as a universal.
I understand that those in recovery have to protect themselves. But just as not all who drink a martini are alcoholic, all who partake of weed are not dependent.
Actual dependency studies indicate cannabis is as additive as coffee.
If people are getting their dependence stats for cannabis based upon treatment - those figures are skewed WAY far above actual addiction b/c rehab is a way to avoid harsher penalties for possession.
What those in alcohol recovery often find - this is really the case in so many instances - is that the alcohol is self-medication to blunt the effect of an underlying mental health problem. Alcohol's status as an illegal or legal substance doesn't alter that, doesn't create that, and stopping use of alcohol doesn't solve the problem - but it makes it possible to address.
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