Quitting one addictions and gaining on another?

Question

have you ever known some one to quit smoking weed only to drink heavier.. ..btw not me

Answer 1

Yes...happens all the time, a very well known fact.

If a person is using any illicit substance to numb themselves from the world, life, pain, whatever, then picking up a new vice to replace the old is common.

That is the reason why a lot of folks must enter rehab. Detoxing ones mind is as much, if not more, important than physical detox.

A whole new mindset is necessary to 'get clean'.

Answer 2

thats adoptation and is a mind defense system, the important thing is that you donot replace one addiction with a worse, I myself prefer weed to alchohol, alchohol is a downer and weed is an active drug. your choice anyhow