Can you get addicted to marijuana?

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Yes. The idea that marijuana is not addictive is outdated. NIDA estimates about 30 percent of people who use marijuana develop cannabis use disorder - the clinical name for problematic use that continues despite harm - and the risk climbs with daily use, starting young, and today's high-THC products, which are far stronger than what was studied decades ago. People who start before 18 are several times more likely to develop the disorder than adult starters.

What addiction looks like with cannabis: needing more for the same effect, failed attempts to cut back, spending significant time high or recovering, using to sleep or to feel normal, and withdrawal when stopping - irritability, sleep problems, vivid dreams, low mood, and appetite loss, peaking in the first week and fading over about two. That withdrawal is real, and it is why many daily users who want to quit keep relapsing in week one.

What helps: a planned break with a date, removing supply and devices, replacement routines for the use times - especially sleep - and exercise, which measurably blunts withdrawal. Treatment works: therapy approaches like CBT have good evidence, and no medication is approved yet, so a doctor or therapist conversation is the path for heavy daily use.

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