I recently finished up a partial hospitalization program (not for D/A specifically) and while there, I was stupid and told my shrink I do smoke marijuana.

Now, he wants me to give up both smoking AND caffiene. He says I "suffer" from caffeinism. And he strongly believes i need to quit caffiene. I told him I did cut down to about 6 cups a day from a pot of coffee. He says that's still too much caffiene. He says it can and does interfere with my meds (just 20 mg of paxil a day). It doesn't matter to him that when i was in college I used to drink coffee like water (I used to work in a ton of coffee shops while i was in school and after i graduated).

I saw my counselor again for the 2nd time since I was "successfully discharged" from the partial program. She, too is insisting I cut back on the caffeine and smoking.

The last time i saw the shrink ( a little over a month ago) he asked if i'd be willing to enter a treatment program for smoking. I told him not to bother because i wouldn't go.

But, since starting to see my counselor again, i'm afraid they'll try to commit me involuntarily. Can they do that if I refuse to enter a treatment program?

I don't smoke that much...just 1-3 bowls a day. I'm only smoking that much now because it's winter and there's nothing to do and nowhere to go, really.

My shrink also doesn't seem to believe me when i tell him i've only been smoking for a year. I tried it in high school and college but it never did anything for me. I only tried it again last year because it was offered and meds weren't working. That one time was what did it for me. I finally discovered why it's so popular.

Aside from possibly interfering with the way meds work, I really don't see what the big deal is. I'm not hurting anyone. I guess i'm damaging my lungs and have a nice THC build up in my brain (and the synapses, neurons and etc), but other than that, no one else is being harmed.

And, during my last session with my counselor last week, my counselor asked if I think I need to enter a D/A program. I told her I don't.

Does anyone else here know what can or could happen when i see my shrink and tell him I'm not going to stop? Can they involuntarily lock me up simply because I refuse to stop?