The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) report found that 58 percent of all marijuana treatment admissions in 2002 resulted from referrals from the criminal-justice system, compared to 48 percent in 1992. The report also found that those admitted to treatment from non-criminal-justice sources were more likely to be daily users of marijuana and other drugs, such as alcohol, cocaine, opiates, or other substances.

Marijuana and stimulant users were more likely to be referred to treatment from criminal-justice sources than users of alcohol, cocaine, or opiates. After the criminal-justice system, referral sources for marijuana included self-referrals (16.8 percent), addiction providers (5.4 percent), other healthcare providers (4.7 percent), schools (4.2 percent), EAPs or employers (1.2 percent), or other community referrals (9.8 percent).

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