Posted on 01/03/2014 8:11:53 AM PST by gooblah
A naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defense in the brain against the high caused by marijuana and could be useful in preventing addiction, researchers said Thursday.
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I have known folks who went to AA to kick pot addiction...so I guess some have a problem with it.
lol...yeah it will be alike a mass healing as everyone soon discovers that their "medicine" is no longer needed...
Parents can now slip some Stone-A-Way to their kids each morning about time now they will know what thinking fells like.
Exactly.
Don’t compare them to cows, cows are gentle, useful, beautiful creatures...
In a recent review of 120 studies, researchers from the University of Montreal and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hospital in New York found that about one in four teenage users of marijuana develops an abusive or dependent (i.e., addictive) relationship with the drug.
In fact, in 2009, approximately 18% of people ages 12 and older entering drug-abuse treatment programs reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse, so you definitely don’t have to worry about being the only pot addict in a program. There are plenty of other people who share the same problem…and plenty of dedicated professionals who want to help you find a solution.
I can point to government funded studies that prove man-made global warming.
It often involves concomitant depression either caused by the addiction or exacerbated by it.
Close friend from childhood was an addict. His addiction ruined his career, his marriage...and ultimately ended in his suicide.
Not everyone becomes an addict...but those that do just waste their lives away.
Believe me...this is one issue I have up close familiarity with.
It seems the biggest problem with pot is the denial that it is a problem.
Sounds like you are in denial.
But...but...but, weed is not addictive...at least that’s what all the ‘heads say! So why need a remedy?
Now all they have to do is couple it to a monoclonal immune antibody, and you’ll never get high again. Didn’t that get tried with cocaine?
Killjoys, all.
I find this is an emotionally charged subject because of some negative experiences with pot addiction (my own addiction and that of many friends).
Most folks have no problems with pot. But when problems develop...they are a beatch.
Sounds like you have an axe to grind. Whether addiction is physical or psychological is a huge distinction. One begins to wade into prior restraint waters, IMHO.
I have no problem if you want to use the deadly force of state or local governments to control people’s behavior in their private lives. If you think for one second that the fedguv has such power, then we disagree.
Thank you. No worries :-)
That said, nowhere have I said that government should control people's behaviors. I think pot should be legalized and the truth about it should be known.
The science of addiction (whether such is physical, psychological, or a mixture of the two) is irrelevant to an addict. Escape from the prison of addiction and indeed sobriety itself are wonderful things...but to an addict it is not science or theory or hypothesis but a life or death experience.
Believe me when I agree that such is an axe to grind.
I believe you. I did say “if you think...”, because I had no information to assume one way or the other.
That being said, I like your attitude, and thanks for sharing about your own struggle.
Thx Andy!
Have a great weekend!
“But...but...but, weed is not addictive...at least that’s what all the ‘heads say! So why need a remedy?”
This pill would remove the pleasure of the activity, not remedy withdrawal symptoms. This isn’t like methadone for opiate addicts.
Pot is not chemically addictive since there are no physical withdrawal symptoms. It can be psychologically addictive like any other easily purchased pleasure: gambling, prostitutes, TV, shopping, video games, etc.
I’ve known people that smoked it constantly for a decade or more and simply stopped cold turkey with no physical issues. If you try that with alcohol, nicotine or narcotics you’ll end up dead or wish you were.
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