Refrain from Marijuana
Posted by admin at 8:48 am
Drug addiction, by definition, is the urge to abuse a substance despite the harm it causes in a person’s life. Addiction is remotely connected to how many people use the drug or what percentage of them become addicted.
The grave side is that the consequences of such an addiction are so destructive that one could easily be deterred. Not to be, in case of addiction.
Drug Addicts hanker after the substance compulsively, to the extent that they develop a dependence on it. What it does to self and the family is apparently not the addict’s concern.
Marijuana is one such substance with addictive potential. On the positive side, Marijuana has proved to be effective in a number of medical applications, including treating chronic pain and AIDS wasting. And then there is the flip side!
Data indicates that of all the people who seek treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in the US, close to 15 percent is inflicted with marijuana abuse.
Studies have established that the substance abuse has a direct affect on one’s episodic3 memory.
Difficulty in thinking and problem solving, among other issues, are some of the adverse affects of Marijuana addiction.
Empirical evidence has also established a link between marijuana use in high school and consequently lower grades and higher drop-out rates.
