Are ALL drugs (not perscription) adicting?

Question

like weed for example??

Answer 1

THE TRUTH:

Throughout the years there have been numerous claims and propaganda saying that marijuana is addicting. THIS IS A LIE.

Nobody can ever become phisically addicted to marijuana. Its simply not possible.

There have also been many misconceptions about other drugs, such as LSD, and others in the psychedelic category. These have probably the least risk of running addiction than any other drug, ever.

Anything in the category of psychedelic drugs, are non-habit-forming. These include:
Marijuana
LSD
DMT
"Magic" mushrooms
Mescaline
Psilocybin
LSA
Ayahuasca
Salvia
Peyote

Answer 2

Most people who smoke marijuana will tell you it isn't addicting, but in fact it is. Not necessarily a bad thing, because all it does is kill brain cells(same as alcohol) and make you lazy. But, that's only if you overdo it. I smoked marijuana for ten years on and off, and I will admit, it's hard to stop, but it isn't a physical addiction. It's mental. Pot smokers really enjoy feeling relaxed and having fun on the occassional weed binge-out. I know this from experience. THe biggest setback with marijuana, I would have to say, is getting a job. Passing a drug test is pretty much a given nowadays, and if you smoke weed, it ain't gonna happen. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, there isnt anything dangerous about marijuana as long as you do it in the privacy of your own home and keep it away from children and pets.
Other drugs, though, in fact, all other drugs, are seriously addictive. Cocaine, heroine, speed, crack...very addictive and life-threatening. Mushrooms, Acid and Ecstacy, while also life-threatening, can scar your brain for life. Make you slow, or dim-witted, make you prone to seizures, leave you in a permanent haze or fog where you can't focus or think straight, or worse, put you in a coma. Stay away from all of those. I've been around some serious drug users in my time, and let me tell you, there is nothing more sad and pathetic than a drug addict. You really pity them. But, also, seeing them kept me straight enough. At all the parties I went to, I would always say the same thing, "Nothing but weed for me, please."

Answer 3

i don't know where some of these people are getting there info. Trust me i know because i worked in a recorvery center for alcohol and drug abuse. and yes weed is addicting. cause you get the "high" and then after you sober yet you like the feel so you want to do it again. Even if you just do it like twice! That just means it had an "addicting" affect on you. But if you smoke or whatever just once and you don't like the affect more then likely you are not going to touch it again. You don't have to do any type of drugs or alcohol every day to be considered an "addict" if it is a once in a while think then you are still considered an addict. Just not one that is hard core. But you best be care ful they are starting to crack down on people faster! And you don't want to go to court order therapy or jail or anything its not fun.

Answer 4

No not al drugs are addicting, but you can get the psycological feeling of wanting drugs. Weed does not have a substance in it that scientist find addictive, now looking at cigarettes they are scientifically proven to have addicting elements mainly the niccotine inside them.
Cocaine, heroine, speed, methanphenamine, ecstacy and many others are addicting. Just like junk food or canned soda you can have a desire to drink or eat those substances the same as weed but, it is not addictive you are psycologically desiring that drug, but do not get involved with it.

Answer 5

I am a recovered alcoholic and drug addict and I can use anything in an addictive manner, especially when I want to avoid the truth or when I am in a lot of pain and/or fear. My answer from experience has been, yes, drugs like marijuana are addictive.

Answer 6

Anything can be addictive. It's in your mind. You can also be addicted to watching a TV program, or chocolates and of course, drugs. You need to reprogram your mind to get rid of an addiction.

Answer 7

MARIJUANA MYTHS

Myth: Today's marijuana is more potent and more harmful than it was many years ago.
Fact: There is no medical evidence that shows high-potency marijuana is more harmful than low-potency marijuana. Marijuana is literally one of the least toxic substances known. High-potency marijuana is actually preferable because less is of it consumed to obtain the desired effect; thereby reducing the amount of smoke that enters the lungs and lowering the risk of any respiratory health hazards. Claiming that high-potency marijuana is more harmful than low-potency marijuana is like claiming wine is more harmful than beer.

Myth: Smoking marijuana can cause cancer and serious lung damage.
Fact: There chance of contracting cancer from smoking marijuana is minuscule. Tobacco smokers typically smoke 20+ cigarettes every day for decades, but virtually nobody smokes marijuana in the quantity and frequency required to cause cancer. A 1997 UCLA study (see page 9) concluded that even prolonged and heavy marijuana smoking causes no serious lung damage. Cancer risks from common foods (meat, salt, dairy products) far exceed any cancer risk posed by smoking marijuana. Respiratory health hazards and cancer risks can be totally eliminated by ingesting marijuana in baked foods.

Myth: Marijuana contains over 400 chemicals, thus proving that marijuana is dangerous.
Fact: Coffee contains 1,500 chemicals. Rat poison contains only 30 chemicals. Many vegetables contain cancer-causing chemicals. There is no correlation between the number of chemicals a substance contains and its toxicity. Prohibitionists often cite this misleading statistic to make marijuana appear dangerous.

Myth: Marijuana is a gateway drug--it leads to harder drugs.
Fact: The U.S. government's own statistics show that over 75 percent of all Americans who use marijuana never use harder drugs. The gateway-drug theory is derived by using blatantly-flawed logic. Using such blatantly-flawed logic, alcohol should be considered the gateway drug because most cocaine and heroin addicts began their drug use with beer or wine--not marijuana.

Myth: Marijuana is addicting.
Fact: Marijuana is not physically addicting. Medical studies rank marijuana as less habit forming than caffeine. The legal drugs of tobacco (nicotine) and alcohol can be as addicting as heroin or cocaine, but marijuana is one of the least habit forming substances known.

Myth: Marijuana use impairs learning ability.
Fact: A 1996 U.S. government study claims that heavy marijuana use may impair learning ability. The key words are heavy use and may. This claim is based on studying people who use marijuana daily--a sample that represents less than 1 percent of all marijuana users. This study concluded: 1) Learning impairments cited were subtle, minimal, and may be temporary. In other words, there is little evidence that such learning impairments even exist. 2) Long-term memory was not affected by heavy marijuana use. 3) Casual marijuana users showed no signs of impaired learning. 4) Heavy alcohol use was cited as being more detrimental to the thought and learning process than heavy marijuana use.

Myth: Marijuana is a significant cause of emergency room admissions.
Fact: The U.S. government reports that marijuana-related emergency room episodes are increasing. The government counts an emergency room admission as a marijuana-related episode if the word marijuana appears anywhere in the medical record. If a patient tests positive for marijuana because he/she used marijuana several days before the incident occurred, if a drunk driver admits he/she also smoked some marijuana, or if anyone involved in the incident merely possessed marijuana, the government counts the emergency room admission as a "marijuana-related episode." Less than 0.2% of all emergency room admissions are "marijuana related." This so-called marijuana-causes-emergencies statistic was carefully crafted by the government to make marijuana appear dangerous.

Answer 8

no not all drugs are, weed is not, but drugs like oxy cotton and herion are.

Answer 9

I find waxing very, very addicting.

Answer 10

Hello, are you taking them? i mean seriously....Where is Your head!?