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In terms of complex issues, drug addiction and its effect on a community, particularly over a number of years or a generation, is among the more persistent. Mason County has been no stranger, dealing with the scourge of meth use that spiked in the past 10 years and still grips too many residents, as well as documented alcohol addiction that collectively become a drain on hospitals, jails and …
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Drug Addiction 1969 part 1 – Posted for educational purposes, contains images of drug use/ abuse Drug addiction in 1969 in a two part movie as this account will not support length. Part 2 can be found here www.youtube.com Cannabis dependence is a condition defined in DSM-IV applying the general concept of substance dependence to cannabis. Despite cannabis being one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world, controlled trials for cannabis use disorder have only been reported in literature in the last 15 years. Only a minority of cannabis users seek medical help with addiction, but demand for treatment for cannabis use disorder is increasing internationally. Evidence for cannabis dependence comes from a number of sources including epidemiological surveys, studies of long-term users, clinical trials of people seeking treatment, controlled experiments on withdrawal and tolerance and laboratory studies on cannabis brain mechanisms. Budney et al. state that “clinical and epidemiological studies indicate that cannabis dependence is a relatively common phenomenon associated with significant psychosocial abnormality. Basic research has identified a neurobiological system specific to the actions of cannabinoids. Human and non-human studies have demonstrated a valid withdrawal syndrome that is relatively common among heavy marijuana users”. In addition, clinical trials evaluating treatments for cannabis dependence indicate that, among other substance dependencies, cannabis dependency is responsive to …