2006-07-16 09:21:39 · 17 answers · asked by Emily 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I had a great deal of difficulty stopping pot smoking. I smoked daily for 25 years and when I couldn't get it, I became irritable and anxious. I spent money I did not have and sacrificed good jobs that required drug tests just so I could keep smoking. Many of my old pot buddies have similar stories. When I finally quit, I relapsed several times and still find myself wanting to get high. If all that sounds like addiction, then that answers your question.
2006-07-16 09:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by redhotsillypepper 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Notice the only people who said no where the ones who have been smoking it for years? What does that tell you?
I believe it is however, I am not a pot head so I will not say a definate yes.
What I do know is that the younger you are when you start smoking it, the more dependant you will be on it and if you notice, most people who use it are lethargic and have no ambition. There use to be an ad on TV with two young guys sitting in the basement smoking pot, they flashed for a few years and the same two guys were still sitting in the basement smoking pot and going no where and that is exactly the way it is.
2006-07-16 09:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by nellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mm, Yeah.
It doesn't have any addictives in it, but if your willpower isn't strong the after affect or the temporary highs are easy to get latched onto. Your body doesn't start needing it but your mind thinks it does.
It all comes down to willpower, but I wouldn't recommend doing pot just because it doesn't have any addictives in it.
It's still addicting.
2006-07-16 09:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by eyeheartjake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be!
Addictive Potential
Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to addiction for some people; that is, they abuse the drug compulsively even though it interferes with family, school, work, and recreational activities. Drug craving and withdrawal symptoms can make it hard for long-term marijuana smokers to stop abusing the drug. People trying to quit report irritability, sleeplessness, and anxiety32. They also display increased aggression on psychological tests, peaking approximately one week after the last use of the drug33.
2006-07-16 09:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, psychologically if not physically. So you get potheads telling you its not addictive, then in the next breath saying things like 'I can't get to sleep without a joint' Also it makes you forgetful, apathetic and boring.
Plus it can trigger mental illness in teenagers so you could have a lifetime of presciption drug use - fun eh?
2006-07-16 09:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by charleymac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends on the person.
i've smoked it, and i'm not addicted.
my brother smoked it, and he is/was addicted.
same with some of my friends. some are addicted to it and some arent.
i might also depend on how many times its smoked. my brother smoked it for years, and i only smoked it once...
2006-07-17 09:51:02 · answer #6 · answered by basketxcasexbitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes , but only in a good way...addictively pleasurable...like anything else that makes you feel good , youll want to do it again...like an orgasm .... you like to get off, you want to do it again , right? its as addictive as anything else pleasurable is.
2006-07-16 09:26:32 · answer #7 · answered by dorothy r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to some people it is mentally addictive
2006-07-16 09:25:31 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell NO!.... I'm 49 and I've been smoking it since the age of 19!
2006-07-16 09:24:59 · answer #9 · answered by doctor_johnnie_jointroller 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no pot is a once in every while kind of thing unless you have it with tobbacco
2006-07-16 09:23:37 · answer #10 · answered by Yndy'91 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋