The Truth About Marijuana and Addiction
Is marijuana addictive? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask.
Critics of legalization argue that marijuana is highly addictive and that increased access to the substance will feed a cycle of drug dependency, especially among young people. Frequent users, on the other hand, contend that there's literally no such thing as marijuana addiction.
The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Marijuana is not addictive in the same way that drugs such as heroin, cocaine, meth, alcohol, and nicotine are addictive, Psychology Today reported. A person becomes addicted to heroin, for example, because the drug floods the brain and body with opioids; after extensive use, the body stops naturally producing opioids, leaving the heroin user physically dependent on the substance.
After a heroin addict stops...
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