I was advised to stop doing drugs, and start taking them.???

So my counselor tells me that I need to stop smoking marijuana and get evaluated for some prescription drugs. I just don't know about this substituting one drug for another. I have smoked since I was a kid. I know it works. How many pills with how many side effects do I have to go through to get what is needed? Is it possible to achieve serenity through pills? Shouldn't we be focusing on the real problems, not medicating as soon as possible? I just don't understand the "quick fix" solutions of therapists. If only it was that easy... Life just doesn't work like that. You can't just take a pill and make things better. If I have learned anything in my 30 years of life, it's that.