"Super-skunk cannabis sees record 100,000 NHS admissions for mental health treatment
New strains of cannabis have seen the amount of the main psychoactive component increase up to five-fold
Super-skunk cannabis has contributed to a record 100,000 people admitted for NHS treatment for drug-related mental health problems.
The number admitted with drug-related mental or behavioural disorders rose by three per cent to 99,782 in the past year, while hospital admissions for drug-related mental crises were up by 21 per cent in the decade that has seen super-strength cannabis emerge.
The new strains have seen the amount of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, increase up to five-fold – from five per cent 10 to 15 years ago to as much as 20 to 25 per cent.
At the same time, other drugs have also increased in purity, with cocaine increasing from a low of four per cent to 30 to 40 per cent in the past year."
Super-skunk cannabis sees record 100,000 NHS admissions for mental health treatment
Legalise (and tax!) drugs FFS, that would allow to control it - on does not need to work at Lockheed Martin to know that's the right way forward
New strains of cannabis have seen the amount of the main psychoactive component increase up to five-fold
Super-skunk cannabis has contributed to a record 100,000 people admitted for NHS treatment for drug-related mental health problems.
The number admitted with drug-related mental or behavioural disorders rose by three per cent to 99,782 in the past year, while hospital admissions for drug-related mental crises were up by 21 per cent in the decade that has seen super-strength cannabis emerge.
The new strains have seen the amount of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, increase up to five-fold – from five per cent 10 to 15 years ago to as much as 20 to 25 per cent.
At the same time, other drugs have also increased in purity, with cocaine increasing from a low of four per cent to 30 to 40 per cent in the past year."
Super-skunk cannabis sees record 100,000 NHS admissions for mental health treatment
Legalise (and tax!) drugs FFS, that would allow to control it - on does not need to work at Lockheed Martin to know that's the right way forward
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