
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States, in part because of the widespread - but wrongly held - belief that marijuana use is harmless. Make no mistake: marijuana is indeed an addictive, harmful drug. If you or your loved one needs help kicking a marijuana addiction, call Treatment Solutions Network today at 877-417-6237.
One reason many Baby Boomers underestimate the dangers of marijuana is many of those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s tried marijuana a few times and then quit using it with ease. Today's marijuana smokers, however, are inhaling a drug with much higher potency. In fact, marijuana potency has more than doubled since 1983, according a report released by The White House in 2008.
With that higher potency comes a greater pull into full-blown addiction, as well as intensified withdrawal symptoms for those marijuana users who attempt to quit on their own. Those marijuana withdrawal symptoms include:
Marijuana withdrawal symptoms typically last for a week to two weeks and then subside.
The physical withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting marijuana - as well as the strong psychological addiction heavy users develop - make quitting the drug quite difficult without professional help. At Treatment Solutions Network, our experienced treatment consultants can refer you to a marijuana detox center that fits your health insurance, location, and scheduling needs. Our referral service - which is provided to you free of charge - only works with the best marijuana detox programs that rise ABOVE industry standards. With our help, finding the right marijuana detox center for you or your loved one will be as quick and stress-free as possible. Call us now at 877-417-6237.
Take the story of Joyce, a 52-year-old Manhattan writer who shared her tale with the New York Times. Joyce started smoking pot when she was 15, and for years it was a pleasant escape, until it finally became an obsession. Joyce began to need pot simply to get through the day, and found herself hiding her addiction from friends, family and co-workers.
"I would come home from work, close my door, have my bong, my food, my music, and my dog, and I wouldn't see another person until I went to work the next day," Joyce said. "What kind of life is that? I did that for 20 years."
Don't wait 20 years to get help for your or your loved one's marijuana addiction. Marijuana detox centers are available RIGHT NOW to offer the support you'll need to get clean. In drug detox, you'll be made comfortable and offered medications designed to ease the unpleasant marijuana withdrawal symptoms. Once detox is complete, you'll receive the full amenities of a comprehensive drug rehab center, which work aggressively to get to the root cause of the marijuana addiction.
Remember, marijuana detox is only the first step, and detox alone won't get you to long-term sobriety if it is not followed by a long-term treatment and recovery plan. Successful relapse prevention depends on a steady, ongoing effort. What form that takes is completely up to you and what works best for your needs - be it individual counseling or 12-step support groups.
Overcoming a marijuana addiction won't always be easy, but it would be a mistake to think of detox as some boot-camp type ordeal where clients are made to be miserable. In fact, it's quite the opposite: the marijuana detox programs in our network have a commitment to warm, compassionate patient care. Marijuana detox is a form of medical treatment - plain and simple. Sure, we'd all like to sleep in our own beds all of the time, but do we put off going to the hospital after a heart attack because those hospital pillows aren't fluffy enough?
No, we check ourselves into the hospital because, above all else, we want to stay alive. Remember, being alive isn't just breathing and eating, it's the ability to ENJOY life. Marijuana addiction takes that away, creating a life of constant highs but no real happiness. If you're ready for a change, call Treatment Solutions Network today at 877-417-6237.
No matter your insurance, be it Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross / Blue Shield (BCBS), Assurant, Unicare, United Health Care, Anthem, Carefirst, Asuris Northwest Health, Golden Rule, Celtic Insurance, Fortis, Health Net, Kaiser, Vista, Shelter, Wellpoint, Tri Care, Accordia or even Medicare, and state insurance - we can help you find marijuana detox. We also offer many affordable self pay options as well as luxury marijuana detox programs.