Posted by Pfinstegg on April 28, 2003, at 22:44:12
In reply to Damage, posted by Questionmark on April 28, 2003, at 2:34:53
To add a bit to the brain damage discussion, it's my impression also that even long-term heroin or morphine use does not cause any loss of brain cells.
Pot, though, is a bit different. Several years ago, I looked up animal studies on THC for a presentation I was giving at a school. The studies involved primates, and they were given a LOT of THC- far more than even a heavy pot-smoker would use. The brain slice studies did show a tremendous loss of neurons in the hippocampus at those high dosage levels. I also found a very few case reports of loss of initiative, ambition and short-term memory in heavy pot-smokers, although most of the occasional pot-smokers didn't show any of these changes. So, I guess the best approach is, if you are going to do it, be moderate.
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