incident said:I have always known about the physical changes that occur when going off pot (depending on who you are, how much you use, how fast you quit/stop, etc.) However, I don't know if this would certify an actual addiction. I think there is a difference between being addicted to a substance and "needing" it to move onto the next hour in your life and having physical affects because you have suddenly changed a habit... I mean even with caffeine people will get a headache if they have no coffee one day after having 5-6 cups everyday before that for a month, does this mean they are addicted to coffee or any chemical inside coffee? no..
I'm rambling right now but bottom line, I know there are physical "withdraws" (sorry to offend opiate users by tlking about "pot withdrawls"), but is there an addiction to THC? This therapist INSISTED that a patient was addicted, fiended for and needed THC to live. I doubt this highly, but I wanted to hear what other's thought.
BilZ0r said:Red-Haze: No, I didn't contract myself. Loose Stoole is a sign of a withdrawal syndrome. Physical "addiction" does not exist, that is to say, physical addiction is a misnomer.
247 said:i have actually noticed increased appetite when stopping to smoke weed...then again, i very rarely get the munchies so...yeah.
redeemer said:One of my friends has smoked hash about 3-4 years daily. Monday he didn't smoke anything and at night he had a lot of cold sweat. He said he woke up soaked in sweat and that he couldn't sleep. I was also surprised, and I didn't know that THC could have these effect... guess i learned.
TheHerojuana said:Physical Dependance: When you become dependant upon a substance to maintain daily living and if you suddenly stopped would experience withrawl symptoms
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It does not cause dependance like many other drugs. It only has some very minor withdrawl symptoms .
frizzantik said:well regardless of the word, the original poster mentioned being "physically reliant upon THC to function"
this can happen. if i dont have cannabis, i will not be able to function normally, due to a combination of physical and mental effects
MynameisnotDeja said:I have smoked every day and then not smoked at all.
frizzantik said:how long did you smoke for?