Posted by MSM on February 19, 2001, at 18:42:02
Is there any good research information available on long term marijuana use?
I was a 30+ year, every day, user of marijuana, I stopped smoking 14 weeks ago.
I am depressed and I'm experiencing anxiety. I am looking for information
on what marijuana does neurochemically, short term and long term. Is there a
dopamine production or receptor rebound effect when one quits using?
What other neuro chemicals, if any does pot use effect? Is there a neurological
explanation for the amotivational effects of marijuana? How long does it take for
the body (brain) to readjust after discontinuing use? etc........I am currently going to therapy and taking remeron for depression and for help sleeping.
Before taking remeron I was unable to sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time, usually
getting 2 to 3 hours sleep per night. Are there any other therapys that are known to
help in quitting pot. Thirty years of using would obviously indicate a propensity for abuse
so I want to stay away from the diazepams.There are millions of long term marijuana users in our country. Many of us/them are, in
effect, self-medicaiting and as near as I can tell very little scientific research is being
done or published. There does not however seem to be any lack of effort spent on the
legal side (prison) of this issue. Sorry for the RANT - and the pun - but it just seems that
we, as a society, have had our "heads" in the sand since about 1968.
poster:MSM
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