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| Tolerance - or the increasingly high level of need for the experience - and craving are measured by how willing the person is to sacrifice other rewards or sources of well-being in life to the pursuit of the involvement. The key to addiction, seen in this light, is its persistence in the face of harmful consequences for the individual. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, one of nearly 400 chemicals in a hemp plant, accounts for most of marijuana's psychoactive, or mind-altering, effects. The strength of the drug is determined by the amount of THC it contains which varies from plant to plant. Researchers believe that heredity may be increase the susceptibility to addiction. Treatment & Prevention Considerations for Rehabilitation and Quitting Drug Use There seems to be no single treatment that will help all people. Many rehabilitation programs focus on body detoxification and elimination as it is thought that drug residue remaining in the body increases the desire for reuse. Thus addicts must increase the quantity of drug they are using to get the same feelings of euphoria and mood enhancement. |
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