Marijuana Addiction

The numbers of people who have had to be admitted to rehabilitation centers because of marijuana addiction has doubled. Increasingly potent strains have entered the market and there is easy availability of the substance. It is the preferred drug of even those people who have entered rehabilitation because of addiction to substances like heroin or cocaine.

What are the side effects of marijuana?
Marijuana effects on the human body are quite horrendous. They impact an addicted individual in the following ways:

1. Affects both the mind and body of the user.
2. A seeming increase in appetite.
3. Lung cancer, heart attack and strokes.
4. Social and family problems because of changed behavior.
5. Financial, career, and legal problems.
6. Toxic psychosis including delusions and hallucinations and a loss of self identification.

How do you stop using marijuana?
Find a drug rehabilitation center near you in our drug rehabilitation centers list and contact a drug rehab counselor immediately.

For a less severe drug addiction, use our First Step drug withdrawal book to help make coming off drugs easier and less painful.

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