| Dating or living with a marijuana addict can be | | | | smoke. |
| overwhelming. Marijuana addiction can create turmoil in | | | | There are two situations here. The first situation is |
| relationships whether they be with family members, | | | | where the marijuana addict is aware of their problem |
| friends or spouses. People who smoke pot, tend to | | | | and wants to quit, but hasn't been able to. The positive |
| hang around with other people who smoke pot. This | | | | thing about the first situation is that you are able to |
| enables the pot user to not feel guilty about the | | | | openly talk about the issue and provide support |
| amount that they are smoking. Problems arise in a | | | | toward the common goal of quitting. The second |
| relationship when there are different expectations | | | | situation is where the marijuana addict does not want |
| about marijuana use, our different levels of use. If you | | | | to admit that they have a problem or just a belief that |
| are sober, hanging out with the person who is a high all | | | | they have a problem with weed. They may say that |
| the time is not an enjoyable experience. | | | | people love we, and there is no way that they want to |
| Marijuana addiction forms gradually and gets worse as | | | | quit. In this case, the road to recovery is much rockier. |
| time goes by. This is why some people aren't even | | | | When you decide to talk to the person about their |
| aware they have problem. Most potheads are able to | | | | marijuana use, do not accuse them. Rather, you should |
| function well enough in life to get by, but may not be | | | | explained to them have their marijuana use is affecting |
| aware of how weed is holding them back. They may | | | | you and your relationship with them. You should |
| not realize the effect that marijuana has had on life, | | | | highlight the positive aspects of quitting marijuana |
| until they take a significant break and are sober for a | | | | rather than the negative effects you believe the drug |
| period of time. | | | | is having on this persons life. Anyone can learn to stop |
| It is important to remember that marijuana is a | | | | smoking marijuana. If you have a problem with |
| psychological addiction and that the person you care | | | | marijuana, or know someone that does and want to |
| about is addicted to the mental state of being high, and | | | | help them, I wish you the best of luck. You can make a |
| compulsively want to be stoned. This is why they get | | | | difference. |
| moody, restless, anxious when they are unable to | | | | |