Monitoring the Future - Vape Nicotine E Cigarettes Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2022

https://monitoringthefuture.org/data/prevalence.html#drug=%22Vape+Nicotine+%28E-cigarettes%29%22

Suggested citation: Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., Patrick, M. E., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2023). Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975–2022: Secondary School Students. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. Available at https://monitoringthefuture.org/results/publications/monographs/

* Over-prescribing, what is it?

Over-prescribing is when a person is prescribed "extra" just in case it is needed, that extra has a history of making its way to people not intended, like young people, with devastating results. 

Reckless Over-prescribing:  Colorado, Washington and then Alaska, California, instituted recreational marijuana, which is a form of "reckless over-prescribing", which allows residents over 21 to use marijuana, a mind-altering substance for any reason, no longer needing a doctor prescription to use, eliminating at least one significant measure that protects people.  Some states like, Delaware and New Mexico, allow heavy over-prescribing, which has a history of making it's way to young people with devastating results.  See over-prescribing notes below.  Mind-altering substances should have a 2 week limit to eliminate over-prescribing.   Additionally, without limits on potency, in some cases, marijuana THC increased 2,567%, see dabbing, extracts and oils below, extreme, dangerous high potency use, which leads to quick addiction, sickness and accidents.  THC is the addictive part of marijuana. 

Over-prescribing does not do well for young people in areas it is implemented, When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, theft, arrests, deaths and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on the person using it. Young deaths have a history of increasing in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws are instituted.  Boulder County, is the first county in Colorado to implement recreational marijuana, Boulder experienced horrible tragic young death increase.  U.S. is seeing this trend in states that implement lax mind-altering substance laws. 

See notes below, marijuana is the most widely used drug by teens, NIDA and the news indicate 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.  

According to recent studies, the best defense against Opiate addiction is prohibiting marijuana use before age 34 years old.  Prohibiting marijuana before age 34 years old is an effective strategy in preventing opiate addiction in young adults.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31962227

Over-prescribing a medical situation. What if you are hurt and you are given a lot of pain medicine to get you through a surgery or procedure?  Doctors don't want to have a hard time concentrating if patient cries out in pain while doing a procedure, may over medicate thinking it is safer for them to concentrate better on what they are doing.  What happens to the patient later?  Turns out many people become addicted to opiates, marijuana, or other mind-altering substance or alcohol after a medical situation.  Implementing mandatory recovery period before leaving hospital would help patients and families prevent hard addiction.

Cap It prevents over-prescribing

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 Example:  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 deaths tend to increase in areas where over-prescribing occurs.  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, the first county in Colorado to implement recreational marijuana, experienced horrible tragic young death increase.  

Dosage Notes

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 (1 month/31 days) = 4.5 month supply

6 ounces x 28.3495231 = 170.09713875 grams (1 joint/0.5 grams) = 340 joints (1 month/31 days) = 10 month supply 

Note Sciencedirect.com indicates the average weight of marijuana in a joint is estimated to be 0.32 g. A lower joint size might be happening to due to higher marijuana potency. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871616301508  

§ In this case 2.5 ounces x 28.3495231 = 70.87380775 grams (1 joint/0.32 grams) = 221 joints (1 month/31 days) = 7.1 month supply

§ In this case 6 ounces x 28.3495231 = 170.09713875 grams (1 joint/0.32 grams) = 531 joints (1 month/31 days) = 17 month supply = 1 year and 5 month supply.

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. 

Instead of a 2-4 week limit, Michigan medical marijuana made a way for people to drive around with a lot of weed a 4.5 month supply of weed, which is heavy over-prescribing - this law made it legal to medically possess 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.  The voters did NOT know 2.5 ounces equals 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size, a 4.5 month supply, 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, protected recovery helps, thus it is really important to limit its' use.

 (Delaware and New Mexico) Two states Delaware and New Mexico allow twice the medicinal amount of Michigan  - medical marijuana laws in these states allow a patient to possess 6 ounces of marijuana (340 joints of .5 gram size), a 10 month supply, 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. Colorado ages 25-34 years old 2013-2017   Colorado 2013-2018

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

THC is the addictive part that gets a person high.  The potency of a marijuana cigarette increased from 3 percent THC in 1990's to 12.5 percent THC in 2013.  NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web site 9-28-19, https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/testimony-to-congress/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health  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

A standard marijuana cigarette-joint size is 0.5 grams.

Standard Marijuana serving size set in the 1990s is 0.015 grams of 100% THC

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.               

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!!!! 

 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 

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.

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

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

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

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

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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Crack Weed, CBD, Vape, Marijuana Potency - is a problem! Teens are getting addicted, addiction doubles as teens reach drinking age - addiction spirals out of control same time illicit substances increase - TRAGIC ACCIDENTS increasing, help the kids stay sober minded, change marijuana to use to age 35 years old, grandfather in prior, such as when moving drinking age from 18 to 21 years old.!

 

This chart shows the grams of THC sold in average joint 0.5 gram size bought/sold.

Marijuana Excerpt is from U.S. Substance Death Report: https://www.amazon.com/author/hisgracematters

Reference U.S. Deaths

U.S. KIDS need Jesus EMERGENCY protection to ages 35 years old  (All Ages by state Summary),Infants under 1 years old, ages 1-4, ages 5-14, ages 15-34 years old, ages 15-24, ages 25-34,ages 35-44, ages 45-54, ages 55-64, ages 65-74,  ages 75-84, ages 85+ Top 75 worst, Top worst ages 15-34, Top worst ages 85+, Top Horrific death rate increase of 2400+ points ages 85+ 

(Alabama 15-34 S), (Alaska 15-34 S), (Arizona 15-34 S), (Arkansas 15-34 S), (California 15-34 S), (Colorado 15-34 S), (Connecticut 15-34 S), (Delaware 15-34 S), (District of Columbia 15-34 S),  (Florida 15-34 S), (Georgia 15-34 S), (Hawaii 15-34 S), (Idaho 15-34 S), (Illinois 15-34 S), (Indiana 15-34 S), (Iowa 15-34 S), (Kansas 15-34 S),  (Kentucky 15-34 S), (Louisiana 15-34 S), (Maine 15-34 S),  (Maryland 15-34 S), (Massachusetts 15-34 S), (Michigan map 15 15-34 S), (Minnesota 15-34 S),  (Mississippi 15-34 S), (Missouri 15-34 S), (Montana 15-34 S), (Nebraska 15-34 S), (Nevada 15-34 S),  (New Hampshire 15-34 S), (New Jersey 15-34 S), (New Mexico 15-34 S), (New York 15-34 S), (North Carolina 15-34 S), (North Dakota 15-34 S), (Ohio 15-34 S), (Oklahoma 15-34 S), (Oregon 15-34 S),  (Pennsylvania 15-34 S), (Rhode Island 15-34 S), (South Carolina 15-34 S), (South Dakota 15-34 S),  (Tennessee 15-34 S), (Texas 15-34 S), (Utah 15-34 S), (Vermont 15-34 S), (Virginia 15-34 S),  (Washington 15-34 S), (West Virginia 15-34 S), (Wisconsin 15-34 S), (Wyoming 15-34 S)

Michigan  15-34 map  15-34  Michigan kids need Jesus EMERGENCY protection to ages  35, ages 25-34( % ## DLA)  (ages 15-24 DLA  %  ## DR)   (ages 15-34 % ## DR 21 year Mystery DLA DR) (All Ages DR  DR & young %) increase) All ages, infants under 1 yrs old, ages 1-4,  ages 5-14,  ages 15-34 years old,  ages 15-24, ages 25-34, ages 35-44, ages 45-54, ages 55-64, ages 65-74,  ages 75-84, ages 85+, Substance_Deaths_Michigan  Alcona, Alger,  Allegan,  Alpena,  Antrim,  Arenac,  Baraga,  Barry,  Bay,  Benzie,  Berrien,  Branch,  Calhoun,  Cass,  Charlevoix,  Cheboygan,  Chippewa,  Clare,  Clinton,  Crawford,  Delta,  Dickinson,  Eaton,  Emmet,  Genesee,  Gladwin,  Gogebic,  Grand_Traverse, Gratiot,  Hillsdale,  Houghton,  Huron,  Ingham,  Ionia,  Iosco,  Iron,  Isabella,  Jackson,  Kalamazoo,  Kalkaska,  Kent,  Keweenaw,  Lake,  Lapeer,  Leelanau,  Lenawee,  Livingston,  Luce,  Mackinac,  Macomb,  Manistee,  Marquette,  Mason,  Mecosta,  Menominee,  Midland,  Missaukee,  Monroe,  Montcalm,  Montmorency,  Muskegon,  Newaygo,  Oakland,  Oceana,  Ogemaw,  Ontonagon,  Osceola,  Oscoda,  Otsego,  Ottawa,  Presque_Isle,  Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford

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.

 https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today

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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)

Example fo what happened in Michigan - 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 2008 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

Death and Population 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/ and https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html

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Resources –Seeking Help

Medical Emergency Call 911

Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK

Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Suicide Prevention Lifeline for Deaf; hard of hearing 1-800-799-4889

Intervene If you suspect your child is using drugs   http://www.drugfree.org/intervene

Treatment Locator – National listing by SAMHSA and Referral Hotline (SAMHSA) 1-877-SAMHSA-7a

Veteran’s and their Families. http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/Resources/SpreadTheWord.aspx 

Call: 1-800-273-8255

24 Hour Toll Free Prayer Lines

Daystar 1-800-329-0029

National Prayer Center Assemblies of God 1-800-477-2937

Christian Broadcasting Network (700 Club) 1-800-759-0700

Common Ground:  (248) 456-8144 (24 hours/day)  Families and friends can ask questions at common ground number, it is often a hard emotional time, they help family and friends guide loved ones into treatment or detox (coming off a mind-altering substance is hard, it can temporarily make a person feel suicidal, which is why protected recovery detox is important, to have support during withdraw and to build recovery support.  Some people have a hard time sleeping during early recovery, this is another reason for addiction treatment recovery, so a person doesn't have to be responsible for work during withdraw.  Some mind-altering substances require tapering off slowly with medical support for safe detoxification withdraw to reduce risk of harm (e.g., seizures, hallucinations, etc.)  these are alcohol, opiates, benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, oxycontin, methadone or suboxone).    

Good low cost christian program is Life Challenge, I believe they have scholarships for those who can not afford it, recovery is available, message Living in Grace, local community programs, local churches or hospitals, we can find scholarships to help people in https://lcministries.org/ Phone: (313) 531-0111

Young parents are often afraid to talk about the need for recovery, afraid they will loose custody of children, that is no longer true. Progams like Odyssey Village allow young children and parents in, both mom, or dad or both attend. Parents are in separate housing during the program to keep recovery as the prime focus.  Odyssey Village odysseyvillage.com/ Phone: (810) 238-5888

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 lhttps://hiskingdomwematter.blogspot.com/p/us-age-25-34-year-old-substance-deaths.html 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 indicates 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/

Understanding death increase enables us locate critical suffering populations to work on sober-minded solutions to give support.  Living in Grace created these reports to improve the health and well-being of persons living in the United States. Recovery and sobriety works.  Living in Grace shares reporting to support work with governments, schools, places of worship, community groups, universities, colleges, hospitals, police, fire departments, EMS and businesses to help those suffering to recovery, support those in prison and prevent the next generation of children from stepping into the horrible substance situation.

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