Welcome to the Marijuana Addiction Recovery Website. This site is here to help YOU quit smoking marijuana!
Do you want have a New Years resolution to quit weed in 2009? Keep Reading!
I started this site in November 2007 as a tool to help me learn how to quit smoking weed and overcome my addiction to marijuana. When I started this blog, I had NO IDEA that there were so many people out there that were going through the same situation that I was….stuck with an addiction that snuck up on them and without anywhere to turn or anyone to talk to. Let’s face it, most people don’t believe that marijuana is addictive, because for them it isn’t. The truth is, marijuana CAN BE ADDICTIVE. It can and does wreck peoples lives. It put my life in a stoned holding pattern for close to 10 years! If you are struggling with an addiction to weed, want to quit, or want to help someone, this site is for you!
I have quit smoking weed for good! I am very proud of this accomplishment and feel like I am finally getting my life together. I can’t be a casual smoker. If I had pot, I would be stoned until it was gone…..and I could always find more. My addiction to weed cost me more than $20,000 in 9 years that I was a daily smoker. That’s a lot of cash. More importantly though, I lost friends, opportunites, self respect and self control. It’s been a long journey, but I am getting to know the old ‘ME’ again, and I like it!
As of January 2009, the focus of this site has changed from me blogging about quitting marijuana to helping people learn how to quit smoking weed. When I decided I wanted to quit smoking weed, I was lost. If you read my old blog post from the beginning, you will see that I failed a bunch of times before I was able to quit. It was an emotional rollercoaster…but I was committed. I never gave up…even when I had smoking marijuana relapses.
Learn the Secrets of How to Quit Marijuana! The first secret is to totally committed to Quit Smoking Marijuana. NEVER GIVE UP IN YOUR MIND. Each time I smoked, or went back to my old ways, I learned a little bit about my addiction, and about myself. I have fallen into all the traps. Through research, trial and error, and a lot of help from Cannabis Coach Audio Program, I was able to put it all behind me. I wish I had the program in the beginning, it would have made things WAY easier for me. With it, I finally learned How to Quit Smoking Marijuana. The Cannabis Coach program was a savior for me. With it, I finally cracked the code and learned how to quit smoking weed for good!
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Just Do It. I said I would never quit. 25 years of puffin 15 joints a day. Born in Canada and I went to school in Jamaica for 2-years MEd. I live down in Virgin Islands now. Woke up and literally woke up one day. I’m 40 and said thats it. You will all quit when the time is right. I feel good no great.When its time you will know.
I have been a smoker for almost 20 years. Lately, like the past 4 years, has been daily, and even multiple times a day. I have probably taken a total of 10 days off in the last 4 years. Today I am taking off and tomorrow as well. I am going to reward myself by havin some on Friday night. I dont drink much and this is my stress relief. As you said, I need to find healthier ways to relive stress. I am worried that I will lose fun in things. Pot has been my instant fun and instant friend for almost 15 years. Just writing that is sad to me. I found your site yesterday when I was looking for sites on quitting. I can admit my issues and to me that has been a major step.
Thank you, this is night two. I am about to goto bed. I actually slept fine last night and waking up was much easier this morning. I still plan on smoking tomorrow night. I would like to get into a fri/sat night only thing. What are your thoughts on that. For now, my plan is to take all sundays-Thurs off. We’ll see. Day 2 was a success!
Nixfix,
I hope all is going well and that you are coping well. I stopped smoking dope earlier this year and it was a great achievment for me.
I would suggest that you learn to stop completley before trying to become a weekend smoker. You need to get control of it, and teach yourself that you can get through a day or night without it, and that its all ok. Only then, would i be tempted to become a casual smoker.
I have in recent months started again as a casual smoker, and I can only do that by not having any dope in the house, and leaving it with a mate. Every week or 2 when i feel like some, i pay him a visit. Maybe we have a smoke together, maybe I take a little away with me, but not much.
We went away camping at xmas and had 2 weeks of enjoying a joint or two every evening. A nice time but I am paying for it now, experiencing some insomnia again and headaches. So I am staying clean until all returns to normal.
So my advice, get control and get off the dope first. Kepp that up for several months, and then if you still feel you want to, take it very gently and don’t let yourself slip back into being a habitual smoker.
Hope that helps !
Thanks,
I was able to only smoke last Fri and Sat. It is wed night, about to goto sleep and havent smoked since Sat night. I plan to smoke again Fri and Sat. This after a good 4-5 years of every day and 15+ years as a smoker.
I agree with what you are saying, but at the same time, I think this may work. Not because it is the right way, but because I feel very committed to it.
I get up for work SO much easier this week.
Thank you for your blog.
I have been smoking for 11 years now. It started slow, but for most of the years I have been smoking several times per day. My husband (who also smokes, actually he “made” me start) and I are wanting to get pregnant. That is my motivation. So I made it my resolution to stop. Not the first of Jan. but the 20th. It’s time for change. Right? I want to quit for a few months or so before even starting to try to get pregnant. I want to give our children the best possibility to thrive and it would be so selfish of me to risk their health.
I failed the first day and smoked a small bowl that afternoon. But that was it, which is a big change for me and I have been good for the last two days. I slept bad though, have no appetite but is terribly hungry, feel hot than cold and was feeling bothered. But then I read your blog about the withdrawal symptoms and didn’t feel so alone and although I still feel a bit uncomfortable I know I can do it.
I like smoking pot as it was a way for my hubby and me to connect, it was a way to spend time with friends and I smoked on my own as stress relief. Luckily my husband is very supportive, he hasn’t even mentioned pot the last couple of days and I’m sure we can find something else to do. And I don’t have that many friends that smoke anymore (personal drama- not pot related)
Again thanks for the support
Does anyone have any advise about the appetite problem?
Cara,
I have a child so let me say, it is WELL WELL WELL worth it to quit for that reason. I have been doiung well for 2 weeks, doing Fri and Sat night only. It is a huge change for me, but the biggest thing now is that Fri and Sat night smoking is so enjoyable knowing I ‘earned’ it and I dont feel bad about being a multi time a day smoker.
Anyhow, I am sorry about appetite. Unfortunaly for me, I dont have that trouble and I was hoping I did so I could drop a few.
However, I dont eat as much at night, except those 2 nights a week…munchies are horrible for me.
Nixfix
Thank you for your answer. I am definately motivated and don’t have any cravings. I feel a bit more comfortable no chills and sweats and I slept fine. I still have trouble eating which leads to lightheadedness and nausea, but I have a great mood and am not anxious a bit.
I don’t think I’ll smoke on weekends since I want to clean my body totally, but I will probably smoke some time again (after having a baby) like I drink now (oncea month or so)
I have lost weight, which is nice and a bonus I didn’t anticipate (3lbs in 4 days!)
Pot might not be the only reason for my lack of appetite as I have gotten this feeling before while I smoked pot. But who knows… either way it would be nice if someone knew a way to not feel sick as soon as I put something in my mouth
Cara,
Yes, absolutly cleanse your body, dont smoke at all, good idea.
It is nice knowing we are all in this together. It is sheer will power and knowing that a change in someway (different for everyone) is needed.
I wish you luck.
I don’t smoke marijuana but I find this site a bit strange. Why are you so against the safest recreational drug on the planet? What other substance is there that has no LD50, doesn’t cause cancer of any kind, doesn’t cause heart disease, doesn’t kill brain cells or cause emphysema or violent rages, and which has never killed a single person in the history of man?
Responsible use of anything means to take a break if you feel you want one and to give up if you feel you want to do that. But why have you become so hating of it? Why do you call all use of marijuana an “addiction”? Why is your poll about keeping your “marijuana addiction” a secret instead of your marijuana “use”, or even more accurate; your “marijuana consumption”?
It just seems a bit weird to me. And one observation; if every tobacco smoker and alcohol drinker switched to marijuana as their recreational drug of choice it’d save half a million lives every year in this country alone. That’s something to think about.
Marijuana is a gift from God, and people should have the choice to use it responsibly or to refrain from it, like I do. But people should not be told that it is some evil substance that will destroy their lives if they so much as allow themselves to enjoy it. Marijuana makes things better, that’s why you miss it when you give it up. It’s probably about on par with giving up sex.
Anyway, good luck with whatever you’re going through. I hope you find what’s really messing up your lives and you can stop vilifying a plant.
What was that ! lol
OK nobody probably cares. But I feel great. It has been a week wo smoking. My appetite is back. YEY! And I have more energy than I can ever remember. I have always been a bit lazy and am definately addicted to TV. But I have been cleaning, working out, had sex and feel elated that it was so easy
To Jillian: You have obviously not read this website. He doesn’t say that pot is evil or that all potsmokers are addicts. He says that he is/was an weed addict and he wanted to share his struggles. Because although I agree that weed is better than alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs, it can be really hard to quit and finding that you are not going crazy but that others share your “symptoms” was invaluable. At least to me.
You are so right marijuana can be addictive, I hear from so many people who have developed a problem with marijuana, it’s such a shame that so many people refuse to recognise, that it’s possible to have a problem with it. Keep up the good work.
I’m glad to hear that your appetite came back after a week. That was one of the big problems with my quitting. I tried three different times and on every one of those I would give in and smoke on day 8. But this was when I was still hanging with all the pothead friends of mine. They would always try to get me to smoke. Now I’m totally cut off from them. So I’m quitting for good now. At least for a year or two, then see how things are.
But I will be sure to never become a habitual smoker again.
1 Peter 5:8 Be SOBER, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Th 5:6 Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be SOBER.
Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Hey Friends,
I too am addicted to weed. Have been for 9 years, chronically addicted. It has gotten me in trouble with the law, but i love it man and i want it man, i need it man. I hear that in Canada if you blaze while behind the wheel in a car you can get charged with a DUI, tell me that isnt FUCKED up??? You get charged with driving under the influence and a criminal record..
I found this website a few days ago and I decided to quit. I smoked the last of my stash today and have vowed not to score anymore.
I tried to quit a few times in the past but each time i was only clean for a week or two. Thanks to this site I understand the withdrawal symptoms and im ready for em. Bring on the anxiety, insomnia and depression… I can take it. I really am exited bout getting my life back.
I live in South Africa and weed is extremely cheap compared to the states. I pay 20 Rand (2 dollars) for a large bag (about an ounce). This makes it even harder to quit cos the cost of weed is not even an issue.
Well, gonna be going to sleep soon. Probably gonna be the last full nights sleep thats free of freaky dreams.
Will keep posting my progress. I appreciate any comments or encouragement. I need all the help I can get.
Thanks again for the awesome site.
Hi
I posted a comment last night and its gone. Wonder what happened?
Anyway I smoked the last of my stash last night and today is my first sober day in a long time. Will keep posting my progress.
See Ya.
Hi
Its day 2! Still feeling ok. Managed to sleep ok last night. Glad the insomnia has not kicked in yet. I got a call for a job interview today. Double my current salary!!! I used to get stressed when I had an interview because you know being stoned during an interview is not the best thing. Now I feel really positive about it. Wish me luck.
I also got pulled over by the cops today in a random check. For once I was not freaking and frantically trying to jam weed into my jocks. It was so nice not to have to fear them smelling weed in the car (I used to always blaze in the car) and finding some. Anyway, gotta go. Its Friday and Im looking forward to a clear headed weekend. Im actually looking forward to doing stuff instead of chilling infront of the TV high as a kite.
Laters…
p.s. Please moderate my comments soon….
Hey all,
Best regards to each of you struggling. I completely understand and I have compassion for each of you. I’m 27 years old and have smoked pretty much every day, multiple times a day, since I was out of high school (~10 years). I’m graduating from college in a few days and haven’t smoked in about 3 weeks.
It truly is a struggle (being tempted with friends that smoke, triggers, etc.) but it’s all in your mind. Just take the time to assess your life; what you want out of your life. What’s important to you? You don’t have to ditch friends that smoke weed unless you really can’t handle the situations and temptations. It’s okay. Eventually you’re going to be in a situation where you’ll have to make a decision to smoke or not. You can’t run away from this. It’s inevitable. Just be strong in your choices even if you pick the wrong one, it’ll teach you something about yourself.
Understand that you are not alone and if your “pothead” friends don’t accept the fact that you are trying to take a different route with your life, then it’s time to ditch them (they aren’t your true friends).
Whether you realize it or not, other people care about you. It doesn’t matter if weed has turned you into a loner. People still care and are willing to help you.
I wish the best for each of you!!!
The key to stopping your pot smoking is knowing why you do it. Ask anyone why they smoke and what is it that they love about it and you’ll get a lot of different answers but there is the one real answer that we all share and for some recognizing this can be a eureka moment. In life we have two reasons for doing things, we are either going towards what we want or we are heading away from what we do not want. eg. heading for a new job because its a great choice or going for another job because we hate the one we have. In life our minds are always in transit and smoking pot allows us to exist in a wonderful place called “Now” it’s a place not about yesterday or tomorrow its a real focus on the moment NOW. it allows us to appreciate what is in fount of us and allows us to focus on the moment at hand, Music, art, writing, reading or just being with others. They say it stops your motivation but that too is wrong thinking, lets face if you run out of weed you can move heaven and earth to get it because you really do want to get it and so the truth is if you smoke you will be unmotivated to do anything except what it true to your hart. The problem there is that most of us don’t life our lives in a way that we truly want to but in a way that we must in order to survive. So if you want to give up you must find something that you truly enjoy that you can do in the moment of now. that’s why many feel lonely when they give up pot because to be in the now is the best place in the world to be and you can be in that place without pot, you just have to first reconise that now is where you want to be.
Big Love to you all from a 30 years of being a pot head and having stopped over 6 years ago and loving life and the moment now.
Well done ex stoner! i hope you are still clear! if not, try again soon…..it is a month today for me after 18 years of constant, daily use…main withdrawal symptoms are extreme sweating, especially at night, ridiculous dreams that seem very real from which i wake up moaning and crying, and feeling ‘raw’ i suppose….but it has been such a long sad road of hating myself for smoking pot…gave up tobacco over 10 years ago…i thought i smoked so much pot cos i was substituting for the cigarettes, but now i find it IS actually addictive which is why i found it so hard to stop…felt i needed it before i did anything! starting a job 4 years ago helped reduce my intake but it was the first thing i would do as soon as i got home , and i have 2 beautiful kids and a loving partner (i am a woman) and i have simply been NUMBING myself for so long, i would advise a gradual buildup into exercise if you don’t already because it has helped me immeasurably that i began getting into fitness again after many years about 6 years ago….took up running about 2 years ago, i went for a 50 minute run today! 2 years ago i would not have thought that possible….as recent as months ago i was sometimes getting stoned BEFORE RUNNING!! exercise is simply the BEST thing you can do for yourself whether you have addiction struggles or not. i wish all the people deciding to stop clouding their minds all my very best because i know how you feel and how lonely it gets, but it is truly wonderful falling in love with myself, and the world again, even if it does hurt to feel sometimes, i would rather that than what i had…and also a product called Mannatech which i started taking 2 years ago, and costs less than pot (but probably not in South Africa!) has helped me so, so much!! if you are single, it might cost 3 or 4 dollars a day to get on this stuff and that WILL change your life, it did mine, and that was way before i quit pot and is probably why i am not feeling too crazy off it. i have pot in the shed, i know where it is but i don’t want it because i was so sick and tired of waking myself up coughing every night and sometimes waking at 4am with my conscience, or god, or my mum, or whatever it was saying “WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO YOURSELF??? do you WANT cancer?? because your actions speak loudly!!”
and to Jillian up above, if you truly think marijuana does not cause emphysema or cancer or mental health issues and social isolation and paranoia (along with a somewhat pleasurable numbing buzz occasionally) then i believe that you don’t smoke it regularly! tobacco is a plant too, yes with chemicals added, but dope fucked up my throat and lungs, and i am now on borrowed time and my best behaviour because fresh clean air if you are lucky enough to have it (and i, AM living by the sea in a small coastal Southern Australian town renowned for its WICKED buds) is LIFE! reformed smoker? YES! able to still hang out with pot smoking mates? Yes, that too…now the good stuff begins……keep up the good effort ex- stoner, i believe in your will and ability to breathe the freshest cleanest air you can find! stay strong!
Hey everybody i got a problem. There i said it! Reading all you guys blogs (except jillian) has motivated me so much to want to quit for good. I am 21 yrs old and have been chronic for only 3 years. I have attempted to quit in the past but have only managed to go a week before giving in. I have recently lost a close friend to suicide and let me tell despite how sad it is to lose someone so close its scary to think that this could of been caused by his chronic marijuana addiction. Cara you have showed me that it is wrong to associate with pot around children. I have been with my partner for 1 year and have been talking about children (well she has lol) however our main problem in our relationship is my smoking addiction, I could never understand why it was so bad, but just the thought of losing the one i love is enough motivation to stop. My partner held back from telling me i had a problem that was until i would run around like a headless chicken if i didnt have it, would spend my last bit of money on it or use my last bit of petrol to score. But this whole time i knew i had a problem just couldnt see it or admit it (DENIAL) I’m stuck in a trance gotta break free.
Thanks all you bloggers im gonna be strong. I’ll keep you’s updated.
Iamm a Casanova Smoker and am a bigtime stoner thru ma life. 2day i ‘ve decidd to quit..forever….
Lets C..will kwwp u posted..i am luking ahead to a lot of physical activity(@work n home) …workout at the GYM ( CRUDE 2 HRS.. )…SM MEDITATION..GOOD N RICH FOOD…having time off to tee along with my honey..and some amazing long restless hours of HARDCORE SEX on the beach…(I hate drinks). so stay clean..sober..live life kingsize..lottsa things to do.
catchya..
DD……………………
Quiting in a vices is a big sacrifice. Training yourself with quiting is something like you awe the people and you made good beginning to your new life.
Fabian Olesen
I’ve smoked daily for 16 years, I’ve been at a quarter pound a month for over 7 years. I was diagnosed with COPD – chronic bronchitis and I have only 60 percent of my lung capacity left. and I’m not quite 30. this insidious drug will kill me if I don’t stop. I’ve quit crack I’ve quit cigarettes I am having a terrible time with this innocent looking plant that people claim is so harmless, WE know the harm. the person who said each user is either running towards or away from something is so right. I have been running from life from reality far too long. its time for me to LIVE no matter how scary that prospect is.
ive been smoking since aged 13, every day since 14 wen i started to do bongs, it reached a point where i wasnt smoking to feel relaxed but smoking until i was completely off my head every night, im now 19. The last year got really bad, an eigth a night in bong hits is no joke. ive recently quit and have now successfully gone two weeks without touching it, this is the longest ive managed since i started smoking. Its not easy but its something that needed to be done, good to read that there are people going through a similar thing. Kriegy the sweating and dreams are no fun! How long did you find they lasted?
The keys for me (10 months sober after 32+ yrs of lower volume but pretty constant smoking) were peer group pressure and shame. It is not cool any more for a 50 year old! Kid found my stash! Also with pot becoming nearly legal the outlaw/coolness factor is almost gone. It’s not a rebel/artistic thing it’s a DUMB thing. Think about this. You are going to die someday. You only live once. Do you want to look back and think you were stoned the whole time? Do you want to deal with lung disease when you get older?
Expect some depression. Likely it was there before and you were self-medication. Activities you always did stoned may not be fun anymore. Gently re introduce yourself to them straight. For me this included outdoor athletic type stuff. Stop and smell the roses.
Recently I started smoking weed and it was great, I also tried a few other drugs like acid and cocaine. I think that they are all great but I just can’t afford weed anymore with my new drug problems. Help?