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"Can you get addicted to marijuana?"

The answer is clearly "yes." Marijuana use, like other drugs, poses multiple risks for teens. One of those risks is addiction. Addiction involves both psychological and physical components. This may …

"One of my friends gets high almost every day. I’ve tried to talk to him but he doesn’t listen. I think he’s on his way to addiction. What can I say that could make a difference? Do you have any medical information or statistics I can mention that might get him to think twice about what he's doing?"

This is a very difficult situation. There are many facts that you could share with him, most of which can be found on this Web site. Here are a few facts…

"My friend seems sad a lot, maybe even depressed. She says smoking a little weed isn’t a big deal, but could this be making things worse for her? "

The high school years are one of the peak times for depression to occur, particularly in girls. Most adolescents on occasion feel sad, get "the blues," or have trouble coping, but it’s important to note…

"Does drinking and smoking pot increase depression? I stopped smoking and drinking, but now I have bad mood swings and sometimes I get so depressed. Is all of this from doing drugs? "

Many factors can contribute to a person becoming depressed, and alcohol or drug use are two factors that do make depression more likely to occur. Many people have the wrong impression and think that alcohol…
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