Posted by linkadge on December 28, 2006, at 17:48:38
In reply to Re: Marijuana, the Anti-Drug, posted by blueberry1 on December 28, 2006, at 17:00:25
Well, I guess it does depend on the person. Marajuanna made me so incredably prosocial. I am very antisocial without medications. I may only leave the house once a day, and people irritate me. I don't like people in general. (nothing personal, I'd just rather be alone)
When I do smoke, which happens rarely, a lot of that just melts away. I want to be in places where people are, like the church or in a library whatever. Sometimes I just go downtown with a book and sit and read on a park bench, which is very much not like me. I also call up friends and ask if they want to watch a movie or whatever.
It may be the combination of omega-3 and marajuanna I don't know.
As far as schizophrenia goes, I don't know if anyone can say it *causes* schizohprenia. That is a very tall acusation. There are some large studies that suggest an association, and some very large studies that suggest no association.
I think one study found an association which was slight, but only in persons carrying the low acting COMT varient gene.
It was the same accusation as with tobacco. There are a large number of people with schizophrenia who smoke tobacco. That doesn't mean that tobacco causes schizophrenia. Infact some studies suggest that schizophrenics who smoke tobacco have a better functional outcome. The tobacco use too, often predates the schizophrenia.
I tend to think that people with schizophrenia probably start out with some sort of HPA axis dysregulation, and that the marajuanna ameleorates this. Antiglutacortacoids like RU-486 can be fast acting antipsychotic agents.
The disease probably progresses on its own.
Certain cannabanoids are actually under investigation for their antipsychotic activities.
I'm not saying its not possable, I'm just saying there have been a number of lies dispersed to try and discourage drug use.
Linkadge
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