In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
A recent study unveiled a significant shift in American substance use consumption patterns, indicating that marijuana has outpaced alcohol in daily usage for the first time in history. According to findings published in the s...
In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
”According to findings published in the scientific journal Addiction, daily or near-daily marijuana use grew by 269% from 2008 to 2022.”
Even though what you’re posting is from a blog named Addiction Policy” it does not state that marijuana is addicting. If you can point out where it states that, you get a Scooby snack.
In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
”According to findings published in the scientific journal Addiction, daily or near-daily marijuana use grew by 269% from 2008 to 2022.”
Even though what you’re posting is from a blog named Addiction Policy” it does not state that marijuana is addicting. If you can point out where it states that, you get a Scooby snack.
In the meantime, learn to read critically.
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
I would say that legalization is the bigger reason. Alcohol is probably more addictive and it’s far worse on the body
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
I would say that legalization is the bigger reason. Alcohol is probably more addictive and it’s far worse on the body
Also your thread title states that science says marijuana is addictive. Science didn’t state that, you did.
I would say that legalization is the bigger reason. Alcohol is probably more addictive and it’s far worse on the body
There could, of course, be multiple causes, and our speculation is no substitute for scientific study. As for what you suggest, it’s much easier to identify legalization as a reason for an overwhelming increase in use overall. But for an increase in near-daily use, as the OP pointed out? That would lend itself to addiction/increasing addiction as a reasonable possibility. And you must be aware that “Alcohol is probably more addictive” doesn’t mean that THC is not addictive.
In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
I would say that legalization is the bigger reason. Alcohol is probably more addictive and it’s far worse on the body
Whether it’s legal has nothing to do with whether it’s addictive. Alcohol may be worse for the body. I’m not arguing against that. I’m arguing that marijuana is, in fact, addictive and harmful contrary to the pro-legalization lobby that made claims that are verifiably false. Personally I think the pro-legalization knew these were lies. They just wanted to have the “freedom” to get baked without being hassled by The Man.
I would say that legalization is the bigger reason. Alcohol is probably more addictive and it’s far worse on the body
Also your thread title states that science says marijuana is addictive. Science didn’t state that, you did.
It’s remarkable to me how high the bar is for the pro-marijuana crowd for them to admit it is in fact addictive to at least a great many people. I mean, this many daily users of alcohol, or any other psychoactive substance, would immediately cause logic to kick in and people say “yes, that’s got to be addictive.” But nothing seems to convince the pro marijuana crowd. Immediately they’ll say “Alcohol is addictive too!” as if anyone claimed otherwise. Or they’ll say “alcohol is worse!” as if that is some sort of justification. I mean, I think murder is worse than auto theft, but I don’t want to make stealing cars legal.
Unfortunately, the American elite bought this argument, and we are much the worst off for it. I suspect because most American elites grew up smoking copious amounts of marijuana, and wanted it to be legal for convenience sake. And municipalities wanted to save money by not having to chase users and dealers.
It's addictive if you like it. I smoked weed once or twice as a teenager and wasn't particularly into it. Then in my 20s for a year or so until one time I got paranoid and thought my heart was beating too hard or something. Then I didn't for about 20 years until my mid 40s. Now you could say I'm a pothead I suppose. Maybe I'm even addicted. But I think it has more to do with mental state than the drug itself, or I would have gotten addicted a long time ago. I'm more ok with it now, so I'm not sure if I'd call it addiction. But sure I'll say it's addictive, if you like it.
There is no such thing as "mental" addiction. Real addiction has real withdrawal symptoms, like alcohol, heroin or nicotine.
Daily alcohol use can (depends on how much) but marijuana use doesn't. It's habit forming, for sure, but that's different. Any habit, good or bad, can become routine and hard to break. But that's not addiction.
Who wants it to be "addiction?" The cults like AA and NA who trick people into lifetime membership as "powerless" addicts, and expanded into other "anonymous" fields about ordinary bad habits. There's money being made in all of it.
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
I believe marijuana is addictive, but it’s more like a psychological crutch than an acute physical dependence. Nobody has ever died from marijuana cessation like they have from alcohol; only after years of consistent marijuana use might you experience minor physical withdrawal symptoms.
That said, your reasoning doesn’t hold water. The number of daily Pop Tart users increased dramatically in the 60s and 70s and ca. 2014 annual Pop Tart sales had increased for 32 straight years, but I wouldn’t say that’s proof that people are getting “addicted” to Pop Tarts.
Hold the Scooby snacks. A reasonable person would say that at least a sizable number of “daily users” are, by definition, addicted. Do you think that daily or near-daily marijuana use has increased by 269% because no one is addicted?
I believe marijuana is addictive, but it’s more like a psychological crutch than an acute physical dependence. Nobody has ever died from marijuana cessation like they have from alcohol; only after years of consistent marijuana use might you experience minor physical withdrawal symptoms.
That said, your reasoning doesn’t hold water. The number of daily Pop Tart users increased dramatically in the 60s and 70s and ca. 2014 annual Pop Tart sales had increased for 32 straight years, but I wouldn’t say that’s proof that people are getting “addicted” to Pop Tarts.
It’s proof people are addicted to sugar. If we needed any more evidence.
I see a lot of rationalizations here. No one talks about other substances the way they do marijuana. Did you know cocaine cessation produces few if any outward physical symptoms? Yet no one would try to suggest “it’s not too addictive.”
Again, we all know alcohol can be deadly. No one is denying that. I am saying that marijuana is clearly addictive, and some don’t want to admit it because they think it’s a civil right to get wasted.
”…only after years of consistent marijuana use might you experience minor physical withdrawal symptoms.”
You cannot possibly know that. Everyone is different. Physical withdrawal can be serious.
”The most common features of cannabis withdrawal are anxiety, irritability, anger or aggression, disturbed sleep/dreaming, depressed mood and loss of appetite. Less common physical symptoms include chills, headaches, physical tension, sweating and stomach pain.”
Cannabis withdrawal is a well‐characterized phenomenon that occurs in approximately half of regular and dependent cannabis users after abrupt cessation or significant reductions in cannabis products that contain Δ9‐tetrahydro...
In the U.S., the number of daily marijuana users now equals the number of daily alcohol users, despite the fact that casual alcohol drinkers far out number potheads.
”According to findings published in the scientific journal Addiction, daily or near-daily marijuana use grew by 269% from 2008 to 2022.”
Even though what you’re posting is from a blog named Addiction Policy” it does not state that marijuana is addicting. If you can point out where it states that, you get a Scooby snack.
In the meantime, learn to read critically.
It has been proven to be addictive by every major clinic. It is called cannabis use disorder.
I believe marijuana is addictive, but it’s more like a psychological crutch than an acute physical dependence. Nobody has ever died from marijuana cessation like they have from alcohol; only after years of consistent marijuana use might you experience minor physical withdrawal symptoms.
That said, your reasoning doesn’t hold water. The number of daily Pop Tart users increased dramatically in the 60s and 70s and ca. 2014 annual Pop Tart sales had increased for 32 straight years, but I wouldn’t say that’s proof that people are getting “addicted” to Pop Tarts.
It’s proof people are addicted to sugar. If we needed any more evidence.
I see a lot of rationalizations here. No one talks about other substances the way they do marijuana. Did you know cocaine cessation produces few if any outward physical symptoms? Yet no one would try to suggest “it’s not too addictive.”
Again, we all know alcohol can be deadly. No one is denying that. I am saying that marijuana is clearly addictive, and some don’t want to admit it because they think it’s a civil right to get wasted.
”…only after years of consistent marijuana use might you experience minor physical withdrawal symptoms.”
You cannot possibly know that. Everyone is different. Physical withdrawal can be serious.
”The most common features of cannabis withdrawal are anxiety, irritability, anger or aggression, disturbed sleep/dreaming, depressed mood and loss of appetite. Less common physical symptoms include chills, headaches, physical tension, sweating and stomach pain.”
Ok, I don’t really care to argue with you about the dangers of marijuana addiction. My contention is more trivial: your logic that increased number of daily users is proof that it’s addictive doesn’t hold water. Forget that I used Pop Tarts as an example, substitute the electric toothbrush, or literally anything that has seen an increased number of daily users due to increased availability and societal trends. Think of this as me helping you hone your argument, since I remember you starting practically the exact same thread in the past so it’s obviously a big deal for you:
Again, we all know alcohol can be deadly. No one is denying that. I am saying that marijuana is clearly addictive, and some don’t want to admit it because they think it’s a civil right to get wasted
Wasted? You must be thinking of some other drug. I've smoked a lot of weed and I can't say I've ever been wasted. One time many years ago I got stoned and ate a tub of strawberry ice cream and threw up. And I think I started crying too. It was pretty sad. But I threw up from eating all the ice cream, it wasn't the weed per se. I've had much worse things happen with alcohol. I've broken bones and ruined relationships while drunk.
You can say whatever. I like my weed and I'm gonna smoke it.
Again, we all know alcohol can be deadly. No one is denying that. I am saying that marijuana is clearly addictive, and some don’t want to admit it because they think it’s a civil right to get wasted
Wasted? You must be thinking of some other drug. I've smoked a lot of weed and I can't say I've ever been wasted. One time many years ago I got stoned and ate a tub of strawberry ice cream and threw up. And I think I started crying too. It was pretty sad. But I threw up from eating all the ice cream, it wasn't the weed per se. I've had much worse things happen with alcohol. I've broken bones and ruined relationships while drunk.
You can say whatever. I like my weed and I'm gonna smoke it.
Toke all you like. No one will stop you. You won. The pursuit of never-ending distraction and pleasure is seen by most Americans as the essence of liberty. They’re wrong of course and we’ll pay a dreadful price for it. Not just marijuana, but pick any vice that is considered acceptable, even fashionable, to indulge. Just understand that marijuana, like any other drug pursued for pleasure has consequences, and the pro marijuana lobby lied about them.
