Cannabis consumption is not just regulated but illegal in India. However, the number of causal users of cannabis is much more when compared to others parts of the world. Around 2.8% of Indian population use cannabis in one or the other form. While more than 3 million people in India use cannabis, the people who face some sort of problem including dependence or addiction is around a million.
If someone starts casual usage of cannabis, the chances are high that they will get into serious conditions like cannabis dependence soon. Prolonged usage can lead to mood swings, health problems, anxiety, low motivation, memory issues, and social withdrawal. If you or someone you love feels stuck in this cycle, it is high time that you seek professional support and healthcare. At Serene Life Hospital, we provide personalised treatments that helps you to break free from all kinds of substance dependence. Even if your life is sinking with cannabis addiction, you can stop the fall and rebuild a healthy, meaningful life.
How Addictive is Cannabis?
Not everyone who uses cannabis becomes dependent or get addicted. However, the chance is never zero. Many people who consume it can come safely out of this usage but for others it could be a much harder thing. It is not easy to foresee and predict addictive behaviour in people. If you or anyone you know show these symptoms, you should immediately get the professional support from trained psychiatrists in Chennai.
Some of the most common symptoms experienced by people who use cannabis are as follows.
- Firstly, they tend to profusely use cannabis. It will not be possible to cut down or stop the usage of cannabis.
- They constantly think about obtaining and using it.
- They tend to use it to cope with minor emotions or stress.
- Failure to use it leads to anxiety, irritability, restlessness
- They tend to lose interest in hobbies, studies, or work leading to a mundane life.
- Many people also face relationship issues arising out of these habits.
Prolonged usage of cannabis can change brain chemistry and affect your ability to think, feel motivated, and even make minor decisions. The ill-effects are most commonly seen in teenagers and young adults whose brains are still developing. That is why, it is important to identify the condition at the earliest and take remedial steps.
How Cannabis Addiction Affects Your Life
Cannabis usage can affect multiple aspects of your life. Firstly, it can affect your
Mental Health
You might face anxiety and panic attacks when you’re not using cannabis. It can lead to depression and mood swings on a regular basis. In severe conditions, you may even face paranoia or hallucinations. You will find it hard to focus on any task or work.
In some extreme cases, it can also cause short-term memory loss, reduced motivation to perform in academics or career. Our depression treatment doctors in Chennai can assist you in your recovery.
Relationship Issues
Cannabis use can slowly degrade the trust and emotional connection that you feel. You will slowly drift away from your family and from friends. You will soon become secluded and secretive. You will start to prefer isolation or company of other cannabis users. This will also have an impact on the relationship that you have with your loved ones including your spouse, parents and kids. They will feel helpless watching you change. All these will lead to relationship issues.
Financial & Career Struggles
Most cannabis users don’t concentrate on their professional life too. Only consumption of cannabis becomes the priority and responsibilities take a backseat. As a result your performance at work or college quickly reduces. You will soon miss deadlines and opportunities. This can lead to failure to complete the course in colleges, dropouts and disciplinary actions.
Physical Health Issues
Long-term cannabis use will result in a myriad number of health problems like breathing problems, irregular sleep cycles, loss of appetite, weight fluctuations. You will feel tired and fatigue throughout the day. These might seem harmless at first but soon the condition can worsen.
Why is It Hard to Quit Cannabis without Professional Help
Cannabis while less harmful than synthetic drugs like meth, ecstasy, is still quite potent. While there are some studies that have showed medicinal benefits, the manner in which cannabis keeps a person under the influence and how hard it is wean out of usage makes it a potent and harmful substance. Sudden stopping of usage can lead to
- Anxiety or restlessness
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Cravings
These symptoms make quitting cannabis extremely challenging without professional support. This is where Serene Life Hospital can help you. Our experience mental health professionals and addiction experts can provide you the necessary care and support.
Our rehabilitation centre in Chennai gives you the best non-judgemental space for you to start your recovery journey.
How Serene Life Hospital Helps You Recover
At Serene Life Hospital, one of the leading mental health and de-addiction centres in Chennai, we offer compassionate, caring and structured programme to help you regain control.
Deaddiction Treatment Centre at Serene Life Hospital Includes:
- Medical Assessment & Detox – This is the first phase of the recovery journey where you will undergo a proper medical assessment to ascertain the level of your dependence and to find out the extent of the damage. In this phase, you will also undergo a supervised detox process during which your body will come out of the cannabis dependence.
- Individual counselling – This is the second phase in which you will be provided with individual counselling. While your body gets free of the cannabis, your mind will still crave continued usage of it. You will be in a delicate phase where even minor stimuli can cause you to fall back in to addiction.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to help you identify the stimulus that is pushing you into consumption of cannabis. You will become aware of the factors that are leading to usage and addiction. This will help in self-regulation.
- Mood Management, Habit Formation and Motivation – When you have underwent detox therapy, counselling and CBT, you will still face hard mood swings which can force you back to the usage phase. This is an important step in the professional support where you will be provided with the tools to manage your mood better. You will also undergo habit formation sessions through which you can build positive habits with ease.
- Group support & relapse-prevention planning – This is another preparatory phase in which you will get continuous support in the form of group therapy. Group therapy is helpful as you will get advice and support from people who are undergoing similar problems in their lives. Also you will get in-depth knowledge and training on how to cope relapse.
Many people don’t understand the fact that relapse is part of the recovery process. Preparing for the relapse and how to come out of relapse is an essential training that you will get in this phase.
- Family counselling – This is not a standard phase in your recovery. However, a proper support system will help you to come out of the addiction and the best support system that you can have is your family. Family counselling can prepare your family to cope with your condition and provide you with assistance whenever required.
If you are facing the trouble of cannabis addiction, feel free to book a confidential consultation sessions with us. Your identity and privacy will be protected while we provide you with the best care and attention for you to live a happy and fulfilling life.
