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 Warren police uncover $1.2 million worth of marijuana
WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- A suspicious business owner and the police department's canine unit helped ...
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False perceptions about marijuana are putting our children at risk
Today, more than 3,000 American youths will try marijuana for the first time. Will a ...
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Marijuana effects on the lungs
Three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage to the lining of the airways ...
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Marijuana is Gateway Drug
New research confirms that marijuana is a gateway drug for most teens who use it. ...
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Early Marijuana Use Ups Risk of Drug Abuse
Teens who smoke marijuana at an early age are more likely than their siblings to ...
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| Because it is part of the illegal drug trade and is the most widely used illegal substance in North America, marijuana is a major contributor (directly and indirectly) to petty crime and drug related violence.
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| Some scientific studies have found that babies born to marijuana users were shorter, weighed less, and had smaller head sizes than those born to mothers who did not use the drug.
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| Marijuana has a strong and distinct odor that is not easy to wash off and that can remain on the breath despite repeated brushing.
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| THC suppresses the neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivation.
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Marijuana
Addiction
Marijuana addiction is a
phenomenon experienced by more than 150,000 individuals each year who enter
treatment for their proclaimed addiction to marijuana. Marijuana addiction is
characterized as compulsive, often uncontrollable marijuana craving, seeking,
and use, even when the individual knows that marijuana use is not in his best
interest. Marijuana addiction could be defined as chronically making the firm
decision not to use marijuana followed shortly by a relapse due to experiencing
overwhelming compulsive urges to use marijuana despite the firm decision not
to. This contradiction is characteristic of an addiction problem.
Symptoms of Marijuana Addiction:
- Marijuana tolerance:
Either need for markedly increased amounts of marijuana to achieve intoxication,
or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of marijuana.
- Greater use of marijuana
than intended:
Marijuana taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
- Unsuccessful efforts
to cut down or control marijuana use.
- A great deal of time
spent in using marijuana.
- Marijuana use causing
a reduction in social, occupational or recreational activities.
- Continued marijuana
use despite knowing it will cause significant problems.
Marijuana is both emotionally
and mentally addictive. Once an individual becomes addicted to marijuana it
develops into part of who they believe themselves to be. Avoiding their friends
who do not use, the addict will gravitate to others that do. Marijuana is a
topic that is always on their mind, whether it be thinking about the next time
they will be able to get high or where their going to get their next sack. When
someone is addicted to marijuana eventually their friends and the people close
to them only know how they act when their stoned because they no longer do anything
without first smoking. Their constant abuse is due to the misconception that
marijuana is what they need to solve their problems. Sometimes addicts will
take their stash with them wherever they go, just in case an opportunity arises
and they are able to take a couple hits. They may even go through several dealers
in order to make sure they always have a constant supply of marijuana.
If you feel that your marijuana
use is out of your control and interfering with your personal goals and happiness
and you would like to stop but can't, seek help from addiction treatment professional.
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