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How do you define that though? My cannabis use is certainly persistent, but is it compulsive? Maybe I'm just in denial, but it's hard for me to say. I've certai
by colinmhayes 5y ago
How do you define that though? My cannabis use is certainly persistent, but is it compulsive? Maybe I'm just in denial, but it's hard for me to say. I've certainly stopped many times, but find I enjoy life less sober, so I end up smoking again. When does partaking in an activity you enjoy become an addiction? I feel like my urge to read late at night has caused me more problems than my marijuana use because of the many sleepless nights it's caused.
- tenuousemphasis 5y ago>When does partaking in an activity you enjoy become an addiction? When the activity is a consciousness altering chemical and you compulsively use it despite the negative consequences to you or others.
- mediaman 5y agoThat's interesting, but suppose I like to drink a couple cups of coffee per day. It helps me get my brain active in the morning, and avoid the afternoon slump. Are there negative consequences to me or others? Not that I can identify. The literature has no good study that suggests any long-term health problems with coffee consumption. But I will feel out of sorts if I suddenly stop. I'll be fine again after a few days. But it seems certain there is a chemical dependence. This does not fit your definition of addiction, but it seems odd to claim that my daily coffee consumption is not, at the least, a light addiction?