The White House just released a study on the potency of marijuana. It’s more potent than it’s been in 30 years, and twice as potent as in 1983. People often don’t think that using marijuana is enough to justify getting someone addiction treatment. However, as can be attested to by the many people who have used marijuana and gone on to take other drugs, nothing could be further from the truth. Now, with nearly double the effect being created, getting into a drug addiction treatment center is more important than ever.
Marijuana is known to cause disassociation – a withdrawal from family, school, work, and life. Really, when you’re high, you just don’t care. It doesn’t matter what’s happening in life because it’s just not being taken seriously. However sincere a person taking drugs seems to be at times, you can’t expect it to be followed up with action that would demonstrate that sincerity.
Now the problem is even worse. The higher potency marijuana is causing more physical problems – with the respiratory tract, for example – and young people who use marijuana are now twice as likely as others to be depressed. The study also showed a 40% increase in the risk of developing ‘mental’ problems. It’s not quite clear what that means, but both the depression and the ‘mental’ problems could lead to the use of prescription drugs. Prescription drug addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. (and other countries) and prescription drugs are even harder to stop taking than some of their illegal counterparts. Continue reading →
Drug Addiction Treatment For Marijuana More Important Than Ever
Marijuana is known to cause disassociation – a withdrawal from family, school, work, and life. Really, when you’re high, you just don’t care. It doesn’t matter what’s happening in life because it’s just not being taken seriously. However sincere a person taking drugs seems to be at times, you can’t expect it to be followed up with action that would demonstrate that sincerity.
Now the problem is even worse. The higher potency marijuana is causing more physical problems – with the respiratory tract, for example – and young people who use marijuana are now twice as likely as others to be depressed. The study also showed a 40% increase in the risk of developing ‘mental’ problems. It’s not quite clear what that means, but both the depression and the ‘mental’ problems could lead to the use of prescription drugs. Prescription drug addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. (and other countries) and prescription drugs are even harder to stop taking than some of their illegal counterparts. Continue reading →