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Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Re: Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Post by asdffdsa321 »

taobility wrote: post #9
fb03 wrote: post #7

Humans can get hooked to anything that triggers a 'feel good' response, be it gorging on food, drugs, gambling or even exercising. With all the grinding, long hours and stressful situations "modern life" puts us through, it's not difficult to see how people more and more just want to hit the 'instant gratification' button instead of actually getting better by working their underlying issues.... there is simply no tim…

you just want to give a reason to indulge yourself. Every adult should clearly know the difference between good habit or bad addiction.

Is exercise a good habit or bad addiction?

Re: Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Post by openIce »

grawprog wrote: post #2

As someone who smokes both cigarettes and weed every day all I can do is laugh when people say the words marijuana addiction....it's pretty easy to go without weed when it runs out...but dear god if I run out of smokes. I've only been smoking for about 3 years. I've smoked weed for over 14 years.

I feel bad for people who are so retarded that they don't even try to quit smoking

Re: Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Post by sctb »

openIce wrote: post #12
grawprog wrote: post #2

As someone who smokes both cigarettes and weed every day all I can do is laugh when people say the words marijuana addiction....it's pretty easy to go without weed when it runs out...but dear god if I run out of smokes. I've only been smoking for about 3 years. I've smoked weed for over 14 years.

I feel bad for people who are so retarded that they don't even try to quit smoking

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Re: Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Post by entelechy0 »

dev_420 wrote: post #6

Throwaway because obviously the stigma. But yes, it's very real. I am addicted to marijuana. I smoke nearly 3 grams a day; what has become a $1000+/month habit. I've always loved weed but the high salary has allowed me to lose control. I can't sleep or eat without it. Within 24 hours without weed I become an intolerable asshole who cannot eat or sleep. When I do sleep without it, it's full of nightmares and I wake up…

Balance is key. I've been toking for over 10 years because it honestly does something for me. Sifting out other issues has helped me re-establish a healthier relationship with cannabis. I am now a medical patient in Florida, and I also take melatonin at night to help me sleep normally.

If you try to live a healthy lifestyle (eat well, exercise, water, sleep), cannabis is a great supplement. Just don't make it the point.

That said, I have not written a line of code that was not cannabis-influenced since before 2004

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

dev_420 wrote: post #6

Throwaway because obviously the stigma. But yes, it's very real. I am addicted to marijuana. I smoke nearly 3 grams a day; what has become a $1000+/month habit. I've always loved weed but the high salary has allowed me to lose control. I can't sleep or eat without it. Within 24 hours without weed I become an intolerable asshole who cannot eat or sleep. When I do sleep without it, it's full of nightmares and I wake up…

Were there any distinct early warning signs that could have flagged others to what was going on? I have friends who, post-legalization, are naturally enthusiastic. Want to know the warning signs unique to cannabis addiction I can keep an eye out for.

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Post by nerdponx »

fb03 wrote: post #7

Humans can get hooked to anything that triggers a 'feel good' response, be it gorging on food, drugs, gambling or even exercising. With all the grinding, long hours and stressful situations "modern life" puts us through, it's not difficult to see how people more and more just want to hit the 'instant gratification' button instead of actually getting better by working their underlying issues.... there is simply no tim…

The problem is that some of these activities that deliver gratification - drinking alcohol, drinking coffee, smoking weed, playing video games - can be physiologically addicting. You might not realize your habit has become an addiction until you're already addicted.

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Post by hsienmaneja »

dev_420 wrote: post #6

Throwaway because obviously the stigma. But yes, it's very real. I am addicted to marijuana. I smoke nearly 3 grams a day; what has become a $1000+/month habit. I've always loved weed but the high salary has allowed me to lose control. I can't sleep or eat without it. Within 24 hours without weed I become an intolerable asshole who cannot eat or sleep. When I do sleep without it, it's full of nightmares and I wake up…

That you experience significant physical withdrawal symptoms from marijuana certainty calls into question the street wisdom that pot isn’t (physically) addicting.

Re: Marijuana addiction is real, and rising

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Post by emodendroket »

asdffdsa321 wrote: post #11
taobility wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you just want to give a reason to indulge yourself. Every adult should clearly know the difference between good habit or bad addiction.

Is exercise a good habit or bad addiction?

It can both, since exercise can end up becoming pathological for some, especially those with body-image issues
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