The United Nations reported that marijuana addiction affects more than 3.8 percent of the world’s total population, that is 158.8 million people using the illicit drug. Marijuana use is highest in the United States, accounting for more than 94 million people first-time users.
In 2007, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 2.1 million people in the U.S. struggled with marijuana addiction for the first time in that year. The users are getting younger and younger with people aged 12 to 17 reported experimenting with marijuana. The age group comprises the 6.7 percent marijuana users in that year. Marijuana Production: The spread of marijuana use and abuse can be traced from the growth of pot production for the last 25 years. In 1981, the production was reported at 1,000 metric tons (2.2 million pounds) that swell up to 10,000 metric tons (22 million pounds) in 2006. North Africa, the Middle East and South-West Asia remain popular for producing marijuana. In Europe, marijuana can be sourced locally in Morocco. With the abundance of marijuana anywhere, the young population of users aged 12 to 17 reported the easy access to marijuana. Emergency Visits Related To Marijuana Use: By 2000, marijuana addiction is widespread that US marijuana users spent $10.5 billion for the drugs alone. Five years after, emergency room visits related to marijuana use and abuse surged up to 242,200 in the U.S. Not only the number of emergency visits increased that year, but the number of crimes done by marijuana users. Crime Rates Due To Marijuana Use: The US Drug Enforcement Administration reported that most people arrested over the crimes they committed were positive with marijuana use. At the time of arrest, 40 percent of adult males were positive with pot. Dangers of Cross-Addiction: Marijuana addiction not only increased crime rates and emergency visits. It also led many people into cross-addiction. In fact, studies have shown that adults 26 years and older who used the drug before they turn 15 reported using cocaine. Nine percent of the age bracket reported heroin use and 54 percent experimented with prescription drugs. Fatalities Marijuana is the most used substance next to alcohol. Most fatalities on the road were credited to alcohol and marijuana use. In 2014, 4.176 million people in the U.S. were addicted to marijuana. Out of the number, only 138,000 people voluntarily submitted themselves for addiction treatment. Increasing Potency of Marijuana: In the last few decades, the potency of marijuana has been greatly increased. Based from the confiscated drugs, the average THC content of cannabis in the 1990s was 3.7 percent for marijuana and 7.5 percent for sinsemilla. However, in 2013, the numbers grew to 9.6 percent for marijuana and 16 percent for sinsemilla respectively. The modern smoking and eating THC-rich hash oil coming from the marijuana plant have also increased the number of people with marijuana addiction. These new preparations are highly potent with reported 50 to 80 percent potency.
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