Tips for giving up Cannabis

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Hi both myself and my partner have sons who in my opinion are addicted to cannabis, both sons smoke approximately 20 joints per day, both suffer from severe depression. It hurts to see both members of the family suffering this way, and im desperately trying to seek help and support for them, though I must state that when speaking to the sons they appear to want a quit fix to their problem. I would love to recieve any feedback regarding our concern.

Thanking You



Sue

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Hi sue welcome to the forum

Twenty joints a day is an awful lot, it’s sounds like they definitely may have a problem. You said they want a quit fix to their problem, did you mean they want to quit or want a quick fix? I am sorry I wasn’t really sure what you meant. The quickest fix is to go cold turkey, maybe even in a professional rehab environment if they feel they need it, assuming you can afford it or your health care system/plan will provide it. But most people probably don’t do it that way, certainly not most people here anyway, not everybody has that option and there’s no real quick fix to quitting any drug, even if you do go to professional rehab you still have to learn to live your live when you come out without drugs and many would say that’s the hardest part, it takes a lot hard work and they are not going achieve it unless they are prepared to put in the effort.

If they are suffering from depression then smoking pot may be making it worse, so I think it’s definitely a good idea that they try life without it for a while and see if they improve. So in conclusion I don’t think there’s any quick fix, not unless you are one of those controversial scientists that claim addiction can be cured by hallucinogens like ibogaine, but how safe they are especially for people who have mental health problems I have no idea, if that’s something that interests you, you might want to read this post, but generally most people find it takes a lot of hard work.

Anyway I am sure they can do it if they want to and I hope we can offer you and maybe them some of the support you guys need.

Thanks for sharing take care and please keep us posted on how it goes.