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Weed addiction
Weed or cannabis is often used recreationally just like alcohol. If you use weed for a long time or a lot, you can become addicted to it. Quitting blowing can be difficult without counseling. At U-center you can learn to master your cannabis addiction in a short treatment program.
What is weed?
Cannabis, weed or marijuana boosts your mood. It derives its name from the active ingredient THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) that comes from the resin juices of the hemp plant. Depending on which part of the plant is used, we speak of weed or hash. Usually these are smoked together with tobacco in self-rolled cigarettes (joints). It is then referred to as blowing. However, it can also be eaten (funny brownies / spacecake) or drunk (hash oil).
Other addictions
When are you addicted to weed?
Weed is often considered a light drug and regular use of weed is generally accepted. Therefore, it is often difficult to determine when you are addicted to marijuana. If you use marijuana a lot or for a long time, you may still become addicted to it. In the long run, this can cause problems in your daily life and be detrimental to your health. When you feel like you can't live without weed, you may be addicted to weed. Like other addictions, cannabis addiction often comes at the expense of other things in your life, such as your relationships, studies or work.
Weed withdrawal symptoms
When you use marijuana for a long time and then try to quit or cut back, you will experience withdrawal symptoms from blowing.
Quitting blowing
When you want to stop smoking weed or try to use less weed, you experience both physical and mental withdrawal symptoms of cannabis addiction. How intense and how long you suffer from these symptoms varies from person to person. They also depend on how long you have been using pot.
– Irritability
– Reduced appetite
– Nausea
– Nightmares
– Sweating
– Sleep problems
– Fear
– Depressive feelings
Symptoms of cannabis use
Symptoms:
– Red eyes
– Increased heart rate
– Dry mouth
– Slack muscles
– Fancy food
– Drowsiness
– Changing perceptions of time, space and music
– Heightened fantasy
– Passivity
– Flattening
– Concetration disorders
– Decreased consciousness
– Development vna psychoses
– Heightened and/or altered emotions and sensory perceptions
– Reduced infertility (in both men and women)
Symptoms of long-term cannabis use
If there is cannabis addiction, we are talking about long-term or major use, where the following long-term effects may occur.
Furthermore, cannabis can affect the immune system. Accumulation of THC in fatty tissue can damage the brain, liver and ovaries. Smoking joints increases the risk of (lung) cancer.
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Last updated on 26-09-2023
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