Is it possible to become addicted to cannabis?

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i've had severe depression for years, i also have aspergers and i always feel like i'm not human and cant relate and communicate with other people. a few years ago i was an alcoholic, and i've been on loads of antidepressants. but i smoke weed every single day, the longest i have gone without it in the past month (not including time i spend being asleep) was 3 hours. i'm a teenager, i have no job, i'm not in college and i don't have a social life, the only time i go out is to buy food and things i need for my house, or to go to my brothers house to buy weed. but i do have one friend, and she has never taken any drugs in her life. but she is the only person i know besides my family. But that friend says that she thinks i'm naturally an addict cos if i'm not taking prescription pills, or antidepressants, or drinking, i have to smoke weed to cope. personally, i feel that because my friend is saying it, i might have a problem, but i was just wondering if it is really a problem.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    It's possible to be addicted to anything.

    If it produces a brain state that you enjoy, then you can become addicted to it, either physically, psychologically or otherwise.

    A lot of people like to say that weed is not addictive like heroin, but I still feel that it is an addictive substance because it DOES release chemicals in your brain and that does bring you to an alternative brain state and that IS addicting on a physical level (assuming you ascribe to the belief that consciousness is the sum of one's physical brain states).

    If you can't live without it, you're more than likely addicted and you need some help. Often, addiction arises from self-medicating, and when you use ANYTHING to self medicate (food, weed), then you're putting yourself at risk for developing an addiction.

    Otherwise, if you can live without it and have no issues with going a few days without weed then you might have just developed a really bad habit. Just try going without it for a few days and you'll figure out which one it is quickly.

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    • fukr
      11 years ago

      i managed to go 9 hours without it then i couldnt stop thinking of it. do you think theres a possibility that my aspergers could be what makes me want it? cos thats what i was told.

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        11 years ago

        Aspergers does not make you want weed, what the fuck?

        No, maybe the symptoms of Aspergers are eased when you smoke weed (either that or symptoms of depression or anxiety disorder), so you medicate yourself, but Aspergers doesn't make people want weed, just more likely to self medicate if they don't seek professional help and are helped by it.

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        • fukr
          11 years ago

          no i dont think you understood what i meant, having aspergers means that i have obsessive pattern behaviour, so for example if somebody with aspergers eats a certain item of food at a certain time of day several times, ie like they eat a cupcake when they watch tv, after doing this a few times the person feels the need to eat a cupcake everytime they watch tv. and if they dont do that they get very anxious and worried. thats why it is typical for aspies to eat the same meal daily or to walk the same way to their destination every day. one of my aspie friends always has to wear a white top when she goes to a new place. people with aspergers follow routines constantly. i must always smoke a cigarette when i leave my house and i always have to sit on the left side when im on a bus, and when i get home i have to check if my bed is clean before i can do anything else. if i dont do one of those things i get anxious and sometimes have meltdowns. and i get meltdowns if i go too long without smoking weed. so my thought would be that because of the pattern behaviour, smoking weed could possibly have become one of my rituals, so i feel as if i need to smoke it. that was what my friend said to me. and that is what i meant by my question.

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    • VioletTrees
      11 years ago

      Technically, I don't think something is considered addictive unless it can cause withdrawal. That's the major difference between cannabis, which causes no withdrawal symptoms, and heroin, which causes potentially deadly withdrawal symptoms. There can definitely be addiction like behaviour though.

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        11 years ago

        I have known it to cause withdrawal. Not terrible withdrawal but your typical withdrawal symptoms.

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      • davesumba
        11 years ago

        You can experience symptoms of withdrawal from weed as little as 8 hours after your last hit. it's not going to be as bad/painful/physical as something like heroin, but it can cause aggression, depression, and sleep disruption among other things.
        i can personally vouch for the fact that weed is addictive and cause withdrawal. If i had money, i had weed. yeah, i could easily quit at any time for a -good- reason, which i did for a full year for a girlfriend, but as soon as that ended i went back to being high all day every day. Even when my tolerance got so high that it wasn't even that enjoyable, i couldn't get my self to go on a much needed tolerance break, and couldn't even go more than 1 day without getting some kind of high feeling, however little it may be.

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  • drugsrbadmkay
    11 years ago

    It is not possible to become addicted to marijuana. It can become a bad habit though, just like anything else in your life.

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    • lastcaress
      11 years ago

      Mental addiction is possible with anything, let alone drugs.

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    • usehername28
      11 years ago

      well I just got out of rehab for marihuana, coke, and alcohol addiction. so yeah, you can get addicted to pretty much anything. Matter of fact, us addicts consume for anything and for nothing. you know you're an addict when you don't even have a reason anymore.

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  • Hug_Life
    11 years ago

    Marijuana has a wierd reputation many people smoke everyday and claim its not addicting. I used to smoke and can say I have withdrawls for about a week then I dont notice anymore out of all the things you listed smoking marijuana is the least of your worries. As long as it helps you cope then WTF why not smoke it, I also think you need to make a concious effort to get out and meet people. I know its hard atfirst but your yound and there is a click of people out there that is waiting to meet you. Get out and find people your age with similar intrests such as that girl you know try to have her help you make you connections with other people start with some dudes and just chill. I had a hard time too but after metting a few new people it will be easy as anything. I live in a art collective in chicago and didnt know anyone when I moved here just the clothes on my back and now I have a ton of friends, you just gotta stick to it and it will come. If you wanna talk pm menif possible idk new to the site lol.

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  • hugmonster
    11 years ago

    your only addicted if you get withdrawals after you stop taking it

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  • Pisslan616
    11 years ago

    I think it is possible to get addicted yes.

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