Posted by laima on December 28, 2006, at 19:09:26
In reply to Re: Marijuana, the Anti-Drug » Quintal, posted by linkadge on December 28, 2006, at 18:51:08
schizophrenia.com lists an awful lot of articles about studies which beg to differ about marijuana never causing any brain abnormalities. There also are supposedly so many types of and causes of "schizophrenia" that some people propose tossing out the term altogether- it's too broad and vague. But I do know, coincidence or not, that a few people who I've known for a long time have become quite "off" with their reasoning after being chronic smokers for a very long time. A little paranoid about government plots, sure they are about to become wildly famous and rich, that occupants of UFOs, logically, are amongst us...stuff like that. Whether or not that counts as schizophrenia, I can't say, but it's pretty sad. There's heavy evidence for an association, though yes, to say "marijuana will cause schizophrenia" is a little oversimplistic. And definately, plenty of people smoke tons, essentially unscathed.
The pcp risk is out there, too. You just don't always know what you're getting. A lot of people mistake their pcp laced weed for good pot, because they just can't seem to tell the difference.
> Schizophrenia is more than a temporary alteration of biochemical functioning. There are real, structural differences in the brain's of schizohrenic patients. Such abnormalities have never been linked to marajuanna use.
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