Can Marijuana help alcoholics?

Yes switching from alcohol to pot, is simple for the most part, for some people. Some people might not be able to do it. But it's worth a shot. Offer her mom some pot, and tell her to try it, maybe she'll like it and ween on the alco...

 

well,here in califorina you can get a medical marijuana card for alcoholism,so yes,it can.Take me for example,I used to be a alcoholic for awhile,then switch over to just weed only,best decision i've ever made

 

Yeah see here is the logic behind it and I hope others agree with me. I know what you're going through with the alcoholism in your family. I for one, have steered clear of that kind of activity. Yes, I still might drink once on the weekends but that's enough for me. I smoke pot because it's not self-destructive. Drinking alcohol to excess, like all day or everyday, or both, is very self-destructive. Even just drinking on the weekends for some people it's extremely self-destructive. (**That's the logic**) Some say that marijuana and alcohol are in the same classification, depressant, but they aren't. Marijuana is a psychoactive, psychedelic, and yes in some cases a depressant. But alcohol is one of the worst depressants there is. Alcohol is legitimately the poison of the world because of how addictive it is. Once you start, it can get quite hard to stop. Not the case with marijuana.

So to answer your question, yes please try to give her some green. In all honesty, you need to put together a really good "speech". Tell her this is an unconventional medicine that has worked better than a lot of conventional avenues.

Peace bruddah, I hope all turns out well for you

PS: I know a bunch of people from London!

 

In some cases it could help. I am an alcoholic, and a substance abuser. The weed is just another substance in its place, but it has helped me drink far less frequently. Again that is just substitution. The only way for an alcoholic to quit drinking is the desire to quit. As alcoholics we admit that we are powerless over alcohol and that our lives have become unmanageable. As an above poster stated that he used to be an alcoholic, i dont wanna knock anybody or especially someones alcohol problem, but there is no such thing and someone who used to be an alcoholic, you are always an alcoholic, there is only the recovering alcoholic. On the occasions i do drink there is still the more than likely outcome that i will not be able to control it and maybe crash another car, hurt another person, destroy my life a little more. The twelve steps and meetings with a support group of likeminded persons is the best way to go. Try to maybe give her some information on AA or meeting times and locations. The weed helps me alot but i would be careful of introducing another substance to an addict. And before everyone jumps on me about it being just weed, please know that if you arent in the smaller percentage of us who struggle with the disease of addiction, that you will probobly not understand.

 

This topic has crossed my mind many times. My mom is an alcoholic and she knows I smoke and gives me shit for it alot. I've always wondered if she would drink less if I got her ass high.

The more I think about it, the better it sounds. I mean, what do I do when I smoke? Homework, running, watch movies, anything productive. My mom when shes drunk? Yells, talks to herself, erupts for no fucking reason, sits on the couch all day.

Yeah, man, I would say do it. If it works out for your situation, then I'll do it for my mom too.

Good luck.

 

I definitely believe MJ can help alcoholics if used as a substitute. It's not good to help an addiction with another addiction but MJ is much safer and healthier than alcohol.

 

my dad is a alcoholic and cokehead..went into rehab when i was 15, im now 21. he was suchh a dick like most but i only recently became aware of him toking on a vacation out of the states a couple months ago. apparently ever since hes gotten outta rehab he smokes all day everyday, as much as anyone on here would, shit as much as me and my brother but hes such a more relaxed person. still an asshole from time to time but hes completely quit drinking and only smoked, lost a shitload of weight.

i would defiantly recommend it but remember they do have to want it. he only quit cause my mom was leavin his ass.

 

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It does work!- I "fell into the bottle" when my mother suicided. (I've been in the friend's shoes )



Without cannabis, I will open a bottle and drink until it is empty. With cannabis, I can have alcohol in the house and have, maybe, one drink a week, like a "normal person"!


Also cannabis helps to prevent the neural damage done by binge drinking.



Whether you should do this intervention, or not ,will have to be answered by your own conscience.







Granny

 

yes, i was a heavy drinker before i ever trid pot (i fell victim to the lies and ignorance peoplehave about weed)

i am now in much better shape.... and much more happier person since discovering marijuana... my skins complexion is flawless, ive lost 20 pounds of fatand have been putting on lots of muscle in the past few weeks!

marijuana honestly saved my life! fuck alcohol i seriously hate it now..