Just a small amount of research into ethnicity and drug abuse revealed some extremely interesting, and in some cases startling, facts, especially where young people were concerned. For example, the ethnicity of young people entering addiction recovery facilities for marijuana abuse was widely distributed among all ethnic groups; however, there were differences even within particular ethnic groups.
According to statistics from the government, 59% of young people seeking help for marijuana addiction in drug treatment centers were white as opposed to 23% black and 21% Hispanic. Asians and Pacific Islanders as well as American Indians and Alaskan Natives both comprised 2% respectively. However, the highest proportion of females who sought treatment for marijuana addiction was among those whose ethnicity was listed as American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Among the Hispanic population, it was shown that more Puerto Rican youth than Mexican youth were admitted to drug treatment centers for marijuana abuse. So, again, as mentioned earlier, there were differences even within ethnic groups.
When a young person is addicted to marijuana, however, the last thing that one should be concerned with is that person’s ethnicity. It is for certain that the THZ (the active ingredient in marijuana) did not take note of whether or not it was entering into a black or white young person’s body, it just went right on in there and did its work of starting or adding to the marijuana addiction.
Addiction recovery programs should be administered with the same thought in mind—it doesn’t matter what a young person’s ethnicity is, that person still needs help with marijuana abuse and addiction. That mindset should also be evident in the drug treatment centers where such help is offered.
For more information on addiction recovery programs that are designed to help with marijuana abuse and addiction among young people of all ethnic groups, please log on to http://addictionrecoverytools4u.com/ or call 1-800-559-9503. If English is not one’s first or primary language, interpreters or native speakers can be found to help with communication.
