Is Marijuana Addictive?

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A lot of people wonder if marijuana really is addictive or not, because so many people seem to have tried it before without resorting to smoking it every single day or being caught up in any sort of addiction. Furthermore, people who do smoke marijuana every day do not seem to go through any heavy withdrawal symptoms when they suddenly stop smoking the drug, as happens with many other addictive substances. So it would stand to reason that, based on the available evidence, marijuana does not seem like it is very addictive.

But real life tells another story, and if you or someone you love is hooked on marijuana, then it is another thing entirely. It does not really matter if there are physical withdrawal symptoms from quitting cold turkey, or if there is such a thing as physical dependence on the drug. The fact of the matter is that many people are very addicted to marijuana, and use it every day in order to self medicate. It does not take long to figure out if marijuana is really addictive for yourself, especially if you are smoking it every single day. While many people will claim to have a variety of reasons for why they are using the drug, such as pain relief, appetite stimulant, or simply to relax and unwind, the fact is that many people have come to rely on the drug emotionally. They are using it as a way to deal with reality, as a way to cope with their life, and as a way to avoid having to feel unwanted emotions. This happens quite frequently and what you are dealing with in this case is a deep psychological addiction to the drug and to the high that it produces. They do not really realize exactly what marijuana plants in your mind if you keep using it on a daily basis. Smoking marijuana profoundly affects the mood of a person so it is a convenient way to escape reality in a similar way to being drunk. Of course it is not exactly the same as being intoxicated, but it is in the same ballpark.For those people who come to depend on marijuana in order to deal with their every day life, and then claim that they are using it to simply relief stress, marijuana is addictive. For those people who are using the drug in order to medicate their feelings so that they do not have to deal with anger or frustration, marijuana is certainly addictive.