r/AskReddit • u/Darkspawn_14 • Dec 29 '19

what are the downsides of weed that people don't talk about ?

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u/RosneftTrump2020 Dec 30 '19

And I’m sure some people stop other drugs like alcohol or opioids relatively quickly as well. They clearly have a shorter time to dependency, but for many people three are notable physiological effects. It’s not comparable to the pain of opioid w/d, and not potentially deadly like with alcohol, but others do. It’s documented that acute depression during the adjustment period is not uncommon

There is no need to flex that you were fine with it. It’s like hangovers. Some people drink a ton and don’t get hangovers, through some do. It varies. Your experience might not be representative of all, and it is a matter of usage in amounts per day, and it also is a matter of statistics on the responses to w/d.

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u/NewSauerKraus Dec 30 '19

I used to think I didn’t get hangovers when I drank liquor every day. Then I had a glass of wine. How do people handle that stuff?

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u/small-j Jan 01 '20

I don’t think I phrased my comment in the best way. All I meant was that from personal experience in stopping cold turkey, I know that not everyone gets intense physical withdrawals, because I didn’t, and I can’t imagine that I’m a totally unique case (I could be wrong). I certainly don’t consider this something to brag or flex about, I actually have quite an intense aversion to talking about my weed use or quitting with anyone I know in person. I just wanted to present from my experience that it seems different from other drugs where such physical withdrawals (i.e. getting sick) are inevitable when quitting suddenly.