| Affecting individuals of all ages, marijuana has become | | | | and memory of a marijuana user also suffers |
| an easily accessible and in some social circles, easily | | | | damage, which can show at home, school, or work. |
| acceptable drug known by a wide-range of nicknames | | | | Getting Help for Marijuana Addiction |
| and references. Marijuana may be green or gray in | | | | Although breaking the habit of using marijuana seems |
| color, consisting of dried, shredded flowers or leaves | | | | difficult since it is one of the most readily available |
| that come from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. While | | | | drugs to get a hold of, it is not an impossible task. One |
| the drug is commonly smoked as a cigarette (joint), it | | | | of the main factors regarding the success of |
| may also appear in a pipe, bong, inside tobacco paper, | | | | conquering a drug addiction is to have the positive |
| or is mixed with other drugs, food, or beverages. | | | | support of family, friends, and others in a patient's life. |
| There are more than 200 slang terms associated with | | | | For some, both inpatient and/or outpatient drug |
| marijuana, ranging from "pot," "weed," and "Mary Jane." | | | | addiction treatment is needed to break the |
| Effects of Marijuana Abuse | | | | dependency on a drug. More than 120,000 will enter a |
| There are many different parts of the body that | | | | drug treatment facility to help end marijuana addition |
| marijuana has an effect on. The chemicals found in the | | | | and identify the problems that cause this sort of drug |
| drug have been known to alter sensory reactions in | | | | use. A big part of this process involves constant |
| the brain. Also, long-term use of the drug may produce | | | | counseling. Many users develop a physical |
| unfavorable changes in the brain. Over time, the lungs | | | | dependency on marijuana, which they perceive as |
| begin to show signs of respiratory damage from | | | | their way of coping with the daily stresses of life. To |
| regular use of marijuana. As the lung tissue becomes | | | | locate a suitable course of action on how to eliminate |
| damages, the worst cases evolve in a loss. Smoking | | | | marijuana addiction, contacting a physician, local clinic, |
| marijuana also affects the heart rate and blood | | | | or substance abuse center from the Yellow Pages is |
| pressure of an individual. In regards to learning and | | | | one way to start. |
| functioning in society, the attention span, reaction time, | | | | |