| So why do people start using marijuana? Many | | | | experience an increased emotional sensitivity. As you |
| people say it was just simple curiosity or they | | | | can see, being addicted to marijuana has so many |
| thought that it would bring them pleasure and | | | | unnecessary health risks, it is so important that |
| contentment in their lives. What people addicted to | | | | people who smoke pot try to quit! |
| marijuana didn't know is that their curiosity and | | | | If you are addicted to marijuana and want to quit to |
| search for self fulfillment would eventually lead to | | | | save your health, the number one question is how do |
| addiction, isolation, and cause detrimental effects on | | | | you stop smoking weed? Making positive choices and |
| their bodies and brains. People who are addicted to | | | | action are the easiest steps to help you quit. The |
| smoking pot and know they want to quit have a | | | | first thing you need to do is tell yourself you are |
| challenge ahead of them because this addiction is so | | | | going to quit. List three positive reasons why you |
| strong. | | | | should quit smoking weed. You should then throw |
| The number one reason to quit being addicted to | | | | away everything or anything that is related to your |
| marijuana is your own health. Studies have shown | | | | use of this drug. Throw away posters, movies, pipes, |
| that smoking of any kind can lead to all kinds of | | | | bong, etc. If they are around, they will tempt you to |
| respiratory illnesses and even death through lung | | | | start smoking again. Surround yourself with positive |
| cancer. This is even true with pot, but pot does even | | | | support. Find family members and friends that don't |
| more damage to the body than cigarettes because | | | | use pot and will help you on your journey to be drug |
| not only will it attack your body physically, it will | | | | free. This can be difficult. Remember they are here |
| attack your body mentally through your mind. | | | | to help you so you must be willing to accept any help |
| An addiction to weed has many negative effects on | | | | when you might need it or it is offered to you. |
| the body. Smoking of pot or cigarette's allows for | | | | This is not going to be an easy time in your life. |
| toxic chemicals to enter your body. Carbon monoxide | | | | Quitting anything that is addictive is difficult and full or |
| and tar enter the lungs, and in the case of weed, | | | | pitfalls. By staying positive, having a good support |
| more than 2x the tar is deposited in the lungs than | | | | network established, and a plan of attack are going |
| cigarettes. Smoking weed also affects your body is | | | | to make your journey to quit being addicted to |
| these ways! People who smoke pot, experience | | | | marijuana much easier on yourself and everyone |
| lower levels of self-esteem than regular people. They | | | | involved. It is going to be a great feeling to one day |
| also experience an increase in memory loss. This is | | | | not need to take a hit knowing that you and your |
| mostly seen in their short term memory, and they | | | | body are better off because of it. |