The article opens with a story about Joyce, a pot addict. She started smoking marijuana when she was 15, and it became an addiction to her. Her daily routine, once she was older, was go to work, come home, close the door, have her bong, her food, her music and her dog, and she would not see another person until she went to work the next day. This process continued for 20 years, and when she tried to quit she was irritable and anxious. Eventually she checked into treatment, but she view marijuana as a slow form of suicide. Marijuana is the country's most widely used illicit drug. Writer, musicians, and movie have played it off to be appealing, or silly. It cannot lead to a fatal overdose, but it is more potent than it used to be, and is more dangerous for teens, and children whose brain are still developing. Some advocates view these claims as neurotic and say it is an effective medical treatment, and most people can smoke it everyday without any lasting negative effects. The article concludes with a brief story of Milo, who started smoking pot when he as 13, now 60 and had to attend a Marijuana anonymous in order to attempt to quit.
Do you think marijuana is a stepping stone to other, or do you believe it has no gateway effects and stories such as Milo's and Joyce's are a rare occurrence?
I think marijuana can be a powerful gateway drug. It all depends on the person really. Some people can smoke and be perfectly fine while others move on to harder substances to abuse. That's why it's illegal, though. Making marijuana illegal helps to prevent it from being that gateway drug.
ReplyDeleteI fel as if marijuana, like any other substance we take, can easily lead to more severe things. I agree that it can depend on the person. But cancer sticks are legal, and any people go from smoking to chew, and so on. It is up to the person on how they choose to be responisble with that they are using.
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