Marijuana

Physiological and Psychological Aspects of Addiction

In recent years, there has been more and more discussion of marijuana, drug abuse, legalization, decriminalization, and addiction than at any time in the past. These discussions are no longer confined to college campuses, as was the case in the 1960s; now serious consideration is being given to these problems by legislators, judges, lawyers, and members of the medical profession. There are some who believe that legislators, judges, lawyers, and members of the medical profession. There are some who believe that legalization of marijuana use and possession and the decriminalization of other drugs are just around the corner, although others warn that such action ought not to be taken without further study and research in the area of drugs and addiction.

In the present paper, we shall be considering the nature of addiction with an eye toward making some reasonable recommendations concerning the legalization or the liberalization of laws on the use and possession of marijuana, for other the primary argument in favor of maintaining anti-marijuana laws is that addictive drugs s

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alcohol to the opiates. Thus, "marijuana use varies according to the ethnic and socioeconomic group examined," and, in terms of opiates, "the youth most likely to be involves is an inner city black male." The reason for widespread use of drugs from marijuana to the opiates among ethnic minorities and the poor are many and complex. Peer group pressure is an important consideration, as is the fact that such individuals are often under extreme psychological pressure which drugs can help to relieve by redirecting the individual's concerns away from the real world and into a world of addiction and obsession: Some drug users are undoubtedly influenced by serious social factors and psychological conditions. Some see drugs as a way of dealing with stressful conditions they are otherwise unprepared to face. Still others could be considered both medically and legally insane. Thus, sociological aspects are unlike the physiological and psychological aspects of addiction in that they would appear to be more strictly causative in nature. That is to say, while addiction itself can be seen as the cause of certain physiological and psychological changes in the individual, sociological aspects can be seen as the causes of addiction ra

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