Long term marijuana use

HI there,

I have recently quit myself.

Would you be able to send me a link where you found this information!
Thanks.

Best regards,

I have been a very long time user of marijuana I have been smoking since I was by six years old and I can remember it everything and Smethers fact my memories is clear as it ever has been and I can run perfectly fine so does this mean that marijuana does not affect me that I am immune?

I've been a marijuana smoker for 25 years.  I suspect the original reason for smoking was to address an underlying mental issue (ADHD maybe).  Unfortunately, due to years of drug abuse it has become a tangled mess that will probably never be sorted out.

When I smoke pot, I'm completely fine.  I'm able to function at an extremely high level (pun intended).  Off pot, I exhibit signs of many mental illnesses.  Maybe it isn't because of pot, maybe drug A or B or C or D had something to do with it. 

The point is when you get a bag of pot that is mostly crystals and you couldn't crumble it if you wanted AND you realize it doesn't have any lasting effect on you; you may be in trouble.

Chronic use IMO is daily use. 5-10 joints a day points to serious mental and/or emotional problems. Like virtually everyone who has quit and posted here points out, life is better, our minds are better - everything is better without pot. The real value of recovery programs is that we learn other coping methods so that we don't just struggle with life when we used to use over it. Intentionally putting Spiritual principles into practice and regular prayer is really the keys to the kingdom. Seeking seems to cause Spiritual growth, regardless what we find. Who we think God is/isn't doesn't change who He is/isn't one iota. Seekers are more interesting, open-minded, fun to converse with, make better employees, are more emotionally stable (barring mental illness) and are more ethical/morally sound. Drugs are for sick people. That is a fact, regardless if your drugs are prescribed or self-prescribed (narcotics). When we are healthy mentally, physically and emotionally, we don't want drugs. When we are not, we tend to look for ways to "feel better". "Feel better than what?" is a most important question I had never asked myself until I found 12 Steps. Now I can answer that question. 21 years clean this Saturday. 12 Steps work. That's because it's God's way of living. God's way works. Got that from '12 Steps: NOT For Dummies' by Don C., RAS and it's true. Stay clean. It's worth it. XD

Smoked for 27 years, many of them daily. You will recover just fine, just expect some sleepless nights and mood swings for awhile. Also expect a better sex drive. I was beginning to have trouble at age 42 and even had to resort to Cialis. After one week of cessation, that went away entirely. I always really liked the effect of marijuana, but after abusing it for that long, I can really see the negatives of chronic abuse. It is not completely harmless.

I appreciate your honesty. Please tell me if it had any effects on your relationships?

how have you done? I'm hoping to hear the cry of a healthy baby on the return response, or a nice round belly growing!!

I've smoked every evening for about the last 10 years. I'm changing jobs and have to take a UA, plus I need all the brainpower I can get to learn a new industry which is why I quit a week and a half ago. I enjoyed it for quite a while...made sex better, enjoyed the "gear change" after work, and am generally pro-weed, but my memory (which was poor already) got much worse over time - I'm hoping it recovers. It's gotten boring over time and has become more of a habit than having any creative boost, plus it increases my anxiety (which I don't normally have an issue with. Definitely makes me lazier/less motivated. Weed also makes me more quick tempered and sarcastic and less patient with my kids. surpringly, the only issue I've had is I'm not sleeping well. Otherwise, I've had no issues with quitting other than that I miss the "gear change." Those on this thread that say it doesn't have any impact are kidding themselves though. It's certainly not nearly as dangerous as most drugs, including booze, but to say it doesn't have any adverse effects is adsurd. There's no doubt it does.

I'm crossing my fingers that some of my brain power is restored in time. That's what scares me more than anything. Everything I've ready says your brain function will eventually improve, at least to some extent. I hope that's true.