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> Strelzow suggested doctors could ask patients to give up marijuana for a period of time, as they do with tobacco smokers. As a former nicotine addict, the id
by standardUser 4y ago
> Strelzow suggested doctors could ask patients to give up marijuana for a period of time, as they do with tobacco smokers.
As a former nicotine addict, the idea of any serious nicotine addict avoiding tobacco for "a period of time" is laughably naïve. Unless that period of time is less than a few hours.
- rascul 4y agoI could give up cannabis if I had to but even with the patch I can't go more than a few waking hours without tobacco.
- Gud 4y agoI am a serious nicotine addict and I disagree! I thought the same as you, but over the years I’ve managed to quit easily for months and years at a time. The hard part is not starting again which at least for me usually coincide with too much stress
- standardUser 4y agoAddiction works differently for everyone. I drink coffee constantly but I can stop with ease. Maybe an occasional headache. I have a friend who describe her ordeal of quitting caffeine and it sounded almost as bad as my struggle when I quit nicotine. For me, when I was smoking a pack an half a day, the idea of stopping temporarily was incomprehensible. I smoked through root canals, strep throat, countless head colds, you name it. All of my quit attempts, including the successful one 5 years ago were like a waking nightmares that made my life a living hell. Maybe your experience is different. Many people's are.
- Gud 4y agoThanks a lot for sharing, hope you the best.
- FeloniousHam 4y agoI have a similar experience: I can quit in three days provided I'm relatively stress-free and not the companion of a regular smoker. I can stay quit for months, even years, but particular stresses knock me off the wagon. One cigarette is all it takes; it's not a slippery slope, it's sheer cliff.