How to Quit Smoking Weed by Method of Substitution

This has been tried over and over again by many people I am sure. Essentially it is a good idea and it also has the potential to produce decent short term results, but I think the strategy masks a deeper problem in general.

If you want to know how to quit smoking weed then you might try substituting something else for your smoking. In some cases this might be either cigarettes or cigars. Now this sounds a bit ridiculous but some people have made it work for them in the short run. Realize that smoking weed is illegal while smoking cigarettes and cigars is not. As far as the health issues goes, all smoking is bad for you and can produce lung cancer eventually.

Then there is the other idea of replacing the weed smoking with another drug, such as alcohol or cocaine. This is a really bad idea on a number of levels. Simply switching from one drug to another is masking the deeper problem of addiction and does not really solve anything. It makes no sense to compare weed to the other options and argue that one is more harmful or another drug is much better for you and so on. The bottom line is that if you are addicted to any of them then you are masking your feelings through self medicating every day and thus not really living up to your full potential.

As such you might experiment with quitting weed by substituting other things, but realize that this technique is basically flawed and cannot be sustainable in the long run. At best it can get you off the pot temporarily and then you might have a chance to formulate a real plan for recovery.