Marijuana is a mood and mind altering drug that impacts the brain and other major organs. It contains the chemical THL that produces the high - it is smoked and can cause significant 
lung damage with long term use
Marijuana abuse can lead to cravings, mood changes, lack of motivation, memory impairment, and affect one's perceptions and numbing of one's feelings. Chronic use can also lead to a decrease in healthy coping skills, relationship problems and increased isolation. Studies have shown that significant psychological problems can arise or be made worse from chronic use.
Cocaine produces an intensive high fairly quickly thus leading to addiction faster than some other mood altering substances. It can be snorted, smoked, or injected. The pleasure and intense high is short lived and depressed mood and craving for the next high returns.
Marijuana smoke has been shown to be much more potent than cigarettes in regard to carcinogens that can affect the lungs and majrijuana styas in the body much longer than most drugs and can cumultavely cause more damage as a result of this.
Marijuana addiction causes alot of the same problems that other drug and alcohol addictions cause: personal, relational, financial, legal and health related consequences. More and more people are coming in for help with marijuana abuse/addiction and learning how to live their life free of marijuana and restore their lives.
If you have any questions about Marijuana and addictions, and you're in the Atlanta Georgia area, call us today.
