Posted by med_empowered on October 2, 2005, at 16:12:55 [reposted on October 5, 2005, at 13:50:36 | original URL]
In reply to Re: neurological effects of long term marijuana use » iforgotmypassword, posted by SLS on October 2, 2005, at 15:33:40
I wouldn't worry about it. One study I read found that the whole "amotivational syndrome" they attributed to pot way back when wasn't really due to pot per se--if you notice, a lot of the "amotivational syndrome" symptoms overlap with depression; it seems that those with depression and bipolar disorder are more likely to smoke pot, and smoke it heavily, than other people, so what people were observing was more or less mood disorder pot effects. Pot doesn't cause brain damage and it doesn't seem to be carcinogenic, either...if you're having any sort of cognitive impairment or emotional ill-effects, odds are they'll wear off in about 4 weeks. Personally, I've seen many a stoner dry out and come out with sprakling intellects after about 4 weeks of abstinence or very, very reduced use...I seriously doubt you're going to suffer any long-term problems. Good luck!
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