Marijuana Dependence Learning Center

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Cannabis, more commonly called marijuana, refers to the several varieties of Cannabis sativa , or Indian hemp plant, that contains the psychoactive drug delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis-related disorders r...

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Symptoms
CANNABIS DEPENDENCE AND ABUSE. The handbook used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental disorders is the D...
Causes
Cannabis-related disorders share many of the same root causes with other addictive substances. The initial desire for...
Tests
Diagnosis of cannabis-related disorders is made in a number of ways. Intoxication is easiest to diagnose because of c...
Treatments
Treatment options for individuals with cannabis-related disorders are identical to those available for people with al...
Drugs
  • No known drug therapy
Complications
According to the DSM-IV-TR, cannabis dependence and abuse tend to develop over a period of time. It may, however, dev...
Prevention
Many drug education programs focus strongly on discouraging marijuana experimentation among young teenagers. Recent r...

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