I didn't think I could get addicted to weed
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I didn't think I could get addicted to weed
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#2people think you can't get addicted to weed? What do they think potheads were
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#3people think you can't get addicted to weed? What do they think potheads were
Just aggressively enthusiastic one-herb-cures-all medicinal enthusiasts?
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#4people think you can't get addicted to weed? What do they think potheads were
As My co-worker once said: "I've been smoking weed every day for 20 years, and I'm still not addicted to it!!"
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#5This is so tired of an argument
Anyone can get behaviorally addicted to anything. Refined Sugar is currently the #1 drug in the world and people are dying and sick from it but nobody cares because people equivocate “sugar” from fresh mango and a nerds rope as the same
Addiction to cocaine alcohol or opiates are both behavioral and induce biological/chemical dependency
This is exactly the equivocation you see in practice:
“ Those withdrawing from heavy usage will experience a sharp decrease in dopamine release, which might encourage continued use. Studies have shown the risk of developing CUD is greater for those who start using before the age of 25, as Amy did, and for those who use heavily or have pre-existing mental health issues or genetic predispositions to developing addiction.”
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#6Ironically legalization has done more to reduce weeds popularity than any ad campaign. The old-school California medical system was honestly much better than what we see now though. Rather than moving marijuana to an alcohol type model, I wish they had moved alcohol to a medical marijuana one instead. Quick doctors appointment every 6-12 months on an opt in basis - just a check up to make sure you are partaking responsibly. America loves to make things a binary; all or nothing.
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#7There’s a guy from my parent’s generation who smoked. A lot. Extremely decent guy, one of the reasons I made it through my own childhood in one piece. He’s been clean for ten years. He tells me he can barely remember a 20 year stretch of his life.
Great guy, but not an advert for cannabis use.
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#8Smoked a lot when I was younger, eventually decided that sitting around stoned was pretty boring, so I quit.
Re: I didn't think I could get addicted to weed
#9Ironically legalization has done more to reduce weeds popularity than any ad campaign. The old-school California medical system was honestly much better than what we see now though. Rather than moving marijuana to an alcohol type model, I wish they had moved alcohol to a medical marijuana one instead. Quick doctors appointment every 6-12 months on an opt in basis - just a check up to make sure you are partaking respo…
Devil's advocate: I don't need you to police my behaviors or protect me from myself. I know what I need better than you do.
Re: I didn't think I could get addicted to weed
#10This is so tired of an argument Anyone can get behaviorally addicted to anything. Refined Sugar is currently the #1 drug in the world and people are dying and sick from it but nobody cares because people equivocate “sugar” from fresh mango and a nerds rope as the same Addiction to cocaine alcohol or opiates are both behavioral and induce biological/chemical dependency This is exactly the equivocation you see in pract…
> and for those who use heavily or have pre-existing mental health issues or genetic predispositions to developing addiction
Who would of thunk that those needing the medicine might overdo it?