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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by yodsanklai on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:53PM (#36947176)
I have few friends who are seriously addicted. Their lives revolve entirely around cannabis. That being said, I don't think it's a particularly addictive substance. People get addicted to all sorts of things. For instance gambling, it's hard to believe someone can be addicted to that, yet people are...
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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by boring_twenties on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:00PM (#36947269)
Why is it so difficult to understand how people get addicted to gambling? I'm pretty sure it causes observable physiological changes, like increased heart rate
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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by deadbeeves on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:40PM (#36947713)
Name an activity that causes no effects whatsoever on an organism's physiology.
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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by omginternets on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:30PM (#36948339)
In all fairness, not all activities have the dopaminergic response of gambling.
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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by deadbeeves on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:54PM (#36948663)
Agreed, but that's a very different statement from "it causes physiological effects", or even "it raises the heart rate".
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