Marijuana Addiction Treatment in Texas

While marijuana dependence does not feature the same powerful physical addiction symptoms of opioids and similar ‘hard drugs’, the psychological addiction to marijuana is very real. Regular users who suddenly stop also often experience irritability, insomnia and depression. The craving for marijuana is quite real for many and it is far from “harmless”. If marijuana dependence is undermining your goals and dreams and disrupting your life, or the life of someone you love, Texas Recovery Center can help. 

The standard definition of cannabis use disorder is based on meeting certain criteria, such as:

• Frequency of use – If a person is increasing their quantity of use or using throughout the day, it could indicate dependence or addiction.
• Health – Problems with memory, learning, and difficulty concentrating have been reported due to overuse of marijuana.
• Job or school performance – The ability to learn and retain information is reduced due to marijuana addiction, which can result in making errors and feeling a lack of motivation to meet responsibilities. This can affect advancement opportunities and job security. Additionally, getting a job could be difficult due to having marijuana in the system.
• Relationships with family and friends – Relationships can feel strained because of difficulties caused by the use of marijuana, including financial stress and reduced participation in scheduled activities. It is possible to lose custody or visitation rights of your dependent children if your presence, influence, or unreliability is deemed harmful.
• Legal issues – Legal complications can be minor or major, but regardless they should be a significant concern. They can have long-term and far-reaching effects, such as posing a serious threat to your job security, negatively affecting future job prospects, depleting your finances with hefty legal fees and fines, and even resulting in a license being suspended if a person operates a vehicle while under the influence. This can be a devastating loss in livelihood for many, especially for people with a commercial driver’s license who must have one to perform their job.
• Self-medication – If someone is reaching for a substance to handle an emotional situation, this is called self-medicating. Whether by ignoring the situation or disappearing in order to get high, the fact remains that the problem at hand remains unaddressed. In the meantime, avoidance can cause harm to the person with the problem as well as others.
• Unable to stop using – If discontinuing use is difficult to achieve, this is another red flag that marijuana is impacting someone’s daily life. Any substance that causes problems such as these should be examined for the benefit obtained compared to the loss due to using.