Quit smoking - feel better!

[Creeping Death]

SWIM used to smoke cannabis bigtime for 5 years. He smoked whenever he got the chance and also sold lots of it. But lately SWIM realised that the weed was no longer giving him a nice happy time like it used to when he started. He was mainly doing it because it was so easily available.

Because SWIM sold alot of hash, there was alot of profit. And his pocket was never empty of a nice sticky lump of bomb hash to roll up whenever he felt like it.

A month ago SWIM decided that the stuff was making him very paranoid and stressed when he got high. There wasnt any overly pleasant feeling about smoking hash, and so SWIM just quit smoking. And the more days went by the easier it got. After about 5 days without any smoke the withdrawals were gone, SWIM felt extatic about everything. Like before, everything felt boring without smoking, but now everything feels great without smoking. The withdrawal from cannabis were nothing by the way. He just had an urge to smoke, and he had alot of anger problems where he started to argue with people very easily. But it doesnt last very long.

SWIM is happier, more confident, his sex drive is better, and he is feeling much more motivated to achive the goals he has.

This tuesday SWIM smoked one joint, and he immediately felt the negative effects come back. Already the next day he was a bit more sluggish and tired from it. And also pretty anxious. And now (thursday night) SWIM is feeling great again since the hash has left his body. So SWIM has probably stopped smoking forever. Almost. There is always that one time at a party that SWIM will take a few hits, but thats it.

I think when SWIM started smoking it was actually good for him. Opened his mind a little bit and taught him some stuff he might never learn without smoking. But lately it's been bad for SWIM to smoke, and it wasnt easy to realise it. So keep in mind you dont really know if a drug is hurting you until you quit using it. No matter what the drug is or how harmless you might percive it, you have to first stop for a while to get your head straight and know for sure.

"WHAT? You in rehab for a little WEED? Thats some bullshit. Boo this man!"

[augentier]

My cat agrees with you as she is going through the same thing. Cannabis became a habit because it's soo easily available and free to her. She started seeing its negative effects last year around this time. She cut back considerably over the spring and summer and felt lots better (although she never stopped completely). Finding one's own "healthy balance" is key.

[stoneinfocus]

Same here, even started a nearly para-military anti-weed discussion, but the last joint, a few hits really weren´t that bad at all and helped with pain, with slight calming effects the next day.
I feel more addicted to smoking after starting the habit 2 months ago, from a 9 years break.. this stuff is really bad and hurts your organism, except maybe a few cigs at the weekend, but it hardly stays that way without other drugs, that willl fit in the dopamine-gap nicotine leaves behind.

With cannabnis, I see most of the users tolerate it much better than my guniea pig so I don´t see a problem in them using cannabis, when i see others havingh a problem I just say, no I get diarrhea form it or I´m, getting depressive, as a hint for them, as it was true for my little pig.

[burgerman]

originally somebody i know found that the withdrawl effects would last less than a week and it would be gone, but nowadays the craving seems to get worse that ever.. after 40 or 50 days thhat person will get extremely obsessive about it

[amberdoll32]

Hi, Congradulations on quitting the buds!! That is a really hard one, even for me.... I thought I was pretty much done with all the "illegal" drugs, and I have mainly a major pill poppin problem, mostly benzo's, but not to get high... I really feel as though i need them to function... and along with that I take alot of hydrocodone, I am suffering from alot of chronic pain, but I am sure there are other people out there that can handle their pain without reverting to 120 10/500 hydro's a month and Fentanyl patches... I dunno... Also, since all this makes this person what is it SWIM? so tired that adderallxr is a needed pick u up... But anyway..

My main question is this... a person hasn't smoked weed in a few months, yet the other night they took 3 hits off a joint... how long will this 3 hits of marijuana stay in that persons system??? Like if a drug test was popped on this person, how long would u think they would be safe?? Uknow??

Please this person needs an answer ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!

[burgerman]

original poster:

how long did SWIY refrain from smoking weed to notice positive effects ?