The abuse of Marijuana can potentially lead to addiction in a regular user, producing clear addiction signs. Someone who is addicted to this drug suffers from compulsive use and is unable to stop by themselves without medical or professional intervention. Millions of people in the United States are addicted to the drug. A worrying trend is that the drug that is used nowadays is much more potent and contains higher levels of THC than in earlier years, thus it induces dependency and eventual addiction much faster than it used to in the past.
Studies also indicate that admission to rehabilitation facilities for marijuana addiction has doubled. Many users of so-called ‘hard’ drugs such as cocaine and heroin admit that they use marijuana regularly. Once the body develops a certain amount of tolerance to the drug, the user typically requires using more of the drug to achieve the same effect as before. Despite the ongoing controversy over whether marijuana is really addictive or not, the general consensus among many doctors is that the drug can be addictive and harmful and its use ought to be discouraged at all costs.
