Marjiuana Addiction Rehab – Really Make A Difference In Your Life
Detoxification, or detox, focuses on managing the acute symptoms of drug intoxication and withdrawal. Detox is aimed at ameliorating the physical effects of drug abuse. So, marijuana addiction rehabilitation is more concerned with the psychological and social ramifications. The goals are long term discontinuation of drug use and adopting a new, drug-free lifestyle. Rehabilitation is more complicated than trying to clear the substance from the system in order to pass a drug test at work.
The Source
Marijuana comes from a plant called Cannabis sativa. The female flowers and leaves of this plant have been smoked, drunk or used in oils for thousands of years in religious rites. Today, it is more likely to be ingested for recreational use. It is reported to be both the least harmful and most widely used illicit substance in the world. Most countries criminalized its use in the first quarter of the Twentieth Century.
The Intake
Social rituals involved in its recreational use usually involve rolling the dried leaves and flowers into cigarette papers into what are called ‘joints’. Someone lights, or fires up, the joint, draws in a whiff of smoke (called taking a hit) and passes the joint on to the next person. Cannabis use initiates a feeling of euphoria and calmness. The senses are affected. Everything feels, sounds and looks more intense while under the influence of cannabis.
The Results
One of the consequences of using cannabis is a distortion in the sense of the passage of time. A few minutes can seem like ages. Users also get the ‘munchies’ and experience ‘cotton mouth’. In other words, they become hungry and thirsty.
Social Aspect
Listening to music and watching television are typical social practices when stoned. Someone in the group is usually dispatched on a food run. This involves driving through a fast food restaurant or raiding the supermarket shelves for potato chips, dips and sweet or salty snack foods. Some people feel paranoid outside their immediate social group. This must be borne in mind when selecting the food runner. Although the drug can remain in the system for a matter of weeks, the effects weaken after a few hours.
Potency
The cannabis in use today is far stronger than what the baby boomer generation used to smoke in their youth. Modern strains are known as ‘skunk’. Growers have purposely bred these higher strength varieties for the past thirty years. This is borne out by higher rates of seizures of the higher potency stuff while seizures of the lower strength varieties are on the decrease.
Dependence
Contrary to the opinions of users, cannabis dependency is a real disorder. Addiction must be considered when an individual requires more and more of the drug to get the same ‘high’, when it gets in the way of relationships or an individual’s employment. More people seek heroin addiction medical detoxification help for dependency on cannabis than for any other substance, including heroin, crack and cocaine.
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