IDK what to believe anymore. I was trying to research this and of course because the billion dollar rehab industry is against it, I'm sus - even though the arguments against are pretty logical.
Anyone have any experience with this personally or with a loved one?
I've never seen any addict not replace an addiction with another one. The goal is to make sure that replacement is less harmful.
In my experience, THC can be an effective replacement to alcohol from what I've observed. The key of course is to make sure they're not baked out of their mind every day for months on end.
But if you can get the person off alcohol and onto THC, that's certainly an upgrade. The key is to be supportive, get them a good therapist to help them identify and work on their problems.
But yeah, I would cautiously say that it can be an effective means of getting someone out of alcoholism, but obviously a lot of nuance involved. One of the biggest problems when someone moves off of an addiction is anxiety, and THC does a good job of controlling anxiety.