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The proposed Medical Building on Highway 9 in Marlboro Township

Treatment for marijuana addiction

"Therapy is the cornerstone of treatment for marijuana addiction. The goal of therapy is to provide people with the ability to avoid or cope with marijuana triggers, so they won’t relapse to use when put in tempting situations. How long has it been since the last hit? Where can I get more? What happens if I get caught? Why doesn’t this stuff work as well as it once did? Rather than focusing on the good things in life, they’re exclusively focused on the drug and what it can (or can’t) do for them.
Life like this is hard, but everything can change in an instant. As soon as people agree to get help for a marijuana addiction, they can see everything about their lives change for the better."

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