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The
United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that
Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act
(CSA). Schedule I drugs are classified as having a high potential for
abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United
States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other
substance under medical supervision.
Marijuana remains widely available in quantities up to multi-hundred
pounds packaged for delivery. The Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement routinely seize hundred pound quantities of marijuana
between the Ports of Entry as well as abandoned in remote sites along
the border. A large portion of marijuana smuggled into the United States
is delivered by individuals known as “mules” who are paid to carry loads
on their backs through remote and often rugged wilderness areas.
Backpacks are designed from burlap bags used to carry potatoes and
sugar, with ropes attached so the bags can be carried over the
shoulders. Horses are also used to carry hundred pound loads. Large
scale marijuana traffickers utilize tractor-trailers as well as
refrigerated utility trailers to transport loads through established U.
S. routes. Tucson and Phoenix are commonly used as stash locations until
the loads are ready to be sent to their final destination.
 2008 Federal Drug Seizures
in Arizona:
Cocaine: 1,905.8 kgs.
Heroin: 152.8 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 263.4 kgs
Marijuana: 351,992.4 kgs.
Hashish: 6.4 kgs
MDMA: 0.0 kgs/47 du
Meth Lab Incidents: 10 (DEA, state, and local) In 2008, 25.8 million
Americans age 12 and older had abused marijuana at least once in the
year prior to being surveyed. Source: National Survey on Drug Use and
Health (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Web Site).
The NIDA-funded 2008 Monitoring the Future Study showed that 10.9% of
8th graders, 23.9% of 10th graders, and 32.4% of 12th graders had abused
marijuana at least once in the year prior to being surveyed. Source:
Monitoring the Future (University of Michigan Web Site)
Marijuana Abuse and Addiction
 One thing is for certain, for a drug addict, the
dwindling spiral will continue on its downward path unless action is
taken. NOW is the time to do something before the addicted person winds
up in jail or dead of an accident or has moved on to heavier more
dangerous drugs. Unfortunately past failed attempts to overcome
addiction only further depress the individual so it comes as no surprise
that fear and hesitation will thwart offers for help.
In the state of Arizona there is an increased need for effective drug
and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment centers as drug and alcohol
use continues to escalate. Drug use erodes the quality of life not only
for the user, but for their families and communities. Marijuana
especially numbs the user and isolates them from family and friends.
Marriages and families are torn apart by mistrust, betrayal, fear and
anger. Careers are ruined; companies lose millions of dollars in lost
production time; cities and suburbs become degraded by the increased
crime and violence that goes with drug trafficking and drug addiction.
From city to suburb to rural life, drug and alcohol use and abuse
continues to undermine the quality of life for Arizona citizens. To do
nothing for the addict, should not be an option. Something can be done;
help is available.
The truth about drugs Marijuana pamphlet give more information on
the dangers with smoking marijuana.
The Damage to Society
In the State of Arizona, the effects of drug and alcohol abuse goes way
past the the damage done to the addicts themselves. In terms of time
lost on the job, to the health system inundated by illness to
communities harmed by the crime rate caused by addicts looking to steal
anything in order to get their next fix, to families living a nightmare
as they watch helplessly as their loved one goes further down the
chutes. The rollercoaster of emotions, concern and anger seems like a
never ending ride the abuser puts his friends and family through. When a
person becomes dependent on marijuana, they become isolated from the
rest of the family. Failures in the past with drug rehab centers further
numb the addict to any hope of a future without drugs. It truly can
appear hopeless.
It quickly becomes self-evident there is a real need for a
successful drug addiction treatment.
Marijuana Related News
Stories for Arizona
Record-breaking 1,000 lbs of pot seized in S. Arizona
3 soldiers busted with marijuana, cash in traffic stop
Abbeville
officers seize 53 pounds of marijuana
Police
confiscated five small bags of marijuana
Should a chronic drug or
alcohol abuser attend a treatment program close to home?
 Drug and alcohol addiction typically involves habitual routines in the
environmental scope of the individual, i.e. the locations of their drug
or alcohol use, the people they associated with in the activities of
drug or alcohol use, etc. Drug or alcohol addiction is not just drug and
alcohol use, it revolves around people and things in their immediate
environment which help to trigger the addictive behavior. The abuser's
location and routines of drug and alcohol use further trigger drug and
alcohol use. It is the constant and seemingly unstoppable drug or
alcohol use and the hopelessness of day to day existence which
perpetuates the problem and inhibits the native desire to stop ruining
their life through the use of drugs and alcohol.
The above factor should not be over looked when considering a treatment
center location. The first two weeks of treatment are always the most
difficult. In addition to
what has been covered above, a more basic factor is this - people are
creatures of habit. Even overwhelmingly positive and beneficial changes
in life, such as the birth of a child or a new job, does not guarantee
the individual will have no thoughts of missing past negative activities
such as drug or alcohol use, drug or drinking acquaintances and other
associated activities. Factually, this is the normal reactive auto-response of most human beings, to do what they are familiar with, good
or bad. It is not really that they yearn for these things, it is just
all that they have known for some time. If the abuser is close to home,
when overwhelming feelings manifest themselves, there is a good chance
he or she will leave and get back to what they know, drug addiction, as
it is not very far away. Due to these factors, attending a drug rehab
close to home is seldom the correct treatment option for chronic drug or
alcohol abusers.
It is extremely therapeutic to be distanced from their
former association with drug dealers, bars, the cabinet where the
alcohol was kept, the cigar box where the marijuana was stored, etc. All
these triggers make the task of sobriety seem insurmountable to the
chronic drug or alcohol abuser as these triggers continuously stimulate
a reminder of their past addictive behaviors.
Choosing a long-term inpatient treatment program can be another key to a
successful outcome. By providing a new, safe trigger-free environment,
distanced from past negative associations and surroundings for an
extended period of time, the chance for success increases dramatically.
Choosing the Right Drug
Treatment Program for Marijuana Addiction
 What should the goal be of a drug rehab center? Clean and sober for 30
days? While that might be a good short term goal, many treatment centers
and 12 step programs still leave the drug addict fighting a continuing
battle with addiction. Once an addict always an addict; or it's a mental
disorder they can do nothing about. When choosing a drug rehab center
for yourself or a loved one from Arizona, it is important to become
educated on the different types of drug rehab and what the end results
are.
Call 1-866-422-4650 to see if there are any suitable drug rehabs in
Arizona to suit your needs. Finding a
drug addiction rehab program which helps END addiction and
alcoholism FOR GOOD is critical. Not all drug rehabs are created
equally. What is needed and wanted is a program which produces graduates
who are DRUG FREE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. Finding a drug
rehab with a success rate in excess of
70%, as compared to 15-20% for more traditional treatments should be
one's target.
A Drug Rehab
Graduate should be someone:
Who has completed the drug rehab program;
Who knows he is, in fact, capable of living a drug-free life thereafter;
Who has improved his or her ability to learn and thus can accept new
ideas on how to change life for the better;
Who has personally absorbed the fundamentals of ethics and morality well
enough that he or she can be productive and contributive to society and
will have no further troubles with the justice system;
Who knows how to solve the problems of life in a rational manner to the
best of his ability, without the use of mind-altering drugs.
Call now to speak with one of our counselors about program options. We
will take the time to answer your questions whether it be for yourself
or a loved one. It is possible to replace the loss and pain of alcohol
or drug addiction with a productive, enjoyable life. Call now (877)
340-3602.
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