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hey all, i'm new here so hey. i was just wondering about cannibis, i know i hear how its not adictive n everything but since starting university ive been smoking shit loads of cannibis and washing it down with loads of alcohol, usualy wine. basicly i keep TRYING to stop, but its so hard, ive lost all my energy, i can barely sleep whereas before i slept so well on weed. i cant do alcohol or weed on their own, and ive found myself dabling in speed and coke, usualy because after it wears off you fall straight to sleep. i need some advice on what i should do next y' know? its startingto become a real burden all this drugs shit

Ummm.. Here's a novel idea... How about stopping??

ha, that would be a bit of a dream. it just isnt that easy, if i try to stop i end up just doing more of something else, usualy alcohol. i mean is cutting down a good way of stopping or is it better to say stop entirely

If you can't get through life without doing some kind of drug, then I would say you have a problem.

thats why i posted on here. ive been smoking pot for 4-5 years, but in the last 8 months its been getting heaveir and in the last 2 months its basicly every day is fueled by weed alcohol, and something else usualy speed as its quite cheap. but its causing me huge problems and i just have no idea what to do. ive spoke to my friends and appart from great support they have no advice, ive rung drugs helplines and they try to convince me pot is evil and addictive, and i dont have so much of a problem i need to be in rehab. anybody got anything?

If you have huge problems, then you probably do need rehab. If you can't leave the shit alone then you definitely have a psychological dependence and it can only get worse.

If necessary you have to actually physically get away from the environment you're smoking in and buy drugs in, and rehab programs generally start with getting you away. If the hold is less strong you could try hypnotherapy. Zyban can be useful in reducing cravings, too.

The problem is, your not ready to quit. You can quit if you want to. You just think you can't.

Challenge yourself. I've made it one day without any substances, then two, three, and so on.

If you want to, you can. Just have to be mentally strong. "I can't do it" YOUR the only one sipping on the bottle or the one lighting the bong up. YOU can quit if you want.

thanks for that, ive been trying to just stop for say 10 days or so but everyday i find myself at the tail end of a line or halfway down a bong or something. i know i dont want to stop smoking pot, ive had some totaly fucking magic times on it and i guess i like the high and the risk of getting caught etc, the problem is more like i cant control my usage of stuff now. i'm going to try and stay sober, or as sober as i can, till i finish my exams in 5 weeks, if i can do that then i know i can smoke up again. i'll keep you all posted

You can do it bro. Come on. Just sit it all down and chill for 5 weeks. BUT, when you start back up, make sure to control it at all times. Gets out of hand, stop for awhile. Get rid of all the alcohol and other shit drugs. Just stick to cananbis. Thats all you need

First off.. It's spelled Cannabis for future reference.2ndly.. You heard wrong, it is addictive - a lot like pot

Cannabis is the same as pot. (Well, strictly speaking, cannabis is the generic name for all members of the hemp genus, not just Cannabis sativa indica; but none of the others are psychoactive.)

It is not physically addicting.

Pot is not addicitive, i don't care what anyone saysAnyone at anytime can stop smoking pot, i've done it many times and i haven't smoked for nearly 7 months now

Maybe you're strong willed or just have a strong predisposition to addiction. To many people, it sounds like it IS addicting. Be glad that you can stop, but know that not everyone can do that. Some people get addicted to substances more easily than others, it's genetics.

cannibis is pot, same thing. usualy anyway, there are different strains of cannibis and pot is just a genral slang word for the ones containing active compounds like THC and other canibinoids. if thats spelt right. seccondly cannibis is perhaps not chemicaly adictive, and you definatley cant OD on it, but it is quite easy to get into a habit or pattern of smoking it, and well this can be pretty difficult to shift as ive noticed. and when your monged out your head all day its pretty hard to do anything constructive except smoke more and drink more, which eventualy leaves you in a bit of a mess. some types of cannibis can be addictive due to the fact they contain all manner of chemicals used to 'bind' them. cheap hash usualy is adulterated with chemicals to hold it all together, and these are often quite chemicaly adictive. being in europe i smoke my pot in joints, and the tobacco IS adictive. ive found myself smoking cigarettes now which is deffinatley not good. as for drinking well i can still drink anybody under the table, but i'm not anywhere near adicted, the hangovers make sure of that but yeah, i've not given up pot yet, but ive had a few days off it, i dont get the bad head when i dont smoke it, and ive finaly managed to start sleeping normaly. i guess the best way to not get a problem is never use 2 days in a row and only buy 'good' (i.e. expensive) weed.

ive just started smoking weed yes i have a child n NO he is no where near be when i smoke it nor am i looking after him when i smoke it he is usally out for the nite when i do it (just had to clear that up before someone went on saying how awful i was smoking weed when i was a mum) anyway i tell ya as soon as i had it i found it a hell of alot betta than self harming drinking or anything i aint promoting it or out but i sdont see any problem with the odd puff now n again u know.

As long as you keep it to "every now and again", and away from your son. May not be a good influence on him if he found out though, ya know?

i would never do anything like that around my son ever its very wrong i maybe gobby n as half of you have already said UNFIT to be a mother but well thats what u think isnt it so yeah i keep it well away from my son lol i dont even do it at my own house n as for once now n again its like once a week when ive gone out

i guess the key to staying on top of anything is make sure its only "every now and then" right now i'm about to get stonned off my face because i dont stick to every now and again.....

as for smoking when you have childeren, theres nothing wrong with that at all in my opinion. when your pregnant, its probably not so wise but solong as he is away from the smoke its all good i guess. correct me if i'm wrong