So, who needs to quit marijuana? More people than you may think.
Once relegated to the various American subcultures, marijuana use is now common among all elements of our society.
Kids in the suburbs and the cities are using it.
Their parents are using it.
Teachers, principles, bosses and government officials are using it.
In fact, it ranks behind alcohol and tobacco as the most commonly used controlled substance in America.
Yes, it can be argued that marijuana is less dangerous than other drugs, and no more dangerous than alcohol.
But is that really saying much? How many lives have been ruined by addiction to alcohol? To be no more dangerous than another dangerous drug is, in fact, admitting that marijuana is, in fact, dangerous.
People will need to quit marijuana for the same reasons that people need to quit alcohol.
It can be ruining their lives.
Many will argue that marijuana is not addictive, and to a certain extent, that is true.
There is no specific chemical in the drug that causes the body to form a critical dependency, like the nicotine in cigarettes does.
You don't experience the hideous and debilitating withdrawal symptoms that you get with heroin and other opiates.
But additive behavior is not always caused by a specific chemical, but can be the result of a physiological dependency on the overall effect that the drug produces in the mind and the body.
People find that they are addicted to marijuana when the try to quit marijuana and fail.
People can become dependent on any thing that relieves pain, stress or anxiety.
This is particularly true in our stress ridden modern society.
Television, music, web sites, pornography, shopping and gambling do not involve the introduction of chemicals into the system, but addictions to each of these activities is recognized and treated.
But why quit marijuana? Like the examples above, marijuana use can interfere with your life.
When you are using the drug, your body and mind are affected in ways similar to alcohol.
Your judgment is impaired, your thought processes altered and your attitude is not conducive to getting things done.
This is fine if you are relaxing, but jobs and classes require more on the ball than you tend to have if marijuana is in the picture.
Showing up for school or work under the influence of marijuana is the same as showing up drunk.
You are impaired, and your work will show it.
If this is happening to you, you need to quit marijuana.
Quitting marijuana, or any addictive substance or behavior, is not easy.
Your mental and physical coping methods have adjusted to the stress reliever you have introduced and will not be equipped at first to handle life without it.
You must want to do make the change.
You must see that life without marijuana can be better than life with it.
You will also need help.
Several programs exist that can assist you quit marijuana.
By giving you alternative means to handle stress, accountability and support, they can significantly increase your chances of success.
Don't fool your self that you don't need to quit marijuana because you are the one person out of all the others who can handle it.
It isn't affecting your life.
You're just as good on marijuana as others who are straight.
But look at your life.
Are you where you want to be? Need to be? Can you see yourself still where you are 20, 30, 40 years from now? Have you lost family, friends, jobs, relationships over your marijuana use? It may be time to quit marijuana.
Once relegated to the various American subcultures, marijuana use is now common among all elements of our society.
Kids in the suburbs and the cities are using it.
Their parents are using it.
Teachers, principles, bosses and government officials are using it.
In fact, it ranks behind alcohol and tobacco as the most commonly used controlled substance in America.
Yes, it can be argued that marijuana is less dangerous than other drugs, and no more dangerous than alcohol.
But is that really saying much? How many lives have been ruined by addiction to alcohol? To be no more dangerous than another dangerous drug is, in fact, admitting that marijuana is, in fact, dangerous.
People will need to quit marijuana for the same reasons that people need to quit alcohol.
It can be ruining their lives.
Many will argue that marijuana is not addictive, and to a certain extent, that is true.
There is no specific chemical in the drug that causes the body to form a critical dependency, like the nicotine in cigarettes does.
You don't experience the hideous and debilitating withdrawal symptoms that you get with heroin and other opiates.
But additive behavior is not always caused by a specific chemical, but can be the result of a physiological dependency on the overall effect that the drug produces in the mind and the body.
People find that they are addicted to marijuana when the try to quit marijuana and fail.
People can become dependent on any thing that relieves pain, stress or anxiety.
This is particularly true in our stress ridden modern society.
Television, music, web sites, pornography, shopping and gambling do not involve the introduction of chemicals into the system, but addictions to each of these activities is recognized and treated.
But why quit marijuana? Like the examples above, marijuana use can interfere with your life.
When you are using the drug, your body and mind are affected in ways similar to alcohol.
Your judgment is impaired, your thought processes altered and your attitude is not conducive to getting things done.
This is fine if you are relaxing, but jobs and classes require more on the ball than you tend to have if marijuana is in the picture.
Showing up for school or work under the influence of marijuana is the same as showing up drunk.
You are impaired, and your work will show it.
If this is happening to you, you need to quit marijuana.
Quitting marijuana, or any addictive substance or behavior, is not easy.
Your mental and physical coping methods have adjusted to the stress reliever you have introduced and will not be equipped at first to handle life without it.
You must want to do make the change.
You must see that life without marijuana can be better than life with it.
You will also need help.
Several programs exist that can assist you quit marijuana.
By giving you alternative means to handle stress, accountability and support, they can significantly increase your chances of success.
Don't fool your self that you don't need to quit marijuana because you are the one person out of all the others who can handle it.
It isn't affecting your life.
You're just as good on marijuana as others who are straight.
But look at your life.
Are you where you want to be? Need to be? Can you see yourself still where you are 20, 30, 40 years from now? Have you lost family, friends, jobs, relationships over your marijuana use? It may be time to quit marijuana.
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