Present! - Overcoming Marijuana Addiction

Mel Van Dusen interviews Andrea van de Loo about her experience with marijuana addiction, the steps she has learned to deal with it, and her own spiritual quest.

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Education

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• KMVT
• marijuana
• marijuana addiction
• grass
• substance abuse
• Andrea van de Loo
• Mel Van Dusen
• addiction
• drug addiction
• spirituality and drugs
• twelve step program
• 12 step program
• Alchoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• NA
• AA
• drug abuse.

[UserName0043]

marijuana is NOT physically addictive. It can become mentally addictive just like coffee or food, or anything for that matter.

[hurtinkids]

god made grass, man made booze. who do you trust. (im an athiest and im more into weed)

[SarahLee1]

@UserName0043 That doesn't lessen the reality of marijuana addiction for people who struggle with it. Look, I know it's not heroin withdrawal, but a small minority of users DO get addicted and it manifests itself even in physical symptoms (insomnia, shakes, etc...) in many of these people when they try to quit. Studies have proven this. I don't think weed is the culprit here, but the way that some people choose to use it.

[SarahLee1]

@hurtinkids Look, I love mary jane but this is a really old and stupid cliche line. First of all, this "god" made thousands of species of poisonous plants. Some that are potent enough to kill an adult human minutes after ingestion.

[WeAskThePeople]

people like it ,, so they keep smoking it .. is that an addiction.

if it becomes a problem ... TRY MODERATION

or OCCASIONAL

[oMaGiicX1]

Obviously if you become physically dependent on something your going to think you're addicted. Ive smoked Marijuana for almost a year straight, haven't smoked all day and I'm not freaking out for any bud. I can go for weeks without smoking, but Im not going to with how shitty our country is today. And Ive never felt bad after smoking cannabis like this lady claims. She let her imagination get the best of her.

[afterapplepicking]

The reason you think it's addictive is because the word "addiction" has been watered down to mean whatever you want it to mean. People are "addicted" to porn, video games, food, etc. nowadays.

But ask an opiate addict what withdrawal is. Opiate addicts can die from their withdrawals. Ask an alcoholic, who can also die from withdrawals, what addiction is.

Your insomnia and lack of appetite might make you think it's a withdrawal because it's unpleasant. But actually it's nothing.

[eliotness100]

I've been smoking weed for 30+ years weed is addictive and stopping is like giving up breathing air so stop while your ahead i' m going on 5 days and it has not be easy believe me it's not kool...

[AtomicJimmyMack]

Amazing video, thank you for the good work.

[madman44c]

I've been smoking everday since I was 17. I'm 22 now and when I tried to quit I got very depressed, paranoid, I had diarrhea for a week, and completely lost my appetite for a while. I didn't believe that MJ was addictive until I LIVED through the withdrawals.

[TheDrippy3]

Marijuana is definitely physically addictive. When I tried to stop, it was just like stopping tobacco. I didn't believe it at first, but after the 5th time trying to quit weed, I realized 'these are classic withdraw symptoms. Punishing insomnia, mind ripping anxiety, black suicidal depression, and not eating for 4 or 5 days. Totally exhausted too. Finally got tired of the hellish withdraw process and quit for good. It was absolute hell.

[italypride224]

@italypride224 This bitch knows whats up