As hypothesized by Rachel Wilson? Give me an academic, peer-reviewed citation. Please. Because every google article I could find that theory on had nine metric tons of bullshit included with it.
everything in moderation. i made a promise to myself... once a week during summer.. and no more than once every 2 weeks once school starts up again. does that mean i NEED to smoke every week?? hell no, those are just my maximums. and yea, ive noticed it slightly effects my short term memory but thats all. just dont overdo it, and it can be a blessing and not a curse.
there is smoking weed everday and there is 'smoking weed everyday'. some people smoke a little bit to relax and thats it. Some people smoke until they cant walk properly. thats the differnce. if i smoke weed insanely heavily once or twice a day for 2 weeks i start to get weird, like swariing iv dreamt so many things before they happen. iv done things before the first time iv done them kinda thing. i saw down to the particles of paper, and touching paper feels like its a liquid or somthing. so you see the people who say theve smoked right through college and passed are probably smoking much smaller amounts, whereas... shit i dont know...
What is it you want? Peer reviewed articles on how an ADHD brain is different, or articles on how marijuana effects the brain of an ADD/ADHD adult? There's none of the latter (or nothing definitive that I know of), which I'll readily admit. I wasn't basing anything on Rachel Wilson's research, although her findings are in line with who I was using, a more hardlined and far more biased individual, John Anderson. I know he's a large stone in that nine metric tons of bullshit, but I don't really care. It makes for an entertaining debate on a rather idiotic topic such as whether smoking weed is great thing to do to cure ADHD. If you can find peer reviewed, scholastic articles that state THC doesn't affect an ADHD brain the way he says, I'd love to see it. You'll have to connect the dots yourself, but some sources: Zametkin, A.J., Nordahl, T.E., Gross, M, King, A.C. Semple, W.E., Rumsey, J, Hamburger, S, Cohen, R.M. (1990): Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Adults with Hyperactivity of Childhood Onset". The New England Journal of Medicine. 323: 1361-1366. Bowden, C.L., Deutsch,C.K., Swanson,J.M.,(1988): Plasma dopamine-beta hydroxylase and platelet monoamine oxidase in attention deficit disorder and conduct disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent PVchiat 27, 171-174. Gatley SJ, Lan R, Volkow ND, Pappas N, King P, Wong CT, Gifford AN, Pyatt B, Dewey SL, Makriyannis A (1998) Imaging the brain marijuana receptor: development of a radioligand that binds to cannabinoid CB1 receptors in vivo. J Neurochem 70: 417-423. Gessa GL, Melis M, Muntoni AL, Diana M (1998) Cannabinoids activate mesolimbic dopamine neurons by an action on cannabinoid CB1 receptors. Eur J Pharmacol 341: 39-44.
I'm not exactly sure why this was originally posted here, but I suppose it did take on a mental health aspect. I'm pretty sure we have all agreed here though, that all drugs affect all people differently. Like many others here I happen to know some very intelligent people who smoke on a regular basis who are actually doing quite well for themselves: graduating cum laude, and working on Wallstreet and very happy with life, now going to grad school. I know others who have managed to get through college and smoke their brains out, (which actually makes me jealous because I struggle sometimes and I don't smoke much at all) and who are lazy, but not necessarily dumb either. And I know people who don't smoke pot who never went to college and want to be a pizza man for life and are quite content with this. Then there are people who I know who have let it ruin their life. Though, I'm not so sure they were on the right path to begin with. It has caused them to make poor choices, such as buying weed before paying rent, stealing driving around high and getting pulled over, etc. LOL I guess I don't have a point, at least not one that hasn't been made already. I'm just really opinionated and like to put in my 2 cents. Hehehe. I guess from the mental health aspect though, knowing that I do have a mental illness I am extremely careful what kinds of drugs I will experiment with and which ones I won't touch.
