Dr. Drew is (not) a fool

[Cannabis-Sativa]

Im sure most of you know of the show new on VH1 this season call celebrity rehab. Well the rehab docter on this show named Dr. Drew is a pretty dumb IMO and well of course he is trying to send the message that everyone wants to see on TV.

Well this show is full of alchys, and cock head, and people that just abuse anything that fucks you up.

so what im getting to here is that theres this one girl on there thats in rehab...for smoking....marijuana. It actually infuriates me.

and whats worse then that is when he said this "Yes actually marijuana can have similar withdraws as that of heroin..........Ya alright thats logical considering marijuana does not have withdraws you dumbass.

what do you all think of this man and his accusations to weed?

Cannabis-Sativa Reviewed by Cannabis-Sativa on 02-05-2008. Dr. Drew is (not) a fool Im sure most of you know of the show new on VH1 this season call celebrity rehab. Well the rehab docter on this show named Dr. Drew is a pretty dumb IMO and well of course he is trying to send the message that everyone wants to see on TV. Well this show is full of alchys, and cock head, and people that just abuse anything that fucks you up. so what im getting to here is that theres this one girl on there thats in rehab...for smoking....marijuana. It actually infuriates me. and whats Rating: 5

[Funkmaster H.O.H.N.]

I haven't heard of that show, but I jsut might have to watch it now just to see this "doctor" and what he has to say about addiction and the good Mary Jane.

[birdgirl73]

Drew Pinsky is certainly no fool. He's better qualified than anyone in the country, practically, to recognize diseases of addiction. He's a well respected, widely published board-certified addictionologist and if you've ever listened to him on "Loveline," you know he's no fool.

I didn't always believe this before I began medical school myself, but I am now firmly convinced that people can be addicted to cannabis. You might want to read a bit more about this subject in the thread below. You'll hear plenty of passionate debate in there, too, and positions that mirror your own. There's a post inside there of mine that cites the reasons in more detail. It's not necessarily because of how cannabis works in people's brains alone. It's because of how it works on similar types of drug receptors in the brain which then begin responding to cannabis. For people with that particular susceptibility, it is a very real addiction. I've always suspected this because I've seen several hundred people here over the last couple of years speaking of this sort of addiction. Then I learned from my medical school professors and myriad solid, research-based sources why it does happen. Patients with that particular addictive reaction to cannabis do indeed have withdrawals. The symptoms of cannabis withdrawal have long been listed on the Erowid Web site, too. (Link also below.)

http://boards.cannabis.com/medicinal...ml#post1799953

Erowid Cannabis (Marijuana) Vault

It's a whole lot easier to slam physicians who see the problem first-hand and work with patients who struggle with this issue--or to say "No way can that happen to someone" when the real fact is it simply hasn't happened to you personally. Plenty of people use cannabis without having an addictive response, but there is a percentage of people who do have that response. Those are the ones Drew Pinksy and other doctors like him are familiar with. That particular patient on his "Celebrity Rehab" show was one of them. She spoke openly and honestly about what was going on with her, about her family history with addiction, etc. She's precisely the sort of person who could benefit from treatment because, like with any other addictive substance, it was interfering with her life and resulting in negative consequences. She was feeling physically and mentally compelled to overuse the stuff to the point of it throwing her entire life outta balance. I want more people to open up their minds on this subject and realize that just because the phenomenon of cannabis addiction hasn't happened to them doesn't mean it can't happen to others. In particular types of brains, it can indeed happen. And does.

[something]

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
mild to moderate, non life-threatening withdrawal symptoms occur after daily use in some users. These may last for 1-6 weeks after cessation of use and can include anxiety, anhedonia (reduced experience of pleasure), headaches, general unease/discomfort, difficulty sleeping, and a desire to smoke pot. Severity of symptoms is related to frequency of use and individual sensitivity.
slight loss of appetite
finding non-stoned life a bit dull, increased boredom

i just find that funny, as a withdrawal symptom

the fact remains that it really isn't that bad, even "severe" cannabis addiction, go talk to anyone that is addicted to hard drugs and they'll show ya what a severe addiction is

but cannabis addiction is real, you can become addicted to anything.

[Kryptonite24]

mann dont dis doctor drew he is a sav. lol
i listen to loveline sometimes, so i know that he is very good at what he does and he is very smart. i felt the same way when he was talking about the show and when i saw that the chick was in there for mj. she said she smoked like 10 joints a day or something. but if she feels like she has a problem then thats her choice. i believe some ppl can become addicated. some ppls minds arent as stable as other. just like some ppl are "addicated" to eating

[Purple Banana]

Dr. Drew is amazing! I used to listen to him with Adam Corolla allll the time on Love Line since I was little; I actually called in the show one time to ask which would be better for fibromyalgia pain in the long run- OTC anti inflammatories, Rx opiates, or cannabis. Guess what he said?

Hands-down, cannabis, while Adam was SCREAMING "SMOKE POT! GET STONED! SMOKE POT! GET STONED!" I was laughing my ass off...

But yeah, Dr. Drew knows his stuff, and he's really compassionate and level-headed.

[Kryptonite24]

this is for the great Dr. Drew

:greenthumb: :baggy:

:rastabanna:

[jimmy8778]

i think the show is really cool, and i believe you can become addicted to cannabis, but is there any other substance on this earth as great as it to be addicted to? I think not, its fun, and so what if i could be considered addicted, it doesnt rule my life, i work my life around it sure, but it does not interfere with it.

[Breukelen advocaat]

As a person that has done and seen a lot in the marijuana scenes, on and off for many years, I am of the opinion that it is not addictive for the vast majority of people. If you look hard enough, you can find people that are "addicted" to M&M's candy.

To equate marijuana dependence with heroin addiction is preposterous. If they were similar, we'd hear about people committing crimes to get the money to buy it. I'm not saying that it has never happened, but I've never heard of anything like that.

[NextLineIsMine]

so what have we learned about snap judgements today...?


yeah basically as said if you ever spent any quality time listening to love line as I have youd know Dr. Drew is quite grounded