Marijuana Addiction & Recovery Support Group

I wish you all the best, but this group is for people who HAVE or are TRYING to quit weed. It's not a place to debate whether "drug X" is more or less harmful than weed or whether it should be legalized, or whether pot is good for YOU. It may well be. But we have determined that weed is harmful to US.
I hope you understand and respect this.

Well said, and pretty much what I was going to say as well, Borgnine!

confusion, did not know that.
each one of us can react diff to the same thing. good luck

Yes, which disproves your theory about how pot smokers are harmless and that pot is "safer and less damaging on all levels" and so forth. Again, there are plenty of sites for people who are looking for support in their desire to smoke pot. This particular group is for people who are looking for support with their ADDICTION to pot.

Also, interesting, I've heard this a lot, when I said I thought my ex was addicted to pot, somehow his response was all about alcohol and crack and how they are so much worse...

I said, "wait a minute...why are you talking about alcohol and crack? I didn't say anything about those things. Whether they are worse than weed has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are addicted to weed and it is having a negative impact on your life and our relationship." I think this comparing thing is a big part of avoidance and denial of the addiction. It just steers the mind away from the problem.

Just my experience.

addiction to pot has very little to do with drinking, they are mutually exclusive so comparing them is irrelevant, true. what I said was about some social impact that is not relevant to this site.

So I landed on the wrong side of the fence, will look for groups that suit me. Having said that if somebody can be bothered to make me a list of 5 main symptoms of pot addiction it will let me unofficially diagnose my self.

later

This list is as good as any - it applies to ANY substance, not just MJ ...

1. When a person has a drug dependency, they will feel the need for that drug fairly regularly. This may mean everyday, or sometimes, several times a day. Caffiene addicts are notorious for needing their morning cup of coffee.

2 Fear accompanies a drug addiction--fear of running out of the drug. Many people will try to "stock up" or make absolutely sure that they do not run out of their drug. There is a fear of going without their drug for a period of time. They feel that they "have to have" their drug fix.

3. A person can tell they are addicted when they continually fail in their attempts to break the addiction.

4. When someone takes drastic measures to obtain the drug, you can almost be sure there is an addiction. People might steal, lie or sometimes even kill to get drugs. They are truly addicted.

5.When a problem comes up in life, the drug dependent person will feel the need for the drug in order to cope with life's troubles. Most of the time the drug helps them to relax, forget about the troubles or makes them elated so their problems do not seem that bad anymore.

I might add, as far as addiction, that as a clinician, I ask about two things - tolerance, and withdrawal. Has it taken you more and more weed to get the same high as time has gone on? When you run out of pot, do you feel discomfort of any kind?

1- Applies
2- Applies
3- Somewhat applies
4- Does not apply
5- Applies

Tolerance. non-existent thank goodness, haven't changed my intake which is a small amount in the evenings that has not changed for 10 years.
Now I do not know if this counts in your math but being severe ADD, It has much more benefits to me as it acts as medication and slows my mad roller coaster ride after my meds run out in the evenings so I can get energy by resting vs having a million thoughts racing in my hyper head at 11:00 pm and get little sleep

we are off topic for this one I guess, I would happily continue this chat unless it's not right. for here.........thanks..............

It's not "my" math that matters in this particular equation - it is yours. If you are okay with your situation, then by all means, continue. But if you are having issues with things, then it is time to look into that and seek to make some changes. Just like I cannot work your program, and visa-versa, I also cannot decide if you are an addict in crisis or not - that is for you to decide.

It sounds like your wife is getting you to reconsider or justify your use. We need support here to quit, not justification to continue to use.

http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org...

12 Questions
Has smoking pot stopped being fun?
Do you ever get high alone?
Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
Do you smoke marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems?
Do you smoke pot to cope with your feelings?
Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or controlling your dope smoking?
Has your use of marijuana caused problems with memory, concentration, or motivation?
When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried about how to get more?
Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
Have friends or relatives ever complained that your pot smoking is damaging your relationship with them?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may have a problem with marijuana.



There is the list of 12 questions to determine whether marijuana is a problem in your life at www.marijuana-anonymous.org, but you may just want to use it to try to convince yourself or your wife that you don't have a problem. No one here is going to try to convince you you have a problem or to stop. But then why are you here, to say it's not as bad as alcohol? That sounds like justification to me.



I quit both pot and alcohol because I abused both of them. I do it one day at a time and I like not feeling inability to cope and overwhelmed with life because my solution was to numb myself, no matter what the substance. Pot was my drug of choice and it didn't start out that way but ended with many years of daily use, not knowing what else to do.