To: Wolfie
I attempted to use some. Oxycontin and Vicodin are extremely addictive. Percocet didn't work. and Marijuana isn't addictive?
7 posted on
01/06/2004 9:28:37 AM PST by
truthandlife
("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
To: truthandlife
and Marijuana isn't addictive? It's reinforcing, which is slightly different from addictive. You do something, it feels good, you do it again. That's reinforcing. You do something. It creates an ongoing chemical need that is observable physiologically. You do it again. That's addiction. Marijuana is the former. Oxycontin, much in the news these days, is the latter.
10 posted on
01/06/2004 9:32:44 AM PST by
Huck
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To: truthandlife
Not even anywhere close to Oxy.... EVERYTHING is addictive - running, working out, overeating, smoking. Many just become habits. Reefer IS addictive - but NOTHING like Oxy or any Morphine substitute.
I used to smoke lots of dope. When I thought it was "affecting my health", I just stopped. You go through a week of no appetite and cussing at inanimate objects - then it's over.
11 posted on
01/06/2004 9:33:20 AM PST by
KeepUSfree
(WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
To: truthandlife
and Marijuana isn't addictive?Physically or chemically, no. Psychologically maybe. It depends on the person. But some people are addicted to chocolate, the internet, etc.
To: truthandlife
As far as physical addiction, no, it's not really. A pothead may form some mental need for the drug. I am sure there are some long term effects of pot usage. But, it's not in the class of drugs where going without produces immediate negative side effects such as physical pain or the shakes or whatever u see those addicts in movies like Trainspotting go through. Opiates, such as oxycontin, are physically addictive, your body, after a while, requires it to feel normal. With weed it's a totally different story. THe dedicated pot head will merely be edgy and moody if forced to go without. But as soon as that dedicated pothead decides he must quit pot to go on to the next step in his life. THe usage can stop immediately with NO noticable side effects. Get your drugs straight. Different drugs do different things. :) Pot is not in the same class as Exstacy or opiates. LSD can and has been used to treat drug addiction from what I understand.
The government drug warrior propogandists love for you to think Pot, a drug that has been with man since man has existed. Is somehow an evil scourge that went unnoticed till the 1940's or whenever it was outlawed. THe war on drugs is one of the biggest assaults on civil liberties around. Because of the war on drug the police can confiscate your property without even charging you with a crime. So, don't go behaving like drug users do. Or you forfeit your rights.
By making drugs illegal they have pushed it away from the public eye. So the ignorance of the average american in regards to this subject is astounding. WHatever the government tells you, you believe. Abusing anything, whether it be drugs, or mcdonalds is unhealthy. But you don't see the govt. trying to ban cheesburgers.
Oh, one more thing. As poeple like Montel can attest, pot is an excellent painkiller. But if you, the individual, could choose pot for yourself, then your doctor wouldn't be getting paid for that decision would he? Our entire medical system is based around licensed medical professionals being the gatekeepers of prescription drugs.
To: truthandlife
and Marijuana isn't addictive?
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Nope.
22 posted on
01/06/2004 10:17:24 AM PST by
dmz
To: truthandlife
and Marijuana isn't addictive?
Actually, it's not physically addictive. You can develop a psychological dependence on it, but you can develop a psychological dependence on M&Ms! The drugs mentioned (oxycontin and vicodin) are physically addictive.
I experimented with it in my youth, haven't touched the stuff in over 20 years, but if it were legal, I'd use it occassionally.
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