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Reefer Madness?
Filed under loving to get high syndromeJul 28Reefer Madness? Marijuana, increased potency is the gateway to a debate on addiction and treatment.
“It was as if she woke up one day, and decades of her life had disappeared. Joyce, 52 and a writer in Manhattan, started smoking pot when she was 15, and for years it was a pleasant escape, a calming protective cloud. Then it became an obsession, something she needed to get through the day. She found herself hiding her addiction from her family, friends and co-workers.”
Loving to get high can happen to people of any age, from all walks of life and on any chemical. Your kids may tell you that pot is not addictive. Well it is. With the higher potency of THC, the chance of addiction and the need for treatment is on the rise, according to a 2004 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
It’s time for us as parents to look at pot from a new perspective. The pot that our kid’s parents and grandparents used, (that sounds weird) can’t be compared in “addict-ability” or “Loving to Get High-Ability” to the pot today’s kids are using!
It’s time to to talk.
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"Loving to Get High" is the root of adolescent addiction. If the "love for getting high" has over-taken your kid's life, you'll be the last to know, they'll keep it a secret. As a parent, Life Coach and Prevention Specialist, I'm here to help you discover if this is happening with your teen. Please e-mail me at coacht@usinternet.com Let's begin this discussion.