Has anyone quit smoking marijuana? How hard was it, and how many times did you try? Is there any substitute (non-addictive) for when you can't sleep and are going crazy?

I stopped... that's all... I used to smoke for years but when I stopped, I just stopped... didn't have any problems.

Marijuana is not addictive in the sense that body begins to crave it. But you can develop a habitual addiction - much like someone who get into the habit of wiping their mouth after every wipe or avoiding stepping on cracks on the sidewalk.

It's all a matter of changing your patterns. If you were using pot to help you get to sleep, then find something else that will lull you to bed - read a book, turn on music or the tv with the volume low, drink warm milk, or eat a slice of turkey.

I also just stopped, it was making me lazy and I was eating my local supermarket out of chocolate and crisps. It wasn,t really hard although I smoked more cigs than usual for a time. I think its something you grow out of eventually anyway, nobody likes walking round in a zombified state for ever. Try putting the cash you would normally spend on it aside, and treat yourself to something every month. Good luck!

Hey there,

I got cought at a local party smoking this weekend and the cops told my father (who also is a cop). He lost his reputation about his son and I feel pretty bad for him. Perhaps this is the time for me to quit smoking pot. I've been smoking heavily for over a year now and these past few days have been pretty weird to me.

My brain is starting clear up a bit, it's like a fog that's going away. Now - sitting in my room being bored I really feel the urge to roll one up but I gave my stash to my friends - who still smoke.

The main problem I'm dealing with is that I feel like I'm missing out on stuff. My friends go outside every night to our stonerplace and light up while I sit at home watching tv with my girlfriend.

The only motivation I'm having is my dad that's going ot test me each month to check me out - If the test shows I didnt quit - I'm kicked out of the house.

Anyways, long story short, sometimes a man gotta do what a man gotta do! We'll see how this turns out

Greets

I am looking to stop, too. It makes me sit and over-analyze what people are saying and what they *have said* to me. And I think that is the paranoia kicking in. (My form of it, anyways).

It's a huge excuse not to do anything for me, too. My wife and I always seems to buy more, even though we always agree that we both want to quit. (The "we will stop after this bag" syndrome).

I really want this time to stick. I spent most of my life sober and would really like to know what it's like again. I am ready. I didn't start smoking until just a few years ago. And I even started it right before I met my wife and haven't quit since after we got married, so techinically we don't know each other as "two sober people". How scary is that?

Today I got on the Internet and typed into the search engine: How to Stop Smoking Weed. For the past hour or so I've been reading all sorts of advice and comments from people who are going through or who went through the same shit I'm going through right now.
I have been smoking heavily for the past 5 years, ever since that first time of smoking my freshman year of college. I'm a junior right now.
I let smoking and partying completely consume me. After dropping out of school, going back, failing a semester, not to mention my boyfriend getting arrested twice for pot, I'm finally ready to stop smoking. I used to justify smoking by saying it wasn't really a drug and that the only thing holding me back from acheiving my goals was myself and I couldn't blame it on pot...but I am at the point right now where I am lazy and unmotivated and depressed with myself for not getting anywhere, for not doing anything...
I keep pushing it off. Just this morning as I was smoking a joint I was thinking to myself that Sunday would be my last day. Yesterday I was thinking that the 4th would be my last day. June 30th I was telling myself that July 1st would be my first day of sobriety.
Reading what other people are writing about quitting smoking is really inspiring for me. It let me know Im not the only one going through this.

Yes.. it's not easy. Especially if you smoke a lot everyday.

The first week is the hardest. Stay busy! Very busy.

And avoid friends that smoke because it will make the transition harder.

Maybe try a vacation somewhere new! New people, new places, new things to do. That might keep you busy enough to break your habit.

Once I quit smoking, I had the most intricate, vivid dreams every night. That encouraged me to not want to start again.

Good luck!

I have. I used for 11 years, non stop and it was hard. I went throught the lack of sleep thing, loss of appetite, and even profuse sweating. You just have to hang in there, it will get better, I promise you that!

Once you do quit you will notice, better and more sound sleep, a heartier appetite, clearer thought processing, and handling of your emotions and life a little bit better. You have to remember that when you started using, a certain part of your brain slowed in its devlopment. That part is the part that handles your rational thought process, handling your emotions better, and an overall maturing process. It has taken me a while to see the difference but there is one and its way better....good luck and Godbless.

I was addicted to Oxycontin for 2 years and i detoxed from that in June, I am still taking the methadone daily from my buddy (we are both licensed physicians at a local hospital and he is my "Primary care doc". However, after going thru something as painful as opiate withdrawal, even medically supervised, quitting smoking ganja really isnt that bad.....PHYSICALLY, when i was quittin Oxy it was literally physically painful, but with chronic i just dont smoke, the only time it gets hard it when u cant sleep or when u get mad or upset about something. I also have stomache problems from the years of Oxycontin and Vicodin/Norco(by the fist full) so the marijuana helps with the extreme stomache pain and lack of apetite that i exerience every couple days, but now i just take some herbal remedies. here is a great list of herbal and OTC meds for marijuana-detox. here it is:
-Valerian root helps withn the anxiety/tension/sleep(local health or grocery food store)
-tylenol PM or exedrine PM for sleep
-protein shake/slim fast/meal replacement (to make sure ur gettin calories when ur appetite is nonexistant for a few days)
-PHYSICAL EXERCISE will work that stuff out of your system AND make you tired so you can sleep better.
If anyone had any questions on ANY drugs or detoxing from ANY drug, you can contact me (for free of course), and i can give you advice on what you can do with the resources available to you......it will save you a co-pay. of course i wont issue any prescription over the internet, but as far as were you can go for help, OTC or readily available alternatives, or ANY medical questions, i dont mind answering them, even if you are a CURRENT drug user there are TONS of different precautions you can take to minimize the risk of overdose, disease, and/ or accidents, if u ask me i think its rediculous how they charge people co-pays when sometimes all they need to do is ask their doctor a simple question or two. email me any questions at prizneeze@hotmail.com, my name is Dr. Shepherd, this is my personal email account so feel free!

I think people that think they can not get hooked on pot are in denial. I know alot of people that have smoked for years and when they have tried to quit it WAS NOT A PRETTY PICTURE!! They were really grouchy and down right nasty and mean. They could not sleep and noticed their sense of smell and taste were also diminished. Now I read where they are finding evidence that it damages sinus membranes. Maybe that is an explanation for the smell and taste part of it. All I have to say is I wish anyone that is living with someone that tries to quit good luck because it is like seeing someone you do not know. It gets like Dr. Jykle and Mr.Hyde- not a pleasant experience at all!! So PLEASE do not tell me pot is not addictive. This is just wishful thinking from all the smokers out there!! Good Luck to all, quitting or not- It is your choice,your life, your money "up in smoke!" I just say NOT IN MY HOME-PLEASE!!!

I smoke ganja for 3 years every day, eaven several times per day. In these 3 years was only 4 or 5 days when I wasnt high. When I think "when was the last day, when I didnt smoke weed" I remmember one day 6 months ago. It is realy hard for me to stop smoking. I feel empty from inside, I cant think, cant concentrate. I cant eat, because food isnt tasty anymore. I cant sleep, I cant play pc. In fact I cant do anything without ganja. Marihuana is part of me. Stoping smoking weed is like cuting of my leg. I present my self as Rasta and I want others to look at me as Rasta- I AM RASTA. But if I will stop smoking I will not be Rasta anymore, but I want to.... It is so mentaly hard and people who dont smoke ganja, but talk about ganja deserve left hook from me. I feel like only you guys who have been true everything I have been true can say something useful to me. Hope you all will get from life what you want. Peace !

That can't sleep stuff is in your head. Take Valerian root, two capsules before bedtime. Stop trying to make excuses to burn one. it's easy to quit. just stop, and wait three days for the attitude adjustment and two weeks for the mental adjustment.

This is for Anonymous (comment number 10). They said they smoked only for 2 months and are still paranoid and suffering from anxiety. I'm bipolar and weed can set off the symptoms. Maybe check to find out if you have a mood disorder.

Hey also you should realize that MAry Jane Blunt is completely absent minded. Mary Jane has one of the main characteristics of an absent minded self absorbed loser. That is they attempt to create uncertainty. "dont ever quit, foo.. " Hmm. Must have fell asleep on the key board. Or was Mary Jane trying to communicate another type of message? Like don't ever quit food? Fool? Football? Who knows? We never will know. You see. Mary Jane needs some companionship so it wont be lonely in it's stupidity so it surfs down the information superhighway and arrives at this forum in hopes to recruit others for it's pointless cause.

Marijuana is not addictive. Like others have said habitual, yes, addictive like cigarettes, no. It's not really that hard to quit.

There are many things to do instead. Exercise, take up a hobby; just do something to keep you occupied. Marijuana is really more a social thing. If you cannot sleep and are going crazy not having it, perhaps you need to seek out a support group or someone that can help.

I've been smoking since I was 13, I am now 24. I go to the gym, eat fruits and vegetables, but I do not have a girlfriend. Maybe that is what I need? Anyways, I crave smoking pot several times a day. I like smoking pot. But I think that pot has damaged my brain and I want to see what the sober life is. I quit for two years when I was 19, but once I came back to NYC, I started up again...thanks to my friends. Maybe some new friends will help me? hmmm. Ok I can do this. New friends. Thanks.

another thing that's been driving me crazy lately is the fact that I am having a lot of trouble remembering people's/place's names.

I stayed baked for most of my teen years. Loooong story entirely. I started to forget all the bad stuff. But one day I woke up and realized all the good stuff was hazy. I hated that. I wanted to deal with it like a man ,so to speak, (I'm obviously female, but you get my drift) and I wanted to remember everything life had to offer. Good or bad. So I quit....cold turkey. It was hell getting to sleep and I didn't sleep for probably about a month or so. Not through the night anyway.

But it was really awesome remembering where I put my car keys!!!!!!

Try getting a hobby to keep your mind occupied. It's all in your head anyway:) Good luck!!!

Ive smoked marijuana over the summer .when I desided to quit I have been very paranode,having a lot of anxity,panic attacts its been so bad I had to go on antidepressents just so I could think straight.I know this is from the pot because I never had this before The medicine is helping I am not as depressed as I was .Its been two months how long does this last I think Im going crazy.

I am in the process of quitting right now, and though it isn't like quitting pills or speed or cigs, which I have, it is harder than people give credit. I have smoked pot every day, one to ten times a day, for 12 years, I am 29. People say the first week is the hardest, but I am in week two and going crazy. My goal is one month. I can't don't cigs anymore, right now I wish I did, so the only things that help are tylenol pm to help me sleep, and exercise.
The first week I had a lot more determination than I do this week; I spend most of my sitting around, thinking about how much I want to do it, and watching the clock until it is time to take the tylenol and go to sleep. Exercise is a great help, when I do it, but the biggest is not being in situations where other people are smoking and getting rid of all pipes, bubblers, dealer' number...everything.

Is it like alcohol or speed? I want to smoke again in a month, maybe two or three, but will I go back to the addiction? Can I never smoke again?

i need help im going crazy trying to quit i smoke for 23 years and i move to florida to quit and i feel like im gonna die plz help me

i'm 19. I smoked a minimum of 5 bowls a day every day for 3 1/2 months. NOTHING like the legends on this site. i truly admire their ability to stick to it. but i had a run-in with johnny law. so when i got out of jail the next morning, i knew i was going to have to quit. although "oral fixation" is REALLY weird to say that i have, i can't say that smoking cigarettes didn't help me quit smokin weed. All i did to do that was to make the decision. at that point i was also smoking a pack a day. NOT healthy. so i went to a cancer walk, and although i've done ZERO exercise other than work since high school, i ran about half of the 26 miles, and walked the rest. just to show myself how bad of shape i'm in (actually i thought i did really well, considering). that night i went from smoking a pack a day to no more weed, and no more cigarettes. I kept on that until i made the conscious decision to smoke again. i've smoked weed a couple times since (it would be all day, every day if i had my choice) and i've taken up smoking cigarettes again, but i smoke MAYBE half a pack a day on a bad day. It's all about mindset. read The Slight Edge, it has a great philosophy behind it, and it will help you in ANY aspect of your life that you want to accomplish something in.

i run everyday it is easy to sleep then
and it gets you into better shape

I quit all the time! Sounds funny but it's true. I have smoked for over twenty years and the only problem I see with it are the employment drug tests. In my job I am HEAVILY drug tested for the eight months I work every year. During the summer I pretty much just disappear for 3-4 months and have no problem smoking for the first 2-3 months of my time off. When I begin my time off usually the 1st thing I do is take a trip to amsterdam. You have to understand the problem with weed isn't that it is dangerous or addictive it is that people test for it. Back to the quitting. Stay clear of it to begin with. for the 1st week or two it will be too tempting to decide to burn one and start all over. Keep yourself occupied and clean your living environment of pipes, bongs, papers, roaches etc. As for the insomnia I really can't help you there cuz i have suffered from insomnia my whole life, I can't just go to sleep i have to fall asleep watching tv or reading a book. You are going to have to deal with the oral fixation too. That is the worst part for me but I also smoke cigarettes so in the beginning I smoke alot more cigarettes and a few cigars, way worse for you then the weed but you do what you have to do. You always need to have a bunch of snack food around because appetite or not you are trying to substitute an oral fixation so I try to get healthy choices like grapes or berries anything other then potato chips. As far as night sweats go I just keep my place cold all the time but when im quitting i spend more time on top of the covers. Have plenty of things to keep you occupied like books movies, or mess around online like im doing now cuz its time to kick again for the fall. As for the dopamine and adrenaline I am a motocross junkie and I spend alot of time out riding especially when it's time to quit. I like to spend the first few days in the woods cuz it keeps me away from the temptation and after having an adrenaline rush all day I feel something more incredible then a weed high at the end of the day. not sure what else to tell you other then to keep in mind you are mainly dealing with an oral fixation and keep that in mind. Maybe try smoking shisha from a hooka or smoking a pipe. After the 1st week or two you are golden though. Hope something I said helps.

I don't know if you've read Allen Carr's Easy Way to quit smoking, but it is a great book. In it, Carr shows how to quit smoking a drug many times more addictive than pot, nicotine. And he said the same tecnique would probably work for any drug. Carr's bottom line: why do we consume any drugs (legal or not)? Because somewhere in our minds, we have become convinced somwhere down the line that we are incomplete with that drug. We "need" our "crutch" - be it the cigarette, the beer, or the joint (or bong). The minute you realize that you are a fully complete person the way nature created you, without any need to inject drugs, you will be on your way to quitting any drug. I agree with Carr that this line of thinking can help anyone quit pretty much anything.

Second point: In our brain there is a pharmacy of natural drugs which are unbelievably powerful and can get you high as a kite. Have you ever been jogging for 40 minutes? The feeling after even a light jog is exhilaterating, and can compete with any marijuana high. So do the things that nature has programmed your brain to reward you with - exercise! My theory is that joggers and people who exercise are basically drug addicts - they're hooked on the dopamines that your brain naturally releases. And the results are fantastic! You get stoned minus the lung damage and short term memory loss.

So replace your pot smoking with any form of regular exercise (build it up over time) and enjoy being stoned. That's my take on it... good luck.

aaannnddd yeah, agreeing with maryjane, being in the health and wellness industry, i know the benefits of having an alkaline ph level, and the advantage of eating healthy, and it has absolutely NOTHING to do with craving a high. i want to enlighten myself every day. i also have an alkaline ph level, along with taking multiple nutrition supplements every day. having an alkaline environment in your body does a GREAT DEAL to fight cancer and many other diseases, but has abso-fuckin-lutely nothing to do with "drugs"... and weed isn't a drug, don't call it that. its a plant put here with all the lettuce and oranges and bananas you're talking about, amanda.

Wasn't very hard at all. Just decided a few years ago that i just didn't want to any-more.

I have to say after reading the first answer from Amanda36, I am just laughing. What psychological or physiological research or evidence is there to support what she posted?? Audio programs?? I must say, I am a graduate psychology student and there is no basis for saying audio programs work for anything let alone for quiting marijuana. Additionally, eating more fruits and vegetables?? I have to just laugh!

Marijuana is not physically addictive..."helping your body become more alkaline"...where did this statement come from? Was Amanda36 high when she typed this response? This is totally made up.

Anyways, I've been smoking on and off for 5 years and over the past 2 years have smoked pretty much every day. I graduated magna cum laude, have a good job, and am getting a graduate degree. If you are not self-motivated, marijuana will destroy you because you will never be able to get anything done. If you are self-motivated, achievement driven and have self-control, marijuana can be a natural stress reliever and actually you can learn to use it to your mind's benefit such as for creativity purposes, deeper thinking and spiritual enlightenment.

I recently quit smoking for drug test purposes and honestly I have to say the only struggle is finding something to fill my time because I've been so bored without it. I can't stand to have free time. The summer weekends are the hardest with no class and no work.

All I can say is if you are choosing to stop smoking marijuana, find a replacement. The only thing you'll be suffering from is boredom. Grab a good book, start exercising or take up a new hobbie. A perk is that you'll most likely lose weight because without smoking you basically have no appetite. As far as sleeping goes, if you make yourself get up early and start your day, you'll be tired when night comes. Good luck to everyone! Marijuana is a lot less harmful than other drugs and ESPECIALLY alcohol. Educate yourself people!

sup everyone! i have been smoking weed heavily everyday for 4 years. I have tried to quit a couple times but it didnt work because deep down inside i really didnt want to. I thought "its just weed." I guess the hardest part is breaking the habit like breaking up with your other. I am on my 5th day and i hope it continues. Just wanted to say that this site has helped answered many of questions. I bought an new air conditioner, even bought an extra fan, to realize that sweaty nights is part of the withdrawl lol And as soon as my eyes close i enter a dream state like never b4. I have also expierenced some severe headaches. Worst part is i am having major trouble falling asleep and when i do i wake up every 2 hours or so. Thanks to all for clearing this up for me and it feels good to get all this off my chest to ppl who understand. I just hope the next 5 days are easier then the first! sweet dreams everyone! lol

dude, its easy to quit weed since its not addictive like cigz....

i quit for a week every once in a while.. im actually on my 2nd day right now.. its not hard at all.. if u smoke... smokin is a good substitute.. but yea its not hard cuz its not addicting.

Hey people. I have been smoking drugs everyday now for under a year. I want to get off it, but I cant seem to sleep without it, it knocks me out and gurantee's me sleep as its the only thing that shuts my body down. When I don't have it, all I want to do is stay up, but obviously I have to work to live so going into work knackered isn't a good thing. Anyway have any tips on how to help me sleep whilst getting off of it. I am going away in 3 weeks for a 2 week vacation, so I will be away from it, do you think this holiday will help?

I smoked weed everyday for 20 years, then I moved to cocaine and did it on the weekends for 5 more years until I decided I had enough.

When your coming down from cocaine, you weed addiction is crystal clear. A real "naked lunch" of reality.
I a really sick individual who like the existential downer more than the high.

If your a "real" addict like me, the only relieve I found was a spiritual solution. The only problem is I'm Libertarian and don't like Organized religion.

I went to CA NOT AA. For me CA helped me connect to this idea of a "Higher Power" who once I tune it to it keeps me sober.

I though this was bullshit for years but discovered its
the real deal.

The real issue: I used drugs because I did not like the way I felt in my own skin. Most of you are not real addicts so you may not completely understand.

Addiction is more generally about obsession and compulsion.

The way some really fuck up people stay sober is surrender to a higher power of their understanding.

In not spouting off holler than thou crap...I dont claim to be spiritual perfect rather just seeking spiritual progress. Google MA

I AM JUST OVER A WEEK NOW WITHOUT ANY WEED, IV SMOKED CONSTANTLY EVERYDAY FOR 3 YEARS MAYBE 2 OR 3 DAYS WITHOUT IT AT THE MOST. MOST OF MY FRIENDS SMOKE IT HEAVILY BUT ARE REALLY SUPPORTIVE AND WONT OFFER IT TO ME AND DONT TAKE THE PISS. THIS HELPS A LOT. IV HAD PEOPLE TELLING ME THROUGHOUT MY WASTED YEARS THAT I SHOULD STOP (MAINLY RELATIVES AND ELDERS) BUT THERE ADVISE NEVER MEANT ANYTHING AND I JUST CARRIED ON SMOKING. YOU CAN ONLY STOP WHEN YOU WANT TO DO IT FOR YOUR SELF, IV NEVER REALISED HOW DIFFERENT LIFE IS WITHOUT IT UNTIL NOW(SO CLEAR). IV HAVE SLEPT FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OVER THE LAST WEEK BUT I AM NOW BEGGINING TO GET A SLEEP PATTERN BACK. THIS IS THE HARDEST PART I HAVE FOUND ABOUT QUITTING AND HAVE DREAMT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS. MY FRIENDS STILL DONT SEE WEED AS A DRUG AND I DIDNT UNTIL NOW BUT AS I HAVE SAID THEY WILL ONLY STOP WHEN THEY ARE IN A PLACE IN THEIR HEAD THAT MAKES THEM WANT TO STOP. IV BEEN IN A WASTERS JOB OVER THE THREE YEARS AND ONLY NOW HAVE I REALISED THAT I HATE IT BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS STONED AND JUST DID IT WITHOUT THINKING, MY BRAIN IS CRAVING STIMULATION. THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH AS I HAVE ONLY JUST REALISED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATIONAN AS ME!! THANKS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO COMMENT, THESE SITES CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS IS WHY I CHOSE TO WRITE. THE ANXIETY IS GOING, THE ROLLERCOASTER EMOTIONS ARE FADING AND IM STARTING TO SLEEP , THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

I wish I could stop. Life is going shit. I dont care about smoking it. It doesnt do anything, or so I thought.

Just failed my TAFE course that ive been duing full time coz I just got lazy.

I dont want to stop, but I do, I just feel like i in a whole. I cant escape pot its everywhere

evern my parents have a plant.
fuck this


goodluck with your future!

I wish I could stop. Life is going shit. I dont care about smoking it. It doesnt do anything, or so I thought.

Just failed my TAFE course that ive been duing full time coz I just got lazy.

I dont want to stop, but I do, I just feel like i in a whole. I cant escape pot its everywhere

evern my parents have a plant.
fuck this


goodluck with your future!

ive smoked on and off when i was 15 and 16.. at 17 i started smokin alot and eventually was high all hours of the day.. just a fatty stoner.. im almost 19 now and finished my first year of college.. did great, (doesnt affect school unless you allow it to). i also work. ive quit several times.. its always been so hard.. after i quit the first time in december 07 i for the first time had a severe panic attack that lasted 8 hours.. thought i was gonna die, thought i was a crazy ass murderer.. felt like my heart was gonna pound out my chest, cold/hot sweats, the list goes on. i went on to smoke again.. quit again in jan. 08 and stopped for about 2 months.. the craving stopped so i decided to do it again.. did it and two days later went into this wierd ocd like type thing where i thought i was something i wasnt which led to depression.. this lasted about a month (still clean) it got so bad i was like F it.. i started smokin again, alot.. it took away the depression and anxiety and i was bak to my normal self... i recently quit 4 days ago and feel a lot better.. no anxiety or depression.. maybe it is true that people grow out of it because i got tired of being lazy and high all day. im working out a ton.. drinking tons of water, taking vitamins, eating good and taking tylenol pm to get me some good rest.. To tell u the truth i get irritated easily but itll go awy with in a month hopefully..
to those of you who find it HARD AS HELL to quit smoking weed.. i know how you feel.. So bunk all you peoples who say weed is not addictive.. it is for me and many other people.. !
Good Luck to those trying to stay clean from weed.

Dude your addicted to marijuana....I used to suck di*k for coke!

Boy, can I relate to you people! I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one that smokes a ton. I haven't smokedin 2 days just because I cvan't get my hands on any. Every time I am out I think about quitting and all the benefits. It hasn't slowed me down from reaching goals, sometimes I think I actually have achieved more because I refuse to fit into the stereotype. Why is it so frikkin hard? I am a grown woman yet I refuse to recognize the reality of how much my use inpacts my life. My husband is as bad as me, we justify it because our drug of choice used to be coke and we rarely drink. Good luck to all, Ill check back, hopefully I will read more replies that will help me begin to quit!!!!

Living in Utah makes you want to smoke just so you can get your mind off the place. Not saying that's good, just that sometimes it really does help.

I've been smoking for about four years, and finally decided it's time to kick the habit. It's something I enjoy, but enough is enough. It's gotten to the point where I am lazy and unmotivated, and I have personal goals that are not being obtained as a result. Not to mention the expense, probably $500/ month which is pretty ridiculous.

Today, June 1, 2008 is my first day of sobriety. To help me keep from being tempted, I deleted my dealers from my phone and removed everything related to pot from my house. I just moved to a new city, so it helps that I don't have any stoner friends here.

I'm also trying to enjoy the outdoors more, walking, riding my bike, and staying busy to keep my mind off MJ. It seems that finding other ways to occupy yourself besides lighting up is the key to quitting. So, I'm trying to stay as busy as possible.

I'm serious about quitting, I've had my fun with marijuana, now it's time to move on and start living life again.

yea, i'vequit a bunch of times. months, years, weeks in between at different points, but i dont feel addicted to it because im fine when i smoke and im fine when i dont. i guess to stop yourself from being tempted is to really have a full schedule. some things to help you sleep: you could try melatonin (get at any drugstore/ vitamin store), nyquil, go to a doctor and get something prescribed?

You enjoy smoking and it's obviously medicinal for you because you relax. Maybe what you need to do is just strengthen your "moderation" muscle a bit and use it as needed for life's stresses...

man im actually geting clean right now i broke my pice with a hammer that kinda helped ive been clean for 3 weeks and man its so hard! but you just have to go for wats right.

i used to smoke for almost a year straight, & i stopped for three years i was clean, i started dating this guy & he has been smoking for 4 years he stopped for me just for a month & started again, since i knew he was doing it, it made me want to do it because i couldn't stay with him knowing he was smoking pot, i did it again after being clean for three years & now i want to do it everytime he does it because it hurts me when he does it & i know he won't stop for me & the more he smokes it the more i'm just going to smoke it too so i'm in a clutch i don't know what to do
i'm actually so frustrated because my friends hate the fact that im changing for him... but good luck to everyone.

I thought quiting whould be pretty hard, b/c i had to not b/c i wanted to *Military*. I had been smokeing since i was 13 pretty much every day. All my freinds are 100% stoners. The only anoying part was when friends are smokeing passing it around they always want to pass it to you then say..."HAHA sorry dude i forgot!" But when i had to i did, i started feeling better more outgoing, felt like i had more time during the day. And got to love the money you can save to spend on yourself or others!

Excederine PM helps me sleep, if I can't, I won't take a prescription drug, or drug to do so. Good luck!!!

I have discovered...well not really discovered...but Tylonol PM for sleeping.
It's not addictive
not habit forming...(almost)
and in 30 minutes...Out like a light.

Quitting has been a lot harder than I thought. But that's b/c all of my friends are smokers...that makes a huge difference!

Good luck with the good fight!

well i disagree with everyone who says marijuana isn't addictive you just aint smoked it long enough!!!!=) morons i have smoked weed since i was 12 i am 27 i usually spend about 800 a month on weed yes around a half ounce a week. i agree totally too much but i have cut back a lot recently my prob with weed aint sleeping or going crazy as u retarts put it, you just cant control your emotions.. Thats another issue entirely i dont know maybe grow up! my problem is i can't eat after quitting weed! It literally stops my metabolism. I can force my self to eat in the morning and still burp up the same food 6 hours later. My digestive system stops. I am currently searching for a medication to increase my appetite. I have gone 3 or 4 days after trying to quit withought any hunger pains at all just liquids. I havehad gastroenterologists check me out and im fine! If weed aint addictive physically why cant i eat why am i not hungry..... and no i dont use meth or anything! So as far as sleeping there is medication for that and believe me i no how hard its is to not feel normal functions like eating or sleeping. if pot aint addicting than why does it have such a physical effect on our bodies. So to all those people who think smoking a joint a few times or using for 3 years says pot aint addictive i say your unqualified to make such a statement! try abusing it for your entire life and than try quitting and write a new blog on how idiotic your prevoius blog was! Pot is both mentallly addictive and physically addictive any drug that has such an impact on your metabolism or any basic physical function on the body is obviously physically addicting ur all forgetting u can get addicted to almost anything that effects u either mentally or physicallly. If your mentally addicted to a substance and it has an effect on your health who's to say ur not equally physically addicted.As far as my mental addiction goes to .marijuana im over it i prey to god to quit the reason i still smoke is i haven't found any medication that increases my appetite. Any Advice?????????????????????

I took a 6 month break after 5 years of smoking - just to check if I'm not addicted. I quit the same day I got this idea.

I had no problems. No that I am sure that pot is harmless from this point of view, I'm having less dopeackes while stoned.

i have recently quit, i used to smoke it on weekends about a year ago then in april i began smoking it every day, all day. about 1 month ago i thought i should quit, i stopped hanging out with the people i smoked it with so much and started hanging out with new friends, i also put my money straight into the bank so i wasnt tempted to take it out and spend it. last week my mum found out about it and now i'm grounded so theres no way i can get it. i'm feeling a bit depressed and short tempered because i rely on weed to relax me, however, i may just feel like this because i'm being trapped in the house. i really over think things now and have found myself pushing others away but it should get better. i'm getting a bunch bag to let me anger out and for something better to do with my time, also i just get off the laptop and tv half hour before i want to go to sleep, have a bit of me time by reading or something. good luck :) i'm here if you need help :D x