In Becker’s article about becoming a pot user, he talks about the non-physical addiction that one can have to the drug. He claims that it is reinforced by a person’s social experiences and that it is the loss of these situations that leads to the sensation of withdrawal. This includes the group of people that he/she uses with and the activities usually accompanying getting high. Missing out on these friends or the munchies runs they went on with them can cause a person to crave relapse just as much as an actual neurological might.
In addition to these social activities, songs like Cudi’s “Soundtrack 2 My Life” can leave a subject of the culture to start craving to use weed again. There is a whole culture associated with marijuana usage that includes things from wearing Bob Marley shirts to hemp bracelets to being the stereotypical “chill.” These are signs that help us to “read” their culture, but might also lead us to ever-generalizing anyone who might be wearing the combination of red, green, and yellow.
According to Becker, all of these things can be included in the non-physical addiction to weed. A person forms an association with the group of people they are around, the culture they are surrounded by, and the activities that they participate in which can be just as strong of a pull back into drug use.
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I agree that marijuana use is becoming more common to see in movies, television and especially music. There are countless hip-hop and rap artists that reference smoking pot in their music like Drake, Lil Wayne and the ones you mentioned as well. For me it is hard to see some of these "artists" as real musicians. All a good song needs is loud bass and lyrics that the artist wrote when they're high. But do they really have talent to write if they're not high? I also find it sad that these musicians are so popular and many young people look up to them as role models. What kind of example are they setting for these kids? Do drugs and do anything to make money is the way to a good life? While I know marijuana and drug use is not quite the taboo subject as it used to be, I still believe it shouldn't be advertised as a good thing.
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