[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by biker's back
Pot simply makes the basic operation of the brain a little slower. Things dont make as much a sense when you're on it.

this comes back to the moderation thing, no one gets drunk and trys to solve quantum physics equations, or hell simple addition problems for that matter. pot no where near effects the mind/body in the way alchohal does. long term effects, from my experience, are completely psycological. after a day break (kinda like the off time you take from being hung over) the haze is lifted and everything is clear again. this isnt true for heavy users, however someone who drinks every day also needs more than a day off before returning to "normal". alchohal withdraws are horrible.

i drank heavy for a year strait and cutting back on drinking was so so so so so so much harder than cutting back on smoking. drinking gives you the shakes when you've gone long enough without a drink, you get intolerable, and overall a grumby person. maybe i handled smoking better, but for me it was a drop of a hat i quit type thing. that was with friends blowing smoke in my face and constantly offering all the free stuff i wanted. the hardest part about stoping smoking pot is finding something to do. when your usta being an "idle" person for that long then quitting, if you sit around sure your gonna want to smoke and then you'll think your addicted. but your modivation isnt back yet. its just like trying to quit eating candy. sure you can do it, but if you have no modivation to quit, then your not going to try.

maybe im a bit biased on this because ive felt/seen first hand the damage alchohal can do to people. i'd prefer not to go into it, but even after years of very expensive treatment a drop of liquor brings back a world of trouble.

im not sugesting anyone go out and start smoking by any means, but when compairing 2 substances, you need to compair them, not take the goods and bads of each.