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Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show
#22413248 - 10/21/15 11:01 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys show.
The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive views about the drug, the researchers say, noting that other studies have shown increasing numbers of adults think marijuana should be legalized. Recreational use is now permitted in four states.
Almost 1 in 3 users had signs of marijuana dependence or abuse, a slight decline from a decade ago.
The results come from a comparison of health surveys from 2001-02 and 2012-13 sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Almost 80,000 adults aged 18 and older participated in face-to-face interviews about various health-related behaviors. Results were published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
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Participants were asked if they had used marijuana in the past year, and about signs of problematic use. Those include trying but unable to reduce heavy use, and continued use despite knowing it may be damaging health or causing depression or anxiety - problems affecting about 6.8 million adults, the latest survey suggests.
Use increased among all ages but was most common in adults aged 18-29.
Teen marijuana use is higher. About 23 percent of high school students had used the drug in the past month in 2013 - but it has been somewhat stable during the past decade, other research shows.
EXPERTS' TAKE
Because most states didn't have medical marijuana laws during the survey years, the results likely reflect mostly recreational use, said Deborah Hasin, a Columbia University professor, substance abuse researcher and the study's lead author.
The results "show people can use marijuana without harms, but there are risks," she said, adding that more research on causes of problematic use is needed.
Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said other research has shown similar trends but that the sharp increase found in the surveys is striking. Prevalence of dependence "is of great concern" to public health officials, he said.
MARIJUANA LANDSCAPE
Recreational use is legal in four states - Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington - and many more have moved to reduce penalties for marijuana possession. Proposed laws supporting recreational use have been introduced in at least 21 states this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Medical marijuana programs have been approved in 23 states.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#22413940 - 10/21/15 02:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well, better start locking them up!
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: LuSiD enthusiast]
#22414354 - 10/21/15 04:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was reading a report on the same subject but this one mentions marijuana addiction which I took as media propaganda. I thought marijuana was not an addictive substance. Does anyone know what they're talking about or is this just cliche shock media antics?
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: WightRabbit]
#22414661 - 10/21/15 05:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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WightRabbit said: I was reading a report on the same subject but this one mentions marijuana addiction which I took as media propaganda. I thought marijuana was not an addictive substance. Does anyone know what they're talking about or is this just cliche shock media antics?
Marijuana is as addicting as tv. I haven't read your linked article but i imagine that they forgot.the key to every drug is not addiction rate, but addiction "potential". Everything has potential to be addicting. If someone sits around on their ass all day watching tv, is it really much dofferent then sitting around nodding all day on heroin?
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: LuSiD enthusiast]
#22415417 - 10/21/15 07:57 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Guess that depends if they got the shakes from going cold turkey off t.v.. I'll agree that anything is addictive and its not any more productive to watch t.v. than to nod all day, but I don't think anyone can realistically say t.v. is the same as heroin.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: puff4200]
#22415529 - 10/21/15 08:20 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Idk, i get where your coming from entirely, and it's a shitty example, but i try to use moderation(i say that and fail miserably at it if I'm honest) to mix things up, because honestly sitting around is sitting around is how i see it. 
But yeah bad example. Drugs are bad, and moderation is key. Those two rules are the only things i try to remind myself daily to keep things interesting. And yeah i know the image that saying drugs are bad gives me, but honestly everything from caffeine to tv to heroin to pot have downsides. Just mix it up amd be safe.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: LuSiD enthusiast]
#22415603 - 10/21/15 08:39 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I agree sitting around is sitting around. I was just saying one has physically addictive traits. I'm sure with self control people can still use different things and not become totally addicted wasn’t what I was trying to get at.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: puff4200]
#22417206 - 10/22/15 08:28 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psychological addiction and physical addiction, two vastly different things. Both addictions yes but, just about any pleasure in life can be psychologically addicting.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: Mental Taco] 1
#22417619 - 10/22/15 10:51 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mental Taco said: Psychological addiction and physical addiction, two vastly different things. Both addictions yes but, just about any pleasure in life can be psychologically addicting.
Addiction is complex behavioral syndrome. The term "physical addiction" implies there is physiological correlate of addiction (that you can measure). Since there is no such thing, the term "physical addiction" isn't really used outside of internet forums.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: badchad]
#22422284 - 10/23/15 10:14 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ok, cool, I imagined it was something to that effect. The article's pretty biased, whether intentional or not, so it was hard to feel like I was walking away from it with anything concrete. I just know from my own experiences that I had never experienced anything like withdrawal symptoms after stopping cold turkey but I also didn't want to hold the rest of the world to the limits of my personal experience. Thanks for clarifying, guys!
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: WightRabbit]
#22424214 - 10/23/15 06:39 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It probably didn't double. Just the amount of people willing to admit it now that it's legal
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: SnowDaze]
#22424630 - 10/23/15 08:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Has anyone ever been scared to admit it? I understand if your admitting to family, but in anonymous surveys i can't imagine anyone caring.
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Re: Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show [Re: LuSiD enthusiast]
#22424661 - 10/23/15 08:36 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah ask anyone over 50 and they will still lie
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