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Tags: health, wellness, drug abuse, smoking weed
 Maybe you have finally come to a point when you said “I should stop smoking weed”. This is a major turning point in your life, and doing so will be life-changing – in a good way. You see “weed” or marijuana can ruin or inhibit your life as it did to many people.
Sure, marijuana is not as potently dangerous as cocaine or heroin or ice, but nevertheless it can cause you damage. Marijuana may not cause heart disease or cancer as much as smoking does, but it can incapacitate you. All in all, smoking weed will do you no good. In fact, it can bring you much harm.
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It can deprive you of well-being and a good quality of life. So deciding to quit smoking weed is one of the best decisions you can ever make. In your journey to stop smoking weed, the following tips and insights may be useful. First thing to be successful in your goal is you must understand your addiction.
You might be wondering why you are addicted to marijuana. Cigarettes contain chemicals like nicotine which make a person addicted to them. This would lead to them having physical cravings to smoke. Marijuana contains no such chemicals. Your addiction to it is not physical, but rather mental or psychological. It is possible that you became addicted to marijuana because it makes you feel comfortable.
You like the “high” which comes with smoking weed. And this is what you feel you always need- you crave for it. This is your addiction- it is mostly psychological. The next thing for you to do is to understand this psychological need or addiction. Ask yourself why you are smoking weed.
Is it because you want to escape a harsh reality? Or could it be that you are bored- marijuana gives an alteration to your life. Or perhaps it is because your friends smoke marijuana, too? There are varied reasons why people get addicted to weed. But in your case, you've got to understand the core of your addiction.
This is one of the best ways for you to set yourself free. Now that you understand it, you also have to find something to replace your addiction. This does not at all mean that you will find another drug to use. Rather, look for a fulfilling hobby or activity to fill the void that marijuana used to fill.
You must develop coping mechanisms whenever you have the urge to smoke weed again. Then, you have to develop and strengthen your will to quit. You now know that your addiction to marijuana is not chemical but psychological. So this would all go down to your willpower. It doesn’t mean that you have weak willpower when you have the urge to smoke, but rather you have to fight that urge.
Psychological addiction can be very difficult to break free from especially if you’ve had it for years. But it is possible for you to break free, even if at first it seems hopeless. Take little steps at a time and take it one day at a time. Seek support from people you know like friends and family.
And stay away from people who have been smoking weed. Choose to take another path, a better one. Choose to live a life of health and wellness and freedom. In the end you will realize that you’ve made the right decision.
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About the author
The author of this article Rose Windale is a Health and Wellness Coach who has been successful with several natural health programs for many years. Rose recently published a step-by-step guide on how to lose weight the EASY way and become totally healthy and happy. More info on her life-changing eating habits plan HERE.
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