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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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin
Marijuana is still the most readily available and most commonly used drug in Wisconsin. Milwaukee and Madison are both major destinations for Mexico-cultivated cannabis and transshipment points to other areas in the state. This is expanded by local cultivation. Sixty percent of prison inmates test positive for marijuana when entering correctional institutions. Wisconsin authorities further report that 25% of all cannabis users also consuse other substances. DEA Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay report that marijuana is easily accessible in multi-kilogram amounts.
Marijuana is still the most readily available and most commonly abused drug in Wisconsin. Abuse by young people has rose since the early 1990s. A Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) Student Survey indicates that monthly cannabis use doubled between 1993 and 1997 and that lifetime use increased substantially. Milwaukee and Madison are both main destinations for Mexican-produced marijuana and transshipment points to other regions in the state, and Mexican DTOs transport multikilogram amounts of cannabis from the Southwest Border to Wisconsin. Rural regions in the state provide many opportunities for marijuana production.
Cannabis abuse spans a large spectrum of age, racial, and socioeconomic groups. TEDS data indicate a 134 percent rise in admissions for marijuana abuse from 1993 (723) to 1998 (1,699). According to the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, the majority Wisconsin arrestees test positive for marijuana, and at least 60 percent of prison inmates test positive for cannabis when entering state correctional facilities. Juvenile marijuana consumption has rised in recent years, according to arrest records and surveys conducted by the WDPI and the Wisconsin DNE. The Wisconsin DNE further reports that one-fourth of all cannabis users also abuse other substances. According to the WDPI, the percentage of students who admitted marijuana use in the previous month doubled from 1993 (11%) to 1999 (22%).
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