Posted by morganpmiller on July 30, 2009, at 22:02:42
In reply to Marijuana for depression/anxiety,good or bad idea?, posted by odon on July 30, 2009, at 15:44:22
I'm not against smoking marijuana. I'm not against smoking it to treat mild depression. I do think it is a bad idea to use marijuana to treat depression. I think it is addictive and I think it does cause brain damage when smoked enough over over a period of time. Plus, you are damaging your lungs at the same time. Don't believe all the hype that says it's not bad for your lungs and it's not addictive.
Just like alcohol, marijuana may make you feel better but over the long haul it will make your depression worse. At least antidepressants have been shown to possibly reverse some of the damage done by depression. I am pretty sure marijuana does not do this.
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