Marijuana Addiction is Real, and Rising

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2018, 09:12 PM

That click bait headline in the Denver Post doesn't match the story.

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Although estimates of the number of people who use marijuana vary, the federal government and the marijuana industry tend to agree that total marijuana use has remained relatively constant over the past decade. Increased use in the past three years has been slight, despite increased commercial availability in states that have legalized it.

The percentage of people who become addicted to marijuana — estimated at about 9 percent of all users, and about 17 percent of those who start in adolescence — also has been stable. Some studies report that even higher proportions of marijuana users develop a dependence, which means they experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using the drug.

Yet here in Northern California, some addiction treatment practitioners say they’re seeing a surge in demand for help, particularly among adolescents.
Marijuana’s estimated rate of addiction is lower than that of cocaine and alcohol (15 percent) and heroin (24 percent). Unlike with opioids and stimulants, marijuana dependence tends to develop slowly: Months or years may pass before symptoms begin to affect a dependent user’s life.

One minor point, even with the THC content of 20% to over 30%, nobody dies.

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sexobon · 06-30-2018, 09:43 PM

OTOH, I wouldn't call being addicted to anything really living.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2018, 10:04 PM

What about sex?

sexobon · 06-30-2018, 10:07 PM

What a way to go.

Clodfobble · 06-30-2018, 10:11 PM

Awesome discussion on the nature of addiction (to anything):

xoxoxoBruce · 06-30-2018, 10:45 PM

Hmm interesting, lots of truth there.
When you've had your heart ripped out, dribbled down the court, and slam dunked, and there is nobody around to turn to, you can count on the dope/booze to always be there.

Gravdigr · 07-01-2018, 02:18 PM

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Marijuana Addiction is Real

Pfft. I been smoking dope for almost 40 yrs, and I ain't addicted.[/RichardPryor]

Griff · 07-02-2018, 07:02 AM

If you take it up as an old-timer it reduces inflammation in the brain and preserves memory.

Undertoad · 07-02-2018, 07:42 AM

It's a very effective substitute for opiate addictions.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-02-2018, 10:56 AM

The last time I was in the drugstore I noticed a sign saying the tinctures, oils and vapor boxes are empty, take the empty box to the cashier and they will fill the box.

Gravdigr · 07-02-2018, 02:14 PM

Just like allergy pills.

06-30-2018, 10:04 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What about sex? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Awesome discussion on the nature of addiction (to anything): __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-30-2018, 10:45 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hmm interesting, lots of truth there. When you've had your heart ripped out, dribbled down the court, and slam dunked, and there is nobody around to turn to, you can count on the dope/booze to always be there. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-02-2018, 07:02 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	If you take it up as an old-timer it reduces inflammation in the brain and preserves memory. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-02-2018, 10:56 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The last time I was in the drugstore I noticed a sign saying the tinctures, oils and vapor boxes are empty, take the empty box to the cashier and they will fill the box. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-30-2018, 09:43 PM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	OTOH, I wouldn't call being addicted to anything really living.

06-30-2018, 10:07 PM	#4
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	What a way to go.

07-02-2018, 07:42 AM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's a very effective substitute for opiate addictions.

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just like allergy pills. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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