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I Am Addicted to WEED

by Bush Man, Dec 22, 1999 12:00AM
HELP .. I Cant Stop......

3 grams a day .....

smoking one now.......

HellllllllllllllllP

Member Comments (109)

by David B., Dec 22, 1999 12:00AM
If you want to stop, there are groups of recovering addicts who have gone through the same feelings of helplessness and powerlessness. It sounds like you're getting honest with yourself, maybe look-up NA in your local phonebook.  Honesty is the very first step.

P.S.  Sorry you didn't like my hard line approach with the person who gets trashed to deal with life, but as I've said here, honesty is the first step.  I went through MAJOR withdrawls and didn't want to join any stupid little clubs, you see, I had all the answers.  I stayed miserable and loaded for years. I finally got honest, went to a meeting, then another, then another. I didn't like the **** they were saying, but I stayed clean for that day.  It has been six years for me, in recovery and my life today is 1000 times better than my life was loaded, scared and running.  GOOD LUCK - Just for today.

by Dick Tracy, Jan 07, 2000 12:00AM
I have been on lorcet 10/650 (6) per day, oxycontin 40mg (2) per day, then back to lorcet since 1/25/99. I have a herniated disc from a car crash.



I have had 4 upper epiderals and they really didn't seem to stop the pain. I would like to stop the medication.



I may have to stop cold turkey. Can someone please describe what I may have to experience and how long will I have to suffer the affects of withdrawal symptoms?



Thanks,

by hoss, Mar 03, 2000 12:00AM
I've been using codeine for ten years. I took Tylenol 3 for 6 years then was put on Codeine Contin 100mgs once daily for the last 4 years. I'm also on Naproxen 375 mgs 3 times daily, Flexiril 10 mgs 3 times daily, and Amitrityline 50 mgs 2 pills daily. This is all to treat a broken back that still gives me a lot of trouble.



Now they are making me very sick. I can only go about 15 hours before I need another one or else I'm very uncomfortable. If I go 2 days without it I'm a total mess. Throwing up, the runs, shakes, hot and cold flashes, and very irritable.



My Doc says I have to keep taking them to control the pain but right now I don't know what's worse.



by Chrissie to Hoss, Mar 14, 2000 12:00AM
I had a craniotomy to remove pain-causing tumors.  Prior to the surgery, I was on 180 mgs of morphine a day, 2400 mgs of neurontin (good drug for pain), 120 mgs of baclofen (a real *******-of-a-drug to get off of) and a drug called mexiletine (one of the caines), and last but not least 60 mgs of ritalin (to override the morphine "nod" and keep me focused).  I still take everything but the ritalin.  The rest are all greatly reduced because the caniotomy basically was a success when you consider what I was like before the surgery.  I cut the baclofen by 60 mgs per day, which was aweful on the descent (which was done in 10 mg increments and took a while).  One of the worst things about baclofen withdrawal is horrendous involuntary spasms.  Like my whole leg would jump, or my arm would flap.  I'm still on it, but just 60 mgs per day.  The neurontin is good for pain because it is pushable to a certain degree or reducable according to your pain level.  It's the morphine and ritalin that takes the cake.  I'm down on the morphine from 180 mgs per day to 75 mgs.  Reducing it reads just like you wrote:  runs, shakes, pukes, hot and cold flashes, downright unpleasant to live with, etc.  It scared my daughter so bad, she called my neuro.  That's when I quit doing withdrawal at 45 mgs a pop and went to an easy 15 mg plan.  The ritalin was equally as difficult. It ain't been easy, brother, but I'm not stopping.  The quality of my life is much more important and the residual pain has become a mind-over-matter situation.  The ritalin is gone totally from my life.  The morphine is taking much longer because safefty is what really counts here.  I'm 46 and don't want to die now because of some stupid bad decision.  Take care of yourself.- Chrissie

by lorcet lover, Mar 21, 2000 12:00AM
to **** tracy:



lorcet is a highly addictive drug, and is very hard to stop.  I took lorcet for maybe 2 weeks when i broke my wrist, and when i went off it i wanted it so badly i could taste it, and that was after 2 weeks.  All i can say is maybe you should see someone like you're doctor or a shrink and let them know what you're afraid of.  They might be able to give you some advice.

by Nobody, Mar 26, 2000 12:00AM
Pot addictions are psychological.  Relax.  Go to a shrink if that's really what you want.  The most withdraw you'll suffer is a high stress level.

by nope, Apr 01, 2000 12:00AM
hey man, you arent physically addicted to weed. set down yer bong, put away the bowl, or toss away yer J and check this out: depsite what lies DARE has told you in school, weed is not addictive or harmful (with the exception of course that any type of hot smoke being pulled into the lungs isnt the best thing for them) but it's better for you and safer and less addictive than cigarrettes. go figure, the tobacco industry IS hooking and making millions off us, while weed is a good deal safer and much more natural, but it's outlawed. and it isnt necessarily going to be some fictional "gateway" leading to other drugs unless you wish to experiment further with other ****. anyway, what is going on is that you are using weed out of boredom, depression.. to fill a void of some kind, instead of using it in moderation, and now you FEEL (psychologically) that you need it for these reasons, but you dont bro. if you're tired of that "killer weed", if it's interferring with the rest of your life, or it's breaking you up to spend so much time and dough on it, then just stop. you have no addiction. nothing is wrong with their mind or body (from what you stated) you've just been fooled somewhere along the way into believing drugs (especially weed) is bad and thus has control over you. YOU have the control. use drugs, dont let 'em use you. moderation man. or extremes if you wish, but then dont ***** about the consequences.

by Brian to Nope, Apr 01, 2000 12:00AM
Pot may not be very physcially addictive (it is somewhat which is why chronic users have some withdrawal symptoms when they stop), but it is very psychologically addictive.  I'm not anti-pot since I think it is on the same level as alcohol with probably less harmful effects.  However, don't make fun of people trying to quit and finding they can't.  It doesn't make it any easier for them when you tell them it isn't addictive.

by Brandon...addict, Apr 08, 2000 12:00AM
Weed o wonderful weed,how i love it so much i hate it to death. Why does it have power over me? its ruined numerous relationships,friendships,and ruined all trust ive gained with people.Its like ill be walkin towards it sayin no.....walkin closer....dont want to smoke.....closer...."naw man,not tonight"....well......aw **** it.......one hit wont hurt. Off to the races for me! its weed man! what the **** is the deal?and why me? im young and healthy and a hard worker,top it all off,im a United States Marine.  Its not so much the pot,but the way it makes me act when im not smokin it.Lyin,stealin,scammin, lyin some more to cover the last lie,so on,so on, and so fuckin on.I started real young,so it(partying)should be out of my system i think,but it aint. I find myself walkin towards it,sayin no,all day long,and it always catches me offguard.Ive done NA,stayed clean along time,but this times diffrent,SOhard,ive hurt so many,for what?weed,green bullshit. O well, people wont allow me to quit,ive found that out.Best friends dont care,girlfriends dont care,who does? do i?i need tp put a stop to it ALLLLLLL!im killin myself here ill tell,my insides are numb,my feelings?whered the hell did they go?i didnt tell them they could go!can i ramble orwaht? For all you people out there addicted to weed,your in my prayers,i hope you could put me in yours.

     Brandon

by Brian to Brandon, Apr 08, 2000 12:00AM
Thank you for sharing your feelings about what pot has done to your life.  I really feel for you and I think that you are a lot closer to recovery than you may believe.  Being able to accept all the bad things pot has brought you is a huge step toward stopping.  Give NA another try.  You sound like you have a lot going for you and you deserve not to have your life ruined.  You say people won't allow you to quit or don't care, however YOU must do it for yourself, not anyone else.  The hell with them it's YOUR life.  Pot may not be a huge problem for them, but it is for you.  Good luck.  Brian

by nope, Apr 09, 2000 12:00AM
anything having strictly to do with you, is your decision and no one else's, of course.. do what you will, as long as it doesnt hurt anyone else- truly hurt them, and i dont mean living to keep anyone else content and happy, unless that will truly fulfill YOU... you diggin me? anyway it's all relative, and it's all in the mind. everything. take control for fucks sake.

alot of what i see around and about reminds me of an old lyric:



"LIES..lies, lies and propaganda!!"



just Live yer short life, would ya













"one man gathers what another man spills"

by nathan sheffield england, Apr 10, 2000 12:00AM
During my 23 years on this earth i have been addicted to 2 drugs, heroin and sweetbuds. Now heroin is nasty and evil and it took me a hell of a long time to get off it but now i'm clean and stayin' clean.  Weed on the other hand is so damn nice its scary. I am a huge pot advocate, both recreationally and medicinally, its' benefits far outweigh its' few  negative aspects, but, I have been addicted to weed for 7 years now, and yes , it is mostly psychological, but your brain can turn this into physical symptoms. I have a 7-8g a day habit which has been  harder for me to kick than junk. Just chill with some buds and relax

by DOPE, Apr 12, 2000 12:00AM
well I am kinda getin tierd of everyone telling everyone else how to run there lives if you want to quit cool more for me

by DOPE, Apr 12, 2000 12:00AM
well I am kinda getin tierd of everyone telling everyone else how to run there lives if you want to quit cool more for me

by Chrissie, Apr 18, 2000 12:00AM
I smoked weed for years and years and years and years.  I'm fast approaching 50 and quit a mere 5 years ago.  What was recreational in my 20's and 30's turned medicinal in my 40's.  I used it to kill the pain associated with my neurological disorder.  Yes... it is truly a medicinal drug.  Took me years to discover the fact.  When I look back at the "flower power" years I think "Cool.  Back then you could score an OZ for $20-25 bucks!"  Now... it breaks your bank!  $30-35 for a quarter.  It ain't worth a pot of **** let alone a window to throw it out of.  The stuff will soon join the ranks of coke, meaning only the rich will smoke it because we peasants can't afford it.  You should quit before the price tag breaks your bank.  (There are no more nickle bags like back in the far-out days)  Weed, smoke, budage, chronic, kindbud... and whatever it's called is the most beatable of all the recreational drugs out there.  Just quit.  If you lose your friends you lose your friends and it's sad that you have to discover the fact that they were only acquaintances over smoke in the first