How difficult is it to quit marijuana?

Question

Apparently it is addictive as I've been told by someone that has smoked it for years. Anyone out there that has tried quitting?

Answer 1

If you were a daily smoker for a long time, you might be a little anxious for a couple of weeks.

If you were in the habit of smoking before going to bed, you might have some difficulty in sleeping.

Eventually, you will adapt, and it really isn't that difficult to quit, compared to tobacco or other drugs.

Answer 2

Obviously some of the people responding to this are sub-developed pre-pubescent teens with useless views. Others, I think have great intentions, but have responses that do not quite relate to the first person. There are obvious health benefits to quitting such as the lowered risk of lung cancer, emphysema, etc. The largest issue is the mixed reviews and propaganda that has been issued at a federal level, because most studies released to the masses are funded by the government. Independent studies have released many opposing views, and I would recommend you look these up for yourself. First, many studies have shown that smoking marijuana does not kill brain cells, so the idea that it permanently makes you of a lower intelligence in absurd. In layman’s terms it can temporarily slow the functions of brain cells, explaining why some people have different reactions to smoking. No two brains function on the exact same level, so slowing or alternating brain cells will result in a case by case basis. Also, the human body can adapt to outside influences and build up a tolerance to bring itself back to normality of function, explaining the idea of “tolerance.” This is also why there are cases of people with A.D.D reporting that they feel calmer and can focus better when smoking marijuana without losing “their personality” (a common complaint to medications) it slows brain cells instead of cutting off brain chemicals and/or adding chemicals like some prescription drugs do. Other A.D.D patients might say that it relaxes them, but does nothing to improve their attention span. I have attached a link that also states that the FDA has actually approved a THC pill for multiple uses since around 1985, but only if in the pharmasutically produced pill. Your best bet is going to be spending many hours of research online from creditable independent sources, and using many sources to come to your own conclusions. From personal experience I used to smoke an eight of weed a day, pretty much every day starting in seventh grade all the way through my graduating year of college, because I had A.D.D, I hated the prescriptions, and when I started I went from “assisted” classes to the honor society. I found myself instead of being bored in class wondering, reading the text books days in advance and doing homework while the teacher lectured at a slug’s pace. This is not a pro-marijuana dream story everyone WILL react differently. When it came time to graduate college and enter the real world, I quickly realized that most reputable businesses will require a UA before employment. After smoking weed for nearly a decade, I had many of the same concerns you do now…how am I going to do it?.....Are there going to be side effects?.....How do I cope? Some people have responded that it is not an addictive drug and there are not withdrawals. That is true to an extent, the best example I can give is being addicted to cigarettes (which I also use to smoke). It’s going to be a force of habit and be triggered by certain stress factors, without the physical addiction. I quit cold turkey after a decade of smoking weed because all the work that I put in for a good job was simply more important, which it sounds the same to you with your weight loss. At first it will be harder and you will think about it more, then a week, a month, three months, a year it will still cross your mind, but if the reason you are quitting is strong enough it wont matter. This has been a rather long response, but hopefully someone that has been in similar shoes as you with a view point will help. Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Marijuana is not 'chemically addicting' but it could easily be 'psychologically addicting' ... so that 'quitting' and how one would do that would depend on that person's 'psychological state' when they are 'high on marijuana.' I smoked pot when I was much younger (in my teens and early 20s) and I simply 'outgrew' it. Now I think that smoking pot may 'help' people who experience a great deal of pain, but I still don't want to 'try it' because I can still do most everything without it, on my 'prescription narcotic' pain killer. And NO, I am not 'addicted to that' ... my doctor says he's actually surprised, because I've been 'on it' for over three years, and still take 'the least possible amount' ... I take 2-3 a day, when I should 'need' to take up to 20 a day ...

Answer 4

Marijuana is not physically addictive. People may want to smoke it because they enjoy the feeling, but you do not go through physical withdrawl symptoms.

So, if you want to stop, just stop.

Answer 5

When my husband-to-be and I started actually dating, he had quit almost cold-turkey (for me but not because I ever asked him to). He gets a jones for it every now and then, but except for the one or two times after he quit, he hasn't had any in over 7 years.

Answer 6

compared to other drugs eezzzzaaayyy its more of a mind thing than a physical thing

Answer 7

God I hope I never find out!!

Answer 8

very easy just stop and don't think about it

Answer 9

No clue i dont use it