yeah i was in the same boat, you can still hang out with them or make some new friends or talk to the one your closest to

Its one of the great things about NA or Marajuana Anonymous. You get help staying stopped and you meet cool people that aren't smoking. Not everyone will be cool to you, but hey, you only need a few, right? And how good are friends that only want you around if you are high. And they are so intelligent and insightful and supportive when they are stoned all the time, right? Don't kid yourself.

i GAVE UP MY WEED SMOKING (AND OTHER HABITS)5 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS AGO. i HAVE FOUND A AWESOME BUNCH OF NEW FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT USING. i HAD TO LEAVE MY OLD FRIENDS BEHIND MY LIFE WAS GOING NOWHERE. i TOO HAVE FOUND NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS CATCH A MEETING YOU MIGHT HEAR YOUR STORY WWW.NA.ORG

Yes. Make some new friends that don't need drugs to cope with life. You can find such people doing activities that you are also interested in, such as sports or other games. Trust me, there are a LOT more people who are not doing drugs than the ones who are throwing their lives away in this fashion. Best of luck!

Find some new places to go, new friends,change is good. You might want to get to an NA meeting, the people there weil accept you for who you are. They have "been there." Listen to their stories, reach out your hand for help. If you seriously want help they will give it freely.

If your friends don't like you because you don't smoke pot, they aren't your friends. In the real world, pot smokers have all sorts of friends that don't smoke pot. My suggestion is to focus more on things you DO like to do, join some clubs (photography, running, video games, whatever it is that you enjoy), you'll meet lots of people in life who share interests. Best of luck!

You are ok, they are not. Hang in there, there is so much a better life for you. Congratulations to you changing course. They can hate you and talk bad stuff all they want, and you'll be like, "yeah, whatever guys." Their consciences have been picked you see, and they're a little uncomfortable with it. For the now, do you have some real interest as of yet? Any dreams? You've got support dude.

I say good for you! Thats awesome that you stopped. Join something that your into and meet new friends that has the same interests. I know it must be hard loosing all your friends, trust me ive been there but it wast just about weed it was over partying all the time. I decided i needed to grow up and i needed to surround myself with people that were positive. So my advice is keep your head up. figure out what draws you to the friends you make. Find people that want the same things in life that you want or similar. You are what you surround your self with :) XO

Yeah I still smoke weed everyday, I really don't see what the big problem is, I have tons of friends and clients that don't smoke weed and we get along just fine. It has never inhibited me socially or in my career. I own and operate a large construction company in Ottawa,On. Canada. I guess I'm a little different then a lot "Pot heads" out there, I don't let it take over my life, I use it more for relaxing and stress relief at night. But I do know a few people that just can't handle the stuff and turn into paranoid "heat bags". Maybe I'm the exception to the rule, but I don't see why anyone would have to stop hanging out with there friends to quit smoking, all you need is will power not to take the joint in the rotation. In my experience I have had at least 5 friends that have quite smoking weed in the last few years and to tell you the truth we are as close as ever. I also have been hanging out with the same people since kindergarten and I have honestly never ever had a fight with anyone of my friends, hardly even a dispute. I have never been around drama nor do I intend to be. I tend to live life to its fullest and let people make there own mistakes in life. I guess it all depends on the person and there personality. I guess it has never bothered me, because that’s life where I'm from. It's more accepted here and I never had to hide who I am, nor have I ever been shamed into quitting. But on the other hand I get extremely mad when one of my employees, or someone’s employees is high on the job site, that is a huge NO NO if you want to work around me. I actually get in raged because there is no way in hell that I am paying someone to get high on my time. So in no way am I advocating the use of drugs, especially hard drugs, but I am saying that every person handles it different. OK as for you loosing all your friends, I can't really comment because I don't know the whole story behind you guys. Did you leave them? Did they leave you? If they left you in the dust then they were not good friends to start with. If you left them because you wanted to distance yourself from "weed" well it seems like you might have put yourself in this situation. Like I said every single person is different inside and out. By the way Kudos to you for having quit smoking, purely in health perspective. Also a little piece of advice that have helped me in life, actually I live my life by these words “Do what needs to be done…no matter what” When ever you have a hard question to ask yourself or just not sure what to do at times. ”Do what needs to be done , no matter the cost”

I'm not a recovering drug addict, but I am a recovering alcoholic. Trust me, they are not your friends. Try NA meetings. The number will be in your phone book. Once you start going, and maybe start missing, someone will call to check on you. They will care about you. They will be your lifeline and the best friends you'll ever have. Hang on and enjoy the ride!

This exact same thing happened to me. I smoked weed every day for over 10 years, I gave up when i was 23. I had to give up EVERY SINGLE ONE of my friends, some I had since I was 13, because I could not hang right with them anymore. I went back to school. I went to university, immersed myself in the campus life and selected new friends that were drug free, life is better then it ever was. How old are you? If your a teen, I would say that you should join some clubs, keep busy, remember, most people in this world DON'T do drugs, they are out there, you're looking in the wrong places.

Just cause everyones jumping off a bridge doesn't mean you've gotta jump too. Don't be depressed because you can't fit in using drugs. You should be happy that you quit and learned from a big mistake compared to everyone around you... Try your best to find another activity that'll suffice for drugs. Hanging out with friends that don't smoke weed will help you fit in better, make new friends, get out more--all of this will help you get your mind off of depression and will help you move on.

Why did you lose all your friends? I known people that don't smoke anymore and they still hangout with those that do. Did they push you away or did you push them away?

I'm in the same situation myself, it's now mainly just the weed and me but,if I smoke it I'd rather it be that way (most of the time) However it's a lonely deppressing place and I don't reccomend it to anybody whatsoever. You see my story is probably way different to yours but, it seems like a mirror outcome = lonliness and deppression (for me anyway) I've kicked hard drugs and alcohol and to do that I had to do a 6 month rehab stint and move away, basically start again and leave all those so called FRIENDS behind. I've tasted being totally clean and sober and it really is a remarkable feeling (like being born again, almost spiritual) Oddly enough though I started smoking weed again but, I want out and the best way to do that is to be around LIKEMINDED PEOPLE. If youre young I would try and find new interests aswell as addressing you're problem (which by the way to me sounds like a Addiction) You see you can be clean of drugs but, still suffer from the symptoms of addiction and that can only be addressed properly when you are clean IMO. Like people have said NA is the way for most (give it a go it has introduced a new, better drug free life to many people on this planet) Anyway's sorry to waffle on (1st post) and the best of luck to ya man.

i gave up all my friends because of the habits we were into together.i stopped contact with them over a year ago. i dont feel as nervous if i bump into them. i feel shit about just ending relationships with them. they were friends for years. i am sad about it, but i know i wont ever go back to those ways, so that makes me proud. i dont really have any advice. i dont know if any will help. i am down about it too. it is hard to make/trust friends. you are not alone

Sorry you lost me with " I have trouble trusting people" because of it( pot) now I find this very strange indeed ... whats trust and pot got to do with each other?, nothing!. As for advise .. get a life and just don't go anywhere because as you say its everywhere you go ... no brainer really ... find new places to go!

Man oh man am I ever in the same boat. I smoked every day for nearly 20 years, gave it up cold turkey and slowly lost all of my friends for one reason or another. I am married and have a young son and another child on the way so that helps to keep me busy but I do miss my close friendships that I used to have. The only things I can suggest is to get outside and meet people as much as possible, go to concerts, festivals, go get a dog and walk it where other dog owners are, it is a great icebreaker and the dog will keep you company too.

Quote: "it feels like everywhere i go people are doing it." You shouldn't be so easily influenced by pot heads. The best thing you can do is find new friends.