Teenage marijuana addiction is on the rise. With each grade (8th through 12th) the rate of marijuana use increases. It is rapidly becoming one of the most common reasons to enter rehab- in some programs, it is surpassing teenage alcoholism. However, alcohol and marijuana use go hand in hand.
Here are 5 signs of marijuna addiction to look out for:
1. Uncontrollable urge to smoke marijuana.
2. An inability to stop smoking or making excuses why it is not the time to stop.
3. There is a lot of time spent thinking and obsessing about obtaining marijuana and getting high.
4. There is a need to take more hits to get high (tolerance develops over time).
5. There are withdrawal symptoms when marijuana is stopped (irritablity, insomnia).
Teenage marijuana addiction, besides teenage alcoholism, is the most commonly abused drug I see in teens and youong adults in my practice. Marijuana is much more potent now than in the last generation. It is now known to be addicting. It is associated with school drop-out rates, social isolation, and legal problems, A common drive for teens to use marijuana is self-medicating depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder. These disorders underlie a ot of cases of teenage marijuana addiction.
If your teen is smoking marijuana, do not be casual about it. I have seen too many teens throw away their tremendous potential to succeed by falling into marijuana addiction. It is not uncommon to see teenage marijuana addiction and teenage alcoholism together.
Teenage marijuana addiction is on the rise. With each grade (8th through 12th) the rate of marijuana use increases. It is rapidly becoming one of the most common reasons to enter rehab- in some programs, it is surpassing teenage alcoholism . However, alcohol and marijuana use go hand in hand.
Here are 5 signs of marijuna addiction to look out for:
1. Uncontrollable urge to smoke marijuana.
2. An inability to stop smoking or making excuses why it is not the time to stop.
3. There is a lot of time spent thinking and obsessing about obtaining marijuana and getting high.
4. There is a need to take more hits to get high (tolerance develops over time).
5. There are withdrawal symptoms when marijuana is stopped (irritablity, insomnia).
Teenage marijuana addiction, besides teenage alcoholism, is the most commonly abused drug I see in teens and youong adults in my practice. Marijuana is much more potent now than in the last generation. It is now known to be addicting. It is associated with school drop-out rates, social isolation, and legal problems, A common drive for teens to use marijuana is self-medicating depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder. These disorders underlie a ot of cases of teenage marijuana addiction.
If your teen is smoking marijuana, do not be casual about it. I have seen too many teens throw away their tremendous potential to succeed by falling into marijuana addiction. It is not uncommon to see teenage marijuana addiction and teenage alcoholism together.