Best way to quit weed
Started smoking weed for all of my problems
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[Old Memory]
Just stop doing it. Weed isn't nearly as addictive as other stuff. I like weed but it doesn't bother me if I don't have any.
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NSOV
"It isn't addictive"
Excuse me but brosapien apparently smoked it for 8 years straight. That's what I call addictive. Stoner hypocrisy at its finest.
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thegypsysailor
You obviously have no idea what you are taking about!
Doing something that has no physical or psychological repercussions when you stop, is not an addiction, no matter how long one does it. There is no real withdrawal from pot; henceforth no addiction.
I finally quit tobacco a few months ago, after trying for 30 years, and I still crave a cigarette each and every waking moment! Now THAT'S addiction. When I stopped smoking pot, I not only didn't crave it, it made absolutely no difference to my mood or actions.
I love how all you non-smokers are so well misinformed about something you have no experience with. NON-"Stoner hypocrisy at its finest."Comment Hidden ( show )-
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NSOV
But, you just said "when I quit pot" IMPLYING that you smoked it for a long time. If it wasn't addictive, you wouldn't have had to quit it. If it's not addictive, why does this IIN post exist? If it's not addictive, the guy asking this question would know how to quit. Everything can be addictive if you enjoy it.
I suggest you watch this very truthful video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6H56CmIrT4
Also, I know EXACTLY what I am talking about. I know it can't kill, I know it can be used as a medicine and I know it's legal in a few places. But I am honestly sick of people treating it like it's perfectly fine to use it all the time non-stop, quit after a long time and then have the cheek to say it wasn't an addiction. It probably isn't AS addictive as cigarettes, but it's still addictive to an extent, since it's clearly an extremely popular substance that an entire culture has been made around. And yes, it is embarrassing. I would feel ashamed to say I've smoked something all my life, whether it's pot or not.
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thegypsysailor
I should have said stopped rather than quit.
As for the rest of your ignorant rant, hogwash. I suppose you think eating food is an addiction? Breathing? Taking a shit? Why are things that are pleasurable, addictions to you? Doing something one enjoys, once or for many years, without being compelled to do it by the fear of withdrawal, is not necessarily an addiction. Have you ever watched a TV series? Were you so weak an individual you became addicted? The fact that you enjoyed it immensely, made it an addiction to you? Hogwash, unless you are a vacant headed idiot.
There have been many cultures in which pot was a perfectly acceptable substance and was only made illegal in 1939 in the US and 1949 internationally, because of pressure by the alcohol and tobacco companies (no medical representation involved, at all), because they knew that legal pot would seriously damage their bottom lines.
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lolol555
"Everything can be addictive if you enjoy it." This is very true. It doesn't have to be a substance, I'm sure internet addiction disorder is something a few people here may have encountered.
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bleach_baby
Actually, heavy users experience withdrawal for up to 3 months. I used to smoke about ten joints a day, and decided to quit. About two weeks later, I had the weirdest spell at work - I got dizzy, I became confused, I fainted - my boss took me to the hospital, and when I spoke to the doctor (after my boss had left, obviously) we eventually touched upon my history of cannabis use and after running tests, the doctor said I was most likely experiencing withdrawal and advised me that withdrawal can continue for up to three months.
I'm not saying weed is addictive for everyone, but for habitual users, it can become addictive in the same way anything you use to block out your problems can. People who eat a lot of fast food experience dizziness and withdrawal from the sugar, as well, when they quit. Weed definitely isn't addictive in the same way as heroin or cigarettes, but for some people, they absolutely can become addicted. And they can go through incessant cravings and withdrawal.
To the OP - for me, the longer you go without weed, the less you remember what it felt like, and the easier it is to go without. My advice would be to put yourself in a situation where you simply can't get hold of it (at your parents, maybe, or on holiday) for about five days - after that, it becomes a hell of a lot easier. For a heavy smoker, the first few days after are by far the worst. get through them, and it's pretty easy.
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thegypsysailor
Since the only thing pot does is take sugar from one's blood stream, there cannot be any more physical effects after abut 24 hours, than if you didn't eat for 24 hours. Your doctor is misinformed and whatever was going on with you had absolutely nothing to do with doing pot several months earlier. My father was a surgeon and studied the effects of pot in clinical trials for over 20 years and other than the physical damage of taking any kind of substance into one's lungs, found absolutely no connection to incidents like yours or any physical withdrawal symptoms at all. None, zilch, period.
There is a huge amount of misinformation about pot out there, mainly generated by our government, because if the "war on drugs" ever ends, a great many rich and powerful people will lose a great source of income and many others will become unemployed.Comment Hidden ( show )-
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bleach_baby
'My doctor was misinformed' whereas clearly you're extremely informed, due to your 5+ years of medical school. A surgeon is very different from a doctor and has entirely different training, if your dad really was a surgeon he would not be involved in such a study. I understand why you're saying this stuff, as I said I'm not claiming weed is bad or intrinsically addictive, just that for people who have used it incessantly it becomes addictive in the same way that other healthy things (in moderation) like food and sex do.
On a different note, the war on drugs is a lot more complicated then you think. The government isn't perpetuating war simply because it hates you getting high - what exactly do you think happens to the criminals making fortunes off of drugs if the war on drugs goes away? The cartels dissolve and they just melt back in to society? A lot more legitimate, tax-paying citizens would become EMPLOYED if the war on drugs ended - cartels kill lots of people and are generally all-round bad guys who don't put their money back into society and don't benefit the government in any way. The government doesn't perpetuate the war on drugs to piss off casual drug-users, it is impossible for them to sanction the cartels, and at the moment there is no real alternative to keeping on fighting them.
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(.)(.)boobies
Stop buying it. When you have weed it's like having a delicious box of cookies laying around the house, you're going to think about it until it’s all gone.
After you stop everything you do will feel very boring for a week or two, maybe even a bit longer. You can cope with that feeling by keeping yourself too busy to notice. Distraction is the key.
It probably goes without mention but I will anyway; avoid your friends who cannot respect your attempt to quit. It's difficult to say "no" if they are offering.
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AppleMind
Lose the number of all your connects.
Cut loose any "friends" which are not supportive of your goal.
Have a passion?
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brosapien
Bro I smoked at least an eigth of the highest quality indoor every day for the last 8 years without a day off. And I quit cold turkey without a problem.
It's not that hard.
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Sweetbird
the longer it has been since you have taken any drug, the less you remember how great it was, and the less you crave it. it is like that with any addiction. I have been taking drugs for 18 years now. I know if I want to quit all I have to do is stop for a few weeks and move on, but as I have a very boring life otherwise it is preferable to keep the addiction.
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Ddev7680
No, it's not normal in the 'politically correct' world but we all have ways of doing things. To be honest with you, quitting weed is replacing it. Nobody likes being idle. Sitting around being bored is waiting for trouble. So when you quit you have to fill the spot. Whether that be drug #2, exercise, sex, eating. Fact is you do this to feel better. You can't just leave an empty space when there used to be a feel-good factor plugged in its place. Good luck.
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Karmasbitch
I'm with you. I smoke to stop caring . I stop smoking I start thinking about things I don't like. Its my problem supresser
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Naughty_rascal
Try crack instead, that will certainly shift your focus from weed. You would probably get a lot more done too.
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