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Q: Quitting cannabis

asked by: sera20 on June 17th, 2009

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Hello. My name is Sally, and I am a researcher at the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC). The centre is currently conducting an online survey looking at the characteristics and strategies of people who are able to quit using cannabis compared with those who want to quit, but are struggling to do so. From this, we hope to be able to develop treatments that employ the most effective strategies and are more strongly oriented toward people who find it the most difficult to quit. If anyone can assist with this research, it would be greatly appreciated. We are looking for people who smoked cannabis regularly (more than once a week) for at least a year, but haven't used any cannabis in the last year OR people who currently smoke cannabis more than once a week and have made at least one unsuccessful attempt to quit. If you are 18 or older and might be able to help, please write me.

Thanks very much for taking the time to read this message.

Best wishes,
Sally

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shishi1

replied on July 30th, 2009

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Hello. I stopped smoking pot after everyday use for 25 plus years. I was able to get through the withdrawal symptoms. My stopping coincided with recovery of major gallbladder surgery. It's been 30 days. I can't sleep more than 2-3 hours. I go to bed around 10 PM and seem to wake up around 1-2 AM. I feel rested and wide-eyed. Before I quit, I was sleeping 6-7 hours a night, with sleep apnea and using a C-pap. Since surgery, I lost 40 pounds. I've had Rhinoplasty to improve breathing through my nose. I've tried to sleep with and without the C-pap. Will normal sleep patterns return? What can I do to get 6-7 hours of sleep again?

purplesunrise

replied on July 30th, 2009

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Legazki

replied on August 20th, 2009

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I have been smoking pot for 6 years now and I can tell you that having friends around that smoke pot constantly doesn't help with the quitting process, it's too tempting. Some great motivation to stop smoking pot: Getting a job, Having a kid, Getting drug tested constantly, Having a girlfriend or boyfriend that doesn't like you smoking pot, and Realizing your broke because you smoked all your money away.

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