Admission rates for treatment of ma...

Admission rates for treatment of marijuana abuse increased according to more than 160 percent in the United States between 1992 and 2002 according to data from the SAMSHA. In 1992 the national admission rate for treatment of marijuana abuse was 45 by 100,000 persons aged 12 years and older In 2002 the rate was 118 admissions by 100,000. Admission rates for treatment increased in at least 41 states, and in 18 states the rate more than doubled. The cloyed report, "Trends in Marijuana Treatment Admission, on State: 1992-2002," is available online at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k5/MJstateTrends/MJstateTrends.htm.

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