By 2005, all members of the Baby Boom generation (born between 1946-1964) were age 40 or older. The percentage of marijuana and pill abusers in this age group grew by more than 50 percent between 2002 and 2008, as more baby boomers hit 50 studies are reporting.
Hospital admissions among Americans ages 45 and older for drug-related conditions — both prescription and illegal use — doubled between 1997 and 2008, according to the report released in October of this year by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Here in Michigan, during the last decade, substance abuse treatment for persons aged 50 and over nearly doubled, according to a recent Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) study. Untreated drug addictions result in hospitalizations, crime and increased burdens for police agencies, courts and prisons at a time when Michigan's state and local governments face deepening budget problems.
Nick Theil, the Senior Director for Administration at Narconon Freedom Center, a non-profit drug rehabilitation organization, states, "Studies show substance abuse among older adults is a looming public health concern. The number of Americans aged 50+ years with a substance use disorder is projected to double from 2.8 million in 2002-2006 to 5.7 million in 2020.”
Marijuana is the most popular illicit drug in America fueled in part by our baby boomers, who either never gave up their pipes and bongs or have turned to marijuana again as pain relief for chronic conditions.
According to Mr. Theil, “Marijuana is a gateway type drug that most likely could move baby boomers on to more dangerous drugs such as heroin and cocaine.”
Illicit drug use causes numerous health and social problems, making older adults more vulnerable to the detrimental effects of illicit drug use. Also, our physiology slows down as we age, so the stuff processed out of our bodies faster when we were younger, won't be so quickly when we are older. Additionally, there is potential abuse in combining a combination of prescribed meds with the non-medical use of RX Drugs, that can interact adversely with the illicit drugs that they are taking. That means that marijuana and abused prescription drugs may be lingering longer in people who are now also likely to be regularly ingesting prescribed medications, such as cholesterol-lowering medicine or pills to tackle high blood pressure. That could result in harmful interactions and side effects..
Mr. Theil explains, "Although marijuana is often pushed as being mild, its toxic effects damage the lungs, nerves and brain." "In addition to the damage to the nervous system, marijuana burns up all the vitamins and minerals in the body, this creates deficiencies and causes the user to feel progressively worse after each use. But here at the Narconon Freedom Center, we do have a solution for the addict".
The Narconon program has been scientifically proven to be remarkably effective at removing stored toxins and enabling people to live drug-free lives. The solution to marijuana use and other drug use is the Narconon program. The first steps of the Narconon program help to reverse the damages of drug use by supplying the addict with proper vitamin and minerals to assist the body in repairing the damage caused by drug use. Withdrawal symptoms are generally caused in part by these deficiencies.
Flushing the remaining toxins from marijuana use from the body using the New Life Detoxification program is a key part to the user overcoming his cravings. This part of the Narconon program is closely supervised and consists of proper nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplements, plenty of fluids and spending time in a dry sauna each day. The result of doing this program is a renewed sense of mental clarity and cessation of cravings.
As the marijuana user often has personal issues that led him or her to begin using drugs, these are addressed and taken up during the remaining steps of the Narconon program. The former user gets a chance to inspect their past and learn new tools to handle the areas of confusion that they ran into trouble with in life.
Overall the Narconon program handles drug addiction for the individual and gives one new information in which to continue to live a productive, drug-free life. Marijuana, as with any other drug can be abused. Narconon offers an effective solution to marijuana addiction treatment.
If you would like more information on the Narconon program or know someone struggling with addiction call the Narconon Freedom Center to get help now at-- (517) 629-8821
While the state of Michigan has a growing drug problem, those addicted don’t have to struggle without good help.
