I’ve replaced my alcoholic drinks with cannabis drinks. I’m 3 weeks in alcohol free. It has helped me ALOT!!! Is this ok? Or is this not considered SOBER?
It is an interesting and often asked question. What is sobriety? There are many different views.
A similar conversation here…maybe something to think about…
Still others may say whatever helps get you thru…like many of us who substituted sugar and sweets in early sobriety and then had to work on that as well.
Glad you are asking tough questions and congrats on your 3 weeks sober from alcohol.
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It’s not sober. If your goal is not drinking I guess it’s okay. Eventually though it will lead you back to drinking.
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I can only speak to my own experiences but any time I’ve tried to substitute one thing for another I ended up in the same place with different scenery.
Drinking and drugs was never the problem. My inability to handle it was.
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I can only speak for me. From what I understand those drinks have THC. So, for me…it would be replacing one addiction for the other.
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The definition of sober varies depending on who you ask. For me it means no mind altering substances. Facing life’s daily challenges as the come with a clear mind takes a lot of hard work but it’s definitely worth it.
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I recently wondered if I might be able to go back to vaping as a ‘reward’ for quitting alcohol. Then I remembered it took me YEARS to kick vaping before so why would I throw it all away?
Each to their own but for me getting ‘sober’ needs to be about becoming the best version of myself. If I swap one vice for another I don’t feel I would have achieved where I am trying to get to
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Just my two cents here. Replacing one problematic substance that I used to cope with another problematic substance won’t work for me.
I quit alcohol 933 days ago. On any given day I can easily access thc in a variety of forms. I just know that I have been working really hard to live my actual life… with it’s good and it’s hard parts without being under the influence of any substances.
Has it been easy? No, and I will have to attend to my sobriety and recovery every day.
Has it been worth it? Absolutely!! I wouldn’t give this up for anything now.
Do you want to experience sobriety and recovery from addiction? There is a lot of work involved, but it is worth it for sure.
I wish you the best!
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I went the other way around although I didn’t notice that at first. Quit smoking weed after 35 years of daily use. My alcohol intake changed from a couple of times a week to daily immediately, and got progressively worse. Until I quit that too, which took me another four years.
If you define sober as being free of alcohol, you’re sober. But it’s just a word. My definition of sober is to be free of any mind altering substance. And I’m living without mind altering substances, and am working my Recovery. Been doing that for nearly five years now, and my life is getting better every day a tiny little bit. Could never do that under the influence of anything.
I use booze and drugs (booze is drugs too btw, just like cannabis) to escape reality, to escape from myself. The moment I used my day was over. I’m learning to love myself now, which is bloody hard for someone like me. Using anything would make that totally impossible. Wishing you all success.
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You’re just replacing one drug for another lots of people do this they bounce from one drug to the next thinking its better than the last but its the same downwards spiral just a different coffin 
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A key to recovery is to deal with feelings again. What are we escaping from, why can we not sit in our emotions???
If you’re goal is to just quit alcohol i suppose this method is working for now… If your goal is recovery this will most likely not serve you well.
In any case, each person is different… just be honest with yourself. The greatest thing I’ve gained from recovery is not lying to anyone, especially myself. Best wishes to you.
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CBD doesn’t do shit for me. However, I resonate with the need for alternative choices. For example, the CBD drink is a product. Alcohol is a product. Ask yourself this question? Do I need products to help me face this world?
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Hi @Silver im sorry but it’s a definite no to drinking cannibis drinks to replace alcohol for me , it’s taken me years of absolute turmoil trying to carry on with cannabis while trying not to drink , it will invariably lead to you necking those cannabis drinks then drinking more of them …unfortunately in my opinion us addicts drink because we need oblivion so we don’t have to do or face life .those drinks won’t do that and you will feel the need to drink alcohol again to achieve this … im day 6 alcohol free and day four cannabis free and I’m under no illusion that I can do one anymore successfully than the other as I am an addict ,sobriety is sobriety . It’s a whole lifestyle change of not using chemicals to get instant gratification
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