# Travis Barker Quit Weed for Health

> Travis Barker stopped smoking weed after a pre-cancer diagnosis to find running as his new high.
- Title: Travis Barker Quit Weed for Health · Loudwire | Shortify
- Summary: Travis Barker stopped smoking weed after a pre-cancer diagnosis to find running as his new high.
- Keywords: travis barker, running, blunts, pre-cancer, esophagus, blink 182, run travis run, music, Loudwire
- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/why-travis-barker-stopped-smoking-weed
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:46:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: travis barker, running, blunts, pre-cancer, esophagus, blink 182, run travis run, music
## Why Travis Barker Quit Weed
Travis Barker stopped smoking weed after a pre-cancer diagnosis to find running as his new high.

> I only quit because I had pre-cancer of the esophagus. I loved blunts and I would smoke too much.
## Health Risk Led to Quit
Barker said his doctor warned him about esophageal pre-cancer after he smoked 10 to 15 blunts daily.

> My doctor, who was a really good friend of mine, Dr. B., I was like, 'Dr. B., is this serious?' And he was like, 'This is your warning shot Trav. Don't fuck around. You've got to stop smoking.'
## Running Replaced Weed
Barker started running after learning he would be a father to stay healthy for his son.

> When my ex-wife was pregnant with Landon, I didn't know how or why I should do anything but I knew I needed to be healthy, healthier, because at the time it was like the Travis that you knew ... walking around with a jar of blunts.
## Running Became His New High
Barker now runs 3 miles daily before shows and has completed a half marathon.

> I found like 20 years later, a couple of miles a day keep the demons away. It really helped me stay sober because you can't run a half a marathon if you're doing drugs.
## Run Travis Run Club
Barker launched Run Travis Run to encourage healthy habits and community support through running.

> This is what Run Travis Run is built off of and we are just getting started.
## What Happened Next
Barker's running has become his primary high, replacing weed with a healthier habit.

> It's good man. It's like therapy.
## Key takeaway

Travis Barker quit smoking weed due to esophageal pre-cancer and now uses running for his high.