12/01/2008 00:00:00
UK: Cannabis clinic to treat 12-year-olds
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Children as young as 12 are to be offered treatment for cannabis-related
mental health problems at a leading clinic.
The Priory Hospital, in Roehampton, south-west London, has set up a new
clinic to treat young people suffering from the effects of drug and
alcohol use.
The NHS will pay to treat 12- to 18-year-olds suffering from
psychological problems after smoking cannabis.
Figures disclosed by The Daily Telegraph yesterday show that 500 people
are being treated by the NHS every week for mental health problems
related to cannabis.
Since the Government downgraded it from a Class B to a Class C drug, the
number of adults being treated in hospitals and clinics in England for
its effects has risen to more than 16,500 a year.
Over the same period, the number of children needing medical attention
after smoking the drug has risen to more than 9,200.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/12/ncbis112.xml
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=13142
Author:
The Telegraph via UKCIA
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