Posted by mike lynch on July 7, 2006, at 0:26:55 [reposted on July 7, 2006, at 2:01:18 | original URL]
In reply to neurochemistry of post-pot apathy; RESOLVING MEDS, posted by iforgotmypassword on July 6, 2006, at 23:24:15
There is no evidence of long lasting cognitive effects, brain abnormalities with marijuana use..
I refer you to this studyhttp://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/321
For a simple conclusion of that article
64 rhesus monkeys tested, half of which were exposed to daily or weekly doses of marijuana smoke for a year. The other, by Gordon T. Pryor and Charles Rebert at SRI International in Menlo Park, California, which is still unpublished, looked at over 30 rhesus monkeys that had inhaled
marijuana one to three times a day over periods of 6 to 12 months. Neither study found evidence of structural or neurochemical changes in the brains of the monkeys when examined a few months after cessation of smoking.I think adderall, or a stimulant like that could help reverse apathy.
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