AM I REALLY ADDICTED?
Here are 12 questions that can help you determine whether smoking pot is a problem in your life.
- Has smoking pot stopped being fun?
- Do you ever get high alone?
- Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
- Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
- Do you smoke marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems?
- Do you smoke pot to cope with your feelings?
- Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
- Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your dope smoking?
- Has your use of marijuana caused problems with memory, concentration, or motivation?
- When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?
- Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
- Have friends or relatives ever complained that your pot smoking is damaging your relationship with them?
- Do you ever get high alone?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may have a problem with pot.
RESOURCES FOR THE NEWCOMER:
MEETINGS: Here is a day-of-the-week list of local meeting locations & times
or you may download the Southern California Meeting Schedule (PDF)
PAMPHLETS: This site has a vast library of resources, learn more.
including a pamphlet that is specifically For the Newcomer. (PDF)
CONTACT:The best thing to do is to simply attend a meeting and just
listen, if you don't wish to share. There are no fees or requirements
for membership other than the desire to stop smoking pot. If you have
smoked pot within the last 24 hours of attending a meeting, we ask
that you refrain from sharing.
Also our Marijuana Anonymous District 7's contact information is here.