Cannabis Addiction

Over time many have said that Cannabis isn’t addictive, but the general consensus is changing:

Addictionsandrecovery.org claim, that of one study including 2446 young adults, 17% of them had withdrawal symptoms when stopping smoking cannabis.

The Guardian report cannabis dependency has increased by 142% in the last decade.

The UK Department of Health report "Cannabis is a weakly addictive drug but does induce dependence in a significant minority of regular users”.

Cannabis creates a tolerance in the central nervous system; anything that creates a tolerance will have withdrawal symptoms when ceased. In order to fully tackle cannabis addiction the psychological aspect must also be addressed. As in operant conditioning positive effects lead to continued behaviour, the link between stimulus and response must be broken in order to fully overcome cannabis addiction. This is done by leaning new positive behaviours and coping mechanisms.

Cannabis Pharmaceutical Name:

Tetrahydracannabinol

Cannabis Street Names:

Weed, Spliff, Gear, Pot, Grass, Ganja, Hash, Hasish, Charas, Bhang, Hash Oil, Skunk, Reefer, Herb, Boom, Gangster, Blubbers, Bud, Mary Jane, Doobie,

Cannabis Forms:

Resin, Buds, Leaf, Soap Bar & Pollen. If used as recreational drug Cannabis is taken orally and smoked in cigarette form (known as a spliff, reefer or joint) or in pipe form (known as a bong, pipe, hookah or chillum).

Cannabis History:

Cannabis History can be traced back as far as 2700bc when it was registered for its pharmacological values in China. Cannabis has been widely used in medicine, religion, spirituality and as a recreational drug. Over time cannabis has been used to treat a number of conditions such as MS, menstruation problems, glaucoma, rheumatism, malaria, rheumatism, AIDS wasting syndrome, arthritis, osteo - and rheumatoid, asthma (while not burning cannabis), Chrones disease / inflammatory bowel disease, depression, mental illness--schizophrenia (pro and con articles have been reported), degenerative neural diseases, eating disorders/anorexia, epilepsy/seizures, glaucoma, intractable breathlessness, migraine, multiple sclerosis, nausea and vomiting, obstetric problems dysmenorrhoeal, morning sickness, uterine bleeding, anti-miscarriage, pain, of all types, phantom limb pain, tumours, withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism, morphinism, cocaine addiction, chloral hydrate addiction

Cannabis Side Effects:

Paranoia, Hallucinations, Anger, Disorientation, Anxiety, Confusion, Nausea, Vomiting, Memory Loss,

Cannabis Overdose:

According to Drugscope "there is no overdose risk and no confirmed published cases of human deaths related to cannabis poisoning". However, Cannabis addiction is now being linked to psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and psychosis.

Cannabis Withdrawals:

Feeling Weak, Tired, Yawning, Hypersomnia, Psychomotor Retardation, Anxiety, Depression, Decreased Appetite, Stomach Pains, Irritability.