3 percent of Minnesota citizens admitted having abused marijuana in the month prior to the survey compared with 4.7 percent nationwide. TEDS information indicates that marijuana-related treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities increased from 4,077 in 1994 to 8,050 in 2000. The amount of marijuana-related admissions per 100,000 population in Minnesota (193) widely exceeded the number per 100,000 nationwide (103). According to DAWN, marijuana-related ED mentions in the state rose from 490 in 1998 to 803 in 2000.
Cannabis is the most widely accessible and commonly abused drug in Minnesota and is responsible for more treatment admissions than any other substance making the need for more marijuana drug rehab programs necessary. More teenagers and young adults are consuming cannabis than in previous years. According to the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, the state ranked eighth in the country in the percentage of 12- to 17- and 18- to 25-year-olds in past 30-day marijuana use.
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