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Question by Ian: How to mess with a marijuana drugs counselor?
Hello everyone. So I’m being forced to go to counseling for my “marijuana addiction” and I find the whole situation quite absurd. I’m a minor, but I don’t have any intention of stopping my use of weed anytime soon. Because I’m going to these ridiculous counseling sessions, I’ve decided I want to have some fun and just screw with the counselor and try to mind-f*@k him. Any ideas?

Best answer:

Answer by Claude
As long as you know the side effects marijuana does to your body in the long run, than you’re fine. Just pretend that you’re listening to the counselor.

Answer by Louise
Agree with everything he says

Dr. Oz: Is Weed Addictive?
Today at 4 pm ET on his Fox show, Dr. Mehmet Oz weighed in on the marijuana addiction debate. "As a physician, I believe marijuana has a therapeutic role for patients with conditions such as cancer and chronic pain," he writes on his blog. "But my …
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An epidemic of chronic pain – Boston Globe

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An epidemic of chronic pain Boston Globe This may or may not do anything to reduce the prescription drug abuse problem in this country, but it will almost certainly hurt legitimate pain patients who need treatment. Essentially, we've got the picture backward. In terms of sheer numbers, the … and more »

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Marijuana Addiction Survey Seeks Difficult Answers
Currently living in Barcelona, Spain while covering the private cannabis club industry there, Hudson worked for several years in the drug addiction treatment industry. He claims that even among staff at rehab centers, marijuana addiction isn't taken …
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Dr. Oz reveals addictive nature of pot, works out with Joe Manganiello
While Dr. Oz supports the use of medical marijuana to treat chronic pain, glaucoma, and cancer, he warned that repeated use can have devastating health consequences. When you smoke marijuana, THC enters your bloodstream and travels to your brain …
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Health care workers trained on Rx drug abuse
(Medical Xpress)—A Colorado health care training course designed to curb prescription drug abuse, reports preliminary data that state-wide chronic pain prescription practices are changing since first offering the training a year ago. The indication …
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New drug rules could harm patients: Opposing view
According to the Institute of Medicine, 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. We are dedicated to patient care and combating prescription drug abuse. But solutions must not discourage physicians from appropriately treating pain or reduce …
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Opioids for Chronic Pain: Addiction is NOT Rare – Prescribers and the public have been misinformed about the risk of addiction when chronic pain is treated with opioids. This has led to overprescribing of op…

Teen pitfall: Stress can lead to depression, drug use
The risk that teens will smoke, drink or use illegal drugs increases if they are highly stressed, frequently bored or have substantial amounts of spending money, according to a study by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at …
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Chronic Use Of Painkillers Linked To Depression
He added that even though a small amount of patients are chronically prescribed these drugs, the medications could kick off a depression that can affect their quality of life and their capacity to handle chronic pain. Recent studies have found the use …
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