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can weed usage lead to stronger drugs
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im 17 years of age and I smoke marijuana (on accasions e.g. Partys and christams) and my mom has notice my drug usage.. Im not a violent person when I smoke it and I dont do it often.. Anyway my mom said it can lead to the use of cocaine and stronger drugs like mcat but I dont think it does! Does it always lead to stronger drugs? Does it depend on you state of mind (crave stronger side effects)? Or do people start stronger drugs just because they have been offered some? Ive been smoking for a year and a half and I havnt got craves for stronger drugs?is my mom right or just concerned?
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You have asked a very good question. Right now in most states Marijuana is an illegal substance. If caught with it you can be arrested. For that reason alone it should be a deterrent to smoking it. Then you have the people with the pros and cons of Marijuana usage.
Those that support the legalization say it is no more addictive or dangerous then alcohol. They say alcohol is more dangerous that weed and have scientific evidence to make their point with.
Those who do not support the legalization of Marijuana say it is very addictive and does lead to other types of drug usage. They too have scientific evidence to support their position.
Scientific evidence or research can sometimes be controlled just like some surveys that are taken can be controlled by asking a question in a particular way. Say you want to take a poll to see how many people support legalization or do not support legalization of Marijuana. The manner in which you ask the question can control the outcome of the survey.
To me some of the scientific evidence on either side is not so much science as it is accounting and statistics. When working with numbers they are easily manipulated to say what the statistician wants them to say. My father would have put it this way. "Figures don't lie, but liars can figure."
So what is the answer to your question? Like many other things my belief is that harder drug users just don't get up one morning and decide to go by some cocaine, heroin or whatever the drug of the day is. They probably started out with a softer drug. Very few people jump right from the frying pan and into the fire.
Just like these mass killers we have been seeing. They just didn't wake up one morning and decide to commit these horrendous acts. As we have found out they have come to the attention of law enforcement prior to then but somehow fell through the crack.
You have been using weed for a year and a half. Mom has just realized it. You are still a minor and mom if she decides can still take some form of corrective action to stop your using it for now at least. If she does maybe it will stick or maybe when you are of legal age and beyond her ability to correct you will start again.
My advice is it is an illegal substance just as alcohol is for you at this time. There are very good reasons why both are illegal. Until weed is legalized where you live my advice is to stop. Using it as at the very least like alcohol it does impede brain cell growth.
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It really depends on the person really, as well as other factors.
Most of the people who use cocaine and other stronger drugs started out using marijuana. Not all, but most of them.
There are people who do crave something more when marijuana just isn't doing it for them anymore. You said you've been smoking for over a year, but you only do it occasionally so that could be the reason why you don't want anything more. But of course, you just might not be that type of person.
Some people have addictive personalities too. I mean people can get addicted to things that don't even have anything harmful in them.
So in a way, yes your mom is right to an extent. It's definitely not impossible for people who start with weed to start using stronger drugs. So just be careful.
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I am in my 50s and didnt smoke pot until I was told it was a good help with menopause symptoms or insomnia, both which I get and smoking it gives me relief from it. I usually don't take anything until lets say my hot flash are occuring every ten minutes all day long. Then I will smoke so I dont do it often. Sometimes, I can't feel the effect of it yet or I have weaker older pot so I have taken extra puffs and once it finally hits, it effects my motor control like having had too much alcohol. I would never drive for example while having recently used pot.
Your mom is probably concern because of surveys or what she sees and hears on TV. We are too quick sometimes to believe everything we hear and see through any media but the facts are often twisted or made to sound worse because it draws more viewers and ratings. Research on the computer is likely to raise some better information on whether there is a connection between pot leading to use of harder drugs.
My opinion is that a lot depends on the maturity and/or age of the person smoking pot, the reasons for using it, is it a social thing, how often is it used, how much is used, does the user have a life they hate that they are seeking escape from? If used as a form of escapism, or if it used by someone who has terrible pains and takes it as a doctors prescription for pain management but finds it helps only a little so they then go to use of street drugs or misuse of dr. prescriptions. This is not caused by a craving, only the desire to be free of pain and once on pain drugs other than pot for too long, you become hooked.
I have never personally known any adult who smokes it who has experienced cravings for stronger drugs. If theres a want for stronger drugs it's most likely not because there is an addiction yet to stronger drugs, but because the stronger drugs are either sought to help with pain management of physical pain,
...or the user seeks to escape something that is mentally or emotionally painful, so in attempt to numb the memories or dreams or mental demons that haunt them, they turn to stronger drugs. Once tried,it is very easy to get addicted to them. they are.
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Are people who smoke marijuana more likely to try (or get addicted to) harder drugs? Absolutely. Way, way more likely. Like 100x more likely than people who don't smoke weed. There is a clear, and strong correlation between marijuana use, and other drugs.
Of course that doesn't mean it's the marijuana's fault, or that everyone who smokes weed is going to get addicted to cocaine. Just because there is a correlation doesn't mean weed is the only reason people try harder drugs - it's way more complicated than that - but, it does mean that your mothers fears are totally valid. Her fears aren't coming from nowhere, or from misinformation. The facts are there.
It sounds like you have a pretty good relationship with your mom, so just be honest and respectful. It is totally reasonable for her to be worried about your drug use, and you should follow her rules, especially inside her home.
Weed certainly can have negative effects on your life - pretending it can't is just stupid. So don't be stupid, be honest with yourself and informed about what you are choosing, and try to be up front with your mom as well.
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