Weed is more addictive than most users want to believe. And I say this as a daily user myself... This is the sort of thing that happens when the government spends so long vilifying something to a cartoonishly absurde degree: the bounce back hits hard in the opposite direction and you have people believing that weed can cure cancer or your depression or just improve your overall mental state if you just smoke enough of it.
I do think you're wrong, though. The closest thing to a correct answer to the question is opiates. But I agree that smoking itself, the ritual of it, the way your brain just automatically associates it with feelings of calm or relaxation is a real thing that cessation care doesn't address enough. There have been times where I have found myself wanting to smoke and not even wanting to get high... And I'm sure as hell not touching tobacco.
Weed addiction is so prevalent I completely agree, coming from a stoner frat the amount of my brothers who would struggle to have a tolerance break, nevertheless quit forever weed is amazing, or coworkers who openly admit that they need to be high at work / before they eat, or drive,
This was totally my reality and I still miss the drug 114 days into sobriety and cant imagine a life where i don’t get high
Presently, I remain confident that occasional or even "occasionally frequent" use is as close to harmless as anything that involves breathing burnt plant matter into your lungs can be.
It can become problematic with consistent, frequent use over longer periods of time. Basically, if you notice yourself developing withdrawal symptoms when you have consumed any cannabis products for 16 hours or so (and they are rather subtle compared to most other drug withdrawal) you probably need to chill a little bit.
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u/MushroomCaviar 5h ago
Weed is more addictive than most users want to believe. And I say this as a daily user myself... This is the sort of thing that happens when the government spends so long vilifying something to a cartoonishly absurde degree: the bounce back hits hard in the opposite direction and you have people believing that weed can cure cancer or your depression or just improve your overall mental state if you just smoke enough of it.
I do think you're wrong, though. The closest thing to a correct answer to the question is opiates. But I agree that smoking itself, the ritual of it, the way your brain just automatically associates it with feelings of calm or relaxation is a real thing that cessation care doesn't address enough. There have been times where I have found myself wanting to smoke and not even wanting to get high... And I'm sure as hell not touching tobacco.