I had to cut out all my mates because, by the end, they were all alcoholics too.
My whole life revolved around drinking. I reconnected with old friends and made new ones.
On the weed (you knew someone would pull you up on this right?) cross-addiction - getting addicted to something else - is very real.
I stopped smoking pot daily and started drinking more heavily so I'm guessing it can go the other way pretty quick.
The second thing is - smoking pot can make really dumb ideas...like 'just having one drink' or 'going back to not drinking tomorrow' seem like magnificent genius.
The third thing is - you're working so hard to stop drinking, be free of your alcohol addiction and turn your life around,...why not be *totally* free?
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