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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Good laws prohibiting marketing of tobacco cigarette use, effectively removed nicotine from the young crowd to near non-existent, see green line below. Safe laws moved tobacco into near nonexistent in the young crowd- - safe laws will move young deaths into near nonexistent too.

Young people were in a good protected spot until marijuana groups and vape groups teamed up to market their poison.  Mind-altering substances should not be allowed to be marketed in the news, in social media or on signs, other countries should not be allowed to run mind-altering substance ads in the U.S.  See death numbers in the page links below.  Our goal is support the sanctity of life, by showing areas where deaths are increasing, especially young deaths.  When young deaths go up a critical situation is occurring that needs support, it is affecting young people.  We are all created by God to serve a loving and merciful God.  God created young people to live, when young people are dying it is especially important for us to turn to God for support to rectify the situation.

Good laws prohibiting marketing of tobacco cigarette use, effectively removed nicotine from the young crowd to near non-existent, see green line below. Safe laws moved tobacco into near nonexistent in the young crowd- - safe laws will move young deaths into near nonexistent too. Prohibit marketing of vaping, tobacco, marijuana, edibles, oils, lotions on social media, signs and news posts.

https://hiskingdomwematter.blogspot.com/p/safe-laws-moved-tobacco-into-near.html

Put a lid on marijuana/vaping and push the lid down to get weed away from the young people. Safe laws moved tobacco into near nonexistent in young crowd- - safe laws will move young deaths into near nonexistent too. Prohibit marketing vaping, tobacco, marijuana, edibles, oils, lotions, alcohol on social media, signs and news posts. Marijuana THC, CBD, nicotine and tobacco are poisonous chemicals, don't promoting them.  Vaping ages 1-34 years old was not needed in the past, it is not good, it is addictive, it is not needed now, grand father prior, protect the new young  https://hiskingdomwematter.blogspot.com/p/put-lid-on-marijuana-and-push-lid-down.html

Green Line, Good laws prohibiting marketing of tobacco cigarette use, effectively removed nicotine from the young crowd to near non-existent, see green line below. Safe laws moved tobacco into near none-existent in the young crowd- - safe laws will move young substance deaths into near none-existent too. Prohibit marketing of vaping, tobacco, marijuana, edibles, mind-altering substances oils/lotions etc. on social media, signs and news posts.

Green Line, Good laws prohibiting marketing of tobacco cigarette use, effectively removed nicotine from the young crowd to near non-existent, see green line below.  




Prohibit marketing of vaping, tobacco, marijuana, edibles, oils, lotions on social media, signs and news posts. Marijuana THC, CBD, nicotine and tobacco are poisonous chemicals, promoting them as anything else is a deceiving - see stark, steep vape nicotine and vape marijuana of teens to the far right in chart below, stark increases in teen use are due to marketing of marijuana, tobacco and vape on social media news posts and signs - - the increase is also due the substances being prepared to be exponentially addictive (Facebook, youtube, Instagram, twitter, snapchat, flicker, tumblr).

Prior laws limited tobacco advertising on TV effectively reduced teen cigarette use
as seen in green line in this chart, see truthinitiative.org link below.  https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today

Then tobacco companies realized no one was stopping them from advertising vaping, marijuana and tobacco in social media and news posts, they advertised with devastating new increases in teen marijuana and tobacco use as seen here
.   Tobacco companies, vaping, mariuana groups and, yes, life insurance teamed up are in it for the money no matter what the cost to your kids. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vaping-cannabis-and-yes-life-insurance-the-philip-morris-and-altria-merger-talks-are-about-more-than-cigarettes-2019-08-28

Tobacco, marijuana and vape industries will continue to work together to destroy kids
and adults if we do not put limits on what they can do. There was no reason for bringing tobacco back, they knew it killed, it is not ok to keep thinking up ways to hurt people. Michael Deleon said it well "As I posted ONE YEAR AGO, it's here! Big Tobacco rolling out their new device that HEATS cigarettes instead of BURNING cigarettes to push less carcinogens and toxins into the lungs. They've sat on this device for more than 10 years to build the market with KIDS and hoodwink naieve Americans telling everyone the vape was invented to help people quit smoking. LIE! It was invented to build their market for this device and to continue the manufacturing of cigarettes - the #1 KILLER in the World!"
The discreet launch shows how Altria and Philip Morris are trying to delicately test the U.S. waters with IQOS — which is key to the companies’ future as tobacco use declines — even as health officials crack down on vaping...
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/philip-morris-quietly-brings-iqos-to-u-s-amid-vaping-uproar

Percent of U.S. 12 grade Students Reporting Marijuana, Cigarette, Vape Use in Past Month. Burdening young people with marijuana and vaping is a horrible heavy way for students to start their future as adults, growing in God and recovery is the only safe way to peace and love. Eliminating Marketing of Mind Altering Substances Works - cigarette deaths were moving down to non-existent until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media. Remove marketing mind-altering substances on social media.
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today

Student marijuana, cigarette and vape Source: NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends... on 2019, December 31
Note: on 4/29/23 noticed NIDA broke the link listed above, some of that data is now on this link https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-overall-findings

Weed is the most widely used drug among 12 graders - it is leading kids to other harmful substances.


Push marijuana lid down to remove marijuana from the young crowd to remove the method teens use to step into illicit deadly drugs. Safe laws moved tobacco into near nonexistent in the young crowd- - safe laws will move young deaths into near nonexistent too. Prohibit marketing vaping, tobacco, marijuana, edibles, oils, lotions on social media, signs and news posts. Marijuana THC, CBD, nicotine and tobacco are poisonous chemicals, don't promoting them. Vaping Source: NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends on 2019, December 31U.S. 2019 survey by NIDA indicates past year Illicit Drug Usage among 12 grade students.  Nicotine correction past year 2019 vaping nicotine is 35.3% times population =0.353 x 4,296,575 = 1,516,690 seniors vaping nicotine, super addictive!   Alcohol usage by teen seniors 2019 is 52.1% past year 2019 alcohol usage is 52.1% times population =0.521 x 4,296,575 = 2,238,515 seniors using alcohol in past year 2019! Alcohol use by seniors went up in 2020 to 55.3% past year 2020 alcohol usage is 55.3% times population =0.553 x 4,296,575 = 2,376,005 seniors using alcohol in past year 2020

Nicotine promoted by tobacco groups is sad:  sad that nicotine is increasing because prior to vaping, nicotine was nearly out of young crowd due to voting in good stringent laws that protect people not business pocket books. https://hiskingdomwematter.blogspot.com/2020/02/stringent-laws-that-protect-people-are.html 

Good laws moved tobacco into almost non-existent in young crowd until tobacco company falsely promoted vaping tobacco as safe, as if a poisonous substance is less poisonous because a lighter isn't used https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today  

How much did age 25-34 mind-altering substance deaths increase in the in the U.S. in the recent five year period, 2013-2017, compared to the prior five years, 2008-2012, is this significant?



Answer:  U.S. had a 64.7% mind-altering substance death increase for young adults ages 25-34 years old - - - -  29,610 more mind-altering substance deaths in the recent five year span 2013-2017 vs 2008-2012 = 75,350 - 45,740 = 29,610.   The United States had 75,350 age 25-34 year old mind-altering substance deaths in the recent five years, 2013-2017!

U.S. young adults ages 25-34 years old substance death rate increased significantly 12 points comparing recent 5 year substance death rate  to prior 5, 2013-2017 vs 2008-2012 death rates = 34.2 - 22.2 = 12. substance death rate point increase in the recent 5 year period.   DR (Death Rate) = (Substance Deaths / Population )*100,000 = 34.2 =  (75,350 / 220,518,208 ) *100,000  = 34.2 

Note: It is out of character for U.S. ages 25-34 years old, to have significant death increase. It is not normal for a young healthy age group to have a significant death increase.   Normally this age group stays relatively the same, goes up or down a point or two, it should go down considering all the technology and safety electronics we have.  This is horrific significant change in death in a normally healthy young age group, ages 25-34 years old!   To better understand this significance, see mind-altering substance death report for this population  https://hiskingdomwematter.blogspot.com/p/us-age-25-34-year-old-substance-deaths.htmlor see link at the bottom of the page.


Significant death increase. It is not normal for a young healthy age group to have a significant death increase.   Normally this age group stays relatively the same, goes up or down a point or two, it should go down considering GPS and increased safety technology.  The U.S. having a 12 point substance death rate point increase in five years, is a TERRIBLE, horrific significant change in substance deaths in a normally healthy young age group, ages 25-34 years old!   This is so sad, young lives lost early💔😭 due to an addictive substance that wasn't necessary except for that it is addictive and hard to overcome, hard for an adult to deal with, even harder for young people to deal with.  

Crude Death Impact:  When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, human trafficking, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person. Marijuana is a mind-altering substance, This indicates crude deaths increase in areas where mind-altering substances increase,  Crude death is a measure of all deaths for a specified period and age group, thus a crude death report includes all deaths including, sickness, accidents, suicide, violence and all mind-altering substance deaths (e.g., opiates, narcotics, marijuana, vaping, alcohol, meth, sedatives, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, Xanax, stimulants, cocaine, hallucinogens, tobacco, etc.  View how mind-altering substance increase has impacted crude deaths for this population ages 25-34 years old. https://hiskingdomnumbersmatter.blogspot.com/p/us-ages-25-34-years-old-had-261988.html, or see crude link at the bottom of the page.

EVERY STATE HAD SIGNIFICANT AGE 24-34 YEAR OLD SUBSTANCE DEATH INCREASE in the recent five years, compared to the five years prior.  2013-2017 versus 2008-2012.  


This is a Substance Report, it includes all mind-altering substance deaths, not just opiates.  It includes It includes opiates, narcotics, marijuana/cannabinoids, vaping, alcohol, meth, methamphetamine, sedatives, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, xanax, stimulants, cocaine, hallucinogens, tobacco, stimulants, etc.  Substance Deaths = mind-altering Substance deaths, see Substance Death ICD List below




Deaths lost per day 
The U.S. lost young adults ages 25-34 years old to a mind-altering substance death at the rate of 41.3 mind-altering substance deaths per day during recent five years 2013-2017 = 75,350 substance deaths / 5 years = 15,070 deaths per year  / 365 days per year = 41.2876712328767 substance deaths per day during years 2013-2017 = 289 age 25-34 year old mind-altering substance deaths per week during recent five years 2013-2017.

Which age group had the largest increase in mind-altering substance deaths in the U.S. in the recent five year span 2013-2017 compared to the prior five years?

Answer:   The ten-year age group, ages 25-34 years had the largest increase in mind-altering substance death in the recent five year span, ages 25-34 years old had significant, 64.7% increase in mind-altering substance deaths, 2013-2017 versus the five years prior 2008-2012!

Age Division % Change (Age Group Comparison

In U.S., from 2013-2017, we see a significant increase in mind-altering substance death for persons aged 15-24 years old, compared to earlier age group age 5-14 years old, we see a 5,974% increase in mind-altering substance death for persons aged 15-24 years old, compared to earlier age group age 5-14 years old.  There were 24,734 more Substance deaths age 15-24 year old age versus the age 5-14 year old age group.  

Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = ((Age 15-24 year old substance deaths - Age 5-14 year old substance deaths)/Age 5-14 year old substance deaths)*100 = ((25148 - 414)/414)*100 = 5,974% increases in substance deaths for persons aged 15-24 years old compared to earlier age group age 5-14 years old.
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In the following age group, ages 25-34 years old had significant death increase, 200% increase in mind-altering substance death for persons aged 25-34 years old, compared to earlier age group age 15-24 years old, there were 50,202 more mind-altering substance deaths in the age 25-34 year old age group versus the age 15-24 years old age group.  

Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = ((Age 25-34 year old substance deaths - Age 15-24 year old substance deaths)/Age 15-24 year old substance deaths)*100 = ((75,350 - 25,148)/25,148)*100 = 200% increases in mind-altering substance deaths for persons aged 25-34 years old compared to earlier age group age 15-24 years old.       

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    It is not normal for a young healthy age group to have increases in death. When young deaths rise, a critical situation is occurring, people, especially young people need truthful support! 
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    The news is flooding with posts of very poisonous mind altering substances entering the U.S. When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, human trafficking, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person. Posts of drugs entering the U.S. https://www.facebook.com/Deceiving-Mind-Altering-Substances-108941933885096
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    This is a Substance Report, it includes all mind-altering substance deaths, not just opiates.  It includes It includes opiates, narcotics, marijuana/cannabinoids, vaping, alcohol, meth, methamphetamine, sedatives, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, xanax, stimulants, cocaine, hallucinogens, tobacco, stimulants, etc.  Substance Deaths = mind-altering Substance deaths, see Substance Death ICD List below
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    When a person is suffering from a physical addiction “unrecovered" (without protected recovery and support), a person sometimes reaches for another mind-altering substance to deal with hard withdraw, as such, addiction increases. Substances have increased in variety and poisonous strength.
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    When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, human trafficking, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person. Marijuana is a mind-altering substance. 
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    Cap It
    Without limits, a mind-altering substance becomes an accidental abuse.  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced in 2018  it will cap, limit its members' opioid prescriptions to 30 days, and in some cases, five days in efforts to address the opioid epidemic in both its state and the nation.  Limits protect health, prevent over-prescribing and help decrease addiction and accidental deaths, https://www.thefix.com/new-opioid-script-limits-announced-blue-cross-michigan.
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    Over-prescribing:  Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making its way to young people, with devastating results. Young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws like over-prescribing are instituted, death rates go up.  Limits should be placed on ALL mind-altering substances to prevent them from reaching a crowd of people for which they were not intended, young people.   For example, in West Virginia between 2006 and 2016, drug distributors shipped large quantities of opiate hydrocodone and oxycodone to two pharmacies in Williamson at the same time a doctor overprescribed.  As such, West Virginia Age 15-34-year-old crude death rate increased to 139.3 is 48.6 points higher than US death rate 90.7 during the same year period 2012-2016!!  See link to view West Virginia article.   https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/drug-firms-shipped-m-pain-pills-to-wv-town-with/article_ef04190c-1763-5a0c-a77a-7da0ff06455b.html  

    Medicinal Marijuana heavy over-prescribing in Michigan #####################
    The 2008 Michigan marijuana law voted in allowed a physician to prescribe medical marijuana to a patient giving the patient the ability to carry and possess marijuana up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana. http://norml.org/legal/item/michigan-medical-marijuana   In 2008, the 2.5 ounces of marijuana never should not have been brought to voters written in such a way that it left out important details stating this bill includes heavy over-prescribing a mind-altering substance and the ramifications this increase presents to young people, young deaths tend to increase in areas where it is implemented.   Before the 2008 marijuana bill was brought to Michigan voters, it should have been clarified to voters it included heavy over-prescribing, and the ramifications over-prescribing presents to an area.   Over-prescribing does not do well for young people in the area, young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws are instituted.  When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person.  Boulder County, is the first county in Colorado to implement recreational marijuana, experienced horrible tragic young death increase.  
    One standard average marijuana joint-cigarette = is 0.5 grams
    1 ounce equals 28.3495231 Grams
    28.3495231 Grams x (1 joint/ 0.5 grams) = 56.6990462 joints
    1 ounce equals 56.699 0462 joint cigarettes (0.5 grams)
    2.5 ounces x 28.3495231 = 70.87380775 grams (1 joint/0.5 grams) = 141 joints

    Cap it:  A 2-4 week limit should be placed on ALL mind altering substances to prevent them from reaching a crowd of people for which they were not intended, young people.  Instead of limits, heavy over-prescribing occurred in 2008.  Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making it's way to people not intended, such as young people, with devastating results. Additionally no limits placed on potency, in some cases increased 2,567%.

    Instead of a 2-4 week limit, Michigan medical marijuana made a way for people to possess ?drive around with? a lot of weed a 4.5 month supply of weed, which is heavy over-prescribing - 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana which is 2.5 ounces of marijuana. The 2008 MI medicinal marijuana allowed a physician to prescribe a patient 2.5 ounces of marijuana, which equals 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana, way over-prescribing. The bill just said a physician can prescribe 2.5 ounces of marijuana, the majority of voters didn't smoke marijuana, don't realize 2.5 ounces is a 4.5 month supply of weed.  This assumes a patient smokes a 0.5 gram marijuana joint each day, which is a lot.   As such, marijuana over-flow has been building up in Michigan since 2008, which coincides with death increases.  We were built to serve God, we were not built to serve misery bondage of mind-altering substances.  Getting off them is hard, it deceives the mind of the person using, thus it is really important to limit its' use.

    Two states allow twice the medicinal amount of Michigan (Delaware and New Mexico) - medical marijuana laws in these states allow a patient to possess 6 ounces of marijuana (340 joints of .5 gram size), almost a year supply of medical marijuana, super heavy over prescribing!!!! With those amounts, young people in those states struggle way more than young people in Michigan. 2013-2017.   New Mexico age 25-34 year old death rate  190.6 is 72 points higher than the U.S. age 25-34 year old death rate 118.8 in the recent five year period 2013-2017, New Mexico had the 2nd highest age 25-34 year old crude death rate for ages 25-34 years old.  Delaware age 25-34 year old death rate 144.3 is 26 points higher than the U.S. age 25-34 year old death rate 118.8 in the recent five year period 2013-2017, Delaware had the 17th highest state death rate for ages 25-34 years old in the recent five year period 2013-2017    https://hiskingdomnumbersmatter.blogspot.com/p/us-ages-25-34-years-old-had-261988.html

    Recreational marijuana is a type of exponential heavy over-prescribing.  
    Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making it's way to people not intended, such as young people, with devastating results. Over-prescribing does not do well for young people in the area, young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws are instituted.
    (1). removes a doctor prescription so adults over 21 years old can use any time for any reason and
    (2). For example, in the Michigan ballot which went through in 2018, which proposed legalizing 10 ounces of marijuana, which equates to 567 marijuana joints, an 18 month daily supply of 0.5 gram size marijuana, a year and a half supply of marijuana allowed in homes in Michigan where people are over 21 years of age – EXPOTENTIAL heavy over-prescribing!  Mind-altering substances should have no more than a 2-4-week supply, see Cap It above. 
    (3). The Michigan ballot legalized allowing 2.5 ounces (141 joints can be sitting in any house out in the open) a 4.5-month supply of marijuana can be sitting out in the open in any home a child could enter in Michigan --- which is NOT safe for young people who live in the area!!
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    For example, Colorado, a recreation marijuana state, had a 27% increase in young crude deaths for ages 25-34 years old comparing the five year span 2012-2016 to the five years prior 2007-2011,  901 more crude deaths in the five year span following recreational marijuana implementation versus the five years prior, 2012-2016 vs 2007-2011 = 4,232 - 3,331 = 901 more crude deaths in the five year span 2012-2016. Colorado had 4,232 age 25-34 year old crude deaths in the 5 year period, 2012-2016.  After recreational marijuana was implemented, Colorado age 25-34 year old crude death rate increased significantly 12.4 points comparing 2012-2016 vs 2007-2011 death rates = 105.6 - 93.2 = 12.4 death rate point increase.

    Marijuana THC Increased  317% in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013

    1.    A standard marijuana cigarette-joint size is 0.5 grams.
    2.    Standard Marijuana serving size set in the 1990s is 0.015 grams of 100% THC
    3.    1990 THC 3%, multiply the 1990 THC 3% by 0.5 grams (standard joint size)  = 0.03x0.5=0.015 grams THC per 0.5 gram joint. Based on this information, the standard Marijuana serving size set in the 1990s is 0.015 grams of 100% THC.               
    4.    2013 THC 12.5%:  According to NIDA average Marijuana THC increased to 12.5% percent THC in 2013 = 12.5/100=0.125 THC x 0.5 grams (joint size) = 0.0625 grams of 100% THC, which is a 317% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013!!!! 

    5.    Percent Increase - % change calculation 1990 vs 2013 THC = ((NewValue— OldValue) / OldValue) x 100 = ((THC1990 - THC2013)/ THC2013) x100 = ((0.0625-0.015) / 0.015) x100 = ((0.0475) / 0.015) x100 = 317% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013 (THC is the addictive part that gets a person high).  THC grams increased 317% between 1990 and 2013 in a 0.5 grams serving.  This made it's way to teens 😭, way more addictive than 30 years ago!  Each time a teen smokes a 2013 joint it is equal to smoking four 1990 joints in one setting!  Many teens are smoking daily, so in one week they are smoking the equivalent of twenty-eight 1990 marijuana joints a week, way more THC.  Marijuana wasn't good to teens that smoked a joint in the 1990s, the grams of THC increased 317% (1990 versus 2013), way more high and addictive today.  THC gets a person high like alcohol in beer or wine gets a person drunk.  Vaping exploded overnight, and many teens are vaping, not because they like vaping, it hurts when they try to stop, some run away, become homeless because the pain of trying to quit is that bad.  THC gets a person high, 317% more high, more addictive since 2013.  It is like drinking a bunch of vodka, suddenly addicted, only you don’t vomit or slur words, every part of a day focuses on getting enough THC to not hurt while trying to complete responsibilities.

    Marijuana Exponential Toxic Concentrates (wax, budder, shatter, oils, dabbing, extracts, gummies, candy, cookies, edibles) THC in some cases increased  as much as 2,567%in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013
    According to NIDA, marijuana concentrates can have, 50-80% THC, High potential for Addiction! https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/testimony-to-congress/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health  Marijuana extracts reach young people if we do not include cap boundaries to protect young people.  THC is the element in marijuana that gets people high & addicted,  like alcohol is the element in beer/wine that gets people drunk and addicted.

    According to NIDA Marijuana Oils and Extracts can be as as high as 80% THC 
    6.    80% THC Concentrate = 80/100 = 0.80 THC x 0.5 grams (joint size) = 0.4 grams of 100% THC is a 2,567% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013!   A 2,567% THC increase is equivalent to smoking twenty-six 1990 joints in one 0.5 gram joint! This is what teens confront today, that is toxic potent!!  Trying to get off the stuff, teens sometimes reach for another worse substance.  The grams of THC increased 2,567% from 1990 to 80% concentrate today  — way more high, addictive today!!!!  However the good news, with God, encouragement, recovery and truthful support, many admit it is horrible to be addicted, receive help, go on to lead sober recovered good lives.

    7.    Percent Increase - % change calculation (3% THC versus 80% THC) = (((NewValue— OldValue) / OldValue) x 100 = ((0.4-0.015) / 0.015) x100 = 2,567% THC increased as much as 2,567% in a 80% THC marijuana extract or wax or oil between 1990 and 2013.  Each time a teen vapes one of these it is equal to smoking twenty-six 1990 joints in one setting, 💔😭 exponentially addictive, it no longer takes years to get addicted, it happens with the first try - this is why it is important to protect teens, put lids on mind-altering substances so there is no over-flow.  Colorado leads the nation in first time marijuana use by those aged 12–17, representing a 65% increase in adolescent use since legalization  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/

    Emergency Room (ER) Marijuana Admissions increase ALOT
    1.    Marijuana admissions increased 96% (2004 versus 2011)  A rapid rise in emergency room (ER) admissions linked to marijuana use attests to the greater dangers of acute use. There were 128,857 ER visits related to marijuana use in 2011, nearly double the number from 2004 (65,699).  Thus, Emergency room visits related to marijuana increased 96%, 2011 compared to 2004=((128,857-656,99)/656,99)x100 = 96%!!  NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) (June 20, 2014) Mixed Signals: The Administration’s Policy on Marijuana, Part Four -- Scientific Focus on the Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use https://archives.drugabuse.gov/testimonies/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health-effects
    2.    Colorado Children hospital admissions for marijuana injury admissions increase 382% (2005 versus 2015).  Lax Marijuana laws seriously hurting children Colorado, un-necessary substance companies making money at the expense of children in area.  Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute marijuana cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase acute cannabis (marijuana) hospital instances.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html 

    Marijuana Treatment admissions
    1.    The number of Marijuana public treatment admissions in Michigan attests to the higher marijuana potency, see page 15 of this report.  This report also indicates very potent addictive substances are in Michigan in which residents are suffering (alcohol, heroin, opiates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, etc.).  As such, we should do everything possible to uphold safe laws for residents and implement extra measures during this critical period to be sure we are supporting our most vulnerable residents, lax laws recklessly endanger vulnerable citizens.    https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/FY18_Meth_Related_Criminal_Incidents_651356_7.pdf
    2.    The number of Marijuana U.S. treatment admissions attests to marijuana addiction, the higher volume of young marijuana treatment admissions validates the need to protect children and teens, eliminating overflow and keep marijuana baseline at 3%.  This report also indicates very potent addictive substances are in Michigan and in every U.S. state, in which residents are suffering (alcohol, heroin, opiates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, etc.).  As such, we should do everything possible to uphold safe laws for residents and implement extra safe strong stringent measures during this critical period to be sure we support our most vulnerable residents, lax laws recklessly endanger vulnerable citizens. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005-2015. State Admissions to Substance, Abuse Treatment Services. BHSIS Series S-95, HHS Publication No. (SMA) 17-4360. Rockville,MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2017.  https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2015%20TEDS_State%20Admissions.pdf
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    Marijuana has a strong potential for abuse and is classified as a schedule Ι drug.
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    How do we know marijuana is making its way to the hands of teens, a sad note by NIDA, (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States by teens and adults
    NIDA, indicates Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States by teens and adults.
    U.S. Daily Teen marijuana use (A)  - - - - - - DAILY USE IS SERIOUS TEEN ADDICTION, TEENS STRUGGLING, STUCK ON un-necessary mind-altering substance marijuana, lungs hurt, minds going in circles around it, finances repeatedly going to it, hard way to start their future (prayers for the young people that they recover and that adults rectify this critical situation affecting young people, that godly sober-minded safe standards are implemented, education and strict lids on marijuana to prevent the next generation of teens from stepping into mind-altering substances, in Jesus name I pray)!
    Daily use of marijuana
    Daily teen marijuana use is a sign of physical marijuana addiction. 
    Daily U.S. teen marijuana usage increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates.  



NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in teen daily marijuana users (column F). 
SO, POTENTIALLY, HOW MANY TEENS ARE USING MARIJUANA DAILY?? 

Multiply survey “daily marijuana use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teen daily marijuana users (column H) DxG=H.  Based on this calculation:

Tenth graders have 266% more marijuana daily users compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily users - Age 13 year old daily users)/Age 13 year old daily users)*100 = (197,499 - 54,019 / 54,019  = 266% increase in 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 143,480 more 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 54,019 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily marijuana users and 197,499 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily marijuana users.    

Seniors, twelfth graders have 39% more marijuana daily users compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old daily users - Age 15 year old daily users)/Age 15 year old daily users)*100 = ( 274,981  -  197,499 / 197,499  = 39% increase in 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 77,482  more 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 274,981 12th grade seventeen year old daily marijuana users.

Marijuana Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, How many teens use marijuana?  Accessed 12-26-2019 https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

U.S. Daily Teen marijuana use (B)

         NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); indicates significant increase in young teen marijuana use 2019 compared to year prior 2018.
8th grade teen daily U.S. marijuana use increased 85.7%, 2019 versus 2018!
10th grade teen daily U.S. marijuana use increased 41.2 %, 2019 versus 2018!
Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends, Revised December 2019Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  . December 18, 2019. Accessed December 28, 2019.  https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends

Daily mind-altering substance use is a sign of struggling with physical addictiondaily teen marijuana use increased a lot! Marijuana use can lead to marijuana use disorder, which takes the form of addiction in severe cases.  People who begin using marijuana before the age of 18 are four to seven times more likely to develop a marijuana use disorder than adults.19
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Marijuana:  Is marijuana addictive?  Accessed 12-30-2019  https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive
Teens Vaping
Daily Teen U.S. Vaping THC use
Daily teen THC vaping use is a sign of physical THC addiction. 
Daily U.S. teen THC usage increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates.


NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Daily Teen THC Vaping (column F). 
So, potentially, how many teens are vaping THC daily?? 

Multiply survey "daily THC vaping" percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping THC daily (column H) DxG=H. 

Tenth graders in 2019 have 271% more THC daily vaping users compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily THC vaping users - Age 13 year old daily THC vaping users)/Age 13 year old daily THC vaping users )*100 = (123,437 - 33,243 / 33,243 = 271% increase in 10th grade daily THC vaping users age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 90,194 more 10th grade daily  THC vaping users age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 33,243 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily THC vaping users and 123,437 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily THC vaping users.   

Seniors, twelfth graders have 22% more THC daily vaping users compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old THC daily vaping users - Age 15 year old THC daily vaping users)/Age 15 year old THC daily vaping users)*100 = ( 150,380  -  123,437 / 123,437  = 22% increase in 12th grade THC daily vaping users age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 26,943  more 12th grade THC daily vaping users age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 150,380 12th grade seventeen year old THC daily vaping users.

U.S. potentially has 307,059 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old THC daily vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.

Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping,  Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

U.S. Past Month THC Teen Vaping
Past Month THC Teen Vaping increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates. 
Past month marijuana vaping among 12th graders nearly doubled in a single year to 14% from 7.5%–the second largest one-year jump ever tracked for any substance in the history of the survey. “  NIDA. (2019, December 18). Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2019/12/vaping-marijuana-rise-among-teens on 2019, December 30 


NIDA 2019 U.S. survey indicates significant increase in Past Month UseTHC Vaping (column F). 
So, potentially, how many teens vaped THC in the past month?? 

Multiply survey THC Vaping “past month use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping THC in the past month  (column H) DxG=H. 

Tenth graders in 2019 have 220% more THC past month vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past month THC vaping - Age 13 year old past month  THC vaping)/Age 13 year old past month THC vaping )*100 = (518,435 - 162,057 / 162,057 = 220% increase in 10th grade past month  THC vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 356,377 more 10th grade past month  THC vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 162,057 8th grade thirteen-year-old past month THC vaping users and 518,435 10th grade fifteen-year-old past month THC vaping users.   

Seniors, twelfth graders have 16% more THC past month vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old THC past month vaping - Age 15 year old THC past month vaping)/Age 15 year old THC past month vaping)*100 = ( 601,521  -  518,435 / 518,435  = 16% increase in 12th grade THC past month vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 83,086 more 12th grade THC past month vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 601,521 12th grade seventeen year old THC past month vaping users.      

U.S. potentially has 1,282,012  ages 13, 15 and 17 year old THC past month vaping users, doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.      
                       
Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping,  Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

U.S. Past Month Nicotine Teen Vaping










NIDA 2019 U.S. survey indicates significant increase in Past Month Nicotine Vaping Use (column F). 
So, potentially, how many teens vaped Nicotine in the pasts month?? 

Multiply survey Nicotine vaping “past month use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping Nicotine in the past month  (column H) DxG=H. 

Tenth graders in 2019 have 105% more Nicotine past month vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past month Nicotine vaping - Age 13 year old past month  Nicotine vaping)/Age 13 year old past month Nicotine vaping )*100 = (818,797 - 398,910 / 398,910 = 105% increase in 10th grade past month  Nicotine vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 419,887 more 10th grade past month Nicotine vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 398,910 8th grade thirteen-year-old past month Nicotine vaping users and 818,797 10th grade fifteen-year-old past month Nicotine vaping users.   

Seniors, twelfth graders have 34% more Nicotine past month vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Nicotine past month vaping - Age 15 year old Nicotine past month vaping)/Age 15 year old Nicotine past month vaping)*100 = ( 1,095,627  -  818,797 / 818,797  = 34% increase in 12th grade Nicotine past month vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 276,829  more 12th grade Nicotine past month vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 1,095,627 12th grade seventeen year old Nicotine past month vaping users. "                                                                     
                                                                       
U.S. potentially has 2,313,334 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Nicotine past month vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.

Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping,  Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

U.S. DAILY Nicotine Teen Vaping
NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Daily Teen Nicotine Vaping Use (column F). 
So, potentially, how many teens are vaping Nicotine daily?? 

Multiply survey “daily nicotine vaping” percent  by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping nicotine daily (column H) DxG=H. 

Tenth graders in 2019 have 260% more Nicotine daily vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily Nicotine vaping - Age 13 year old daily  Nicotine vaping)/Age 13 year old daily Nicotine vaping )*100 = (283,905 - 78,951 / 78,951 = 260% increase in 10th grade daily  Nicotine vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 204,954 more 10th grade daily  Nicotine vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 78,951 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily Nicotine vaping users and 283,905 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily Nicotine vaping users.   

Seniors, twelfth graders have 77% more Nicotine daily vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Nicotine daily vaping - Age 15 year old Nicotine daily vaping)/Age 15 year old Nicotine daily vaping)*100 = ( 502,699  -  283,905 / 283,905  = 77% increase in 12th grade Nicotine daily vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 218,795  more 12th grade Nicotine daily vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 502,699 12th grade seventeen year old Nicotine daily vaping users. "                                                                     
U.S. potentially has a total of 865,555 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Nicotine daily vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
                                                                       
Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping,  Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

Percent of U.S. 12 grade Students Reporting Marijuana, Cigarette, Vape Use in Past Month.  Burdening young people with marijuana and vaping is a horrible heavy way for students to start their future as adults, growing in God and recovery is the  only safe way to peace and love.  Eliminating Marketing of Mind Altering Substances Works - cigarette deaths were moving down to non-existent until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media.  Remove marketing mind-altering substances on social media.
NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends on 2019, December 31

Percent of U.S. Students Reporting Vaping in Past Month, by Type and Grade. {Wake up, Vaping is critical problem when 30% of seniors reported vaping in the past month!!!!!}  


Vaping Source:  NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends on 2019, December 31
U.S. 2019 survey  by NIDA indicates past year Illicit Drug Usage among 12 grade students:   

Illicit Drug Use Source:  NIDA 2019 National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Overall Findings. Retrieved from   https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-overall-findings on 2019, December 31
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

U.S. Teen Past Year Marijuana Use
NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Past Year Marijuana Use (column F). 
So, potentially, how many teens used marijuana in the past year?? 

Multiply survey “past year marijuana use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens who used Marijuana in the past year (column H) DxG=H. 

Tenth graders in 2019 have 142% more Marijuana past year use compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past year Marijuana use - Age 13 year old past year  Marijuana use)/Age 13 year old past year Marijuana use )*100 = (1,184,993 - 490,327 / 490,327 = 142% increase in 10th grade past year  Marijuana use age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old.  There are potentially 694,666 more 10th grade past year Marijuana use age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old.  U.S. potentially has 490,327 8th grade thirteen-year-old past year Marijuana use users and 1,184,993 10th grade fifteen-year-old past year Marijuana use users.   

Seniors, twelfth graders have 29% more Marijuana past year use compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Marijuana past year use - Age 15 year old Marijuana past year use)/Age 15 year old Marijuana past year use)*100 = ( 1,533,877  -  1,184,993 / 1,184,993  = 29% increase in 12th grade Marijuana past year use age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old.  There are potentially 348,884  more 12th grade Marijuana past year use age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old.  U.S. potentially has 1,533,877 12th grade seventeen year old Marijuana past year use users.                                                                                                                        
 U.S. potentially has a total of 3,209,198 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Marijuana past year use users, doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
                                                                       
Vaping Source: NIDA 2019 National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Overall Findings. Retrieved from   https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-overall-findings on 2019, December 31
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed

Without limits, an addictive mind-altering substance becomes an abuse in which people in the area are hurt.  Young people are more vulnerable to addiction, that is why alcohol has a higher age limit, the younger a person starts, the more likely addiction spirals out of control.  Lids must be implemented to prevent weed and tobacco from reaching teens, it is not intended for them.  Someone drinking a bottle of vodka is really struggling, just as someone using heroin or fentanyl is really struggling. If a  physician or patient sees THC amount is going up by looking at history, it means his patient is getting addicted, is struggling, thus should engage the patient in counseling to prevent a serious addiction. If the patient is seeking marijuana to deal with a serious opiate or alcohol addiction, then a temporary different THC % and plan for recovery support might be needed.  A recovery plan with a sober godly focus must be put in place to prevent a more serious addiction in the wake of deadly substances which many young people accidentally overdose, see resources below.   It is our responsibility as parents, citizens and leaders to protect people, especially young and vulnerable people, with sober-minded safe laws that prevent over-prescribing and prevent marketing harmful mind-altering substances. 

Heavy Marijuana daily usage in Colorado validates serious marijuana addiction, it is so big it is changing the face of Colorado, very sad.  In just a few years, daily use in Colorado is averaging more than 5 points higher than the nation, Appendix Figure 2 reveals that Colorado has a much higher share of “heavy” marijuana consumers compared to the national average. Between 20.3-26.2 percent of the state’s marijuana consumers report near-daily use of marijuana (26 and over days), compared to just 15.5 percent nationwide. At the same time, the proportion of consumers who reported occasional marijuana use (less than one day per month) is much lower in Colorado (26.8 to 37.3 percent) compared to the national average (46.4 percent). 

MARKET SIZE AND DEMAND FOR MARIJUANA IN COLORADO 2017 MARKET UPDATE,  Prepared for the Colorado Department of Revenue, accessed 12-31-2019,   https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/MED%20Demand%20and%20Market%20%20Study%20%20082018.pdf
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The founder of Bryan's Hope, Jeannie Richards, indicated reporting is needed to understand the magnitude of the substance problem to help people to recovery and to keep children sober and safe, prevent the next generation of children from stepping into the horrible mind-altering substance situation.  Jeannie was right, see mind-altering substance reports see link at bottom of this report page:
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In this day teens and adults are confronted with a variety of critically addictive and poisonous substances while at the same time receive mixed messages from television, cable, internet, radio, songs and books about people using mind-altering substances without noting any real harm, which is wrong and deceiving. Turn away from this! Parents ask your schools how they teach children to recognize deception and how to turn away from it. 
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Eliminating Marketing of Mind Altering Substances Works - marijuana and tobacco deaths were going down until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media.

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Michigan chart below is an example of what happens to people when lax laws are presented to voters and are allowed to exist, see chart below.  Crude deaths in Michigan were going down in ages 15-34 years old until 2008, when heavy over-prescribing happened. The 2008 Michigan marijuana law voted in allowed a physician to prescribe medical marijuana to a patient giving the patient the ability to possess marijuana up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana. http://norml.org/legal/item/michigan-medical-marijuana   In 2008, the 2.5 ounces of marijuana never should not have been brought to voters written in such a way that it left out important details stating this bill includes heavy dangerous over-prescribing a mind-altering substance and the ramifications this increase presents to young people, young deaths tend to increase in areas where it is implemented.   Before the 2008 marijuana bill was brought to Michigan voters, it should have been clarified to voters it included heavy over-prescribing, and the ramifications over-prescribing presents to an area.   Over-prescribing mind-altering substances does not do well for young people in the area, young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws are instituted.  When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person.  Boulder County, is the first county in Colorado to implement recreational marijuana, experienced horrible tragic young death increase.  Cap it:  A 2-4 week limit should be placed on ALL mind altering substances to prevent them from reaching a crowd of people for which they were not intended, young people.  Instead of a 2-4 week limit, Michigan medical marijuana made a way for people to possess ?drive around with? a lot of weed a 4.5 month supply of weed, which is heavy over-prescribing - 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size is 2.5 ounces of marijuana. The 2008 MI medicinal marijuana allowed a physician to prescribe a patient 2.5 ounces of marijuana, which equals 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana, heavy, dangerous, over-prescribing. The bill just said a physician can prescribe 2.5 ounces of marijuana, the majority of voters didn't smoke marijuana, didn't realize 2.5 ounces is at least a 4.5 month supply of weed, a very addictive mind-altering substance.  Assuming a patient smokes a 0.5 gram marijuana joint each day, which is a lot, this is a 4.5 month supply of weed, marijuana.   As such, marijuana over-flow has been building up in Michigan since 2008, which coincides with death increases in the chart below.  We were built to serve God, we were not built to serve misery of addiction bondage of mind-altering substances.  Trying to recover from a mind-altering substance is hard, it deceives the mind of the person using, thus it is really important to limit its' use.

Source for photo ages 15-34 years old substance and crude deaths by U.S.state selection MICHIGAN:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Dataset: Underlying Cause of Death. Data Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/
Substance ICD List
The substance ICD list for this report is listed below. ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) 10th Revision, World Health Organization, 2010.
http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en

Substance Death ICD List
ICD Description and Code
Alcohol: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol, (ICD F10)
Opioids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, (ICD F11)
Cannabinoids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, (ICD F12)
Sedatives Or Hypnotics: Mental/behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, (ICD F13)
Cocaine: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, (ICD F14)
Stimulants: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, (ICD F15)
Hallucinogens: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, (ICD F16)
Tobacco: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, (ICD F17)
Psychoactive: Mental & behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use & use of other psychoactive substances, (ICD F19)
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, (ICD G31.2)
Alcoholic polyneuropathy, (ICD G62.1) Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G62.2)
Alcoholic myopathy, (ICD G72.1)
Myopathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G72.2)
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, (ICD I42.6)
Cardiomyopathy due to drugs and other external agents, (ICD I42.7)
Respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours (ICD J68)
Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent, (ICD J70.9)
Alcoholic gastritis, (ICD K29.2)
Alcoholic liver disease, (ICD K70)
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis, (ICD K85.2)
Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, (ICD K86.0)
Newborn affected by maternal use of tobacco (ICD P04.2)
Newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol, (ICD P04.3)
Newborn affected by maternal use of drugs of addiction, (ICD P04.4)
Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic), (ICD Q86.0)
Finding of alcohol in blood, (ICD R78.0)
Contact with steam and hot vapours, (ICD X13)
Poisoning: nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics (ICD X60 X40 Y10)
Poisoning: antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism & psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD X61 X41 Y11)
Poisoning: narcotics & psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified (ICD X62 X42 Y12)
Poisoning: other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system (ICD X63 X43 Y13)
Poisoning: other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (ICD X64 X44 Y14)
Poisoning: alcohol (ICD X65 X45 Y15)
Poisoning: organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours (ICD X66 X46 Y16)
Poisoning: other gases and vapours (ICD X67 X47 Y17)
Poisoning: pesticides (ICD X68 X48 Y18)
Poisoning: other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances (ICD X69 X49 Y19)
Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, (ICD X85)
Assault by gases and vapours, (ICD X88)
Assault by steam, hot vapours and hot objects, (ICD X98)
Contact with steam, hot vapours and hot objects, undetermined intent, (ICD Y27)
Opioids and related analgesics, (ICD Y45.0)
Hydantoin derivatives, (ICD Y46.2)
Sedatives, hypnotics & antianxiety drugs [Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Cloral derivatives, etc.] (ICD Y47)
Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases (ICD Y48)
Psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD Y49)
Drug or medicament, unspecified, (ICD Y57.9)
Michigan Example:  What happened - what changed?  Barriers that once protected people were removed.   Did any of the people drafting the medicinal or recreational bills pray to God for wisdom before drafted or proposed it?  What can we do to rectify, put safety back into the situation, protect teens and vulnerable.
Vaping and recreational marijuana were not needed in the past, families did well without them.  Michigan started suffering when medicinal marijuana and vaping came to town with lax safety regulations.  Recreational destroys young people and leaves Michigan is in a critical state without a process to implement safety.  Voters didn’t vote for this.
(1)       No Baseline Regulations:  potency regulations to use lowest THC 1-3 % to minimize addiction were not implemented.
(2)       No regulations to implement recovery when a need for potency increased:  Potency should not go past 3 %, going past 3 % THC is an indication addiction is occurring, this is an indication addiction is occurring instead of healing, the next step is detox, talking to a doctor to help patients to protected recovery to be prevent patients from reaching for substance during withdraw in the wake of deadly substances infiltration.
(3)       No regulations to prohibit marketing drug dealing, instituted extreme over-prescribing without notifying voters of risks:  Marijuana groups marketing drugs on social media and news ads.  It is wrong to promote selling mind-altering substances - it destroys people and counties.  When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, human trafficking, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person.   Marijuana is a mind-altering substance.  remove Marketing of Mind Altering Substances on social media - cigarette deaths were moving down to non-existent until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, backed by tobacco companies, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media.  Remove marketing mind-altering substances on social media.  https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today
(4)       No regulations to prohibit excessive use and no notification of danger to citizens:  .  Instituted a deadly practice "over-prescribing" without notifying counties and residents of dangers of polluting an area with mind-altering substances.   When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, human trafficking, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person.
(5)       No regulations to follow safe medical practice guidelines, recreational took doctors out of the process –  Doctors no longer prescribe, eliminated medical safety, it is no wonder people are strung out on drugs and homeless, can’t think straight because regulations that protect the young, old, special needs were eliminated.
(6)       Did not institute strict safety processes, instead jumped on dangerous over-prescribing and sold near schools, recovery centers and hospitals instead of institution tight lids to keep poisons securely locked 20 miles away from any hospital, recovery center, school or university.. https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/09/why-is-vaping-so-bad-for-teenagers.html
(7)       Lack of regulations protecting the vulnerable and lowly: Vape shops, dispensaries and recreational shops should never be allowed within 20 miles of schools, hospitals or recovery centers - where are the regulations that protect vulnerable people in Michigan? A Medicinal marijuana site went up near young people at U of M, which should never be allowed, see link below!! Vape shops, dispensaries should never be allowed within 20 miles of schools, hospitals or recovery centers. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2018/09/another_marijuana_dispensary_t.html

(8)       Lack of regulations to prevent drug dealing "marketing drugs". Recent news articles promote marijuana, a mind-altering substance, setting up young people in the area for hurt, deception and misery. Marketing mind-altering substances is wrong and deceiving.  Instead of keeping a lid on mind-altering substances, it is breaking all previously set lids to keep teens and adults safe.  The whole article is about making money off of people in a deceptive way - not mentioning their main product, Marijuana THC addiction potency increased  317% in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013.  THC is the addictive part that gets a person high.  NIDA indicates the potency of a marijuana cigarette increased from 3 percent THC in 1990's to 12.5 percent THC in 2013, see marijuana notes below.  For example, vodka is way more addictive potent than beer, heroin more addictive potent than Tylenol #3.  Marijuana has concentrated product like those, the article doesn’t warn people of danger.  It doesn’t warn people about the dangers of alcohol and THC doubling addiction.  It doesn’t list the cost to insurance companies who pay for accidents and recovery related to addiction.  Marijuana and tobacco are not the only substances that are vaped. There are very poisonous addictive, deadly substances in the young crowd, marijuana is a gateway to these drugs.  Remove marijuana from teen population, you remove a method for teens stepping into deadly opiates, meth, cocaine, etc.   https://www.freep.com/story/news/marijuana/2019/12/21/michigan-marijuana-gift-guide-recreational-legal/2710324001/  

Cannabis & Opioid Use Disorder Early initiation of marijuana (before 18 years) emerged as the dominant predictor. Prohibiting marijuana before age 34 years old is an effective strategy in preventing opioid addiction in young adults https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31962227

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Dataset: Underlying Cause of Death. 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. CDC source data, but not a CDC publication. Data Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/

Substance ICD List
The substance ICD list for this report is listed below. ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) 10th Revision, World Health Organization, 2010.
http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en

Substance Death ICD List
ICD Description and Code
Alcohol: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol, (ICD F10)
Opioids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, (ICD F11)
Cannabinoids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, (ICD F12)
Sedatives Or Hypnotics: Mental/behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, (ICD F13)
Cocaine: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, (ICD F14)
Stimulants: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, (ICD F15)
Hallucinogens: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, (ICD F16)
Tobacco: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, (ICD F17)
Psychoactive: Mental & behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use & use of other psychoactive substances, (ICD F19)
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, (ICD G31.2)
Alcoholic polyneuropathy, (ICD G62.1) Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G62.2)
Alcoholic myopathy, (ICD G72.1)
Myopathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G72.2)
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, (ICD I42.6)
Cardiomyopathy due to drugs and other external agents, (ICD I42.7)
Respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours (ICD J68)
Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent, (ICD J70.9)
Alcoholic gastritis, (ICD K29.2)
Alcoholic liver disease, (ICD K70)
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis, (ICD K85.2)
Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, (ICD K86.0)
Newborn affected by maternal use of tobacco (ICD P04.2)
Newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol, (ICD P04.3)
Newborn affected by maternal use of drugs of addiction, (ICD P04.4)
Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic), (ICD Q86.0)
Finding of alcohol in blood, (ICD R78.0)
Contact with steam and hot vapours, (ICD X13)
Poisoning: nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics (ICD X60 X40 Y10)
Poisoning: antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism & psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD X61 X41 Y11)
Poisoning: narcotics & psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified (ICD X62 X42 Y12)
Poisoning: other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system (ICD X63 X43 Y13)
Poisoning: other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (ICD X64 X44 Y14)
Poisoning: alcohol (ICD X65 X45 Y15)
Poisoning: organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours (ICD X66 X46 Y16)
Poisoning: other gases and vapours (ICD X67 X47 Y17)
Poisoning: pesticides (ICD X68 X48 Y18)
Poisoning: other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances (ICD X69 X49 Y19)
Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, (ICD X85)
Assault by gases and vapours, (ICD X88)
Assault by steam, hot vapours and hot objects, (ICD X98)
Contact with steam, hot vapours and hot objects, undetermined intent, (ICD Y27)
Opioids and related analgesics, (ICD Y45.0)
Hydantoin derivatives, (ICD Y46.2)
Sedatives, hypnotics & antianxiety drugs [Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Cloral derivatives, etc.] (ICD Y47)
Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases (ICD Y48)
Psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD Y49)
Drug or medicament, unspecified, (ICD Y57.9)

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
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Responsibility:  
Young people are a blessing and are made to live. Losing young people in the land in which we live is devastating, we must never forget those we lost and keep moving forward to prevent the next generation from stumbling into this situation.  When young deaths rise, a critical situation is occurring, as responsible citizens, we can find ways to support critical populations, support the young, elderly and the lowly.  We can investigate what is happening, have any laws changed in an area that could affect the health of people.  

Greatest Commandment:  Matthew 22:35-40
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 

Parents indicated reporting was needed to support young people, they were right, U.S. report revealed young adults ages 25-34 years old in the experienced critical horrible significant 21.6% death increase in the recent five years - - - - - 46,613 more deaths in the recent five year span versus prior five years, 2013-2017 vs 2008-2012, this is a terrible, critical increase in young deaths.  We must determine to support life, support sober-minded life, tell the truth about the deceiving nature of mind-altering substances, help young and old people to recovery, support churches, recovery centers, prisons, support sober-minded laws and sobriety education in schools. To see mind-altering substance reports go here https://HisKingdomWeMatter.blogspot.com/, or see link at bottom of this report page. 

The first step to changing a situation is to admit the situation exists, addiction exists, mind-altering substances can cause misery and tragic early death if addiction sets in without recovery support. The good news is we have a God who saves,   Deuteronomy 6 God commands us to teach children about when God saved the nation Israel, millions of people with no phones, no computers - God heard the cries and prayers of the people, he saved. God commands us to teach children keep these words in our heart, teach them diligently when sitting in the house, when walking out of the house or in the house, when thou liest down and when thou risest up. God is saying, keep the words, memorize them, never forget them, keep them close in mind, daily. God so loves us and our children, he gave us these words to save and teach these words to be saved. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Deuteronomy-Chapter-6/

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