Cannabis Addiction and Young People (Part 2)

[mrelevenerxi]

thumbs up if you think he still smokes :D

[boombox638]

You can get dependent on paracetamol and chocolate. Guess we better ban these things too.

[crazytrixter1]

Cannabis is as addictive as eating chocolate, playing video games, eating nice food....all this "skunk" is just good cannabis, it's not stronger. The chemical hasn't changed it's still THC. people just smoke less now than they used to 30 years ago because it's stronger. 30 years ago a person would smoke 10 grams in one session, now you only need a joint. Still the same effects.

[Legthyfeline]

Weed is actually of less strength than the 1980's, the idea its got stronger because hurr durr, it are a mutant, hurr durr, is just a fairy tale. Plants mutate all the time, its called natural selection.

[friedricey]

abuse = zero self control

It's not the drug, it's the individual that is the problem.

God I'm sick of all these unsubstantiated propaganda.

[thephillyeagleshow]

Weed needs to be legalized, like right now...

[dans123456]

I can't stand watching this. These people don't know what they are talking about! They're blaming a bloody plant for all the troubles in the world! GET A GRIP!

[boneyoak]

Who is the government to tell us what we can and can't smoke? It's my fucking body.

[stoxocube18]

haha is this the worst they can show of the effects of cannabis? A middle-class teenager with an addictive personality being kicked out by his prissy old hag of a mother? PAH. Lets get some alcoholic teenagers on here who have completely fucked up their bodies and their relationships with their family through drinking and see how it compares

[mindbodysoul16]

fuck all of them you can not get addicted to weed people like this is the reason why weed is getting harder and harder to make legal. and this fuckin bitch just said "iv smoked skunk before" this bitch prolly smoked a blunt before she got on this show. i just wana smack the fuck outta this women

[mute754]

okay the only difference between old pot and new pot is higher T.H.C counts so what does that mean? you don't have to smoke as much to get high as you used to so in a way its not hurting your lungs as bad and explain how if people in africa where pot grows outdoors with 20% thc the weed that you have dubed "new" is just grown indoors where the climate is controlled the shit you smoked was grown out side and not in the correct evoriment and by the way he is just an addictive person

[cheshirej100]

lmao the reason there so concerned is because they thiink it may be affecting peoples brains. ermmm incase you dont know heres a list of how the goverments fuck our heads everyday

flouride

aspartame

Sodium nitrite

Hydrogenated oils Excitotoxins

tobacco

alcohol

and not to mention all the shit they spray via chemtrials in our skies everyday.

im ashamed to say that we the people no longer make the choices in our goverment. FUCK THE NWO. FUCK THE ILLUMINATI!!!

[samnninty]

Cannabis does not have to have a negative effect on your school and social life. It completely depends how far you take it. I am in my last year at school and smoke cannabis about once every two weeks/once every month. I am currently getting strong c and b grades. This twat obviously was not clued up before he first tried cannabis, has a very addictive personality and definitely has no willpower. it's completely up to you whether cannabis takes over your life. It's not the plant, ITS YOU!

[TheUnknownGrower]

A Skunk is only dangerous because britts smoke the whole skunk alive .they should just smoke the fur of the dead skunk in a bucket.and only a little at a time

[TheUnknownGrower]

wiliam is a real hashbum.but he looks like he has rich johns.

[DebraBeII]

Disregard this, I suck cocks... Oh, and buy my book!

[gazzablink]

The lad is such a little bitch, clearly he struggles with self control so he blames it on cannabis so his mom doesnt disown him cus hes creating a suburban nightmare. Then his pshyco bitch of a mum turns it into some pointless war against cannabis by taking it on this morning?! Filling the minds of the unemployed and retired that cannabis is runing our society? DICKHEADS

[stoxocube18]

@gazzablink hahah sooo fucking true!

[phiooooop]

Videogames are addictive, video games make you lazy and unhealthy should you ban videogames???

[R0undAboutMidnight]

Cannabis is much safer than many of the legal drugs out there - I've had far worse experiences with things like alcohol and prescription drugs like benzodiazapines. Cannabis can help AIDS and cancer patients, and people with a host of other disorders. If anything it is one of the most important drugs in the world. This mummy's boy could have quit cannabis whenever he liked - sure, like anything, cannabis can be psychologically addictive, but it's not physically addicting. Man up a bit.

[R0undAboutMidnight]

Cannabis is much safer than many of the legal drugs out there - I've had far worse experiences with things like alcohol and prescription drugs like benzodiazapines. Cannabis can help AIDS and cancer patients, and people with a host of other disorders. If anything it is one of the most important drugs in the world. This mummy's boy could have quit cannabis whenever he liked - sure, like anything, cannabis can be psychologically addictive, but it's not physically addicting. Man up a bit.

[FrankieTeaTime]

cannabis is illegal in the UK and a lot of it is contaminated and dipped in methadone so maybe he was addicted to that and not the cannabis. I know I got a bad batch a few months ago and it was nothing like the normal stuff I get. I never get strung when I don't have any.

[FrankieTeaTime]

cannabis is illegal in the UK and a lot of it is contaminated and dipped in methadone so maybe he was addicted to that and not the cannabis. I know I got a bad batch a few months ago and it was nothing like the normal stuff I get. I never get strung when I don't have any.

[mambo7891]

um, sounds like a bad parent who couldnt deal with her sons puberty? private school 10 hours a day, as we know private schools have tests more often than public schools which could lead to higer levels of stress? prehaps she should of spent less time writing her online diary and more time talking to her son.

theyre looking for a scapegoat and i do feel sorry for this boy, his mother kicked him out and guilt tripped him into feeling like a bad person.

makes me sick.

[R0undAboutMidnight]

Every addictive drug comes with withdrawal symptoms. Cannabis does not.

[SarahGDirects]

@R0undAboutMidnight some people who are cannabis dependent DO experience both mental and physical withdrawal symptoms.

[hackerdots]

@SarahGDirects what's your source?

[xaxie1]

@R0undAboutMidnight

Its silly to say it does not have withdrawal symptoms, it does. I smoked it every day and when I stopped I was a nervous wreck, I stayed up till about 4 am and I was always angry at my girlfriend.

Cannabis is completely dependant on the strain you use. When you use good old Thai weed it is not that addictive, super skunk, which I think was the stuff we used was really strong and thats how I became addicted.

We should only smoke when we are adults and only lesser varieties.

[R0undAboutMidnight]

Cannabis is not physiologically addictive. It can be psychologically addictive, but then so can cups of tea.

[R0undAboutMidnight]

Wankers.

[jimiineon]

I wonder if anybody else noticed how dull these people are.

[reallynaked]

I HATE THE LIES. Fucking STUPID government talking bullshit. Give us adverts about drugs that harm people such as TOBACCO and ALCOHOL. Man this fucks me up, talk to frank is full of the bullshit. LEGALIZE!!!

[heartandsoul1988]

mummies little soilder. fucking yuppie cunt

[travelshow]

William has suspiciously dry mouth while speaking, he's obviously hi. But his mother's habitus is much more interesting - she's frequently and impulsively inhaling and continually touches her nose... speaking too fast... wtf??

[travelshow]

William has suspiciously dry mouth while speaking, he's obviously hi. But his mother habitus is much more intresting - she's frequently and impulsively inhaling and continually touches his nose.... speaking too fast... wtf??

[cnirvana1]

this is fucking pathetic.

I really want to know how people get away with this shit.

as if 'Addiction Therapist' is even a fucking job, what a fucking liberty.

[pkeraoe]

this woman is so unqualified. if she doesnt even know about weed strains she shouldnt say that they are more dangerous. skunk is just one of the thousands of types of weed u can get, and is actually pretty weak compared to the good shit u can get. also growing hydroponically can be done with any strain, and the majority of skunk is probs grown organically still. its like saying vodka is worse than beer, without thinking of the fact u can change the amount u drink......

[pleasendlost]

Her son had problems anyway...cannabis didnt cause them. Shes a shite parent, and is now turning it into a business charging £100 for a sympathetic email containing "advice". Go away you foul guilt ridden harpy!

[macbethathletics]

The Teapot Calling the Kettle Black or what. . .recovering is rubbish ive known people do this for years and they are fine. if youre weak willed and weak of mind then you deserve what you get, i wouldnt believe a word coming out of this womans mouth.

[mrfuzzywuzzykins]

im sure he lot of high points too ;)

[metaphysicslab]

This sara g works as an addiction specialist

This means that when she convinces someone of addiction problems, or in other words convinces someone to become more like her perfect little self, she gets paid to do so.

She is in the business of convincing people they need her help with addiction

The words coming from her mouth exist for no other reason than to protect her own vested interests. They are words birthed from the need to pay her bills, they are not words birthed from the heart

[Gazz1982]

I love how they try to blame his bad behaviour when he was younger, on cannabis. sounds like a typical teenager to me

[SkinsFTW]

Other people's experiences mean nothing - it depends entirely on the individual person smoking and anti cannabis adverts are stupid. If anything, alcoholism is a bigger, more dangerous problem. But even that's not bad (:

[hectorsland]

for christ sake this is pathetic. you dont ever see people compaining like this about alcohol do you?

[m001900]

from personal experience it is very addictive.

[WritersCramp666]

I've tried weed, acid, smack, crack, ice, coke, speed, PCP, E and i am fine and do not have a problem.

[gtfonewfag]

want a cookie?

[mrfuzzywuzzykins]

i agree i t belive addiction is all in someones personality

[PsychosisFire]

What a strange coincidence it is for the adults who used to be hippies in the 60's and smoke weed to say cannabis 'wasn't as strong as it is now'?

[ThUmPeRz88]

@ 1:58 it says it all " i didnt understand every1 has a different relationship with it" i smoke strong skunk and have a good job in IT and do well for myself.. i think with strict parents like his they didnt help his mental state with there "OH MY GOD DRUGS ARE BAD" attitude... its not going to help him maybe if she jus came in from work 1 day and said son "FIRE ME UP A BONG OF SUM STICKY" she might of relaxed a bit.. n thought u no what this whole weed thing aint so bad ...

[kevin600rr]

man,it affects some people differently.i could stop smoking it for years....it can trigger psychosis in some people,its not harmless,and its very addictive psychologically...i know this for a fact,from personal experience.

[jemcuk]

that means its not right for you, that does not mean its not right for some people. me i dont drink for similar reasons that you dont smoke weed. on the other hand a joint of some exotic noxious weed is fine for me. okaaaaay

[shamelessvoodoo1]

bless him!

we love you William!

(Chaz + Jazz)

[mentallyill345]

look up :

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High.

This takes all of your bullshit theories and disproves them

[mentallyill345]

BULLSHIT!!!! im tired of these assholes using marijuana propaganda and using marijuana as a poster child for the drug war. marijuana is not harmful to you in any way. it does not kill any braincells. it is impossible to overdose. it DOES NOT HAVE ADDICTIVE TENDENCIES. only in certain cases which is like 0.0005% of the population, which have mental disorders, who would get addicted to everything do ppl become addicted. and they dont become addicted to the actual plant, simply the "high".

[Ant5061]

@mentallyill345 I agree, there's nothing wrong with cannabis at all, that is just a posh family over reacting to a typical teenage life!!! I'm only 15 and everyone fucking does it, more people smoke weed then ciggerettes and no-ones changed

[sweetypie000]

you can either handle it or you can't

[Katanajoe7]

that is so true.

[villemarieparty]

tssss 14 or 11 is not young my kid is 8 months and I smoke with im its fun to see my kid laugh

[jimevs07]

if thats true your fucking sick and you shouldnt have children! i smoke it for fun usually on weekends i dont use it because i need to. so i do know what im talking about. i hope the government takes your kids off you! your an unfit parent and need to stop that shit

[sweetypie000]

lol ! teach them to skinup for you

:)

[winstonmatthews]

D Bell was on about her sons Heroin addiction, being started by cannabis, the gateway theory seems to have been left at the side now!

For saying Skunk is stronger, this is a trade name such as Valium, the hybrid types you talk about are variable strengths.

Which makes this debate invalid IMO.

[notowar999]

cannabis is not increasing mental instabilities, just bringing them out where propensities exist. Some 0.0125% of the population affected, fits well with the 5% safety margin allowed for prescription drugs, their directly related side effects caused some 10,000 death since 2000, cannabis has none.

[SarahGDirects]

Data on the new stronger strains and how they are impacting on young people's mental health is worrying.

You sld check out the psychiatrists manual DSM-IV- codes:

305.20 Cannabis Abuse

304.30 Cannabis Dependence

292.89 Cannabis Intoxication

292.81 Cannabis Intoxication Delirium

292.89 Cannabis-Induced Anxiety Disorder

292.11 Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder, With Delusions

292.12 Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder, With Hallucinations

292.9 Cannabis-Related Disorder NOS .

[soccer004life]

This is why it should be legalized because it is easier for younger people to obtain this drug than other drugs like alcohol and tobacco.

It should be given to responsible using adults

especially since its less dangerous than alcohol and cigars

i know more people addicted to Starbucks than to weed

[carpet9999999999]

ever been to a mcdonalds, ate a meal then felt like driving straight back for some more?

i'm sure mcdonalds meals are more addictive than weed.... why isnt mcdonalds banned....

[jemcuk]

the real danger is mixing of drugs, for example a spliff of roman red and a large quarter meal.....thats gotta be unhealthy, okaaay

[m001900]

people are going to smoke weed woteva. they shud legalise the weaker strains because grouping it with skunk is just plain stupidand very old fashioned.

[sleepless4201]

You know what else effects young peoples minds in a negative way, the media. Pot is just alot more fun and shows you the truth.