Mary Jane and sobriety

[Scratchnsniff]

Before I start off let me just give you guys a little back story. I used to be an IV h addict (oh how I miss and despise those days). I eventually got clean and relapsed a couple times and did the whole functioning addict thing and all that. Well since the birth of my beautiful baby girl I have been able to swear off all drugs and most of my drinking with the exception of the icky sticky dank herb. I was just wondering if anyone has managed to stay off their DOC with the help of MJ. Or if that just lead you back to old habits?

 

[phactor]

I never could, but you might be able too. If I was smoking I would invariably want alcohol. Maybe this was because it was this combination that I used every night for years, no matter what basically. I am totally clean now, I have to admit I occasionally wonder "what if its legal and I have 20 years clean? What could it hurt?". Then I realize that I have to just focus on not using today and it usually goes away.

I guess the real question I ask myself is: What would you get from smoking marijuana? Would you be better off without the herb? Is it providing any benefit to you? Can you get the relief cannabis provides in healthier fashion?

 

[PriestTheyCalledHim]

I never could, but you might be able too. If I was smoking I would invariably want alcohol. Maybe this was because it was this combination that I used every night for years, no matter what basically. I am totally clean now, I have to admit I occasionally wonder "what if its legal and I have 20 years clean? What could it hurt?". Then I realize that I have to just focus on not using today and it usually goes away.

I guess the real question I ask myself is: What would you get from smoking marijuana? Would you be better off without the herb? Is it providing any benefit to you? Can you get the relief cannabis provides in healthier fashion?

Excellent post. I agree with you. That was my experience before I got sober but I did not use them both nightly for years but sometimes I would use both after coming home from a bar, or at a party.

If you do not use other drugs but you still smoke or use cannabis then you're not sober. You do run the major risk of relapsing on your DOC (drug(s) of choice); but slip ups do happen but don't beat yourself up for it since you're only human, and a lot of people do wind up getting sober in steps or quit certain drugs at first like the ones they have a problem with, and then wind up quitting ones they did not necessarily have an addiction or issues with later.