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More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say
Daily marijuana use reached nearly 18 million Americans in 2022 while treatment for cannabis use disorder dropped from 19% in 2003 to 13% in 2019, researchers say.
- A study found treatment for cannabis use disorder declined from 19% in 2003 to 13% in 2019, despite rising pot use among young adults.
- As legalization expands, expanding legalization and tolerant attitudes drive declining treatment rates while dispensaries grow and 24 states allow recreational use, 40 medical, per National Conference of State Legislatures.
- Higher-Potency cannabis and teens vaping concentrates have shifted consumption, with THC rising from less than 5% in the 1960s to as high as 40%, increasing acute risks, National Institute on Drug Abuse reports.
- Treatment advocates note stigma leads many to delay care, while Megan Feller sought treatment and has been sober nearly a year, Hazelden Betty Ford's Dr. Jennifer Exo says.
- Public-health researchers find treatment for cannabis use disorder declined, while ERs report rising acute intoxication visits, linked to increased legalization and potency.
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More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer seek help, experts say
The drug's widespread acceptance fueled a stigma about seeking treatment, said Dr. Jennifer Exo of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
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Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn't eat, sleep, or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach out for help. "I didn't think cannabis was a big deal," the 24-year-old tells the AP . "It was really socially accepted." This attitude...
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(MedPage Today) -- Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn't eat, sleep, or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach out for help. "I didn't think cannabis was a big deal," the 24-year-old said. "It...
·New York, United States
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