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human
100%, and I’ve been both. 

When I smoked a lot of weed the worst side effects for me were lethargy/lack of motivation and a bit of weight gain from the munchies. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t good for me - my drive was really in the toilet and my life kind of stagnated. But I was generally content and relatively healthy. I also found it relatively easy to quit when I decided enough was enough. 

As an active alcoholic I experienced frequent bouts of debilitating depression, gained an absolute tonne of weight (I literally doubled in weight over 3 years), irreversibly damaged my liver and kidneys, and completely tanked several jobs and numerous friendships. And despite all that it has been incredibly hard to quit. After countless attempts to stop drinking I have only just made 4 months alcohol free, the longest I have been sober (by far) in over a decade.
gpt
Great job. Keep it up and keep putting one foot in front of the other, friend. You are moving in the right direction. Every step gets easier.