Marijuana Addiction Treatment

1. Marijuana Addiction Treatment

2. Table of contents • Marijuana Addiction Treatment • What causes cannabis addiction? • What if a marijuana user wants to stop using it? • Treatment • Group Psychotherapy

3. Marijuana Addiction Treatment • Marijuana refers to the dried Cannabis Sativa plant and is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. However, there are still many myths about the dangers of consuming it. It is also known as marijuana or hashish. It comes from the homonymous plant, which contains the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

4. THC causes a strong sense of relaxation and calm. This is exactly the feeling that makes cannabis so appealing, even for occasional use. Cannabis is typically smoked. However, it can also be mixed with various foods during cooking. Many countries in the Western world are legalizing this substance, both for medical and recreational use, however, as with every substance, abusing it use can lead to addiction.

5. What causes cannabis addiction? • The calming, relaxing state that cannabis produces can be especially tempting for people who are psychologically burdened by stress or depression. If you find that you need cannabis to work or to avoid your bad mood, you may have developed an unhealthy drug addiction. In this case, you will need professional help to overcome your addiction.

6. It is a common misconception that you cannot become addicted to marijuana. However, studies suggest that nearly 10% of those who use marijuana become addicted, and around 17% of users start in their teens. Marijuana may not be addictive to most people, but it does have an effect their mood and it is possible for regular users to become psychologically dependent.

7. Systematic use of hashish can lead to the development of tolerance, i.e. the need to take more and more, so that the user feels the effect which he once felt in smaller quantities. This is likely to lead to the use of other addictive substances. The results of the use of hashish vary and depend to a large extent on the personality and expectations of the user, the amount of substance use, the environment in which the drug is taken, and the person's previous experience.

8. Acute toxicity from cannabinoid overdose may manifest itself with panic symptoms, paranoid ideas, hallucinations, anxiety, violent reactions and aggressive behaviour, euphoria or discomfort, anxiety and suspicion. Its chronic use may affect ones perception, memory, learning ability and emotional world. Cannabinoid users may experience financial, legal and work problems, communication problems, deficient social skills, mood disorders, difficulty controlling anger and severe interpersonal issues. They may also be lacking motivation, and experience loss of interest in activity and inability to participate and achieve a long-term goal.

9. Hemp is often used as a sedative for internal tension and stress, making the feeling of inner emptiness and dissatisfaction less threatening. It acts as a shield, retaining the most painful emotions, as a means of anesthetizing the individual against mental pain and as a means of escaping reality. The goal of treatment, which will lead to abstinence, is to deal with negative situations, especially internal ones, by understanding oneself and regaining responsibility.

10. What if a marijuana user wants to stop using it? • In 2018, illicit drug use in the U.S was driven primarily driven by marijuana use, with 43.5million marijuana users. However, until a few years ago it was difficult to find treatment programs specifically for marijuana users.

11. Treatment • During the treatment process, the treated cannabis users gain increasing confidence in their own perceptions and in their interpersonal autonomy and effectiveness. This result becomes a measure of therapeutic progress and a basis for new degrees of correlation, increased self-confidence and self-esteem. Resistors for autonomous operation and for taking responsibility work therapeutically through the realization, analysis and resolution of these difficulties in all areas of the user's life. It provides a framework in which the therapist can therapeutically work out pathological perceptual habits in relation to himself or herself, and to realize and modify pathological interactions through awareness.

12. Addiction should be seen as a symptom of a problem, the nature of which can be psychological, interpersonal or even social. Addiction can be seen as a self-administered drug to relieve pain and anxiety, which arises from ones uncovered emotional needs.

13. Group Psychotherapy • Group Psychotherapy focuses on individual development, development and improvement of interpersonal communication, and relationships through an empirical process. Individuals can observe themselves and others in interaction and receive immediate feedback on how behaviour affects others. Group conditions symbolize a small-scale society in which the individual can experiment with new behaviours.

14. The individual within the group can receive feedback and support for their new endeavours. Members are encouraged to get in touch with their feelings and discover how others react to them. The coordinators of the group who are there to facilitate the process play an important role in this effort.

15. No one doubts that addiction to marijuana is a heavy mental addiction, from which it is not easy to escape. That's why hashish users need help from experts who have years of experience in the field of detoxification, but also from people who experience similar difficulties.

16. Contact details • 1000 Islands Treatment Centre • Address:UNIT-B, 853 1000 Islands Parkway, Mallorytown, Ontario • K0E 1R0, Canada • Phone Number: 855-601-0555 • Website: https://addictions.ca/marijuana-addiction