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2/8/2016 5:07:54 PM
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If pot is more addictive than alcohol than why is there so many more cases of people going to addiction based rehab for alcohol than there is for marijuana.
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Because alcoholics realize they have a problem. And because the effects are far more noticeable in those extreme cases. Alcohol addictions harms others more than pot does with violent outbursts and whatnot. Also you know. The whole legality thing? Pot is still illegal in most states so of course there would be less people getting addicted and then going to some place and admitting they were doing something illegal.
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[quote]Because alcoholics realize they have a problem. And because the effects are far more noticeable in those extreme cases. Alcohol addictions harms others more than pot does with violent outbursts and whatnot. Also you know. The whole legality thing? Pot is still illegal in most states so of course there would be less people getting addicted and then going to some place and admitting they were doing something illegal.[/quote] Anything can be habitual, such as smoking pot. Alcohol causes a physical addiction with withdraws that literally convince you to drink more to offset the depression from alcohol and the many other withdrawals such as hangovers. Pot stores itself in your fat cells so that when you are "coming down" you don't get any withdraws. It's literally by definition not physically addictive- you're talking about mental addictions, which could be anything as stated above.
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Yes pot is more of a mental issue. But its very hard to actually become an alcoholic (again thats a loose definition but I hope you understand the basic idea of what I am trying to say) It takes more alcohol to become addicted physically or mentally than it takes somebody to become addicted to pot whether physically or mentally. If you think otherwise feel free to say but I doubt you will convince me otherwise based on what I have read and heard in various places. However again alcohols effects are far more pronounced.
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I've smoked on and off for years. I have stopped for months at a time just because I had no urge to smoke. I travel for work a great deal. I'm not hiding weed with me. I have never even 1 time experienced signs of withdrawal or had any feeling like I could not live without.
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Then you are not a pothead and have done just enough to not have noticable issues. I dont think you are in the majority. But if you do it everyday it can cause issues. Its all in the amount. And some people have more willpower than others in regards to being able to quit.
