Drug Abuse Addiction: Marijuana Use

Drug abuse addiction treatment and alcohol abuse addiction treatment is provided through the Outpatient Treatment Program at The Right Step. Contact us at (877) 627-4389 to learn more about the many programs for helping people to overcome addictions that we have available.

Session Nine of the Outpatient Addiction Treatment program will be discussing the various aspects of the Roadmap for Recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol. At this point in the program, you will have been learning a number of reasons why it is dangerous to utilize secondary drugs for recreation or coping or other reasons when recovering from a specific addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome

Supportive, licensed instructors will be walking you through a great amount of information and at this point will discuss the topic of Marijuana use as a secondary drug.

You will learn that Marijuana use affects a part of the brain that is responsible for maintaining motivation, so the motivation for continued recovery work may be impaired. It can also interfere with new behaviors in a way that is very similar to pharmacological coping method discussed previously in Session Nine.

Marijuana use may become a factor contributing to an addiction relapse by creating cortical disinhibition. It can be a stimulant craving induction as discussed previously. Using marijuana also conflicts with the 12-Step philosophies that can be so important to maintaining continued sobriety in life.

Using marijuana can also trigger the abstinence violation effect which can undo the hard work and effort you have already put into achieving recovery from an addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Locations for Addiction Treatment

Residents of local Texas and New Mexico cities including Brenham TX, Clear Lake TX, Cleveland TX, Corpus Christi TX, El Campo TX and Humble TX often receive treatment for their addiction to alcohol or drugs through the Intensive Outpatient Programs at one of 20 convenient Right Step locations.

Outpatient Alcohol Treatment and Outpatient Drug Treatment programs are offered in Baytown TX, Austin TX, Beaumont TX, Conroe TX, Dallas TX, Euless TX, Plano TX, Houston TX, Clear Lake TX, Ft. Bend TX, Pasadena TX, The Woodlands TX, San Antonio TX, Wimberley TX, Albuquerque NM.

Residential Treatment centers in DFW, Houston and Austin are also provided for recovery from addiction disease, attracting individuals from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona and other areas of the United States to participate in recovery programs at The Right Step.

Drug Treatment and Alcohol Treatment Resources:

Roadmap for Recovery: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment

Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Stages of Recovery

Affordable Outpatient Addiction Treatment

Addiction Treatment: Initial Treatment Sessions

Roadmap To Recovery: Biology of Addiction: Structure in Recovery

Roadmap To Recovery: Beneficial Activities in Addiction Recovery

Addiction Recovery: Dealing with Scheduling

Withdrawal from Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Roadmap to Recovery

Addiction Recovery During Early Abstinence from Drugs and Alcohol

Roadmap for Addiction Recovery: Addiction Relapse

Substance Abuse Associations: Addiction Triggers