help people with cannabis addiction

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Where to go for help

Local hospitals have drug and alcohol centres which help people with
cannabis addiction.

Odyssey House runs inpatient drug rehabilitation programmes in Auckland
and
Christchurch for people with severe marijuana addictions. Ph Auckland 09
623
0228 or Christchurch 03 358 0950.

Marijuana Anonymous offers a 12-step programme based on the same one used
by
Alcoholics Anonymous. Ph Auckland 09 846 6822.

More seek help for pot addiction
Admission rates for treatment nearly triple, government says
The Associated Press
Updated: 1:18 p.m. ET March 4, 2005

WASHINGTON - The admission rate for those who seek treatment for marijuana
use nearly tripled between 1992 and 2002, according to the latest data
compiled by the federal government.
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The numbers released Friday reflect a growing use of marijuana in the
1990s
and an increase in the potency of marijuana, said Tom Riley, a spokesman
for
the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.
"This report makes clear what people in the public health community have
known for years, which is marijuana is a much more dangerous drug than
many
Americans realize," Riley said. "This report is a wake up call for parents
that marijuana is not a soft drug. It's a much bigger part of the
addiction
problem than is generally understood."

The study on treatment rates was conducted by the Substance Abuse and
Mental
Health Services Administration, which estimated that 41 states experienced
an increase in the number of people who sought treatment for marijuana use
during the decade studied.

Overall, the admission rates rose from 45 per 100,000 people in 1992 to
118
per 100,000 people in 2002, which is the latest year such numbers are
available.

"Marijuana is not a harmless substance, and these treatment trends
emphasize
that point, said Charlie Cook, the administrator for the Substance Abuse
and
Mental Health Services Administration.

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