Get Help For Your Marijuana Addiction

 

While marijuana is not as addictive as drugs like meth or heroin, plenty of people are indeed addicted to it, at least mentally. Stoners always need to be near a source of pot and they experience discomfort when they are not around it.

Weed is not physically addictive and you can't overdose on it. It can cause temporary psychosis which can lead to death. Recently in Colorado since weed has become legal, two deaths have been attributed to the drug. The first death was a college student who leapt to his death off a balcony after ingesting marijuana. The second person shot his wife after smoking a few joints.

Abusing pot is definitely a form of drug abuse. Also, the constant smoking is not good for your health. It is bad for your lungs. Pot can have some negative effects on you like making you lazy and sluggish. Some people gain weight when they smoke a lot of pot.

The main thing you need to overcome if you want to stop smoking pot is the mental addiction to it. You may feel like you need pot to function. You might have to start your day with it, smoke it throughout the day, and end your day with it. If you try to stop smoking it, you might not be successful.

If you can't stop smoking pot, a visit to a drug abuse counselor is in order. The counselor will meet with you regularly and help you come to terms with the conditions in your life that are causing your pot addiction. In this way, you can gradually stop smoking. You will find that you don't need it anymore and you will be free of your addiction. Being addicted to anything isn't good. Get help for your pot problem today.