Marijuana Vs. Religion -- Which is more detrimental to the black community? #DATA --POLL ADDED

[Ronnie Macho]

Under 50?

"Under 50?" is not an age...

 

[Ronnie Macho]

You probably smoke every day, around the same times of day, before or after the same activities. That's a habit aka an addiction. Whether you want to call it that or not is on you.

You get up and go to work everday that's a habit...you go to the bathroom...that's a bodily habit...

It


It can make you lazy though

I'm not too lazy to google tho...this shyt is really toooo easy!!!...

@Conan The Barbarian @Rawtid

Religion and the Process Addiction. A process addiction is one that involves an activity or a behavior, rather than a chemical substance like alcohol or heroin. ... Although no other behaviors have been officially included in the addiction category, there is evidence that just about any activity can become an obsession.Nov 19, 2013

Can Religion Be an Addiction?

Laura Nott
4 years ago

We throw the word addiction around too casually sometimes. When a woman claims she is addicted to shoes, or an athlete says running is addictive, are these statements true? The idea of behavioral, or process, addictions is gaining ground in the addiction community. And, yes, it is possible for one’s obsession with buying shoes or working out to become harmful to the extent that some experts would use the word addiction.

What about religion? Is being devoted to God and going to services regularly something that can turn into a process addiction? It is possible to become so dedicated to worship that it overtakes everything else. Like any other behavioral addiction, this obsession is related to emotions and to the brain and shares signs and symptoms with substance addictions. And, like other addictions, it can be treated with dedication to quality therapy

Religion and the Process Addiction
A process addiction is one that involves an activity or a behavior, rather than a chemical substance like alcohol or heroin. Experts in the field of psychiatry have already officially recognized problem gambling as an addictive disorder. The recognition is based on the scientific evidence, provided by researchers, that compulsive gambling shares many characteristics with substance addictions.

Although no other behaviors have been officially included in the addiction category, there is evidence that just about any activity can become an obsession. From there it is a short road to something very similar to addiction. As with chemical addictions, process addictions can lead to destroyed relationships and finances, feelings of withdrawal, and even changes to chemical pathways in the brain related to rewards and the experience of pleasure.

Signs of Religious Addiction
How can you tell when someone has crossed the line from fulfilling and healthy religious worship to harmful obsession? Here are some signs that religious beliefs have gone beyond normal and helpful and have become something like an addiction:

• 
  
  
  • Avoiding responsibilities — When worship gets in the way of going to work, taking care of family duties and maintaining relationships, and any other type of responsibility, it may be a problem.
  • Obsession with rules — Religions typically set out guidelines and rules to live by. Someone with a dangerous relationship to religion begins to follow these rules strictly, regardless of the consequences. He does not stop to question them, but simply adheres to the rules with a single-minded obsession. He may also spend hours thinking about interpretation of rules and what is considered to be a sin.
  • Financial problems — Someone with an unhealthy devotion to church may begin tithing beyond her means. She may spend money that she cannot afford on religious charities or on spiritual retreats.
  • Detachment from the real world— Being spiritual involves some sense of detachment from material goods, but for a religious addict, this may go to the extreme. Someone obsessing over religious beliefs may give up all his things and devote himself entirely to spiritual well-being.
  • Mood swings — If someone is addicted to religion, she may feel wildly happy and upbeat while in prayer or attending a service. On the other hand, if she cannot get to a service, her mood may swing down and she may mope and feel badly about herself.

What Causes a Religion Addiction?
What causes an individual to develop any kind of obsession or addiction is variable, but there are some common threads. There are genetic factors, but addictive behaviors can also be triggered by trauma, such as abuse experienced as a child. Stress, low self-esteem and other negative feelings can contribute as well.

In some cases, an addiction to a religion may be transferred from another addiction. Sometimes when drug addicts or alcoholics are in recovery, they switch their compulsive behaviors from substance abuse to something more healthful, like religion. This can turn into an addiction in itself, however.

Some people turn to religion for the feeling of togetherness that they experience in a community. Becoming a part of that group may be a healthy answer to loneliness and the search for meaning, but it can also turn into an obsession. In the case of a cult, the consequences can be severe.

Regardless of the motivation for seeking out comfort in religion, if worship becomes an addiction, there are ways to get help. As with any type of process addiction, a trained therapist can help the addict learn how to control his impulses and obsessions. With regular counseling and the support from loved ones, there is such a thing as recovery from religious addiction.

Call 888-557-6775 or Learn more about Elements Behavioral Health
Categories: Behavioral Addictions
Addiction Treatment | Elements | Drug Rehab Treatment

There...There...I'm here for you @Conan The Barbarian @Rawtid ...it's gonna be okay...


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[ejthompson23]

I have to blame democrats for this one...they wanna legalize marijuana knowing damn well jobs drug test applicants why are black people who can hardly get jobs as it is, hyping weed to be legalized? we can't hire our own people...you think the white man gonna hire a bunch of nikkas high as a satellite? we keep falling for the okie done...the white man who was locking us up now all of a sudden want us to smoke freely

 

[Stone Cold]

You really are that dumb???......my age range???......how old am I???...

I dont know how old you are so my estimation would be under 50

this is not 21 questions nikka im not on a date

 

[Ronnie Macho]

I dont know how old you are so my estimation would be under 50

this is not 21 questions nikka im not on a date

You probably smoke every day, around the same times of day, before or after the same activities. That's a habit aka an addiction. Whether you want to call it that or not is on you.

You get up and go to work everday that's a habit...you go to the bathroom...that's a bodily habit...

It


It can make you lazy though

I'm not too lazy to google tho...this shyt is really toooo easy!!!...

@Conan The Barbarian @Rawtid

Religion and the Process Addiction. A process addiction is one that involves an activity or a behavior, rather than a chemical substance like alcohol or heroin. ... Although no other behaviors have been officially included in the addiction category, there is evidence that just about any activity can become an obsession.Nov 19, 2013

Can Religion Be an Addiction?

Laura Nott
4 years ago

We throw the word addiction around too casually sometimes. When a woman claims she is addicted to shoes, or an athlete says running is addictive, are these statements true? The idea of behavioral, or process, addictions is gaining ground in the addiction community. And, yes, it is possible for one’s obsession with buying shoes or working out to become harmful to the extent that some experts would use the word addiction.

What about religion? Is being devoted to God and going to services regularly something that can turn into a process addiction? It is possible to become so dedicated to worship that it overtakes everything else. Like any other behavioral addiction, this obsession is related to emotions and to the brain and shares signs and symptoms with substance addictions. And, like other addictions, it can be treated with dedication to quality therapy

Religion and the Process Addiction
A process addiction is one that involves an activity or a behavior, rather than a chemical substance like alcohol or heroin. Experts in the field of psychiatry have already officially recognized problem gambling as an addictive disorder. The recognition is based on the scientific evidence, provided by researchers, that compulsive gambling shares many characteristics with substance addictions.

Although no other behaviors have been officially included in the addiction category, there is evidence that just about any activity can become an obsession. From there it is a short road to something very similar to addiction. As with chemical addictions, process addictions can lead to destroyed relationships and finances, feelings of withdrawal, and even changes to chemical pathways in the brain related to rewards and the experience of pleasure.

Signs of Religious Addiction
How can you tell when someone has crossed the line from fulfilling and healthy religious worship to harmful obsession? Here are some signs that religious beliefs have gone beyond normal and helpful and have become something like an addiction:

• 
  
  
  • Avoiding responsibilities — When worship gets in the way of going to work, taking care of family duties and maintaining relationships, and any other type of responsibility, it may be a problem.
  • Obsession with rules — Religions typically set out guidelines and rules to live by. Someone with a dangerous relationship to religion begins to follow these rules strictly, regardless of the consequences. He does not stop to question them, but simply adheres to the rules with a single-minded obsession. He may also spend hours thinking about interpretation of rules and what is considered to be a sin.
  • Financial problems — Someone with an unhealthy devotion to church may begin tithing beyond her means. She may spend money that she cannot afford on religious charities or on spiritual retreats.
  • Detachment from the real world— Being spiritual involves some sense of detachment from material goods, but for a religious addict, this may go to the extreme. Someone obsessing over religious beliefs may give up all his things and devote himself entirely to spiritual well-being.
  • Mood swings — If someone is addicted to religion, she may feel wildly happy and upbeat while in prayer or attending a service. On the other hand, if she cannot get to a service, her mood may swing down and she may mope and feel badly about herself.

What Causes a Religion Addiction?
What causes an individual to develop any kind of obsession or addiction is variable, but there are some common threads. There are genetic factors, but addictive behaviors can also be triggered by trauma, such as abuse experienced as a child. Stress, low self-esteem and other negative feelings can contribute as well.

In some cases, an addiction to a religion may be transferred from another addiction. Sometimes when drug addicts or alcoholics are in recovery, they switch their compulsive behaviors from substance abuse to something more healthful, like religion. This can turn into an addiction in itself, however.

Some people turn to religion for the feeling of togetherness that they experience in a community. Becoming a part of that group may be a healthy answer to loneliness and the search for meaning, but it can also turn into an obsession. In the case of a cult, the consequences can be severe.

Regardless of the motivation for seeking out comfort in religion, if worship becomes an addiction, there are ways to get help. As with any type of process addiction, a trained therapist can help the addict learn how to control his impulses and obsessions. With regular counseling and the support from loved ones, there is such a thing as recovery from religious addiction.

Call 888-557-6775 or Learn more about Elements Behavioral Health
Categories: Behavioral Addictions
Addiction Treatment | Elements | Drug Rehab Treatment

There...There...I'm here for you @Conan The Barbarian @Rawtid ...it's gonna be okay...


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.el...-addictions/can-religion-be-an-addiction/amp/

 

[BmoreGorilla]

man that shyt should not be that serious

Gotta stay strapped at the weed spot. Stick up boys will try you

 

[SirReginald]

Hmm let's see


Church, which keeps some people out of trouble, does some good in the community & brings folks together

Vs

nikkas who don't have any ambition but to smoke weed all day & play 2K, & which has lead to robberies & murders...

Weed has led people to robberies and murders Where are the stats for this?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

People who sell weed are cacs and teenagers. It ain’t crack nikka nobody dying over kush

nikkas will rob the weed spot. So yes people have died over kush. And don’t get it twisted there’s a bunch of black old heads that sell weed

 

[Stone Cold]

Weed has led people to robberies and murders Where are the stats for this?

Ok so we now know @JudgeJoeGorilla has never been to the hood

 

[SirReginald]

Ok so we now know @JudgeJoeGorilla has never been to the hood

Or maybe their actions led them there. You can't blame that on weed

I've been in the hood when I was young. My parents used to take me there for a lesson about being a statistic.

 

[Stone Cold]

Or maybe their actions led them there. You can't blame that on weed

I've been in the hood when I was young. My parents used to take me there for a lesson about being a statistic.

 

[DPresidential]

Marijuana isn’t destructive you idiot
cacs consume it at the same rate. and religion isn’t some major obstacle either when it’s mostly the older generation that swear by Christ

This

 

[staticshock]

Weed has led people to robberies and murders Where are the stats for this?

Bruh nikkas get robbed and shot all the time in Atlanta over some drugs shut the hell up

nikkas will rob the weed spot. So yes people have died over kush. And don’t get it twisted there’s a bunch of black old heads that sell weed

Thank you Bruh smh
nikkas think this Half Baked & Dave Chapelle and some cacs sell weed everywhere.

nikkas exposing themselves in here. Trapping ain't no joke plenty of dudes get their doors kicked in and shot over drugs.

I smoke but I don't go to church..I'm just saying weed has far more bad consequences than fukkin church .

Suburban nikkas in here get drugs from white kids & think everything sweet ​

 

[Rawtid]

yeah I feel you. But its not that simple breh....

I do think there's a lot of misconceptions about weed though. Maybe its because I live in Cali so we just have that culture of smoking and maintaining and people know their shyt out here, but when it comes to weed its not a thing where "smoking is smoking".

People like to say stuff like "Oh, weed makes you lazy" "Weed prevents you from accomplishing things" "weed distracts you from your work" and shyt but all that shyt is way off base. Now sure some people overdo it and smoke like idiots but where I'm from real smokers dont even do that. If you smoke a fat blunt in the morning, you might be fukking up. But if you're taking a big bong rip of some heavy indica at 1pm, you might be fukking up. But when you're educated about marijuana, you learn how to use it.

A hit or two out of a bowl of sativa in the morning can get you going....just like people drink HELLA coffee to get going. Now whats worse, tons of caffeine or a hit or two of some sativa? Let's be real.

You have people who drink themselves to sleep every night. You got people addicted to sleeping pills. Then you got people who vaporize some indica, or smoke a joint and go to sleep. Whats worse?

You got people stressed out, they be on edge. Theres a variety of detrimental drugs people use to handle that. Then you got people who smoke weed to chill and relax. Some people have anxiety in front of others and weed helps them as opposed to prescription drugs. I know people who apply to all of these.

And then you got the MANY people who vaporize weed only instead of smoking. They take a hit from the PAX at their lunch break after dealing with their bytch ass boss and coworkers all morning, then they head back into work and finish the day. These are addicts?

Where I live I dont even know anybody who gets drug tested at work. I got a family member that works a top private school, he's like an assistant or some shyt. Never been drug tested, and the lady who got him the job says she doesn't give a fukk. As long as you dont go to work and act like a fukking idiot no one cares. Most people who are professionals or serious students know when and when not to smoke, and know how to use the plant for each situation.

Some people say weed is a gateway drug....most heavy weed smokers I know ONLY partake in marijuana.

In this day and age its irresponsible to try to make blanket statements about weed users.

The stigma around addiction or the word "addict" has always been associated with hardcore drug use, like dope fiend lean on the street, don't leave them alone in your house, track marks on your arms addicts. But that's not the case. An addiction is a habit and something that is abused. There are several kinds of addictions.People use drugs to dull themselves from reality. Such as dealing with an a$$hole boss or anxiety, like you mentioned, but reality is reality. I don't feel you can make the best decisions for yourself if your brain is drugged nor is it wise to become dependent on a substance, just to deal with life.

 

[Stone Cold]

The stigma around addiction or the word "addict" has always been associated with hardcore drug use, like dope fiend lean on the street, don't leave them alone in your house, track marks on your arms addicts. But that's not the case. An addiction is a habit and something that is abused. There are several kinds of addictions.People use drugs to dull themselves from reality. Such as dealing with an a$$hole boss or anxiety, like you mentioned, but reality is reality. I don't feel you can make the best decisions for yourself if your brain is drugged nor is it wise to become dependent on a substance, just to deal with life.

This thread s FULL of information on why marijuana is a trap for the black community and they still want to consume

its an addiction