Category: Marijuana

Risks of Recreational Drug Use: Strategies for Overcoming Marijuana Addiction

March 14, 2024 Avalon Malibu Staff Marijuana

Marijuana addiction is a real challenge many individuals face. Although more states are coming to legalize marijuana, it may be important to recognize that marijuana addiction can still become an issue. Recreational drug use can add a serious risk of… Read More ›

What Are the Risks of Marijuana Addiction?

August 23, 2023 Avalon Malibu Staff Marijuana

Marijuana has been legalized in many places, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have risks. Many people believe that cannabis is not addictive, but that’s farther from the truth. Marijuana can be highly addictive, and marijuana addiction presents a… Read More ›

Identifying Marijuana Addiction

November 8, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Marijuana

Marijuana addiction, or marijuana use disorder, is a dangerously overlooked issue for many. Despite plenty of assertions that the drug is neither addictive nor capable of causing an overdose, research has proven that this isn’t the case. Unlike other drugs,… Read More ›

What To Do If Your Loved One Denies Having a Marijuana Addiction

June 25, 2019 Avalon Malibu Marijuana Addiction

Marijuana addiction is often debated because of the belief that marijuana doesn’t cause physical dependency. While researchers are still exploring this topic, it’s been proven that a person can become psychologically dependent on marijuana – yet because it’s not as… Read More ›

Marijuana Addiction: Facts You Need to Know

May 11, 2019 Avalon Malibu Addiction Marijuana

Marijuana addiction has been a long-debated topic over the past few years, as many people believe that since it’s considered a “natural herb”, it doesn’t have addictive properties. If you ask a large number of people, however, you might receive… Read More ›

How Can Use of Marijuana Contribute to Dependency?

July 5, 2018 Avalon Malibu Marijuana QA

As stated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), marijuana use can lead to the development of marijuana use disorder; research estimates that 30% of people who use marijuana have some degree of this disorder. Furthermore, individuals who use… Read More ›

Is Overdose On Marijuana Possible?

August 8, 2017 Avalon Malibu Marijuana

Thus far in the recorded history of marijuana consumption, there has not been an overdose to date. Despite emergency police calls of paranoia due to THC edibles consumption, and concern that someone unconscious from smoking too much marijuana might… Read More ›

MDMA Addiction Will Be A New Concern

June 30, 2017 Avalon Malibu Addiction Marijuana Opioids

Medical marijuana as a treatment for opioid addiction has become a popular subject in the world of recovery. As the opioid epidemic continues to present new dangerous drugs leading to more… Read More ›

How Is Synthetic Marijuana Different From Regular Marijuana And Why Is It More Dangerous?

June 8, 2017 Avalon Malibu QA Marijuana Addiction

Called “legal weed” “synthetic weed” or more technically named “cannabinoid alternative” synthetic marijuana types have gained popularity as well as notoriety in recent years. Clusters of overdoses, isolated overdose events, and chronic addiction… Read More ›