I have a friend in aa who has started smoking canabis apart from looking like he as put on 3 stone he dont seem too happy. my head is going crazy! every time i see him i want to smoke too i know i should not tho plz help
I imagine he doesnt look too happy because he isn't--pot is mind altering. It compromises everything we have learned about being sober and staying that way. If I get high, I will at some point get drunk. It's a given. I have known so many people that justify smoking pot as long as they arent drinking. Many go back out, and the ones that don't have that silent misery type of sobriety because bottom line, can you work the steps when you're high? I can't. I know it's a personal decision, but why risk everything that you've accomplished? You have come so far in this year past, Robert, and moved forward so much. I would hate to see you go backwards. But, it's all about choices and it's your decision. Just know we're here for you. hug, Chris
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ITS JUST MY ADDICT HEAD. BLIMEY I COULD GET ADDICTED TO SARDINES IF IT ALTERED MY MIND. ITS A HARD ONE THE DRUGS REALLY MESS WITH MY HEAD AND I HAVE NOT DONE THEM FOR YEARS. I KNOW THAT ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER, SORRY TO POST THIS HERE BUT IM AN AA NOT AN NA.
It doesn't matter, Robert, that yu post here. You are AA, and believe me, I'm dual addicted and I get overwhelming desires about stuff, too. Just not sardines. No matter if it is sardines or pot or matzo balls, if it's bugging me I'll post it. This is where I come no matter what. With love chris
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In my HG, 'they' refer to this as the 'marijuana maintenance' plan....some see nothing wrong with it...I see it as trading one for another ... still just getting high.... I, personally, don't see how anyone can work the Steps of AA, practice any type of honesty or gain any amount of humility while stoned......Robert, my friend, if I were you (and I'm not) I'd give up the friend.
Just my 2cents
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Alot of AAs say that Alcoholism is a totally separate disease from drug addiction and clinically they might be right. But deep inside we're all the same, the junky, the skid row bum, the housewife that abuses her scripts. On this one point NA has it over AA, Any mind altering substance including alcohol is considered a drug and must be avoided if we don't want to release our addiction all over again. I've heard some old farts say alcoholism isn't an addiction, it's a allergy of the body and a obsession of the mind, sounds like the definition of addiction to me. BTW. This just my opinion, but in my original AA home group if you weren't clean you weren't sober. Bob.
-- Edited by cooncatbob at 19:06, 2007-07-11
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its hard to give up the friend because he is in AA people see him as a success as he has been in AA sober ie off booze for over 11 years but smokes pot which others do not know about, i am not saying his name so thats okay and this is not UK so i doubt it will get back to him the things to point out is he is 11 years dry and has done step one im nearly 3 years sober and completed the steps and maintain them as best i can in my daily life, its natural i guess to have anxiety about drugs
LETS FACE IT!! IT AINT GONNA MAKE HEAD LINE NEWS THAT AN ALCOHOLIC?ADDICT FELT THREATEDNED THAT HIS FRIEND WAS SMOKING POT!!
i dont want to smoke pot thats the stupid thing! i cant think of anything worse its a blessing that when i do have the thought ALARMS go off and i ASK FOR HELP Im gratefull I woke up this morning in the right bed and with the right woman with the right frame of mind!!
Well done Robert Just keep your side clean So he is eleven years in and still smoking weed.......wouldn't work for me..........great opportunity to practice the principles of patience, tolerance,compassion, open-mindedness and un-conditional love As my granny used to say.....Jist you pay attention tae yer own pay attention
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Just keep your side clean 
So he is eleven years in and still smoking weed.......wouldn't work for me..........great opportunity to practice the principles of patience, tolerance,compassion, open-mindedness and un-conditional love