Anonymous #2 3w

There is a river in Egypt

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Anonymous #2 3w

Dependency and addiction are one and the same. If you are dependent on something to function properly you are addicted to

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Anonymous #2 3w

That’s an even harder pill to swallow

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Anonymous patd2330 3w

Well my dependency to weed will never kill me bc u can’t overdose or have withdraws bad enough to where it kills u but alr

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Anonymous #2 3w

Addiction is when u take drugs everyday that can kill u but u can’t stop bc addiction is more than life which isn’t the case for weed

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tbh it seems like you are coping with the fact that you are addicted to something

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Anonymous #2 3w

Cope harder

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Cope

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Anonymous #2 3w

i was on heroin for a couple years. i smoke every day now, but in terms of dependency there are a lot of similarities that i would consider it an addiction too. more like a 5/10 severity wise but if it walks like a horse and talks like a horse

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Brother there’s levels to addiction. Doesn’t mean you’re not addicted - maybe this is a wake up call…

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Anonymous patd2330 3w

Ok so I agree weed addiction is real but fr don’t get it twisted, addiction and dependence are NOT the same thing. Addiction is the psychological obsession that people have to a substance or an activity. People who need pain pills long term for chronic pain may be dependent on them but that’s not the same as someone who is actively trying to get high, stealing, lying, and doing whatever they can to get more.

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how much do you take daily? also your perception of a word doesn’t mean it changes its real definition

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addict is a medical term and your loose, misinformed definitions do not apply to the general populous. reflect on your empathy, Jesus.

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Anonymous #7 3w

Look up the definition of addiction pls

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Anonymous #7 3w

its only called dependency when its prescribed by a medical professional for a medical condition. “nahhhh i got the shakes when i dont so thats why i gotta roll this joint” is not dependency

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Anonymous #8 3w

I get annoyed with this topic bc like 6 years ago when my mom caught me smoking she tried sending me to rehab but they literally wouldn’t admit me bc I didn’t classify as an addict and I had to do out patient care and therapy all for weed. My mom sees me as a crackhead so I think that’s why I don’t like this conversation

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Anonymous #2 3w

Well for starters if all rehabs were super duper reliable and up to date on addiction treatment and information people wouldn’t relapse the second they leave (obviously good rehabs exist but many are ineffective and are only good for detox). Like sure you’re not gonna drop dead from weed withdrawal (though it DOES exist let’s not lie), doesn’t mean it’s not an addiction lol. Sorry your mom freaked out that bad over some weed but that doesn’t mean that weed addiction doesn’t exist.

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Anonymous #7 3w

Yall can call me a level 1 addict then I don’t care. There’s so many “addictions “ then if that’s the level u define it at

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Anonymous #2 3w

Maybe your mom was right! Ever think about that?

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Anonymous #3 3w

My mom also supports the Israeli genocide and would make my little sister carry under any circumstances so I kinda stopped caring ab any of her values a while ago!

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Anonymous #2 3w

Looks like you need your next fix!

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Anonymous #3 3w

Ur so right im ab to go take a fat hit just for you

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Anonymous #2 3w

That has nothing to do with this conversation?

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Anonymous #3 3w

Well don’t tell me to listen to my mom if u don’t know my life dafuq

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Anonymous #2 3w

and adolf hitler said smoking caused cancer. just because someone has shitty ideologies doesn’t mean you can ignore empirical facts

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Anonymous #2 3w

I know your life.

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Anonymous #3 3w

Idk why but my screenshot won’t send with my reply, yeah I looked it up and it backed up what I said so….?

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Anonymous #3 3w

can we take a second to appreciate that this guy got caught smoking by his mom? if my mom caught me smoking she would beat me for 7 days straight

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That wasn’t his point. Are you dense?

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

U don’t know what I been through in that house. My dad did beat me and choke me so I actually don’t talk to him. And my mom said I’m a druggie so she didn’t care🤷‍♀️

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Anonymous #2 3w

What’s ironic is smoking weed every single day is the most mediocre shit you can do for yourself 😂😂😂 coming from a former dependent

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Anonymous #2 3w

“I’m not an addict! I just use when I get upset or frustrated or can’t regulate my emotions” you sure showed us 🤣

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Anonymous #2 3w

i know you’ve been through the consequences of your actions i feel sooo bad. if your parents tell you not to do something best dont do it but if you are just dont do it where they can find out

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Don’t be obtuse

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

I just get frustrated bc my parents made my life living hell bc I’m such a druggie for smoking weed. I mean no doors, windows nailed shut, drug test every week, rehabilitation therapy, beatings and I basically never had a phone. It was a prison and I did try to off myself so when ppl compare actual addicts to smoking weed shit is so dumb

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Anonymous #2 3w

if you actually went through all that and still were smoking by the end then you are very much addicted, look at your own definition you posted earlier

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My dad has 3 kids 2 no contact my poor sister is still in this house I hope she gets out okay

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Well I tried to off myself bc my parents not bc I couldn’t smoke weed lol. I wasn’t allowed to leave for weeks at a time with all these punishments in place

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Anonymous #14 3w

THIS. (snaps fingers)

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Anonymous #13 3w

it's kinda semantic and in common use i think calling things addictions is... ok... but people should really consider expanding their vocabulary with words like "chronic use" and "compulsive use" and "dependence" because they'd be much more effective in helping friends/family who struggle if they had the right language to describe the reality. people resist the word "addiction" because it's not always true, whereas those other terms often are. think sugar vs heroin

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Anonymous #11 3w

Right?! You don’t get to have a problem with my decisions.

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Anonymous #2 3w

ME TOOOOOOO❤️🍃

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Love this, people need to shut up about what they haven’t experienced and don’t understand :p I smoke because I work 4 jobs to support myself. Talk to me when our lives look the same

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Smoking is not a crime! Addiction is not a crime! Back tf off and show some love and support for what this person is going through

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Anonymous #15 3w

Ppl care more about getting their point across than the actual outcomes of thinking this way

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Anonymous #2 3w

And the outcome is saying horrible things to a resilient person- lack of human connection in general. I admire you and would love to sesh hmu

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#2- You need to shut the fuck up. Seriously. As an estranged daughter, that pain is harder than anything else I’ve gone thru and you don’t get to commentate. Our parents’ actions do not reflect who we are.

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Anonymous #15 3w

(There’s like 3 #2s- you know who I’m talking about. Mr. “This is why you don’t have a relationship with your parents but I’ll withhold saying something hurtful” bitchhhh)

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Anonymous #15 3w

I thought this was posted on my school yik yak just realized it’s general population lmaoo no wonder there’s so many haters I was like damn there’s too many stoners at my college to be hating like this😭

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Anonymous #2 3w

Ohhhhh that would do it! Thats crazy, we need to repopulate stoner ideology because our generation cannot fail like this, tearing each other apart for no damn reason

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Anonymous #15 3w

Someday me and my hommies are gonna buy some land make a community and we can smoke all day and frolick in the woods while everyone else is eating eachother alive all of the same cause!

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Anonymous #15 3w

“Yes let’s repopulate bad habits” ahhh

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Anonymous #3 3w

Don’t worry ur not invited bro u can stay in the American dream with your values

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Anonymous #2 3w

CAN I COME🥹

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Anonymous #15 3w

Yesss ofcc!!💕

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Anonymous #2 3w

Talk to me in 50 years when your lungs are blacker than coal and you have to speak through your trachea

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Anonymous #15 3w

Both of you are in De Nile

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Anonymous #2 3w

This made my day #2 🫶❣️😍🍃

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Anonymous #15 3w

I love how you mixed up your stoner buddy and the guy you were telling to shut the fuck up. Jokes tell themselves don’t they?

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Anonymous #3 3w

Why does bro care so much about my lungs and what I do to them. This is more about control than caring. Your reality isn’t a baseline for humanity. U sound miserable . I bet I’ll be happier with black lungs in 50 years than u will be lol

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Anonymous #2 3w

I don’t care about your lungs or what you do. Your claim was that smoking every day isn’t addiction. It is. Your claim is false. You can do whatever you want! I simply choose not to smoke, and that’s okay!

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Anonymous #3 3w

Aww #3. Someonee didn’t get invited to the happy place in the woods, didn’t they. Womp womp🫶

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Anonymous #15 3w

im not going to take it easy when people are ruining their lives. im a former athlete who couldn’t make it to the NHL because ive obliterated my legs and it pisses me off every time i see former teammates who had the ability to make it but chose to skip practices and smoke. they always blame coaches or bad circumstances but if you even mention that maybe it could’ve been the drugs they act like you killed their entire family. they say this exact same shit “ooh i can quit whenever i want”

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

NHL is not everyone’s dream! It’s a very society-driven, capitalistic sport with horrible ethics of care attitudes. We are allowed to choose different things with our lives

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

but if you ever mention quitting to them they will try to fight you. it doesn’t matter that you dont FEEL addicted if you are okay with blaming faults on others but once someone mentions it might be the drugs and you get defensive. then maybe you might be an addict

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Anonymous #15 3w

holy shit i am talking by about my experience here dipshit

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Ok what is “them” and “us”? Approach the convo with perspective, not othering. And yes, because “we” don’t force what you need to do with your life down your throat, so “you” don’t feel attacked

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Anonymous #15 3w

im saying that if you feel the need to get this defensive over the suggestion “maybe the weed could be a problem” then maybe the weed is the problem

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Holy shit your experience isn’t everyone else’s experience?!

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

you're talking about your experience... and they're saying people have different experiences. you sound like you need a hug

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Anonymous #13 3w

so when #2 uses their personal experiences to support it its fine and dandy but when i use my personal experiences to show why it can be a problem its bad? make it make sense

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

I’m not telling you to change anything about your lifestyle, that’s the difference. You can seek to understand without saying everyone needs to do the same thing as you, because of YOUR experience. Cmon man you got this!! Stretch your mind!

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Anonymous #15 3w

im give MY experience here to be a counter example to that guys experience. its called “opposing viewpoints” and helps you critically analyze a situation

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Yes but you still haven’t asked me about my experience, meaning you don’t care about analyzing anything

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Anonymous #15 3w

I could go allll day my guy

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Anonymous #15 3w

say your experience then, you never mentioned it so i never felt the need to ask?

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Anonymous #17 3w

Dumbass

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

I work 4 jobs in addition to being a full time student to keep myself in the same position as a campus full of entitled brats who are in the same place for granted- I serve them in the dining halls. I don’t have a family to talk to about my problems or my life, and no idea where to go after this year. My depression is horrible and the best thing that takes my mind off it at the end of the day is rewarding myself with a bowl. I’ve met so many beautiful people through seshing- I’ve found a family.

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Anonymous #18 3w

Says the dumbass

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

Thank you for asking :)

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Anonymous #7 3w

For me it’s cause it’s just so accessible, like everything else I have to jump through hoops to get but with weed you can literally get that shit online with 4-5 clicks

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Anonymous #15 3w

i can see how it helped you but it isn’t the only way to find a community, im apart of the car club on my campus even though i dont own a car. it may seem daunting at first but people especially stoners dont care if you smoke with them or stay sober

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

i just realized this sounds offensive its not trying to be

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Anonymous wokey_d_pronouns 3w

No but listen- you like cars, i like smoking! We’re different people and we’re allowed to be.

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Anonymous #15 3w

I LOVE the stoner community- my independence means I get to choose it!

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Anonymous #15 3w

The claim here was that smoking every day isn’t addiction. It is. That’s it! You can smoke 24/7 as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else negatively!

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Anonymous #3 3w

Claim= opinion. Opinion is something you don’t enforce on others. I don’t want to hear what YOU think I can or can’t do, because I’d never ask that of you. Go back and read how you say things, please!

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Anonymous #13 3w

It’s not drinking a beer every night that means you’re addicted, it’s what happens if you go a night without having a beer.

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Anonymous #15 3w

When you are claiming something, you are saying it is true. Your claim is false, therefore it is not true. Understand?

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Anonymous #18 3w

I mean, if they aren’t using it recreationally, it’s not that different from any other medication. You wouldn’t say a diabetic is addicted to insulin even though they absolutely have a physical dependence on it.

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Anonymous #3 3w

Omg- you don’t get to determine what’s good for people! It’s not addiction if it’s being used as medication. And I’m saying neither of us are definitively right- we’re both claiming things meaning there’s value in both of our experiences. It doesn’t mean you’re right and everyone else is wrong. WOW you’re one-minded!

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Anonymous #15 3w

Dipping out- I’ve done what I can. I hope you reconsider how you treat and speak to people.

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Anonymous #15 3w

Dipping out- I’ve done what I can. I hope you reconsider how you treat and speak to people.

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Anonymous #20 3w

You can’t get physically addicted, but you can definitely get psychologically addicted. I’ve seen it happen

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Anonymous #15 3w

1. Learn how to use dashes 2. Learn the definition of addiction as I'm providing you now 3. This isn't about being open-minded it's about fact. You're trying to cope with the fact that you're addicted to a substance. I am eat lots of sugary food every day, which means I'm addicted. You're in denial.

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Anonymous #3 3w

Learn how to be kind. Learn how to listen. Learn how to grow.

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Anonymous #15 3w

I am super kind; you are the one telling people to shut the fuck up!

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Anonymous #14 3w

Yeah but all addictions aren’t equal. Having a coffee addiction is not as bad as being addicted to weed which is not as bad as being addicted to heroin. It’s all relative but hitting carts all the time is way worse than being addicted to ig reels

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Anonymous #19 3w

Exactlyyy, that and it’s an addiction that takes a longer time to ruin your life (at first) you don’t notice how big of an issue it is until you’re already deep in

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Anonymous #17 3w

I don’t really think so people use alcohol recreationally but if someone goes out once a week you’re not gonna call them an alcoholic

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Anonymous #14 3w

Yes finally a good take!

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Anonymous #25 3w

Dependence and cravings. And feel like you can’t live without it and you have to have it to feel some sort of way = Addiction I was a child that had to go to Alateen 🥺

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Anonymous #22 3w

I think that’s what they meant by socially acceptable and non socially acceptable addictions. But I definitely agree with you.

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Anonymous #15 3w

I think the post is saying that ppl often downplay addiction to weed. I don’t think anyone really cares if you’re addicted to it since it’s effecting your life not theirs.

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Anonymous #29 3w

go a day without it and be ok*

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Anonymous #13 3w

You’ll have mental and physical withdrawal symptoms if you stop, that’s what makes it an addiction

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Anonymous #30 3w

no. what makes an addiction is the inability to stop when it causes adverse negative effects. by your definition you would only be able to say that somebody is an addict *if and when* they try to quit and experience those withdrawals. that's not what defines an addiction

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Anonymous #7 3w

Yall straight up deliberately misinterpreting him

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Anonymous #21 3w

If you use it constantly and can’t stop it’s an addiction

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Anonymous #15 3w

If you use it constantly and can’t stop it’s an addiction

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Anonymous #22 3w

This is most definitely not true. Having a coffee addiction will have you suffering from strokes and heart attacks when the 500mgs of caffeine youve been consuming a day catch up to u big dog

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Anonymous #24 3w

I’m so sorry you went through that!

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Anonymous #32 3w

Lol I was gonna say I’ve seen some pretty bad coffee addictions, at least I don’t get withdrawal from weed

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Anonymous #35 3w

i’m very caffeine dependent and also smoke weed every day, i could cut out za cold turkey easily but the withdrawals from lack of caffeine are no joke, i don’t think i could😭

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Anonymous #32 3w

so you think a coffee addiction is just as bad as say being addicted to heroin? 🤨🤨 pipe down pipsqueak

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Anonymous #39 3w

“I hate waffles”

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Anonymous #40 3w

Like living in this american hellscape stoners should not be your priority maybe identify the cause of what yall think is a weed dependency epidemic. Cause it’s not weed itself. Does this make sense

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Anonymous #41 3w

Feel that, 24 hours sober, sometimes gotta change. It may not fix it, but I’m trying

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Anonymous #17 3w

If it’s medical use a prescribed by a doctor: a-okay! You can still develop addictions to prescribed medications but that’s when you need to discuss non addictive options for your issues. However self medicating with weed for anxiety and sleep is much more likely to cause addictions without you even recognizing it’s an addiction because you justify taking more and using more often by saying you’re anxious while it can make those symptoms worse (through things like withdrawals and side effects)

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Anonymous #17 3w

If you are dealing with chronic pain and doctors can’t help and things like Tylenol and ibuprofen can’t help and you’ve run out of options, I’m not judging anyone for using things like alcohol or weed to help cope. It could still definitely result in addiction but at that point, addiction isn’t a huge worry compared to just surviving chronic illnesses with no cure or medical help.

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Anonymous #27 3w

I’m glad you’ve found something with minimal effects that has helped with your chronic pain 😭🫶

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Anonymous #40 3w

I don’t think OP is moral policing, just stating it as it is and not explicitly passing any judgement or condemning people with addictions to it. There are valid reasons to be using addictive substances and to continue even when a dependency has formed and just trying to cope with our horrible medical institutions is totally valid

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Anonymous #31 3w

Yes caffeine is a drug and people can be addicted to it 💀 it’s still addiction and still has negative effects on people and is hard to get clean from. They aren’t saying weed should be outlawed everywhere or no one should use it, just that some people are infact addicted to it.

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Anonymous #34 3w

You could still have an addiction or develop one but chronic illnesses (especially in women) have so little treatment available at all that there should be zero judgement on people needing it to help manage health. It’s a medicine and a drug

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Anonymous #24 3w

Very true, could repost this with a meme of that too

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Anonymous #21 3w

Yes you can get physically addicted 💀 and psychologically addicted. I don’t know why ppl have been saying there isn’t a physical addiction involved

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Anonymous #41 3w

That’s fair. If you ever get the chance and have the opportunity to, I would recommend seeing a psychiatrist who can help you get onto a better temporary medication to help manage your depression while you recover

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Anonymous #43 3w

That’s definitely lucky then

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Anonymous #30 3w

Its weed you dont withdraw

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Anonymous #43 3w

You scientifically always do just it’s worse for some than others. If your withdrawal is very mild, then you’re lucky

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Anonymous #43 3w

Whoever told you that you don’t get withdrawals from weed isn’t right. You might not notice it personally but your body is still going through withdrawals

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Anonymous #14 3w

Yes, we know anything can be addicting if you allow it to become habitual. There are levels and variety to it. No one has ever celebrated people for being addicted to money, or games, or porn if it negatively affects you. Feels like a deflection comment.

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Anonymous #22 3w

Know thyself, and nothing in excess.

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Anonymous mother_russia 3w

“You might not have vomit in your mouth but youre still puking” ahh comment

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Anonymous #43 3w

Not at all the same thing. I’m saying that while you personally might not recognize the symptoms your body is experiencing and the physical withdrawal, you can still be experiencing the withdrawal. Whether it’s fatigue, nausea or something else, you might not notice it or you might attribute it to something else but it’s still withdrawals.

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Anonymous #43 3w

If you aren’t using it daily, you might be able to stop or pause without any withdrawals (this applies to many substances), but if you are taking it daily especially at higher doses and have that addiction it’s almost always guaranteed to form withdrawals, even if they are minor symptoms

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Anonymous mother_russia 3w

Man, that’s what happens when you do anything

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Anonymous #43 3w

Obviously you don’t have to believe me and seeing as you believe weed doesn’t cause any withdrawals ever, you dont care to look things up yourself 💀

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Anonymous #31 3w

No it really doesn’t 💀 withdrawals only occur with habit forming substances. If I take a vitamin every single day for a year, I won’t get withdrawals from not taking them. Things like antidepressants/anti anxiety meds, adhd stimulants, alcohol, weed, caffeine, etc. those will all cause withdrawals unless you do something to prevent them (like tapering off of them)

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Anonymous mother_russia 3w

Anything that raises your dopamine or alters your state will have that affect if you stop doing it

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Anonymous #7 2w

:(( yeah I wanna stop and I’m like 2 years in

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Anonymous #19 2w

Yea ive been smoking way too much long and im getting kinda scared

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Anonymous #37 2w

I’m on my 6th day of a my tolerance break after smoking for 8 years. This the longest I’ve gone without since I started smoking The withdraw was minimal. For the first two days I could eat because having something in my stomach (even just a bite) made me nauseous. After day 3 three is becomes so much easier. The cravings are the hardest part tbh.

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