Although there is a debate about how strong is the physical addiction to marijuana, a marijuana smoker may develop a psychological addiction to the drug, the Mayo Clinic says. Smokers may wind up being tempted to use it on a regular basis. The...
Long-term marijuana use may cause changes in the brain similar to those seen in abusers of other drugs, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Although debates remain about how much a role physical or psychological dependency...
Marijuana addiction treatment can be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Inpatient care offers time away from the substance while skills are being built in order to face the temptations of abstinence from the drug. Outpatient treatments...
According to the National Institutes of Health, marijuana addiction impacts all Americans with a cost of more than $400 billion annually for health care, job loss, traffic accidents,and crimes associated with the drug. Occasional marijuana use can...
The debate continues among researchers as to whether marijuana is physically addictive or a psychological habit. Chronic marijuana users may build up a tolerance to the drug's effects. They often need larger and larger amounts of marijuana to...
The National Institute of Drug Abuse, or NIDA states that drug addiction is a complex illness with many dimensions, and as a result, treatment is not simple. “Substance Abuse” reports that marijuana is the number one illicit abused...
Marijuana is a drug that comes from the cannabis plant and contains high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that creates a euphoric high. While marijuana is not physically addicting, the brain becomes accustomed to the dopamine release provided...
Marijuana may have a strong effect on the brain because the main active ingredient, THC, is carried from the bloodstream to the brain and other organs. These reactions produce the immediate high of marijuana use, but may also have long lasting...
Cannabis is a type of plant that is commonly known as marijuana. It can be used as a psychoactive drug that is generally either smoked or eaten in order to achieve an altered state of mind. Marijuana is generally illegal in most areas of the...
In the 1960s, marijuana became a popular recreational drug of choice. Now, the members of that generation and marijuana have both come of age. Research on the drug over the years has discovered more information about marijuana, including both...
A person who is addicted to marijuana can affect his family in ways that may not be realized. As the drug takes over the addict, it will change him mentally, emotionally and physically. Signs of addiction include bloodshot eyes, slow reaction...
A debate lingers as to whether marijuana is physically addictive. It's difficult to classify it as a physical addition. But heavy marijuana use has been known to lead to psychological addiction and social dependence, according to the Center for...
Marijuana addiction may follow a similar pattern to addiction to other substances, according to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Health Services. The person who could once use it periodically has now lost control, despite the problems it is...
Confronting someone about their marijuana addiction can be very challenging. You have to calculate and focus your confrontation and intervention efforts to best help someone scale back and gradually quit their addiction. Because marijuana is...
According to Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in the United States. Approximately 4 percent of Americans have experienced addiction to the drug at some point in their lives. The Mayo...
Marijuana may produce a psychological addiction in some people that can lead to problems. Some marijuana smokers do not believe they are addicted to the drug but feel the need for it regularly. People around them may or may not notice the...
Family members sometimes deny a marijuana addiction when it strikes someone in their family circle. They might claim there is no problem or minimize the situation, according to the Florida International University Office of Employee Assistance....
Marijuana contains over 400 different chemicals with the primary active ingredient being delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. The National Institute on Drug Abuse indicates that marijuana is psychologically addictive: Addicted users feel...
It is possible for long-term users of marijuana to become addicted, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The addiction may reveal itself when the marijuana smoker loses control of urges to smoke and seeks the drug regardless...
Drug abuse is a problem that can be seen across the United States, ranging form large metropolitan cities to small rural towns. One troubling area of drug abuse is among adolescents. Although alcohol, marijuana and prescription medications tend to...
Weed is a slang term for marijuana, a plant that produces bud-like flowers that are dried and smoked. Marijuana is an illegal drug that can be addictive. This drug has also been known to be used for religious, spiritual and medicinal purposes....
Smoking marijuana can be just as unhealthy and addictive as smoking cigarettes, according to DrugAbuse.gov. Once the decision is made to quit smoking weed, you might have no idea where to start and how to do it. Understanding your addiction and...
Marijuana contains a mind-altering chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol, known as THC. Heavy use of marijuana, according to a 2003 study by Harrison Pope, published in the journal "Drug and Alcohol Dependence," can impair a young person's ability...
The reasons for giving up smoking marijuana may include a new self-awareness about the negative effects of getting high all the time, illness or disease, family pressure, problems at work or in relationships, or an accidental incident caused by...
Marijuana, commonly referred to as pot, is the most commonly used controlled illicit drug in the United States, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Unfortunately marijuana can be addicting for some people, and marijuana contains...
Heavy marijuana users who give up smoking marijuana often face similar withdrawal effects as those addicted to other drugs. Because they have built up a tolerance to marijuana, their dependence on it may result in some unpleasant symptoms when...
Alcohol addiction is a problem that tears families apart, damages children in the middle, causes loss of work and wreaks havoc on the body. The damage to the body is enough to send a non-addict to look for help. The alcohol-addicted person...
Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in the United States. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 94 million Americans older than age 12 have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetime. Drug use...
Detox is the process that will remove all the harmful toxins in your body brought on through drug abuse. Even though this process cleans the body, detox also causes side effects known as withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms are rarely life...
