New Court Ordered Report Finds Most Cannabis Treatment is Forced

1. New Court Ordered Report Finds Most Cannabis Treatment is Forced It is not uncommon  for the opposing forces of legalizing marijuana to use  rehabilitation rates as ammunition to argue that the end of the ban would continue to bring a growing legion of pot junkies. However

2. some of the latest findings in treatment for cannabis dependence are shows that the majority of people involved with these types of programs court are not Stoner demons at will. A recent study by Uncle Sam Department of Health & Human Services shows that more than half of the people who undergo the treatment programs to remove the dreaded marijuana monkey off their back only do so because the criminal justice system gave them the choice of rehab or prison. As Tom Angell stated with the majority of marijuana user he analaysed ,  less than one in five people sent for treatment for are designated on a voluntary basis. In breaking down the numbers, it seems as if cooling rehabilitation is usually offered as an alternative to imprisonment. The report shows that more than 44 percent of people who are currently in anonymous 12-step marijuana programs are there based solely on the recommendation of their probation or parole officer. The dishes are a further 16 per cent of the recommendations in charge, while more than 2 percent are transferred from the prison system. “Primary marijuana admissions were best described by a criminal source,” says the report.

3. It is obvious that many people will be busted for smaller  marijuana offences smaller into treatment programs that would be better served with the legitimate addiction issues. As it stands, the United States is experiencing one of the worst prescription painkillers epidemics anywhere in the world. Incidentally, this outbreak has made its way  to forge a dope fiend mentality and create  an insatiable lust for comfort substances. It was originally  the cavalier attitude of the trusted doctor that allowed the majority of the population is prescribed accesss  use of these dangerous drugs . This ignorance eventually spiraling into a large-scale search and swallow mission for leisure painkillers. Federal data shows that nearly 60 percent of people who use painkillers are, from the black market, meanwhile only around 20 per cent rely on script by a doctor. Of the 22.5 million people in the United States in need of drug treatment federal research reveals that only about 10 percent receive assistance through various treatment programs. Moreover, the notion of forcing marijuana users into drug treatment courses as penance for found in possession of a substance legally accessile  around the country. In addition they  jam up many facilities and creating a waiting lists using up resources which could be better put to use  for those people with real problems. “The new federal data shows that legalizing marijuana and save money and resouces in drug treatment programs and could be applied to people who really want and need help,” Angell concluded.