Addiction: Drug Rehabilitation Facts

Question: Why do people think it's an addiction?

(Posted by: Fruit on 2010-03-06 11:10:05)

Seriously people, Yes i smoke marijuana but NO, I don't have an addiction. I've stopped for long periods of time before and I don't even think about it. I don't stop all the way because maybe I like it and I don't feel like I have to impede my life to prove something to you. Anybody ever had this happen to them? To everyone viewing this. I still do everything I normally do. I'm not high all the time but a lot of the time and I still function. It's not like a just sit for 2- 3 hours doing nothing unless I have nothing else to do. It doesn't impede my life.

Posted by: Turtle on 2010-03-06, 11:17:43

In the world of psychology we define an addiction as some behavior that impedes your life, but you continue doing it. If smoking pot stops you from achieving your goals, yet you continue the behavior, that's an addiction. Eating is not an addiction, but you HAVE to do it. But if you become obese, then it becomes an addiction. If you smoke pot with no negative repercussions, no problem. Personally I don't do any kind of drugs, but that's just what works for me.

Posted by: Brownetown on 2010-03-06, 11:14:00

People have been mislead about marijuana, its dangers, and its effects their whole lives. Anyone who has smoked it realizes there is no addiction.

Posted by: ocean blue on 2010-03-06, 11:14:14

It is not addictive, if it was, i would be addicted to it. i find it an irony that mj is illegal and considered addictive, yet cigarettes are legal and tobacco companies swear that cigarettes aren't addictive at all. how many people have you known to try to quit smoking and couldn't?

Posted by: wayne g on 2010-03-06, 11:15:56

Sounds like your hooked. But Hay! Its your life--- as long as you don't drive while using.