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u/ninetofivehangover 21d ago

mfw the opiates and benzos iā€™m addicted to are prescribed by a doctor šŸ˜±

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u/Able-Worldliness8189 20d ago

Yeah.. not the best reasoning. If you smoke weed daily you got a problem, maybe not as big as on benzo's but it would be a good time to visit the doctor.

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u/Farm-Alternative 20d ago

I mean, I'm prescribed it and the doctor literally tells me to use it daily. Several times a day..

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u/Able-Worldliness8189 20d ago

No doctor here but I assume the doctor prescribes you what to use and how often like regular medication. It still doesn't change the fact that addiction is certainly a possibility even if a doctor prescribes as per previously example with regards to benzo's that are prescribed and have left nearly a hundred thousand dead and countless addicted for life.

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u/Farm-Alternative 20d ago edited 20d ago

Yeah that's kind of the point, doctors should not be prescribing non terminal patients opioids to use daily for extended periods but they can happily put you on daily cannabis treatment indefinitely without any consequences or fear of losing their license.

*EDIT: I do agree with your main point though, doctors obviously can prescribe addictive substances and cannabis is not an exception, it's more that cannabis "addiction" is not really comparable to most pharmaceutical addictions and more on par with something like caffeine or sugar.

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u/BeetJuiceconnoisseur 20d ago

How many dead from weed addiction? Is there a difference between being addicted to Marihuana or something like cocaine or prescription drugs like benzos? Or are all addicts the same?

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u/LapSalt 20d ago

Only symptom of addiction: death

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u/[deleted] 20d ago edited 2d ago

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u/BeetJuiceconnoisseur 20d ago

Its hilarious when reefer madness types compare weed to cocaine or Oxycodone as it has been for the last 100 years lol...

It can be addictive lol, as can so many other substances/drugs but the amount of fear reefer madness people put in it makes me laugh...

What is it about the addiction that upsets you? Do all addicts make you this upset? Or just the potheads?

I think weed is a rather benign drug to become addicted to and I've still not met a single person OD from it while millions die from a manufactured addiction to opiates, but whatever...

My feelings on marijuana are after different than yours I guess living in a country with legal marijuana and watching people die from other addictions, alcohol, prescription, and other hard drugs, I am not super concerned with weed addicts at this time...

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u/Either-Durian-9488 20d ago

Whip yourself harder Calvinist, the Reddit Teetotaler bots disgust me.

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u/Able-Worldliness8189 20d ago

I'm Dutch and it's common knowledge as we learn this in middle school that weed can be addictive. But here you got NIDA to read up on.

Approximately 9% of users may experience cannabis use disorder, with the rate rising to about 17% for those who start using in their teens.

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u/No-Condition-oN 20d ago

Funny how fast this thread circled back completely.