Overheard in Recovery: As Much Sense as O'Doul's

I caught the beginning of The Chappelle Show on Comedy Central the other night. They had a fake ad for O'Dweeds, the marijuana without the THC. You got all the taste without the drug. Therefore it's legal and fun for the whole family.

The point was clear to me, at least. What is the point of beer without alcohol? About the same as marijuana without THC.

It's just that simple.

No, I won't argue with you. And I am probably not talking to the non-addict/non-alcoholic in the audience. You wouldn't understand that the alcoholic does not drink beer because it tastes good or is less filling. Those may only be side benefits.

No more than the stoner would smoke fake weed because they liked the smell. The smell without the THC is, well, just smell.

Thanks Chappelle for pointing out the simple facts of substances. If it didn't have the drug it wouldn't be fun.

In recovery to continue to play with the smell or the taste and think you are safe is foolish. You are only maintaining an illusion of abstinence because the brain is hyper-vigilant when it tastes or smells that which used to give it so much pleasure. It will only enhance the craving cycle instead of reducing it.

O'Doul's or O'Dweeds. Pretty much the same idea.