DH wanting to battle addiction

[Madamolive]

So my DH turned round to me this morning and announced he has an addiction. Iv known this for years, i've tried to help but realised he can only come to terms with it himself before he can step down the road of recovery!

Im overwhelmed, so proud of him that he has taken this step (all on his own!) to say out loud he has an addiction.

He's addicted to marijuanna. I know you see reports that no one can get addcited to it but psychologically he is. He needs to smoke it every day (and i don't mean just once) he can "function" on it each day, but there are days where he has a MASSIVE binge- he is aggressive, moody, tired, irritable and not the same man i know.

But now he wants to stop, where do we go from here? How do i provide the support he needs and what do i need to do?

We have on young child (and another v. close on the way)

Well, in a very strange way, this is great news! Recognising your own addiction, let alone actually saying that you are addicted to someone close is supposed to be a very hard thing to do. You are right to be proud of him.
Sorry I do not have much practical suggestions to offer other than perhaps GP, and being patient and supportive (which you obviously are).
He is the one that has to take responsibility for his own recovery, though.
Also, Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
All the very best to you and your family Madamolive

Ask him what steps he is going to take - leave the initiative with him. Encourage him but don't do the work for him. It has to come from himself if it is going to work.

A mate of mine managed to quit his 17 year habit using this.
www.rickcollingwood.co.uk/hypnosis-cd-beating-marijuana-addiction.php
He didnt really have a choice as the rigs he was working on started doing drug tests, he said it was the hardest thing he has ever done and the first 3 months were the worst, he also had to stop socialising with all his old mates who also smoked weed.
You really really have to want to do it, i managed to overcome an addiction to nitrazapam and havnt had any for about 5 years but i still look back on it as the worst time of my life and never want to go through it again, it takes a lot of willpower to overcome any addiction and probably a few relapses on the way, stopping dead is not always the best idea, cutting down to start with ( only having a smoke at night ) then alternate days is probably the best way to go, and keeping busy ( gardening, jigsaw puzzle or another hobby )
Its always a danger as well to swap one addiction for another without even realising it, whether it be booze or binge eating or anything else.

Thankyou for your responses! Going to have a chat with him probably tomorrow after researching online more so im there if he needs anyquestions answered/support in where to turn too etc.! So if theres any more advice from anyone, much appreiciated!

There is a good thread somewhere on the net for people stopping - I found it by googling but can't give you a link, sorry. It goes back a number of years and is hundreds of posts long.

For most people, they find it difficult to get to sleep at first without a spliff. They also find that they dream a lot more. (It works differently for me, so no sleep problems, no dream loss when using.)

But depression is likely to occur quite quickly, also the feeling that nothing is worth while -this is from personal experience. This will pass. It takes at least a month for all THC to clear the body.