Blog Entries tagged 'Marijuana Abuse'

Marijuana Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Marijuana Addiction
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Contrary to some popular belief, marijuana can be addictive and does have a very definite set of dependency and withdrawal characteristics. It is the most widely used illicit drug in the nation, and its use is somtimes promoted in certain pop sub-cultures.

Based on SAMHSA's 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.8% (1.7 million) youth aged 12 to 17 used marijuana in the past m [...]

10 Ways to Keep Kids Off Drugs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Watch for signs of drug use. Hopefully you are able to prevent drug use altogether, but you should also watch for signs such as depression, falling grades, isolation, and change in friends and find help if you suspect your child is using drugs.
Keep all prescription drugs put away. If someone in your family does take prescription drugs, be sure that your teen cannot get their hands on them. So many young people today have easy access to all sorts of drugs in their parents' medicine cab [...]

Texas Drug Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Texas Drug Rehabs

There are a wide variety of different types of methods, environments and philosophies associated with drug detoxification, and it is absolutely imperative that each program be assessed and reviewed before you make any set decision on what type of rehabilitation facility or addiction recovery program you will enter into. You need to make sure that you find an Texas drug detoxification program coupled with a drug rehabilitation program in order to allow for the smo [...]

Understanding Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The path to drug addiction begins with that first act of taking drugs. Over time, a person may need more of the drug to get the same effect. Drug seeking becomes compulsive, in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and, thus, on behavior. Drug addiction makes drug use a compelling need, not a casual choice.

Why can't drug addicts quit on their own?
Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning that they can stop using drugs [...]

Marijuana Facts

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter in early stages of intoxication.
Sleepy or stuporous in the later stages.
Lack of concentration and coordination.
Forgetfulness in conversation.
Inflammation in whites of eyes.
Odor similar to burnt rope on clothing or breath.
Distorted sense of time passage - tendency to overestimate time intervals.
Craving for sweets.
Increased appetite.
Use or possession of paraphernalia including roach clip, p [...]