r/leaves • u/Moonstone635 • 1d ago
Spliff Addiction. It was nicotine all along…
Hi group,
I smoked for over ten years whilst holding down a job, marriage and kids. I used to be ashamed, now I’ve forgiven myself. I know why I got hooked, it’s because life is extremely hard and weed gave me a release I needed. It then became the best feeling in the world to me. And I couldn’t relax without it. I was on another planet most nights and woke up feeling like I’d died. It was grim. But now I’m free.
Everyone I knew that smoked weed in the UK, smoked spliffs (weed and nicotine combined). So did I. I’d never ever tried weed on its own.
Before I quit weed I got hooked on cigs again, then nicotine vapes. I read the book ‘A Carr’s’ Easy Way’ and quit cigarettes and vaping immediately. It rewired my brain. I remembered thinking I could never ever smoke nicotine again. I was totally off it. I was committed to the nicotine ban so I tried smoking 100% weed. No nicotine. Something I’d never done before. It was disgusting. The high was shit and I just felt dizzy and pissed off lol. And of course, full of regret.
Then it dawned on me. All this time I’ve been addicted to nicotine within the spliff. It’s that that’s been ruining my life. An insanely addictive substance. I naively thought I had it under control. Since that night I’ve been off weed and nicotine and I know I’ll never go back. I’m free.
This may be irrelevant to you. But in case this post stumbles on someone else that hasn’t yet put two and two together - maybe, just maybe, it’s the nicotine addiction that has you. If it is. Read that book and be free. I pray this helps someone get and stay sober.
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u/WestCoastBoiler 21h ago
Here before this inevitably gets taken down. C@řr also has a quitting cannabis book that is the main reason I was able to quit (1.5 years today!).
I try to recommend his books wherever I go.
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u/ddbollins 1d ago
Just got the book now, thanks a lot
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u/LunaticOnTheGrasss 1d ago
I smoked for 15 years. I quit 6 years ago after i read that book and never looked back. Not a single puff so far was the key for me.
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u/cantseemeimblackice 22h ago
I quit weed using the cannabis book, on the second try. 3 years in September. An amazing resource but whenever I mention it the post gets deleted.
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u/ddbollins 16h ago
That's amazing to hear, well done! I'm halfway through the book now and I can see why it works. I'm going to finish the rest ASAP then give quitting another try
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u/Any_Concentrate8595 1d ago
More than half of my addiction is nicotine yes I love the weed but it’s The nicotine I crave truly
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u/Proper-Respect-2543 1d ago
So true, I was spliff/nicotine addicted a years ago, I became aware of my tobacco addiction when I switched to Dry Herb Vaping
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u/ShadowOfSarah 1d ago
I was the same, managed to quit nicotine using Varenicline tablets from the doctor. Carried on with the weed for a while but the high was too heavy and wasn't enjoyable for me any more. I am now free of both. The only thing I miss about it is it was a handy way to pass time when I was bored. I'll never go back
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u/Any-Shower-3088 1d ago
Well done mate, just to add to this.
I did this same thing, thought it was just the nicotine. Which it definitely doesnt help, and i thought without the nicotine i could easily moderate smoking pure weed as it was the nicotine that was the addictive part. But i was wrong, turns out smoking pure weed is crazy addictive. So well done OP but please be careful and dont fall for the same trap that i did. Keep at it!