The directory
Free help, vetted.
Everything below is free or has a real free tier, and everything below we’d actually send a friend to. No affiliate links, no sponsored picks, no rehab lead-gen. If something here goes stale, it gets fixed. That’s the whole editorial policy.
The rooms
Field note: r/trees is for enjoying weed. Wrong door. The quitting room is r/leaves, and it's the best free resource on the internet for this.
r/leaves
free · anonymous
410,000 people quitting together. Post your day count, read the stories, say 'craving hard' at 2am and someone answers. Not anti-weed, just pro-getting-out.
r/Petioles
free · anonymous
The moderation room: 165,000 people cutting back rather than quitting. If you're not ready for 'never', start here honestly instead of nowhere.
Free meetings
Marijuana Anonymous
free · online, phone & in person
12-step, hundreds of weekly meetings worldwide, many online around the clock. The only requirement is wanting to stop. Their book, Life with Hope, is the classic.
SMART Recovery
free · online
The science-based, non-12-step alternative: CBT tools, trained facilitators, cameras optional. If 'higher power' isn't your language, this is your meeting.
Phone numbers: United States
SAMHSA National Helpline · 1-800-662-4357
free · 24/7 · confidential
Treatment referral and information, English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
free · 24/7 · call or text 988
For crisis moments, not just suicidal ones. Real humans, any hour.
Phone numbers: Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
free · 24/7 · call or text 9-8-8
Canada's national crisis line, launched 2023.
ConnexOntario · 1-866-531-2600
free · 24/7 · Ontario
Mental health and addiction system navigation for Ontario. They'll tell you what exists near you and how to get in.
BC Alcohol & Drug Information Line · 1-800-663-1441
free · 24/7 · British Columbia
Referral to local services anywhere in BC.
CCSA helpline directory (all provinces)
free · directory
Every provincial and territorial addiction line in one place. The old federal Wellness Together portal shut down in 2024; this is the maintained map now.
Apps
Grounded: Quit Weed
free tier
The cannabis-specific tracker: day counter, urge journal, withdrawal explainers, community groups.
Quit Weed
free tier
Sobriety timer, savings counter, six-week withdrawal walkthrough. 400,000+ downloads for a reason.
I Am Sober
free tier
General sobriety tracker with a big marijuana pledge community and a strong daily-pledge ritual.
Books
Allen Carr, The Easy Way to Quit Cannabis
paperback / audiobook
The 'remove the desire, not just the substance' method that worked for millions of cigarette smokers, adapted for weed. Polarizing, cheap, worth the swing.
Marijuana Anonymous, Life with Hope
book · free readings online
MA's basic text. Written by people who smoked like you smoked.