How do I explain to recovering addict that it’s not okay to use marijuana?
My boyfriend is an opiate addict and has been recovering for quite some time but he thinks that he can start to smoke marijuana again. His reasons are “I can smoke pot and not have the urge to do other drugs. If I do then I’ll stop immediately but I haven’t had the urge.”
I’ve told him this is just his addiction talking. Studies show that marijuana is, in fact, a gateway drug. While he may not think that marijuana is addictive, it is. Withdrawal symptoms include irritability and anxiety. He tells me it helps him with his anxiety, but apparently his anxiety is from not being high. We were in a relationship long before he became addicted to opiates and I stood by him and did everything I could to help him when he was trying to get sober, but now, months later, he insists on smoking pot. He doesn’t consider using marijuana to be relapsing but it’s a drug and he IS a drug addict.
Can anyone help me explain this in a way he might understand? Or give me advice on what to do next
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How do I explain to recovering addict that it’s not okay to use marijuana?
My boyfriend is an opiate addict and has been recovering for quite some time but he thinks that he can start to smoke marijuana again. His reasons are “I can smoke pot and not have the urge to do other drugs. If I do then I’ll stop immediately but I haven’t had the urge.”
I’ve told him this is just his addiction talking. Studies show that marijuana is, in fact, a gateway drug. While he may not think that marijuana is addictive, it is. Withdrawal symptoms include irritability and anxiety. He tells me it helps him with his anxiety, but apparently his anxiety is from not being high. We were in a relationship long before he became addicted to opiates and I stood by him and did everything I could to help him when he was trying to get sober, but now, months later, he insists on smoking pot. He doesn’t consider using marijuana to be relapsing but it’s a drug and he IS a drug addict.
Can anyone help me explain this in a way he might understand? Or give me advice on what to do next
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How do I explain to recovering addict that it’s not okay to use marijuana?
My boyfriend is an opiate addict and has been recovering for quite some time but he thinks that he can start to smoke marijuana again. His reasons are “I can smoke pot and not have the urge to do other drugs. If I do then I’ll stop immediately but I haven’t had the urge.”
I’ve told him this is just his addiction talking. Studies show that marijuana is, in fact, a gateway drug. While he may not think that marijuana is addictive, it is. Withdrawal symptoms include irritability and anxiety. He tells me it helps him with his anxiety, but apparently his anxiety is from not being high. We were in a relationship long before he became addicted to opiates and I stood by him and did everything I could to help him when he was trying to get sober, but now, months later, he insists on smoking pot. He doesn’t consider using marijuana to be relapsing but it’s a drug and he IS a drug addict.
Can anyone help me explain this in a way he might understand? Or give me advice on what to do next
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Celebrity Rehab ‘Marijuana’ Addict!!???
This is some kind of joke, right? Doesn’t it kind of undermine the fact that marijuana is not a narcotic and is not addictive, as the government’s 80 year failure to provide conclusive evidence has shown? “Marijuana withdrawal is comparable to Heroin withdrawal,” Dr. Drew said to the washed up former child star. Huh? I’ve seen people get a bit cranky when their dealer up the street runs out of supply, but I have yet to this day seen a marijuana ‘user’ suffer through vomiting,seizures/convulsions,night sweats,tremors,the ‘pricklies’ or any other symptom associated with opiate withdrawal. Now, if I were 15 again, I would see this misinformation, and that of the “parternership for a drug free america” ad campaign as I saw the “Just Say No” ads from Nancy Reagan when they began labeling (impoverished) sick people criminals in the 80’s. “I smoke weed and stop without being as miserable as Timmy, my friend the heroin addict.” “The government and the geezers are liars. Have a shot, granny…”
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Celebrity Rehab ‘Marijuana’ Addict!!???
This is some kind of joke, right? Doesn’t it kind of undermine the fact that marijuana is not a narcotic and is not addictive, as the government’s 80 year failure to provide conclusive evidence has shown? “Marijuana withdrawal is comparable to Heroin withdrawal,” Dr. Drew said to the washed up former child star. Huh? I’ve seen people get a bit cranky when their dealer up the street runs out of supply, but I have yet to this day seen a marijuana ‘user’ suffer through vomiting,seizures/convulsions,night sweats,tremors,the ‘pricklies’ or any other symptom associated with opiate withdrawal. Now, if I were 15 again, I would see this misinformation, and that of the “parternership for a drug free america” ad campaign as I saw the “Just Say No” ads from Nancy Reagan when they began labeling (impoverished) sick people criminals in the 80’s. “I smoke weed and stop without being as miserable as Timmy, my friend the heroin addict.” “The government and the geezers are liars. Have a shot, granny…”
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Can a heroin addict get prescription marijuana for the pain of withdrawal symptoms…?
in california, do you believe it is possible for a heroin addict to get medical marijuana for the pain of withdrawal symptoms from kicking and getting completely off of heroin. Lets just say, they already are on methadone but are having are hard time detoxing. (please – no stupid answers)
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