STATISTICS ABOUT ALCOHOL USE
35.7 PRECENT
OF 12TH GRADERS SAID THEY HAD USED MARIJUANA IN THE PAST YEAR.
MARIJUANA
CAN BE ADDICTIVE; 1 IN 10 USERS BECOME ADDICTED. FOR PEOPLE WHO START USING MARIJUANA BEFORE AGE 18, THE RISK OF ADDICTION RISES
48.2 MILLION
PEOPLE IN 2019, AGE 12 OR OLDER IN THE U.S HAD USED MARIJUANA IN THE PAST YEAR.
5 FAST FACTS ABOUT MARIJUANA
1. MARIJUANA USE CAN CAUSE FINCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT IN COGNITIVE ABILITES.
2. SOME STUDIES HAVE ALSO LINKED MARIJUANA USE TO DECLINES IN IQ.
3. CANNABIS TEMPORARILY PREVENTS THE BRAIN FROM DEVELOPING NEW MEMORIES AND LEARNING NEW THINGS.
4. SMOKING MARIJUANA FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME CAN DAMAGE THE BRONCHIAL PASSAGES AND THE LUNGS.
5. MARIJUANA USE CAN CAUSE IRREGULAR HEART RATE AND INCREASE THE RINK FOR AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, SUCH AS A HEART ATTACKW
ABOUT MARIJUANA ADDICTION
SIGNS OF MARIJUANA USE
- RED EYES
- WORSENDED PERFORMACE AT SCHOOL OR WORK
- WITHDRAWING FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY
- EXCESSIVE EATING
SIGNS OF MARIJUANA ABUSE
- LOSS OF CONTROL
- INABILITY TO STOP
- SOCIAL IMPAIRMENTS
- CRAVINGS
- TOLERANCE BUILDING
- WITHDRAWL
SIGNS OF MARIJUANA WITHDRAWL
- FEELINGS OF ANGER, IRRITABILITY, OR AGGRESSION
- EXTREME NERVOUSNESS OR ANXIETY
- SLEEP DISTURBANCES OR INSOMNIA
- FEELINGS OR RESTLESSNESS
- FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION
MARIJUANA’S EFFECT ON THE BODY
- COUGHING AND WHEEZING
- INCREASED RISK FOR HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS AND STROKE
- INCREASED RISK OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, SUCH AS A HEART ATTACK
- INCREASED RISK OF LING INFECTIONS
- CANNABINOID HYPEREMESIS SYNDROME(A RARE SIDE EFFECT OF CHRONIC USE WHICH CAUSES RECURRING NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DEHYDRATION)
MARIJUANA’S EFFECT ON THE BRAIN
MARIJUANA ALSO AFFECTS BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. PEOPLE WHOSE BRAINS ARE STILL DEVELOPING SUCH AS TEENAGERS, ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA. WHEN TEENAGERS BEGIN USING MARIJUANA, THEY COULD REDUCE THE ATTENTION, MEMORY AND LEARNING FUNCTIONS OF THEIR BRAIN.
MARIJUANA’S EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT FOR MARIJUANA USE DISORDER AND ADDICTION
MARIJUANA ADDICTION CAN BE OVERCOME WITH THE RIGHT TREATMENT PLAN. PEOPLE WHO ENROLL IN MARIJUANA TREATMENT PROGRAMS TEND TO HAVE BEEN DAILY USERS FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS, AND HAVE TRIED TO QUIT AT LEAST SIX TIMES.
DETOXIFICATION FROM MARIJUANA
WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SLEEP PROBLEMS, NEGATIVE MOOD, AND DECREASED APPETIT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETOX FROM MARIJUANA. BUT, DETOXING SLOWLY CAN HELP EASE THESE SYMPTOMS. YOU CAN DETOX FROM MARIJUANA ON YOUR OWN, BUT YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO DETOX IN A REHAB FACILITY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM IN PLACE. THIS CAN REDUCE YOUR CHANCES OF RELAPSE.
- DRINK LOST OF WATER
- TAKE HOT BATHS
- EAT A HEALTHY DIET
- EXERCISE REGULARLY
- REDUCE CAFFEINE INTAKE
THERAPY FOR MARIJUANA ADDICTION
A MARIJUANA TREATMENT PROGRAM IS DIESNGED TO HELP USERS LEARN TO COPE WITH DRUG USE TRIGGERS IN ORDER TO AVOID RELAPSE. THERAPY IS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF MARIJUANA ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM. THERAPY MAY ALSO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH GROUP SUPPORT ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO MEET OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO IN RECOVERY.
OTHER COMPONENTS OF MARIJUANA TREATMENT PROGRAM MIGHT INCLUDE:
- EXERCISE SESSIONS
- MASSAGE SESSIONS
- ART THERAPY
- OTHER ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
