Marijuana Detox
As you may know, marijuana has been the most commonly used illegal drugs in the United States. Many lives were ruined by the use of it, but still, more and more people are becoming dependent to it. Drug addicts have used it to answer their cravings and it’s heartbreaking to know that many of those who have become dependent to marijuana have lost their worth as human beings. Yes, they lost their families, friends, and even themselves.
It’s really a sad to story to tell, but that’s what marijuana can bring you into. It can ruin your life, your education, your work and everything you are connected with, and if you don’t quit from it, there’s no hope for you to succeed. Well, it is for this reason that people who have tried marijuana are strongly recommended to undergo a cleansing process known as marijuana detoxification.
Marijuana detox is by nature medical. It involves the process of cleansing the body from all the effects of the weed which were accumulated and built up from the years of marijuana use. Usually, the marijuana detox happens in few days and will only be stopped until your body gets clean or you become sober. If you have been using marijuana and you realized that it’s bad for your health, the marijuana detoxification process is the primary step to take to fully eliminate your craving for this illicit drug. Yes, it comes first before the real and actual recovery and abstinence.
However, detoxifying from marijuana is not an easy and quick process to consider. The reason for this is that unlike the common drugs, the effects of marijuana stay in the body for long period of time. The toxins brought by its use are stored in the fat cells, making them tough to clear. So even if you have been considering marijuana detox for a month or so, some parts of your body may still remain filled with THC, the active chemical present in marijuana.
Well, that doesn’t mean that marijuana detoxification won’t work as effective as possible. The truth is, it will work best only if you continue applying it with a proper medical guidance. Yes, marijuana detox won’t be successful if it’s not performed with a proper medical assistance. As mentioned earlier, the detox process is a medical process, so it must be performed with the medical specialists.
There is another reason for marijuana detox to be performed by experts, and that is the fact that the process yields a number of serious and chronic side effects. In the first day of withdrawal, symptoms like insomnia, loss of appetite, irritability and restlessness may occur. Aside from that, headaches, intense sweating, weight loss, kidney pains, nausea, vomiting, stomach aches and cramps, eye problems, hormonal changes and even impotency may also manifest. Worse is that, if the withdrawal is not properly supervised and treated with the right solution, it can lead to death.
Marijuana detox symptoms may not equal the dangers of alcohol detox or the pains of heroin withdrawal, but the discomforts, anxiety and cravings of a marijuana detox make quitting very difficult. Those symptoms peak in within a day of cessation of use, and only gradually start to subside after three or four days.
With all such effects, marijuana detox is now handled by a number of medical and drug facilities. The person who is treated with it is also given certain remedies for all the symptoms of withdrawal to cease. Proper exercise, drinking plenty of water, eliminating caffeine intake, and hot soaking baths are among the most commonly recommended remedies.
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March 30th, 2008
Getting in trouble with the law over marijuana can ruin your life exponentially faster than the simple act of smoking it. I was on an incredible amount of heavy medications that caused me to twitch and have extreme memory loss as well as circulation problems. Marijuana cured my insomnia and my emotional instability that caused me to be on all these medications. I’m not a drug addict, in fact I do not smoke marijuana anymore.
Thus, I am forced to take my old medicine again and am currently suffering from my old symptoms. I don’t disagree with your website, but I just think you should have all the facts from real people that used the drug rather than some bullshit government issued study that attempts to explain why it is illegal in the first place.
oh and P.S. All of those side effects listed about the withdrawal process are quite comical. I although am saddened that somebody could put such little effort into checking their facts. Why don’t whoever wrote this site actually talk to a real human being about smoking pot, you might be surprised.
October 11th, 2008
Jain,
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It is valuable to our visitors. I will try to check on the facts as you suggested.
Yes, I have to rely on studies done on this subject in order to provide the content on this website. That is why we have the comment feature here.
Please share with us more about what you know on this subject. Thanks again for your comment and looking forward to hear from you.
June 18th, 2009
Who ever wrote this article is a
fucking dumb ass. Weed is not that extreme. onlydumb fuck sheep would believe this bullshit. weed does’nt ruin lives people do. weed alone is the safest drug. caffeine can actually kill people but its legal. the government doesntfuckingcare about peoples lives they only care about money. the only real reason its illegal is because it beat tobacco in sells.June 23rd, 2009
Your comment shows exactly why people shouldn’t take weed.
August 7th, 2009
well, okay….there is so much controversy over marijuana the debate, I feel, may never be settled. People smoke it for many, various reasons. It is used medically, occasionally or everyday. But I don’t feel as though it would sabotage someone’s life, other than getting in trouble with the law. And you know if it does, it’s unfortunate but we all make our own choices. I mean really have you ever seen anyone in rehab from it? Or anyone on the tv show ‘Intervention’? No, not likely. And yes the government, has much influence on how we are to perceive it and have beliefs on it. I’ve smoked it, but when I got tired of it, I would stop. And then probably start again but like 5 months later. It’s different because if you wanna stop you can. There’s really not a physical addiction, it’s more mental. And yes, all drugs are mental, but cocaine and heroin affect the body differently. You would Need a detox for them. And also what about narcotics? My cousin is addicted to prescription pills, but there legal…from a doctor? Also, alcohol…please, how many people die from alcoholism a year? Or drunk drivers and accidents? Or liver disease? And all alcohol commercials say “Please drink responsibly”, well couldn’t it just as easily say “Please smoke responsibly”? Who’s to say people don’t drink on the job? Or cigarettes…lung cancer, my grandfather smoked them and got lung cancer, or breast cancer my aunt for example smoked cigarettes. And both relatives died. Cigarettes are way more harmful, yet there sold and taxed the hell out of them. Like I said it’s such a controversy, no one can really say it’s bad and no one can really say it’s okay. Thanks for reading
August 24th, 2009
This article is a lie. This government bullshit makes me sick. Please explain to me why Obama can admit to snorting coke and smoking weed and get elected as president, and Michael Phelps takes a bong rip and all his accomplishments mean nothing.
December 29th, 2009
Lo, because liberals don’t care. That’s why Obama was elected. Liberals vote for what feels good. That’s why. :)
Also, I’m not against using Marijuana as medication if it is recommended by doctors, but marijuana use in general does only damage. This is true based on almost all researches done and stats that you can find in public.
Would you let your children smoke weed? I wouldn’t.
February 28th, 2010
Hi, i have been a really heavy pot smoker for 14 years. I have quit once before and had a hard time with the severe cravings, insomnia, anxiety, vivid and crazy dreams and irritability, often getting mad or crying for little or no reason. this lasted about 7 days and i was better.. then i started smoking pot agian and got back into it just as bad as before.. now i decided to quit again and it is hell for me.. i have trouble falling asleep and when i do fall asleep, i am constantly waking up through the night feeling really neaseus and with really bad anxiety.. i am someone that has always suffered with anxiety and panic problems and i have been on medication for it, so im not sure if the mix of the weed and meds makes me feel this way… anyhow, i wake up really sick and i slowly get better as the day goes on.. the effects i am having is really bad and scary and ive been to the doctor as i thought there might be something else wrong with me.. (which there isnt) so it must be the weed.. i was always one to defend it and say it wasnt addictive but it really is and seeing how sick it makes me to not have it really sucks.. i wonder how long this will last.. it has been 7 days and i still wake up all the time feeling really sick.. :(