Posted by Cam W. on August 3, 2000, at 18:52:09
In reply to Re: The Marijuana Diaries, posted by Greg on August 3, 2000, at 17:33:12
I used to think that marijuana was a fairly inocuous drug, but I have seen instances of psychosis-like reactions to it and it has been implicated as a trigger in first-break of bipolar disorder. Also, I have noticed that when some of my clients with schizophrenia, when they smoke pot they seem to relapse. The relapse may not have been caused by the pot, though. When I've asked them about this, they just said the pot made them feel better. They may have used the pot to try to stop the relapse from happening; sort of a self-medicating kind of thing.
For most people, marijuana is probably not harmful when compared to some diversions, but it does alter perception (do not operate machinery), and can cause a mild psychological addiction.
Also, I have a question. Does marijuana smoking cause apathy or does apathy cause marijuana smoking?
This is my "quarter's" worth, but I bet it doesn't make and "ounce" of sense. - Cam
=^)
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