peculiar hysteria around marijuana country life understand much misinformation make head hurt soon saw headline article medical marijuana prevent addiction weed know frustrate experience.the author piece dr. david casarett spend half article mea culpa part create current epidemic opioid addiction fifteen years ago fellow doctor shove pain killers throats derive stuff make heroin see would problem fifteen years ago crowd experts include many physicians proclaim opioids morphine safe use chronic pain also downplay risk opioid addiction.for example one expert statement chronic pain management old adults author say concern drug dependency addiction justify failure relieve pain far good doctor over-prescribing pain killers years abandon patients addict casarett sorry role want us make mistake marijuana proponents medical marijuana advertise safety natural say fact one dispensary owner tell guilelessly perfectly safe flower like heroin dispensary owner ignore fact heroin derive poppies poppies also flowers.besides tell theoretical risk addiction justify withhold potentially beneficial treatment exactly many experts say opioids 15 years ago worry marijuana addiction.and go rail one critical difference marijuana opioids easily become physically addict one almost impossible become physically addict other.you become physically addict opioids sugar alcohol tobacco slew chemicals substances nigh impossible become physically addict way pot happen casarett doctor know bait switch addiction dependence good news risk marijuana dependence low heroin approximately percent vs. 23 percent term dependence use describe someone use marijuana regularly even though impair ability function normally despite drug-related physical psychological problems nevertheless even marijuana addiction turn devastate opioid addiction still result lose job damage relationships lose opportunities.dependence different addiction even government website marijuana point correctly dependent marijuana addicted.i know might think another stone defend precious weed honestly smoke marijuana never zero interest personally say grow around great many people smoke pot one ever become addict smoke lot stuff none even become dependent addiction right window know first hand experience marijuana simply addictive good chance become addict sugar salt fat mcdonald food pot.it easy read casarett article become concern face next drug epidemic true.featured image via getty doctor warn america marijuana addiction compare heroin epidemic