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That Age Group Is Therefore Highly Prone To Peer Pressure, Thus Throwing Them ...

That age group is therefore highly prone to peer pressure, thus throwing them into a circle of high potential usage (IRIN, 2006). All of the preceding represents unmistakable contributing factors that make it extremely difficult to escape falling into drug use.
In delving into the examination of the problem a ‘problem tree' is a useful tool in analyzing situations as it aids in the identification of major problems in the examination, along with the causal relationships (Robertson, 2001. p. 32). In applying this methodology to the preceding examination, the following analysis of the factors equated with the problem become evident.Figure 1 Problem Tree Analysis of Factors Leading to
Cannabis Use and What Can be Done About Them:
A Study Carried Out in Local Transport Drivers
of the Peshawar District in PakistanThe preceding analysis shall thus form the matrix upon which this examination will focus.
Chapter 3 Literature Review
Cannabis sativa was labeled by Linnaeus in 1753 is known by many names, the most popular, and universally understood being marihuana, and weed (Grinspoon, 1971, p. 1). Known for medicinal as well as being a euphoriant, the first recorded use of cannabis is found in the Herbal, an ancient equivalent of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, written about 400 to 500 B.C. (Grinspoon, 1971, p. 1). Also known as ‘Indian Hemp', it is a stout, bushy, branching plant whose height varies from 5 to 15 feet in height, and is an old crop that has been grown in China as well as Asia for centuries (Hill, 1952, p. 28). In terms of products, Indian hemp is utilized for ropes, twine, carpets, sailcloth, yacht cordage, binder twine, sacks, bags, and webbing as well as Hemp waste, and the woody fibers of the stem are sometimes used in making paper (Hill, 1952, p. 29). In addition The seeds contain an oil that is useful in the soap and paint industries as a substitute for linseed oil (Hill, 1952, p. 29).
Medicinally, Cannabis has long been used as an indigenous medicine in the south of Africa, South America, Turkey, Egypt, and many areas of Asia including India, the Malays, Burma, and Siam (Grinspoon, 1971, p. 218). Despite the Western notion of cannabis as simply an intoxicant, there is documented evidence of its beneficial use in medicinal remedies. There is a large body of evidence from the Orient on the use of cannabis in medical applications (Grinspoon, 1971, p. 219). In studies conducted by Dr, W.B. O'Shaughnessy in 1839, who at the time was thirty-three and an assistant surgeon and professor of chemistry at the Medical College of Calcutta , he experimented on patients suffering from rabies, rheumatism, epilepsy, and tetanus (Grinspoon, 1971, p. 219).


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