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Posted by dimple on January 28, 2006, at 8:10:04
Pot helps me get to sleep every night. I have tried quitting and using Ambien instead. It's not the same. I just like being high.
If I wake up in the night- I hit that bowl again.
I don't think I could ever get over pot. I love and hate it so much.
I need help so badly, but don't want to go to rehab. This is awful.
Posted by deirdrehbrt on January 28, 2006, at 12:43:35
In reply to addicted to POT for 10 years now, posted by dimple on January 28, 2006, at 8:10:04
Hi,
I'm not sure that you would HAVE to go to rehab to quit. Have you tried NA though?
One of the real issues in quitting, is really wanting to quit. You have to recognize the insanity of what it is that you are doing. For me, the first realization came when I recognized that drinking was putting my life in mortal danger.
With you, it might be something else. How much money have you spent on pot? Are there other things that you would like out of life that have been passed by just to take those tokes? Do you drive when you're high? are you endangering others, as well as yourself? Do other people around you know what you are like when you're not using? Or have those relationships been clouded by pot? What would happen if you were stopped by the police and they found your stash?
The point is to look at your life, and find the insanity. If you think that everything's fine, then maybe you're not ready to quit. Everyone finds some sort of bottom that allows them the opportunity to make a decision to quit. What will it take for you? For me, it was waking up in intensive care with an NG tube, a catheter, etc. I hope that it doesn't thake that for you.
If you do make that decisioin to quit, I recommend NA. It helps to see people who've been in the same situation, and to see that they overcame it. It's nice to have someone show you HOW they did it. It's nice to have those phone numbers to call when you feel like you want to use.
If you really want to quit, I'm praying that you'll find the opportunity to do so.
--Dee
Posted by vainamoinen on January 30, 2006, at 14:33:17
In reply to addicted to POT for 10 years now, posted by dimple on January 28, 2006, at 8:10:04
Pot was my drug of choice, followed closely by alcohol.
I couldn't quit on my own. But I didn't go through rehab either. I just started to go to NA and AA.
There are outpatient programs also. They allow you to keep going to work and living a semi-normal life.
But if you decide to quit, please do get some medical advice. From my experience quitting may produce or exacerbate a depression.
Posted by Sebastian on February 15, 2006, at 18:50:17
In reply to Re: addicted to POT for 10 years now, posted by deirdrehbrt on January 28, 2006, at 12:43:35
How did pot put you in intensive care with a cathiter?
Posted by JahL on March 20, 2006, at 11:25:58
In reply to addicted to POT for 10 years now, posted by dimple on January 28, 2006, at 8:10:04
> Pot helps me get to sleep every night. I have tried quitting and using Ambien instead. It's not the same. I just like being high.
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> If I wake up in the night- I hit that bowl again.
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> I don't think I could ever get over pot. I love and hate it so much.
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> I need help so badly, but don't want to go to rehab. This is awful.Hi there.
'ME TOO' to all the above. I've been smoking half my life and, until I find some way of improving my condition, I will continue to do so. In the past I've used every drug under the sun and though you're not supposed to say it, I, generally speaking, had a great time. Nearly all my most treasured memories relate to drug use.
Trouble is, nothing lasts forever and some of the more heavy duty ones (Coke, Base Whizz) eventually 'turn' on you. Which leaves me with MJ.
I originally started for the same reason - sleep - but now I just like to be high. Perpetually so. It's eminently better than being ***low***.
The problem is it's so *psychologically* addictive. If I ever run out - very rare - I'm putting my fist through doors within a couple of hours through sheer inability to relax. And then there are the health implications for smoking.
Perhaps this paper helps explain our addiction:
"The cannabinoids Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may exert sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, antipsychotic and anticonvulsant effects."
I've visited Newcastle Uni and it's a highly respected research institution.
The paper challenges the received wisdom - which pdocs routinely bash me with - that MJ necessarily causes the depression. Here's another paper that questions the accepted direction of causality:
That isn't to say drugs are actually good for your mental health of course.
Best,
Jah.
Posted by DIMPLE on March 22, 2006, at 17:24:30
In reply to Re: addicted to POT for 10 years now » dimple, posted by JahL on March 20, 2006, at 11:25:58
SORRY IN CAPS- I PROMISE I'M NOT YELLING =)
In the past I've used every drug under the sun and though you're not supposed to say it, I, generally speaking, had a great time. Nearly all my most treasured memories relate to drug use.ME TOO. IT'S SO UNFORTUNATE, BUT SADLY IS TRUE!!
If I ever run out - very rare - I'm putting my fist through doors within a couple of hours through sheer inability to relax.
I WILL MOVE FURNITURE AROUND TO LOOK FOR TINY BITS OF POT AROUND THE HOUSE. I HAVE CRIED OVER IT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GO TO BED.
And then there are the health implications for smoking.
I HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. LIKE WHAT? THROAT/LUNG PROBLEMS?
JAH,
I'm so glad to hear your response. Thank you so much for sharing. I can't put into words what it means to me.
~dimple
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