Hi, Just a question, does anybody know if using weed is okay to replace or cope with alchohol rehabilitaion, does or has anobody done this? Forgive me, new to sobriety, alchohol has always been my vice, I mean no disrespect to anybody recovering from smoking weed or any substance, but just a question. Thank you.
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I can only flip this around to my situation, if I was to drink alcohol to aid me not taking narcotics then I would no doubt be on a fast train to alcoholism. We tend to drink and or use for a reason it is just a symptom of the deeper issues so personally I would not recommend smoking weed to aid your stopping drinking. Sober for me and most people means no mind altering substance I guess you just need to have a think about what you are aiming for and looking to get out of doing this. 
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I use it in small amounts to sleep or wind down. Just edible pills usually. I’m sensitive and can’t really abuse it.
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I wouldn’t say that the issue necessarily has to come from abusing it but from the fact that you are using it to wind down and to help you sleep. What happens if you need to wind down or can’t sleep but you have none, are you likely to take a drink to help you out instead. Sobriety as far as I’m aware is partly about learning how to wind down without the use of a kind altering substance.
Whether you are abusing it or not is irrelevant, this could be a contributory factor to your constant struggle to stop drinking
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This is why I don’t bother with this app. I can’t post anything without a club beaten over my head.
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I wasn’t bm beating a club over your head or even trying to bash you in the slightest, merely trying to point out a different point of view that if you look at with an open mind may well help. I used a little bit of pot to unwind five years ago and it led me back to my heroin addiction, a further five years of living in hell ensued
I just wanted to point out that in taking a bit of weed to unwind you may not be addressing the deeper issue which would be the need of a substance to unwind, whether that is applicable to you or not is for you to decide but please don’t bash me back over the head with a bat in retaliation
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It’s a solid question brother. My experience is that as an alcoholic, drinking alcohol was not my problem. It was my solution to coping with past trama, feelings and emotions that I was avoiding and covering up as a coping mechanism. Once I realized this and learned new coping skills and faced my fears, I tried to smoke, but realized that it was numbing my senses. I no longer enjoyed the feeling of escape that I used to seek at any expense. Life’s a trip!
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Cool okay thanks. I read and heard from some people that its OKAY to smoke, to take the edge and urge off drinking, but to be real, I have enjoyed the past 15 days of havibg a clear head, Im almost scared of getting high, because I also suffer from bi polar, depression and chemical imbalance, so theres my answer I guess, lol. I guess I just have to get use to this new journey, Im 100% committed to this sobriety. Thanks for the reply.
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Mate with those other issues that you deal with and the fact that you have been feeling great up to now then you sound way better off without it. 
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Yes I agree, thank you so much, appreciate the feedback, I hear so many different points of view, but I just don’t want any head change, I like this organic feeling of dealing with my feelings and thoughts, I’m always thirsty for knowledge, so I’ll ask questions. Thanks for the reply.
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I don’t really relate smoking weed and alcohol at the same time at all as that just made me feel crap and quite possibly be sick.
Just out of interest what do you mean by party smoking? like loads of your day around smoking together or just smoking loads of weed. When I was younger I used to say that I would never ever stop smoking the stuff!
Naps are hugs that we give to ourselves.
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With that follow up detail is say hell no to cannabis.
It has been my DOC for 20 years. An I assure you it won’t ad to you mental balance in the end.
I stopped drinking to because my treatment suggested that. And 124 days in I am happy to be fully sober and clear headed.
If you are 15 days in you’d be on the “pink cloud” fase. Be aware recovery isn’t all fun the work will be out in after day 25/40 then you will hit a recovery phase callt the wall. There is a detailed video on this in the forum. “Roadmap to recovery” it can help you in acceptance.
Good luck and you have my faith 
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Short answer: No. Long Answer: Still no. All that does is give yourself permission to keep getting fucked up, just on a different substance.
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I was never a big drug user, just recreationally, concerts mainly. I never craved weed like I did alcohol. But I did find that it was not possible for me to just get a good buzz and chill with it. I always wanted more once I started. Most of the time I would smoke all night or keep slamming down the edibles. The next two days would be complete garbage. Weed gave me 10 times the hangover alcohol ever did. So for me sobriety has to be all or nothing. They all take me right back to the same hell alcohol did. In my opinion if you’re searching for sobriety from your DOC, might as well play it safe and choose sobriety from all of it. But to each their own.
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No. Its like replacing one drug with another.
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Total Bulls**t. you shouldn’t take any kind of drugs if you tend to become addicted. I don’t think you fully understood the addiction system
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This notion needs to be put to bed. Perhaps it’s not physically addictive like alcohol or heroin, for example. But for some, especially those prone to addictive behaviors – it can absolutely be mentally/psychologically addictive. I’ve lived it. There are several reputable sources to back that up.
There likely is some level of physical addiction thats possible as well. When I stopped after being a daily user for over a year, I had severe night sweats for 3-4 nights, as in drenched. I lost nearly 4 lbs of fluid the first night while sleeping. You know what thats called? Withdrawal.
Not trying to be harsh. Just saying, read up a bit before you go on perpetuating myths, especially here.
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Do you Brad.
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I’ve been doing both for over 30 years and I cope with no alcohol better than no weed. I’m on day 3 no weed, Again and day 43 no alcohol so you do the maths. I can either die of liver failure or lung cancer, nice to have a choice.