Heroin Addiction: I Have Smoked Pot Every Day for the Last 10 Years, What Will Happen if I Quit?
Question by Adam R.: I have smoked pot every day for the last 10 years, what will happen if I quit?
I have been a daily pothead since my sophomore year in high school. I am now 25 years old and I want to go to college and make something of my life, but I am worried about my marijuana dependency and the effects it has had on my memory and critical thinking skills.
What should I expect in terms of withdrawal if I quit cold turkey? I know this is weed not heroin, and my “addiction” is more of a mental thing than a physical thing, but I am still worried that my brain has gotten so used to being high that I won’t feel “normal” without my daily toke.
I feel that pot isn’t a totally bad thing, it helped me cope with depression when I was younger but lately every time I smoke I get paranoid and the high just isnt enjoyable like it used to be. I also haven’t put much effort into college or a career and I am getting too old to work a low end job and live at home with my father.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation or have any advice for me? I have been in denial for years about the possible negative effects of my beloved herb, but am coming to the realization that maybe its time for a change, maybe its time for me to quit for at least a while to see what life is like completely sober all the time.
Please don’t respond if you have no experience with what I’m talking about. I don’t need someone who has never smoked to just tell me “pot is bad mmkay”.
Thanks for any responses.
Best answer:
Answer by Charlie Bucket
A change such as this is best partnered with another change, such as moving to a new city, starting a new job, or starting an excercise routine. Decide who you want to be, then decide that that person is not a pothead and move forward from there.
Give your answer to this question below!
Heroin Addiction: Prescription Drugs & Internet Addiction
MANILA, Philippines — There were two rather alarming reports released recently, one a New York Times report on the high incidence of deaths among young people from overdoses of prescription drugs in Ohio, and the other a Reuters report of a study conducted at Yale University in Connecticut that concludes that excessive use of the Internet by teenagers qualifies as an addiction.
Read more on Manila Bulletin
Heroin Addiction: Reality Tour highlights tragedy of drug addictions
Fayette County Family Resource Network will bring the Reality Tour Drug Prevention Program to Oak Hill in an effort to curb area drug addictions and related concerns through a dramatic performance.
Read more on The Register-Herald
Heroin Addiction: Alternative Treatment for Heroin Addiction
Professor Gary Hulse of University of Western Australia speaks about a new method, the Sustained Release Naltrexone Implant in PJ Hilton, Friday. This treatment has successfully cured a large number of heroin addicts worldwide.
Related Heroin Addiction Information…