So how do you know when you need rehab?

[psteve]

No reputable rehab will even admit you for just weed. If you think you're addicted to weed, they will refer you to a psychiatrist.
It just isn't addicting.

[psteve]

this is a common rationale that really makes no sense. Certainly you can be physically addicted to weed. If not so, analgesic medicinal properties of weed would be nonexistent. How would it help with physical pain if it didn't carry the risk of physical addiction? Does it only treat psychosomatic disorders? Hell no.

The reason you can separate weed addiction from addiction to other drugs is because weed addiction has mild short and long term effects (for most). You could compare it to coffee addiction or a food addiction (both are physically real). But one can carry on these addictions and function in a relatively normal way and there's no stigma attached to those commonplace things. I believe weed would be the least harmful of these common addictions, though.

Also, the perceived physical need for a fix with stronger drugs is more extreme than that of herb.

Bullshit. Pure bullshit. Ask a doctor.

[GotWake88]

Cannabis is not physically addictive. What physical withdrawal symtoms do you experience? Tremors? Seizures? Dysentary? That's what physical addiction does. Maybe the reason you can't quit is because you truly do not want to. If you sit on your ass and watch TV for a month straight, then up and decide to quit watching TV, life in the real world might seem less interesting also. Same goes for bud. That said, its puffin time for me.

[suhl]

if you have to go to rehab for weed, you have less will power than the guys who appear on to catch a predator. if you think you are doing it too much dont do it as much or stop. youll be bored with daily activity for like a day or two. that is about as bad as quitting weed is. it isnt worth quitting anyway reallybut if you have to it shouldnt be a big deal

[Chronisseur]

There's a fine line in between the views of burnable and PSteve. You may be "dependent" on the weed relieving your pain, but it's not pain CAUSED by an addiction. The physical dependency is less than that of an avid coffe drinker.
My advice...low regimne of ibuprophen and a new hobby. One of the most important things for quitting smoking, will be to fill your time with other activities.
Good luck buddy!

[burnable]

There's a fine line in between the views of burnable and PSteve. You may be "dependent" on the weed relieving your pain, but it's not pain CAUSED by an addiction. The physical dependency is less than that of an avid coffe drinker.
My advice...low regimne of ibuprophen and a new hobby. One of the most important things for quitting smoking, will be to fill your time with other activities.
Good luck buddy!

I can go along with that.
The stuff I said actually is based on what I've heard from doctors. Doctors disagree though, especially with addiction. The surface is just getting scratched in that area.

[nightlight]

See heres the thing. Me and Miss Mary Jane are madly in love. So in love, that almost all of my time is dedicated to her. Or thinking about her, or when I get to have an intimate session with her. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Mary Jane. She just isn't giving me the space I need. So what should I do?

you should stop thinking of cannabis as an individual.

[Chronisseur]

you should stop thinking of cannabis as an individual.

That is actually good advice! The more you continue to personify weed, the more of an emotional attachment you build.

[MadSativa]

You know you need rehab when you are doing drugs.......at least drugs that you cant stop doin...........herb is rarly a rehab drug infact I dont even like to call it a drug........most people dont call cigarets or coffe or sugar drugs but yet they are why do we have to call the cannbis plant a drug it comes from the earth and is not refined to some kinda DRUG. Even the cola plant is good for you only when refined and made into something else is it a DRUG. People in Chile drink and chew cola leves every day and when foriners go to Chile Peru they first thing they give you is chocolattte not chocolat but a drink with coco and cola leves it helps to aclimate you to the climate and it is like coffe its is not addicting as coffe yet is is the bad Drug????????????????????Rehab this question belongs in a forum for real DRUG users not Cannabis smokers

[the joint meister]

weed is not adicting, stop spread the lies and start spreading the love!


peace out TjM