wondergirl wrote:Well I think it has to be physically addictive as well, and reading posts on this and other web sites, there are a ton of people who go through a physical withdrawal when they quit smoking pot. My husband gets hot and cold flashes/sweats, insomnia, nausia, and major mood swings. Usually those symptoms are the reason he will end up going back to it a couple days later.
Recently though, he has gotten help from a physician who prescribed him ativan for the withdrawal period. This helped tremendously, and we'll see how it goes. Whether he is deemed officially physically addicted, or "merely" psychologically addicted, the affects of quitting are physical and psychological.
I suppose any addict to any drug is numbing their pain and running from their problems. Isn't that usually why people use drugs? and alchohol for that matter? The effect is the same whether physically or mentally addictive.
Question for thefool: How many teenagers have you raised?
so, you don't care for him smoking pot...which is completely organic.
But now a doctor prescribes Ativan, and you're ok with that?
You DO realize that Ativan is a benzodiazepine tranquilizer, and as such, has a TERRIBLY high propensity for a TRUE physical addiction (more than insomnia and irritability) as well as a psychological dependency?
But hey, at least he's not smoking pot.
(dorky eye-rolling thingy inserted here)