I am additcted to marijuana, what are some specific treatements offered for this affliction?

Question

And I don't mean opinions, I mean facts. What do treatment centers ACTUALLY DO for someone admitting themselves for marijuana addiction?

Answer 1

Marijuana was always thought of as the "safe" drug...As you have experienced it is not, and lots of people will not admit to being addicted. Marijuana addicition is the same as any addiction...Your body needs detoxifcating first. So you firstly need to go to a detox unit, then when your body is detoxified you need to go to a rehab. People take Alcohol dependency serious, but very few people take Marijuana addiction seriously. It has been a while since I have worked in the drug and alcohol industry. I worked for the Salvation Army and they took marijuana use seriously and they used the same techniques on people who had an alcohol and marijuana addiction alike. The very best chance of a person to come clean and to stay clean was to book themselves into a full facility Rehab Centre...By that I mean...a medical detox unit and a rehab programme which had several steps. A medical detox because there would always be a doctor on standby if a client got into trouble while he was detoxing. I dont know what facilities are in your area.....I live in Australia, but anybody who is educated in drug and alcohol related issues will know that your dependency is no less than any other dependency and they will be able to guide you to the best possible facility. I strongly recommend the Salvation Army as they seem to have the hightest rate of success....well they did when I was in the business. And I think they were pioneers in recognising the same steps need to be taken for any person who is dependant on any substance. There were heaps of people who were marijuana dependant in their rehab program and that was over ten years ago...so technologies must have improved since then. So the facts I gave you are based on what I saw the
Salvation Army do. I cannot comment on what is available these days. I just know there are treatment programs that will help you. If you dont like the look of one, then try another. You need to shop around to find the best possible program that you believe will work for you because everyone is different....Lots of people for one reason or another cannot spare the time to go into a long term Rehab Program, but there are other alternatives.

I just have to comment about the asker who said it is not a physical addiction and she was a former drunk, what terrible advice...dont listen to her...it is a physical addiction....an addiction is really a dependency on a drug to make you feel ok. I have seen heaps of people go through withdrawals when they stop using marijuana. I have seen people become psychotic with excessive marijuanna use, and while I am not as well read as I once was, it was thought to be the cause of a lot of mental illnesses....schitzophrenia being one of them. Do you know that nothing can be said about any kind of drug unless it has been properly tested for 10 years and that is just the start because lots and lots of studies need to be carried out to tell you something is a fact. Look at smoking, it has only been over the last couple of years that we are told that smoking causes lung cancer....previous to that the warning only said it MAY cause cancer...it MAY cause healthy problems....so marijuana studies are still being carried out and will continue to be carried out in order for the medical profession to telll you What this drug definitely does to your body. I do know that marijuanna gets stored for months at a time in the fatty tissues of a persons body, so what kind of damage would that be doing to your body? It is serious alright...I am glad you are seeing it as serious. Sorry for going on, its just that comment from the ex drunk made me mad because she gave you wrong information.

Answer 2

Ok . . . to tell you the truth . . .Mary-jane is not a physical addition . . it's a mental. The difference is that you will not have side effects from quitting. So the best way to quit is to quit cold turkey. The only reason that you want to do it is because you don't want to live life sober so that is an addiction problem . . .meaning that you should seek professional help for this. Mainly because you will always feel that you have to do anything to be high, drunk . . .whatever. Mary-jane does not have connections with causing long term health problems and it's your decision to quit meaning you really want to quit, then do it. It's all within you to have the power to do this. No one else can make you do it. So make the decision and quit . . .maybe you will like life sober.

Answer 3

Treatment for marijuana addiction .... involves programs that treat marijuana addiction or problems related to marijuana use counseling and support systems.

Answer 4

here is a fact, pot is not physically addictive. thats why there are very few if any treatment facilities for it,however, it can be very psychologically addictive, but you dont need rehab for that just will power and a few sleeping pills to sleep at night. then go to a psychiatrist or someone like that if you think its a problem. you may have anxiety or something like that and youve been self medicating for that. a drug counselor and some na meetings wouldnt hurt.good luck!

Answer 5

i am addicted to it too. in the past when i had to quit to get a job i just quit cold turkey but i always started back after i got the job i wanted. i dont really know what treatment centers can do though

Answer 6

I've never heard of Marijuana addiction treatment, its not considered a problem drug in it's self. could be your having problems more with the social perishers or peer perisher.

Answer 7

Quit cold turkey and go to Narcotics Anonymus

Answer 8

Just stop you are hurting your self and others what are you thinking get theropy