| A marijuana addiction is no different than many other | | | | stored in the users "fatty tissue", sometime up to |
| addictions that plague people nowadays. Marijuana | | | | ninety days. This could be a problem if you are |
| can be deceptive, as it appears the most benign on | | | | currently working, and your employer decides to give |
| the pecking order of illegal drugs. Unfortunately, | | | | a "random drug screen." If I am aware of that |
| marijuana can produce some negative consequences | | | | possibility, along with the negative consequences that |
| and some dangerous side-effects that can wreak | | | | would follow, yet I continue to smoke weed, then it |
| havoc in the users life. | | | | would be safe to assume that I either don't need a |
| Addictions are usually defined as a pattern of use | | | | job, or am struggling with an addiction to marijuana. |
| over time with a substance and or behavior that is | | | | A marijuana addiction can create negative |
| usually associated with increased usage, and negative | | | | consequences similar to other drugs. Loss of |
| consequences. If I can't go a day without a particular | | | | employment, misuse of finances, relationship and |
| substance and or behavior, that usually indicates a | | | | family struggles, D.U.I., and many more. Smoking |
| problem, indicative of an addiction. I know what you | | | | cannabis on a regular basis has also shown signs of |
| might be saying, "but I only use on weekends." Well | | | | impaired learning ability, decreased motivation, and |
| unfortunately, "binging" so to speak, like using | | | | insomnia. Other side effects of marijuana include |
| cannabis on Friday and Saturday only, does not | | | | general anxiety, leading into panic attacks, weight |
| remove the "addictive" label. | | | | loss, and nervousness. |
| Marijuana addiction is part physical, and part | | | | Fortunately there is help for those struggling with an |
| psychological. What the user has to be concerned | | | | addiction to cannabis. There are many support |
| about with smoking marijuana is the primary chemical | | | | groups, and if necessary, medical intervention for the |
| T.H.C. that is inherent to the cannabis. T.H.C. or | | | | more extreme cases.. Getting help for marijuana is |
| chemically known as (delta-9-tetrathydrocannabinol) is | | | | only a phone call away. Don't wait for negative |
| the main psychoactive substance in weed. T.H.C. is | | | | consequences to come before you take action. |