After writing promotional content for non-profit organizations and healthcare professionals for 25 years, Karen turned her focus to drug addiction and recovery. She spent two years working in the trenches in a Narconon drug rehab center and two more years at Narconon International with their drug information services. For nearly two decades, she has followed the trends of drug abuse, addiction and drug trafficking around the world, as well as changes in the field of addiction treatment. As a result of her constant research, she has produced more than two million words of educational and informative material on drug use and recovery so those who are addicted and their families can find lasting solutions. She gives talks and presentations to educate and inform those interested in countering substance use and arming people with educational tools to improve their communities. She continues to travel across the United States to learn the experiences and opinions of individuals related to substance abuse and recovery.
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Groups that are in favor of medical marijuana or broad legalization sweep this question under the carpet. The fact is that, yes, it IS addictive . You are unlikely to hear this fact on the nightly news, in the newspaper or anywhere else.
Discover how marijuana use impacts the brain, lungs, and mental health. From psychosis risks to reproductive harm, learn the facts and how to break the cycle of addiction.
As THC levels rise, so does the risk of addiction. Learn how to identify the signs of heavy cannabis use and how to resolve cravings through a unique detoxification process.
Explore the risks of regular marijuana use, especially for young people. Learn how to identify the signs of addiction and find a holistic residential program for lasting recovery.
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Once you’re addicted, the whole shape of your life begins to shift around to focus on the use of weed. You may not even realize you’ve become addicted. To find out, check your answers to these ten questions.
When a person is addicted to a drug or alcohol, the addiction is in control, not the person. He may truly wish to quit. But the compulsive nature of addiction means that using more drugs or alcohol feels as essential as taking his next breath.
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Methamphetamine (often called meth) is a powerfully addictive stimulant that dramatically affects the central nervous system. The drug is easily made in clandestine laboratories. While at one time, meth was “cooked” in small labs all over America, criminal organizations have taken over production. They use their long-established drug trafficking channels to bring supplies of methamphetamine to every corner of the U.S.
When methamphetamine is further refined and allowed to crystallize, that final product is referred to as “ice” or “crystal meth." In either powder or crystal form, meth is a powerful and addictive stimulant sold on the illicit market. In other instances substances may be added to the meth to increase the weight and cause it to look like crystal.
Historically, concerns about methamphetamine have taken a back seat to concerns about cocaine, amphetamine or MDMA because methamphetamine had lower numbers of trafficking and use.2 That may be changing. Several signs now point to an increase in the availability of this drug, including the dismantling of many more production facilities in more countries than in previous years.
Few drugs are as quickly addictive and physically damaging as methamphetamine. For some people, one use can set up cravings that drive them back to the drug again and again, until they finally lose everything to addiction. At the same time, it takes a terrible toll on their health, stressing the heart, arteries, veins, kidneys, brain and the nervous system.
Few drugs are as quickly addictive and physically damaging as methamphetamine. For some people, one use can set up cravings that drive them back to the drug again and again, until they finally lose everything to addiction. At the same time, it takes a terrible toll on their health, stressing the heart, arteries, veins, kidneys, brain and the nervous system.
Narconon helps people trapped in the dwindling spiral of marijuana abuse take back their lives and live drug free. Find out how we can help you beat an addiction to marijuana.
This group of drugs referred to as synthetic cannabinoids is called that because they act in the brain somewhat like cannabinoids. That’s where any association with cannabis ends. These drugs were never grown in a field, they were synthesized in a lab.
It is difficult to tell how many people are addicted to marijuana for a few reasons. One is that some people who use marijuana also use other drugs, or they begin with marijuana use and progress to the use of more potent, more highly addictive drugs. Another reason is the growing acceptability of marijuana use, especially in states where use is legal.
