{"id":14371,"date":"2018-03-19T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=14371"},"modified":"2018-05-10T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:27:51","slug":"legalizing-marijuana-addiction-is-to-create-new-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2018\/03\/legalizing-marijuana-addiction-is-to-create-new-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalizing Marijuana Addiction Is To Create New Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>This excellent interview\u00a0 by Kevin Sabet was published in a Brazilian newspaper and has been translated.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Legalize the use of marijuana creates another “addiction industry” and also does not help to end trafficking, said Kevin Sabet, 35, an American expert who joined the team of drug control of the government of Barack Obama.\u00a0For him, the politicization of “fashion theme” masks the impact of drugs on public health, whose consumption is increasing among adolescents. to use the term “medical marijuana” only confuses people.\u00a0“We do not call the morphine ‘medicinal heroin'”<\/span><\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with\u00a0UOL\u00a0, Sabet showed data from a recent survey that will present the lecture “Impact of drug legalization”, organized by the\u00a0SPDM<\/a>\u00a0– Paulista Association for the Advancement of Medicine.\u00a0The event takes place on Saturday (23) in Sao Paulo.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the cases analyzed by Sabet is Colorado, which allows both the use of “medical marijuana” (since 2001) and recreational (starting this year).\u00a0In the state, the sale of the drug is banned for children under 21 years.\u00a0Even so, seven in ten adolescents in treatment for chemical dependency admitted to have used medical marijuana to another person-and, on average, it occurred 50 times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even in Colorado, Sabet says the number of young people between 12 and 17 who used marijuana increased from 8.15% (in 2009) to 10.47% (in 2011), well above the national average, which is 7, 55%.<\/span><\/p>\n

For adults in the state doubled the number of drivers who, under the influence of marijuana, were involved in car accidents with death.\u00a0The index rose from 5% in 2009 to 10% in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the 19 American states that allow marijuana use for medical treatments, Sabet says three in five students in their final year of high school can drugs with “friends”.\u00a0Only 25% buy drugs from dealers or strangers.\u00a0The margin of error was not informed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art \/ UOL<\/span><\/p>\n

Map of legalizing marijuana in the United States<\/span><\/p>\n