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Marijuana Dependence - Treatment, Symptoms and Causes

Last Updated: Jan 20, 2025

What is Marijuana Dependence?

Marijuana Dependence is a sort of disorder in which an individual get addicted towards the intake of a substance called as Marijuana, also known as weed, cannabis and pot.These are flowers, leaves and extracts of the plant, Cannabis sativa and other closely related species called as hemp. In this particular addiction the dose of the particular substance called as Marijuana get too much and within the considerable amount of time somewhere individual feel that he cannot live without in taking that substance and is completely dependent over it.

In this particular health-related problem Marijuana becomes too much important for the person and if one doesn’t get it then he becomes completely restless. And so this much of dependence over the substance become harmful to that particular person as excessive consumption of this substance leads to several negative physical and psychological effects on the victim’s body.

Causes of Marijuana Dependence.

The possible causes that one get addicted to Marijuana and become Marijuana dependent are stated below:

  1. To handle stress Some of the people when feel stressed indulge themselves into such practices as such practices somewhere make you detach from the real world and take your mind to entirely different zone and such change of mindset somewhere releases the stress level and so help them to tackle it but unfortunately gradually these all become necessity and lastly you get dependent on it.
  2. Company Some people develop the addiction towards marijuana in some part of their life because sometimes their family members or relatives or close friends were already been addicted to it and watching them doing so also make them motivated to get indulge into the same practices.
  3. Depressive State of mind When an individual is in depression and have upset state of mind than in that case all the abilities to respond and to take right decision get damaged and so one easily become the target of such addictions and become marijuana dependent.

What is the symptoms of Marijuana Dependence?

The symptoms which become evident and help us to identify that a person is a Marijuana Dependent are explained below:

  1. One always feels a never dying urge of consuming more of the Marijuana.
  2. One of the major symptom is that an individual starts gaining weighting very quickly.
  3. One can also be identified that he is suffering from Marijuana Dependence by seeing his red and watery eyes.
  4. A person suffering from Marijuana Dependence also experience mood swings in rapid moments of time.
  5. One of the major symptoms of Marijuana Dependence is panic attacks.

Treatment of Marijuana Dependence.

It is now crystal clear that such sort of addiction is very dangerous and tremendously harmful to an individual and so it needs to be treated as soon as possible. Some of the effective treatment techniques are mentioned below-

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy
  • It is highly effective treatment technique as deal with the psychology and behaviour of the victim and accordingly, activities are being designed to get fruitful result.
  • Divert your mind Divert your mind from Marijuana. One can do so by talking with friends, spending time with family or by getting involved in other recreational activities. Gradually with time, one will find positive results.
  • Consult a doctor One can consult a good doctor to get treated. The doctor can also refer you to proper anti-addiction medicines and by proper treatment, one can overcome their problem of food addiction.
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    Prevention to avoid Marijuana Dependence.

    Prevention is always better than cure or treatment and preventive measures are really helpful in order to completely avoid any sort of harsh health-related issues that one go through when becomes Marijuana Dependent.

    The awareness is the most important preventive measure as nowadays it is youth which is basically much more addicted to such substances and so parents, government and other non-governmental organizations should come forward and join their hands in order to make the youth aware of the wrong and extremely harmful impacts of the Marijuana Dependence.

    Secondly if one gets stressed up then they should prevent themselves from getting indulge and involve into such practices and should go for other alternatives to get their stress level down.

    Parents and schools should counsel and interact with students at regular intervals and should guide them to opt for the right path and to never get indulge into Marijuana consumption related practice.

    Withdrawal symptoms of Marijuana Dependence.

    When an individual go through certain treatment or start avoiding the intake of high dosage of Marijuana than there are certain sort of withdrawal symptoms that one experiences and that possibly could be anxiety attacks, agitation, restlessness, irritation, upset stomach, vomiting etc. These all withdrawal symptoms are most common ones and it is possible that one can experience other withdrawal symptoms too as per their body and psychology that they hold.

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