Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the U.S., however few consider the real threat with smoking marijuana. Marijuana can be habit forming and often leads the user to other drugs.
Narconon drug treatment addresses marijuana use. Addicts coming into Narconon commonly have used marijuana and this led them to other drugs as well or even multiple drug usage. Although marijuana is often pushed as being mild, its toxic effects damage the lungs, nerves and brain.
Technically, marijuana contains THC which is a neurotoxin. This means marijuana is a poison that damages the brain and nerves. Marijuana contains over 400 different chemicals, however, the most damaging of them is THC and this chemical affects the mind the most. The adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute affects of marijuana have worn off. Simply put, marijuana use makes one less intelligent and more wooden.
In addition to the damage to the nervous system, marijuana burns up all the vitamins and minerals in the body, this creates deficiencies and causes the user to feel progressively worse after each use.
The solution to marijuana use and other drug use is the Narconon program. The first steps of the Narconon program help to reverse the damages of drug use by supplying the addict with proper vitamin and minerals to assist the body in repairing the damage caused by drug use. Withdrawal symptoms are generally caused in part by these deficiencies.
Flushing the remaining toxins from marijuana use from the body using the New Life Detoxification program is a key part to the user overcoming his cravings. This part of the Narconon program is closely supervised and consists of proper nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplements, plenty of fluids and spending time in a dry sauna each day. The result of doing this program is a renewed sense of mental clarity and cessation of cravings.
As the marijuana user often has personal issues that led him or her to begin using drugs, these are addressed and taken up during the remaining steps of the Narconon program. The former user gets a chance to inspect their past and learn new tools to handle the areas of confusion that they ran into trouble with in life.
Overall the Narconon program handles drug addiction for the individual and gives one new information in which to continue to live a productive, drug-free life. Marijuana, as with any other drug can be abused. Narconon offers an effective solution to marijuana addiction treatment.
If you would like more information on overcoming drug addiction or would like to find out more about the Narconon program, contact Narconon today at 877-237-3307.
