Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments: meta review
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Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments: meta review
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#2Here is the study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.15764
Re: Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments: meta review
#3> The study found that cannabis intoxication leads to small to moderate cognitive impairments in areas including
> making decisions,
> suppressing inappropriate responses,
> learning through reading and listening,
> the ability to remember what one reads or hears, and
> the time needed to complete a mental task.
I've no first hand experience here, but I can imagine there being tradeoffs. For example, I think creativity is somewhat negatively correlated with memory. Or, I'm often more productive when I'm tired because it's easier to focus. So going into an altered state of consciousness might still be beneficial or preferred even if it has tradeoffs.
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#4My personal experience certainly agrees with this. I definitely shouldn’t smoke on a work night, and it’s not a good idea on Sunday either. The more hours until I need to perform cognitively, the better. I abstained for months before the last time I did job interviews.
On the other hand, I know people also gainfully employed at top companies who code while high and claim to have no issues. Your mileage may vary, I guess. Maybe they’re a lot smarter than me and can afford the slack, or maybe we react to it differently.
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#5I don't use cannabis and don't know many people who, but I did meet some long time users back in CA when I lived there. They all seemed to have that "permanent high" look on their faces. I wonder if this is related. Maybe it's all worth it, I don't know.
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#6First alcohol, now this?! How else will we drown our sorrows and numb our pains?
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#7Here is the study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.15764
> residual neurocognitive deficits were observed in heavy cannabis-using youths
Emphasis on youth.
Tl;dr clickbait headline, don’t let your kids smoke a lot of pot, if that wasn’t already obvious.
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#8It seems virtually all stimulants used as a crutch to counter anxiety, depression, physical pain etc wind up killing off a lot of brain cells. My concern with modern (incredibly strong) Cannabis/THC is that some regular users seem to struggle with withdrawal if they don't smoke their bowls regularly, run short on weed etc.
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#9I wonder how much my brain is hardwired weirdly because I smoked a lot of weed from 14-19
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#10I don't use cannabis and don't know many people who, but I did meet some long time users back in CA when I lived there. They all seemed to have that "permanent high" look on their faces. I wonder if this is related. Maybe it's all worth it, I don't know.
Even when sober?