Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage Developing Brain In Teens, Young Adults[views:2278][posts:42]_________________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:36pm - Conservationist ""] Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain regions involved in memory, attention, decision-making, language and executive functioning skills. The findings are of particular concern because adolescence is a crucial period for brain development and maturation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175105.htm |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:42pm - narkybark ""] posting in this thread before the addict rush and cries of tomfoolery |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:43pm - Martins ""] I tried it once. It did nothing for me. I'd rather jack off. Edit: did it twice, actually. Same result. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:46pm - Lamp nli ""] Martins said:I tried it once. It did nothing for me. I'd rather jack off. Try inhaling next time. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:48pm - c.DeAD ""] Tat is bulshit. I has nevar hed n e pr.....pr...prroblems becuz I had weed ins the hischool? I fucntion well. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:50pm - Martins ""] Lamp%20nli said: Martins said:I tried it once. It did nothing for me. I'd rather jack off. Try inhaling next time. Yeah because I did it wrong. Just because I'm not a fucking stoner doesn't mean I'm an idiot. (No offense to the stoners I know and love.) I got high. Two huge hits from a bong with two percolators. Didn't think much of it. It was stupid. Tried it again the next week from the same bong. Bigger hits. Same thing. Didn't think it was that amazing. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:51pm - orgymf@work ""] weed is nothing special....just makes you lazy/slow and hungry...... i don't need any help with that |
| __________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:52pm - archaeon ""] SMOKE CRACK OR YOURE A PUSSY |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:53pm - dreadkill ""] SMOKE POLE OR YOU ARE A FAGGOT |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:54pm - Lamp nli ""] Weed makes me say things even stupider than whatever I would normally say and for that I enjoy it. I really couldn't care less about disabling my brain at this point, it's not being used for anything anyway. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:54pm - c.DeAD ""] SMOKE MY POLE OR YOU ARE A FAGGOT |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:55pm - orgymf@work ""] FIGHT MY POLE OR YOU ARE A PUSSY |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:56pm - Martins ""] POLE A FAGGOT AND YOU'RE A PUSSY |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:57pm - orgymf@work ""] PUSSYNIGGERFAGGOTPOLE |
| _________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 12:59pm - Martins ""] START A FIGHT, KILL A HOOKER |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 1:00pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] POTHEADS AM SMART |
| ________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 1:01pm - c.DeAD ""] "found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain regions involved in memory, attention, decision-making, language and executive functioning skills. " Sounds pretty metal to me. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 1:03pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] me lose brain?!.... hahahahahahahahaha ....why i laugh? :( |
| _____________________________ [Feb 4,2009 1:05pm - blue ""] WHOOPS, TOO LATE FOR MEEEEE |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:20pm - arilliusbm ""] i've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't care who you are, music sounds much better while stoned. Also, my grades in school were BETTER when I was smoking. It all depends on the user and the personality I guess. I used to "reward" myself by doing all of my work and then going out and getting ripped off of my ass. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:21pm - reimroc ""] narkybark said:posting in this thread before the addict rush and cries of tomfoolery THERE IS TOMFOOLERY AFOOT! |
| __________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:22pm - narkybark ""] indeed sir! is is all going according to plan! |
| ________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:23pm - W3 nli ""] FUCK YEAH. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:35pm - MoDecrepitvde ""] Marijuana is the key, and so far it's worked for me. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:48pm - Lamp nli ""] arilliusbm said:I used to "reward" myself by doing all of my work and then going out and getting ripped off of my ass. I think if I ever smoked pot while I was in school, I might have done better for this reason. I had no incentive to do my work at all. Perhaps if I had something to reward myself with that I really liked and would have felt guilty about if I did it before my work, I would have done better. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:50pm - dreadkill ""] i used to not read books for pleasure if i felt guilty about books i needed to read for school. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 3:56pm - arilliusbm ""] most people have it all wrong. you've gotta take smoking like drinking or anything else for that matter - do it responsibly when you can, not do it when you've got loads of shit you gotta do. personally, i think most things are better while stoned (music,movies,playing guitar, drawing, thinking, creating, etc.) but I refuse to smoke before work / class or anything like that. most people can't function to their full potential while under the influence of anything. so a.) either don't do it at all or b.) do it when you can. don't let shit take control of your life; take control of your life and then do the drugz. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 4:55pm - largefreakatzero ""] I'm wound pretty tight, it helps me relax and eventually get to sleep. I never smoke at work, mostly just at the end of the day after dinner. However, in college, I smoked all day everyday -- I think I came out with a 3.5 average -- then again, I didn't exactly choose challenging classes. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 6:28pm - ctb0rderpatrol ""] i was a zamboni driver at one point. guess what i did between icemakes? |
| _______________________________ [Feb 4,2009 6:29pm - Hater ""] Who fucking cares. Fuck teens. They will just end up addicted to pills or meth. |
| ______________________________________________ [Feb 4,2009 10:06pm - corpulent colloidal ""] if anything..only sativa inhibits the higher faculties...but even if it were true in a broad sense you could just go to a health store and get citicoline, or phosphitadylserine-- both are sweet for cognitive stoke and cerebral fluidity. FEAR WEED. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 4,2009 11:24pm - sever ""] I smoke trees like a madman and it hasn't changed me at all. If I've damaged my brain, its effect is unnoticeable. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:30am - c.DeAD ""] arilliusbm said:most people have it all wrong. you've gotta take smoking like drinking or anything else for that matter - do it responsibly when you can, not do it when you've got loads of shit you gotta do. personally, i think most things are better while stoned (music,movies,playing guitar, drawing, thinking, creating, etc.) but I refuse to smoke before work / class or anything like that. most people can't function to their full potential while under the influence of anything. so a.) either don't do it at all or b.) do it when you can. don't let shit take control of your life; take control of your life and then do the drugz. Here here. Yeah, I used to smoke at any given time all the time. Now I wait til I get home from work and play video games. Shit's fun. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:36am - SkinSandwich ""] I just smoked up for the first time in a LOOOOOONNNGGG time. I' m talking years. I only took two hits but was zining and very mellow, w/ a touch of paranoia. I really did not miss it, and will not make it a habit again, but it was nice to be relaxed for a change. it is something I would not do before work though. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:37am - arilliusbm ""] is the paranoia due to freaking out about getting caught? gotta put that in the back of yer mind. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:45am - SkinSandwich ""] arilliusbm said:is the paranoia due to freaking out about getting caught? gotta put that in the back of yer mind. Is this directed at me? caught by who for what? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:49am - Lamp nli ""] The paranoia could also stem from not knowing how to handle yourself when high. If I hadn't smoked in years I could definitely understand feeling a bit paranoid over not having a clear picture of what would happen. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 9:50am - arilliusbm ""] I don't know. some people get so paranoid of getting caught because it's an "illegal drug" that they start freaking out. I've seen a number of my friends go out of their way to put visine in their eyes and spray cologne, etc. I don't know.. I barely ever get paranoid. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 5,2009 10:33am - Yeti ""] this makes sense, usually anyone i meet who is 21 or under and smokes is a fucking retard. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 10:37am - reimroc ""] Yeti said:this makes sense, usually anyone i meet who is 21 or under and smokes is a fucking retard. Woah woah woah. I happen to pontificate very well while under the influence and I happen to be 21. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 10:39am - arilliusbm ""] smoking+vagrantstory ftw. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 5,2009 10:39am - Yeti ""] keyword: usually. i know of a few under 21ers who are responsible smokers. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 5,2009 10:41am - reimroc ""] This is true. People as a majority are stupid. |