EAP services are geared toward both well-being and recovery. Millions of people are relying on cannabis to help with pain, sleep and other issues, with positive results. It has been helpful to people diagnosed with ADHD, multiple sclerosis and cancer.
On the flip side, cannabis can be an addictive drug, resulting in more than four million diagnoses of cannabis-use disorder. Cannabis is second to alcohol in DUIs and 9% of users become addicted. Very little research has taken place with adult users of cannabis, so long-term effects aren’t well known. This is one of the reasons the federal government is reluctant to legalize even its medical use.
