This article we will discuss some of the treatment options available for people seeking marijuana addiction help. This information is aimed at individuals who recognize they have a problem with addiction and it has manifested in their lives in the form of a marijuana habit that has taken control of their lives and is having a dramatic negative effect on them personally, as well as their job, family, and social life.
Marijuana addicts, and drug addicts in general, have options for dealing with their treatment and addiction issues, although these options are somewhat limited, and often shrouded in red tape. This is not meant to be discouraging, just realistic. That being said, let’s review some of the means people often seek treatment for marijuana addiction.
Those with health insurance are in the best position to seek full time rehab. Many if not most health insurance plans provided through your employer will offer some form of in person rehabilitation for drug addiction. There are no hard and fast rules on how this works however; acquiring those details will require calling the insurance company for more information or speaking with your company’s HR representative who deals with such questions. Often though, it works something like this: the insurance company first requires a visit to a drug addiction specialist, who will then essentially approve or confirm that there is a legitimate need for marijuana addiction treatment. At this point, the insurance company will pre-approve the rehab treatment and the patient can seek treatment. The details as to what specific drug treatment programs are covered, the length of their stay, and the specific treatments available that are covered are going to be specific to each insurance plan and is not something we can specify broadly.
Live-in drug treatment rehab is not necessarily an appropriate or necessary option for everyone.Outside of attending a full time or live-in marijuana addiction treatment program, which is an unrealistic option for many due to either lack of insurance coverage, an inability to leave the job for extended time, or the need to keep the problem a secret for fear of the social/career/political consequences, what other resources our at their disposal for seeking help?
Some people find much success in simply going cold turkey with the support of their family, friends, and loved ones, as well as professional counseling for a drug addiction specialist. Often this means getting emotional support from other people who have also suffered from an addiction problem at some point in their lives. To this end, it can mean seeking out a support group, such as Marijuana Anonymous, a kind of philosophical sister organization to the more well known group Alcoholics Anonymous. The internet provides a virtual support system for many addicts seeking help, although ideally in person meetings will be the best route to go, but this option is few and far between for many outside of major cities in the United States and Canada. Attending such meetings can help an addict deal with their addiction in ways not possible when trying to deal with it alone. Additionally, a drug counselor can provide a perspective and a personal game plan that will often prove to be a critical component of an addicts drive to quit smoking marijuana.
So in summary, here are some of the options available for professional marijuana addiction treatment:
- Marijuana Addiction Treatment – Attending an in person, live-in drug rehabiliation center.
- Drug Addiction Counseling – Similar to rehab, but doesn’t involve overnight stays.
- Support Groups – Support groups such as Marijuana Anonymous, either in physical meetings in person or seeking kinship and support through online emotional groups.
If you have any experience with marijuana addiction treatment, such as those items listed above, please leave a comment with your experience. What type of marijuana treatment did you do? What was it like? Were the results successful in quitting marijuana?
