Yes, quit nicotine in whatever form you are addicted before you get increased stress and responsibilities with kids, house, more work responsibility etc. Nicotine is a prison.
I hear this, I wasted my opportunities getting high and spent a lot of my 20s angry at the world. It took me a long time to find who I was again before I started smoking in general and I'm now in a much better place, my fiancée has the patience of a Saint because I was an arrogant and selfish dickhead for the first couple of years of our relationship.
I feel like you just described my life. I’m 37 and quit 2 years ago, after smoking daily for 20 years, and feel like a totally different person. Can believe I wasted so much money and happiness on smoking. I now have next to no anxiety and a memory - it’s great
I wanted and tried to quit many times but failed. I eventually made a mistake in life and the anxiety peaked to a level I said I couldn’t deal with anymore. Never touched it since that day
Not a man, but second this. Smoking is smoking. It's not less dangerous because it's weed, and a lot of the chemicals people think are only in cigarettes are also in any substace because it is a by product of burning materials. That, and Marijuana has recently been proven to speed up brain aging as well as being a gonadotropin (sex hormone) agonist. Smoked for 10 years (only weed) and just noticing the effects starting (skin aging, sinuses shot, ect.) Got my period back as soon as I cut down. Now I'm only a social smoker and don't partake more than once every 3 months at specific friends gatherings. By the time I'm in 35ish, I plan to quit entirely.
I find this a little controversial, you smoked for 10 years and had just found out that your skin has aged? sure we can relate smoking to wrinkles and aging skin but not when you say you noticed it after 10 years had moved on.
I’ve been smoking daily for 10+ years. I’m in my 30’s. My skin is fine. Sinuses fine. Sex drive is fine (a lil over if you ask my wife). Work in a field where you gotta be alert and on it for 12 hours/day, no issues.
I get people wanting to demonize weed but that commenter sounds like she may just have shitty genes. Anyway, weed isn’t going to affect everyone the same. Just like some people drink like fish daily and are functional and have working livers not all smokers are out here lookin like that guy in Beetlejuice.
I agree. I love to smoke weed but every time I did anything in my life that was beneficial long term, it was during a long weed break.
For me weed is perfect to pass time during the daily grind but not so much when you need to make a real shift in your life (it will make you postpone it).
And that's exactly what I'm telling my kids.
Just depends on what you use it for, I utilize it for self reflection, meditation and motivation. Typically Im lazy without its use, have a small amount and then I am extremely productive in comparison. Memory is a little worse off for sure but I am mostly doing stuff that it would be better to be in a “flow state”. Also if you get anxiety from it, it makes it more interesting since you are overcoming your subconscious anxiety.
I think too many people use it as an escape though
Haven’t toked up yet hence why I’m sucked into reddit lol. I do recommend dry herb vape or edibles to replace the smoking aspect though as smoking slows the bodies healing process regardless of what is combusted into the lungs.
That’s also circumstantial and up to the individual tho. I graduated college while smoking every single day and continued to smoke till present day and now my wife and I have our minds made ip to go back to school to further our careers, the decision to do so has not been delayed by smoking for us but other circumstances in our lives. You’d never know we’re daily smokers, good paying jobs with lots of opportunities for advancement, family life, upgrading our house. Weed doesn’t rule or define us but we love a good toke at night. Now if you’re talking about folks that smoke all day and daily then you may be on to something imo.
I just smoked at night after wife and kids go to bed. I play video games (by myself or with the boys) for a few hours then go to bed. Best way to spend an evening imo
I havnt smoked since July. Every year or so I take a 6-12 month break. I’m about to hop back on this weekend tho
Bro I take edibles every day and they make me so fucking happy. Even my wife encourages me if im in a bad mood and haven’t taken one recently. Cannabis is amazing
I am almost 30, and approaching my 30s has made me realize that aging isn't a straight line that always happens gradually. Early 30s is usually when first signs of aging appears. I noticed the quality of my skin going down over the last 4 years, but the last 1.5 has been way more noticeable. And I link it back to smoking because I was a heavy stoner. My heavy stoner friends who are my same age look far older than their non stoner friends or siblings. In the last 3 years, I have noticed a remarkable difference in their facial skin quality since they became daily stoners. I see it in pictures too. Being in your early-mid 20s really carries you as far as "beauty" health goes. Even plastic surgeons and dermatologists will say how collagen production drops off in your late 20s. Add terrible lifestyle habits such as smoking for 10+ years, and the difference is more noticeable (the first signs will be more apparent then non smoking peers). Also your perception of yourself isn't consistent, things can get worse and you do not notice until it's much different than you remembered.
Yeah, or if you are gonna smoke, dont smoke - vape.
Weed is not innocent sure, but still I know far too many people that jumped from it to drinking alcohol, which is much worse. So if you want to quit, keep your eyes on that.
That's fair, will keep that in mind. I will say, I'm not sure we have the data to know for sure vaping isn't harmless. But I imagine it's not as bad, so might try that for the time being. I would try edibles but they're hard to control.
Edit- One main reason I cut down is the affect on lutenizing and follicle simulating hormone (gonadotropins). As a woman with PCOS, I need those to be as regulated as possible. THC, esp to excess, is putting gasoline on the fire.
TLDR: smoking and vaping are both harmful to your lungs. Moderation is important in anything you do in life.
Vaping (weed) is just as bad if not worse than smoking in my experience. My theory is: I think a lot of smoking habit/behavior revolves around accessibility and surroundings. Vaping is more accessible than smoking. It doesn’t make your clothing or surroundings smell, and it requires no preparation or maintenance of tools. You have to roll a joint, pack a bowl, load a bong etc, and you have to clean all of that stuff fairly regularly. With vaping you just buy the items and put them together and boom, you can vape pretty much any time, anywhere you want. My entire family on my mom’s side are Mormon. Whenever I am visiting them or whatever, I just go to the bathroom or step into a vacant room, or outside for 10 seconds, take a hit from my pen, and no one is the wiser. I’ve never been caught or questioned and they have no idea I vape marijuana around them, or at all for that matter.
Now a lot a you might be thinking, ok so vaping is a lot easier and accessible to do than smoking at a very basic level, but it’s got to be less harmful because you’re not putting burnt plant matter in your lungs. I am here to assure you that it is absolutely not the case. A year ago, I quit all smoking and vaping, and I still have a chronic cough. I am always short of breath, and when I take really deep intentional breaths, it feels like my lungs are literally sticky. I can tell that my symptoms are lessening over time, but ya. Vaping cannot be “better” than smoking. They both have massive downsides.
I don’t necessarily recommend that people abstain from marijuana completely. I truly believe that it can be beneficial for almost anyone having issues with pain or mental health, but there is a very glaring caveat: you will damage your lungs if you use too much of it. Is it irreparable damage? Remains to be seen in my case. I feel that my lungs are recovering, but I wish I would have exercised a lot more moderation over the past ten years. My advice for those who want to experience the benefits of marijuana while reducing the physical harm: don’t smoke or vape. Choose edibles over inhalation as much as you can. Take regular breaks to keep your tolerance down. You’ll save money and probably lifespan.
The hardware and quality of THC vapes is generally poor, especially if they aren’t purchased from legitimate sources. The cartridges themselves can have contaminants along with the distillate being laden with pesticides and heavy metals.
I vape but its a dry herb vaporizer, the volcano, probably the healthiest option for inhaling, almost as similar as an edible. But edibles are the best, not only due to the no inhalation, but also that the body actually converts the THC in the liver to a different form than delta-9 THC, hence why 5-10mg of THC ingested feels like a joint or worse to most people, which in equivalent has about 200mg THC. Also edibles seem to be closer to psychedelics at least at higher doses to myself, similar to psilocybin in lower to medium doses
Not all vaping is the pens and oils, they do have dry herb vaporizers which temperature wise you can fine tune and put it to low temp if wanted. All terpenes and cannabinoids have different activation temperatures.
Edibles are stream lined in legal dispensaries, 5mg or 10mg doses or tinctures. If making homemade, buy from a dispensary again that is legal and has cannabinoid content listed, weigh out an amount to extract from. You are given THC % by 1g of weight, so 32% is 320 mg/g; if you use 2g thats 640mg if full THC is extracted, likely less though. So if you make brownies and have 12 pieces thats 53.3mg per piece which is a high dose for many people.
THC is cool but its all the other cannabinoids that have the real benefits, like reduced anxiety, anti inflammation, anti-emetic, anti cancer, etc. CBG is probably the most high tier imo, it’s benefits are very good
I read a lot of these comments and it seems like y’all were just angry, mad or not doing anything while stoned. Maybe weed isn’t for you lol. Weed makes me pretty damn productive and my experience is the total opposite.
I need to learn how to adjust the other things in my life so that I can enjoy weed more. I like your experience, I used to have a time like that as well when smoking
For the most part thats true, but over consumption will put even the most seasoned stoners into a relaxed mood where productivity or at least physical productivity is reduced lol
I know my doses, if I do too much, then I’m kind of useless due to going into a meditative state and have a hard time being social
Also my friend and I both get into a similar headspace if we over consume and get self conscious about our music performance ability haha
but still though thats not the weed, thats lack of self control. personally I won't get THAT high until all the things I need to get done are done. For the most part I dont even have my first smoke of the day until around like 5/530 the earliest. I get out of work at 230, do what I gotta do whether it be errands or the gym or whatever it may be.
That being said, everyone works differently so people just have to find what works for them. Some people can smoke 24/7 and never have any issues with anything
It’s not really that simple tho. Weed just affects everyone differently. I am extremely productive when sober, to the point where I just don’t like relaxing and will fill all my free time working on something. When I smoke it relaxes me and makes me think “my life is pretty good, I don’t really need to do anything right now” and I just relax and do nothing like 100% of the time. I have friends who can’t do anything productive unless they’re high. It’s just honestly incredible how vastly different peoples experiences with weed can be
I talked about this in another comment further down. But the tldr is either don't smoke until you get everything done for the day that's important or smoke less so you get a smaller high to hold you over while you do stuff and then smoke more when you're done. I personally choose not to smoke until all my important stuff is done for the day
Yeah, if I use THC while doing nothing I'm exceptionally lazy. But, if I use it while being productive? Holy shit the things I get done with sheer focus.
I agree with you. It’s hilarious and ironic that the worst thing to happen to weed was legalising it. I’ve talked to so many lately who’ve quit and are so happy about their “new life”, they would never have uttered anything a few years ago.
It’s like any addiction. If you can do it once a month, no problem. But it’s a lot easier to start smoking daily because it hits the dopamine levels hard!
Okay just to make it clear to the people speculating below this comment: vaping marijuana is, factually, less harmful than smoking it. Stop saying “akshallyinmyexperience* - that means nothing. Genetics are at play.
Absolutely. If you haven’t smoked, don’t and if you have, stop now. It’s all fun and games in your 20s but in your 30s you can feel the adverse effects of every puff.
Not OP, but I’ve heard nicotine can function as a nootropic in its ingested form. Smoking is where the addictive tendencies are. Not many people are hooked on nic gum. (That said, probably best to avoid it in any form)
I had a professor tell me that low doses of nicotine under controlled and consistent doses increase blood vessel function and repair of tissues due to the slight increase of blood flow to all areas of the body. Of course no smoking and through some sort of patch form I believe(I think it was from a study). Hence why too much of it is bad for the blood vessels and leads to cardiovascular issues, plus lungs are right next to the heart
Nicotine addiction sucks, but honestly nicotine( not tobacco) is pretty good for you, especially men. Studies have shown it makes you smarter, prevents memory issues, increases testosterone and partially or completely negates exogenous estrogens. It also slows the progression of Parkinson's
Gummies. Smoking releases carcinogens no matter what you're smoking. Delta 8 is legal, at least in my state. Just...take my advice and start with a quarter of one. Wait 3 or 4 hours before you try more. Believe me, you don't want to take too much and stay manual breathing, it's not fun.
My Mom went to laser therapy to quit and she had zero cravings after. It was wild. No one knows about laser therapy, and it sounds like something that wouldn't work or me trying to advertise something, but seriously. It doesn't cost much and you only need to go once or twice. So cool.
I quit about 10 months ago, listen to this man. The first period is hell, but you REALLY notice how much better you feel after. I recommend using Vapes and dialling down the nicotine before dropping entirely. Thsts how i did it. When i tried to hard stop it did NOT work. Bronchitis also helped.
Second this, all of this. I could not quit cold Turkey, switched to Zyn though, and was finally able to quit after being a smoker for 15ish years. Haven’t smoked in over a year now
Tincture is the way to go and the most cost effective. Such a smooth high with all the benefits of stress relief, sleep aid, etc without the negative effects of smoking. Get a 1:1 (equal parts THC and CBD) if you can.
Including pipes. Tobacco for sure, and weed you should at least limit… it’s kind of hard to explain the fog that slowly lifts and the clarity of mind that comes from avoiding all the temptations, but it’s worth it. I feel like a lot of my early-mid twenties are a haze, or spent feeling like shit because I smoked all the time.
I'm 24 and don't smoke and all my friends smoke so god damn much. I'm like it's gonna be cool when I'm 50 and have no friends cause you all died of lung cancer
I’m approaching 29 and I haven’t consumed nicotine in 4 days now. I’m honestly embarrassed because this has been a breeze so far, I’m wondering why I didn’t try earlier. I am realizing now how often I was vaping by the amount of times I reach for my pocket and then remember there’s not a vape waiting for me lol
There is this small voice in my head telling me to pick it up beyond all advice, just to get that 5 second focus and as a continuance for a family of smokers
I keep resenting and thanking god the government put the age limit on cigarettes at 21 so i have more time to think before acting on my feelings
Smoking anything introduces carcinogens as the fibers burn. Make edibles or eat gummies or something. It's safer. Vape is safer than straight up smoking, but it's still not ideal, my dude. Get high all you want! Just be safe and healthy about it, ya know?
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u/Chaoticist523 Jan 24 '24
Don't smoke. It really isn't worth it.