Why is Marijuana Rehab So Important?

Long-term, heavy marijuana use can have a profoundly negative impact on the life of the user. Marijuana erodes an individual’s drive and motivation. Individuals will lose interest in the things they once loved and not just hobbies and activities but friends and family as well. In addition, it has now been proven through extensive research that marijuana is (as was initially feared) a “gateway” drug into both alcohol and harder drugs such as heroin and other substances. Finally, marijuana simply turns people into a shell of their former selves. Marijuana rehab helps restore vitality and energy to the individual who has been robbed of these qualities by years of smoking pot.

Marijuana as Medicine

Although U.S. law classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance (which means it has no acceptable medical use), a number of patients claim that smoking pot has helped them deal with pain or relieved the symptoms of glaucoma, the loss of appetite that accompanies AIDS, or nausea caused by cancer chemotherapy. There is, however, no solid evidence that smoking marijuana creates any greater benefits than approved medications (including oral THC) now used to treat these patients, relieve their suffering, or mitigate the side effects of their treatment. Anecdotal assertions of beneficial effects have yet to be confirmed by controlled scientific research.

Facts About Marijuana

Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for short.

What is Marijuana?