From clinical experience (physician), I think this is correct. Almost NO ONE leaves MJ, once established... where most eventually leave opioids. The hook isn't severe, which seems to be why people think of it as non-addicting; but the momentum of an MJ-habit is second only to Tobacco IMO. It's maybe easier for a drunk to quit, than for a pothead. It's probably also easier To Lose Weight than To Quit Tokin'. SEX addicts are rare and treatable, but CANNIBIS addicts don't even want to quit; ever, in general.

Like Nicotine, it's a 3-fold addiction: physiologic/social/habit, but UNLIKE Nicotine, it accesses an upregulation pathway for disgust (like opioids do for pain); this means the physiologic dependency is long term AND specific; where Tobacco products are long term and general (and weaker). I think that is what makes MJ hard to jettison: people like mellow/hungry/accepting; disgust is unpleasant, as life-saving as it is...

Opioids are deadlier, though. By far.

From clinical experience (FM), I think this is correct. Almost NO ONE leaves MJ, once established... where most eventually leave opioids. The hook isn't severe, which seems to be why people think of it as non-addicting; but the momentum of an MJ-habit is second only to Tobacco IMO. It's maybe easier for a drunk to quit, than for a pothead. It's probably also easier To Lose Weight than To Quit Tokin'. SEX addicts are rare and treatable, but CANNIBIS addicts don't even want to quit; ever, in general.

Like Nicotine, it's a 3-fold addiction: physiologic/social/habit, but UNLIKE Nicotine, it accesses an upregulation pathway for disgust (like opioids do for pain); this means the physiologic dependency is long term AND specific; where Tobacco products are long term and general (and weaker). I think that is what makes MJ hard to jettison: people like mellow/hungry/accepting; disgust is unpleasant, as life-saving as it is...

Opioids are deadlier, though. By far.

From clinical experience (FM), I think this is correct. Almost NO ONE leaves MJ, once established... where most eventually leave opioids. The hook isn't secere, but the momentum of MJ is second only to Tobacco. It's easier for a drunk to quit than for a pothead. It's easier To Lose Weight than To Quit Tokin'. SEX addicts are rare and treatable, but CANNIBIS addicts don't even want to quit; ever, generally.

Like Nicotine, it's a 3-fold addiction: physiologic/social/habit, but UNLIKE Nicotine, it accesses an upregulation pathway for disgust (like opioids do for pain); thismeans the physiologic dependency is long term AND specific; where Tobacco products are long term and general. I think thatis what makes MJ hard to jettison: people like mellow/hungry/accepting; disgust is unpleasant, as life-saving as it is...

Opioids are deadlier, though. By far.

From clinical experience (FM), I think this is correct. Almost NO ONE leaves MJ, once established... where most eventually leave opioids. The hook isn't secere, but the momentum of MJ is second only to Tobacco. It's easier for a drunk to quit than for a pothead. It's easier To Lose Weight tgan To Quit Tokin'. SEX addicts are rare, and treatable, but CANNIBIS addicts don't even want to quit; ever, generally.

Opioids are deadlier, though. By far.