| Anyone who says that marijuana is not addictive has | | | | one, find yourself really high a few hours later as you |
| obviously never spent an anxiety wracked sleepless | | | | start your job? |
| night, battling incredible cravings to use. Marijuana isn't | | | | 4) Have you tried in the past to quit or at least cut |
| meth, but the detox is real, and it's tough enough to | | | | down on your smoking, and failed? |
| keep a lot of people using for a lot longer than they'd | | | | 5) D) you spend a lot of your time getting high, |
| like to. | | | | thinking about getting high, or working to get the |
| Today's marijuana is up to 10 times stronger than the | | | | money to get high? |
| marijuana of decades past and with increased | | | | 6) Have you stopped doing things you used to enjoy |
| potency comes increased addictive properties. Much | | | | because of your smoking habit? |
| of our social perception about the drug were formed | | | | 7) Do you continue to use even after you start to |
| in the days when it was pretty tough to get | | | | experience adverse health or social effects? You |
| addicted to what was a pretty mild drug; those days | | | | continue to use at the same level even as you notice |
| are gone, and addiction and detox are real. | | | | the drug is affecting your ability to think or |
| So are you addicted to marijuana? | | | | concentrate, or is having a negative influence on your |
| The following 7 questions are based upon the | | | | work or school performance. |
| American Psychological Association's clinical diagnosis | | | | So, what's your score? |
| test of addiction, and if you can honestly answer yes | | | | If you answered yes three or more times you are |
| to three or more of the following questions about | | | | addicted to marijuana, and will likely need to spend a |
| your behavior over the last 12 months, then you are | | | | few days in withdrawal if you attempt to break free |
| addicted. | | | | from your habit. Marijuana detox pains are real and |
| 1) Can you use more marijuana than you used to be | | | | they are uncomfortable, but most people can with |
| able to? Do you need more to get high or to feel | | | | determination and support make it through, and start |
| the same effects? | | | | to enjoy a better life free from a compulsion to use. |
| 2) Do you ever start to feel anxious when you can't | | | | If you try to quit on your own and find that you |
| get any marijuana? Do you ever take another drug | | | | cannot, you need to consider getting professional |
| instead when there is no marijuana around? | | | | help for your addiction. There are thousands of |
| 3) Do you ever smoke more than you had planned | | | | people in drug rehabs nationwide for the abuse and |
| on smoking? For example, do you ever have a joint | | | | addiction of marijuana, and there is no shame at all in |
| a few hours before work, and instead of stopping at | | | | getting help when things get out of control. |