what is hashish addiction like???
347860
I don't think you can become physically addicted to hash/marijuana.  After years and years and years your body may become slighty dependant on it, but addicted no.\n\nRead the below and notice it says you may become addicted to how it feels but your body is not addcited in the same way that it would be to heroin\nThis is from a site (http://parent.aadac.com/addiction_info/cannabis_abcs.asp)\nCannabis and Addiction\n\nPeople who use cannabis often may find that they need more and more to get the same effect. Heavy users can become mentally and physically dependent, or addicted to how it makes them feel. They can’t stop using cannabis even when it causes serious problems.\n\nDependent users who quit may feel mild withdrawal symptoms like troubled sleep, irritability, anxiety, nausea, sweating and loss of appetite. These symptoms usually last less than a week, but craving can last longer.
362652
It's pretty fast.  He might experience some minor withdrawal symptoms after a week, but I think it takes more like a month or two before you are addicted.  Plus, if hes only taking 1mg it would be pretty easy to cut that back to 1/2mg per day then 1/2 every other day then none.  After a couple of months though it is a nightmare.
869480
I will tell you this. I do not believe that marijuana is as bad as "they" say it is but, when I smoked it took away my ambitions in life.  I wanted to have a degree in Paramedic medicine but I chose to smoke.  Do I love the feeling,yes.  Do I regret starting, not really but there wil always be someone to complain no matter what the topic is.  It is in their nature.  The common feeling is the feeling you want to sleep and you eat everything in sight.  If you decide to try it then I suggest you make a very serious decision as to what you will do with the rest of your life, because I know there are celebs that smoke but with money comes power and leniency.  As for us common folk we dont get the same breaks and we are the ones that face the consequences for what they can buy their way out of.  I still smoke by the way and I would do that before I would ever take a drink of booze.
1007489
it doesn't seem bad, but it gets worse. Ive seen my friends, family and coworkers go from smoking at parties,then it goes to having a crap day then its every weekend..then it just gets worse till they do it three times a day and go to other drugs cause weed isn't enough. My two best friends who are addicted don't talk to me, my cousin was high during the beginning of her pregnancy so I'm sure that's not gonna go well, and my coworkers are the worst. Many are in jail, they have gone to selling drugs..its just bad.
734279
To be honest with you - it's probably the best buzz you'll ever get.\nBUT it's bad for you in soooooo many ways. How do I know ? Cause I was addicted to it for about 4 years.\nIt cost me my job, my savings, my husband,my family and my life as I once knew it.\nI've put it all back together again except for my marriage.\nWould I do it again ? NOPE....... it's not worth it in the long run - not by any means.\nI snorted shit that I know was cut with so many different things - I'm surprised I'm still alive today.\nWant to know more just ask. I'll be more then happy to share my experience with you so you don't have to suffer the same mistakes that I made.
611432
i find it addictive... but its not like cigarrette addictive... if u skip a day ur not gonna die... but u ALWAYS want 2 do it...
1176461
dude, stop doing it. i m addicted and then, if u cant stop, ure hand joints willl start hurting. but... mas is a good feelin
83180
It is insanely addictive. I wish I could quit, I must be weak. I don't like to smoke, it really feels like I have to, but you aren't going to understand that are you? All I know is there is something extremely addictive in these cigarettes that got worse over time. I started smoking 19 years ago like an IDIOT.\n\nAnd I don't care WHAT non-smokers say, you can't "just quit". If it were only that easy...
1012988
I battled drug and alcohol addiction.  Not heroin, but addictions nonetheless.  I knew that the only way I was going to get off the merry-go-round was to remove myself from everything and everyone I knew.  I chose to go commercial fishing in Alaska.  I was at sea for 6-8 weeks at a time and the only time we docked, it was to offload and use the phone at the end of the dock.  That's all the further away I got from the boat.  Airfare, room, board, all company-paid.  I stayed up for 8 mos, amassing a nice, big bank account.  When I got home, I couldn't easily adapt to being back on land so left again 5 weeks later.  A new addiction, fishing.  And I never picked up the old ones again.  How this can help your daughter is:  she gains new perspective, opens her life to alternate ways of living, she'll work herself to exhaustion, she'll earn a great deal of money and she will be on a "dry boat".  No booze, no drugs, period.\n\nIt really, really worked for me.  I made different friends and met the man I would marry (these 15 years later, we are still).  \n\nOnce she understands that her destiny can be shifted by different decisions she makes, perhaps she'll be willing to harness her own power to move into her own future.  Her methadone is as much a crutch as her heroin was, though, admittedly, a better crutch.  At the end of the day though, a crutch is still the thing we lean on when we either cannot or will not walk on our own two feet.  \n\nAs a mother, I ache for you.  And I wish you all the peace and luck with your daughter.
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the question is How addicted are you? I gave up by reading the book How to stop smoking and stay stopped for good by Gillian Riley. I went to the smoking cessation clinic who prescribed me patches and lozenges. It was hard, i know someone who could stop for days at a time yet couldnt completely give up! It is hard yet its well worth it and four years down the line i can have a fag every 6 months yet its just not the same, yet im £1000 a year better off and i dont cough and wheeze in the morning and the numb feeling in my toes has come back. My ex is looking at having his legs amputated as the blood flow and oxygen dosnt reach his toes, still he smokes. the sooner you give up the better. if i can do it you can too!
107817
Addicted no. It's interesting though :)
1159587
I am a former meth addict and let me tell you he will only stop when he is ready. I had to lose my apt,job and end up on the street before I was ready to quit. There is help out there its called "Crystal Meth Anonymas"  a 12 step program that has meetings all over the country for people addicted to meth. Go to there website Crystal Meth Anonymous.com to find ameeting in your area. Its free and it could save your friends life it saved mine.
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Weed is the number one drug in the western world that causes addiction related health problems and loss of function in the person's life.\n\nYou lose a tremendous amount doing dangerous drugs like pot.  You aren't as smart as you should be, you aren't as capable.  It dramatically interferes with your ability to lead a normal, happy and satisfying life.\n\nI worked inpatient community mental health for years.....including more than my share of drug related problems.  I know what I am talking about with this.  I've met a hell of alot of people who come from good families, started out smart and with everything going for them.  Then, they started smoking weed.  Ten years go by and they are now in the trashcan of society.  No job, no prospects....no LIFE.  Wondering how they got there.
575781
I know what you mean, how addictive is this????\n\nBut at least its not bad for our health, eh?
273266
It depends on the severity of the addiction. If it isn't too bad, there could be minor pain, nausea, headache. If it's bad, it could be very painful. There could be fatigue, nausea, and other physical symptoms. It also could involve some depression.
721949
I agree with scott free, it's an addiction. Had it once you get off it you feel tired and you have headaches in the morning. It's not bad by comparison to other addictions. Hurts a little but once it's in control you got it!
131078
Yes I have, I have been clean for 3 years. It has to be something you want very bad. You have to get away from, everyone or anything that reminds you of it. I moved from where I was living, and to find all new friends, left my boyfriend. It all sounds harsh, and drastic, but thats what has to be done. As far as never doing it again, I can't look that far ahead, I just stay clean one day at a time. I tell myself everyday, today I will not use. I'm not going to fool myself or anyone else by saying I don't think about using, but when I get to that point, I think of my son, (who has been through so much) and my family, who have stood by me and helped me, and that helps me get through it.\n\n  If you are asking for yourself, just remember stay strong, if you need help get help, if you have to move...move. You might not do it the first time, but keep trying,(It took me several try's) but I wanted my life back,AND I GOT IT!\n\n  Good luck, Be strong!