Binge drinking and smoking marijuana will make you less ambitious in life

India Times ^ | 11/08/2017

[BenLurkin]

Researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US tracked the effect of teenage alcohol and marijuana use on the achievement of life goals, defined as educational achievement, full time employment, marriage and social economic potential.

The study included 1,165 young adults from across the US whose habits were first assessed at age 12 and then at two- year intervals until they were between 25 and 34 years old.

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Overall, individuals who were dependent on either marijuana or alcohol during their teen years achieved lower levels of education, were less likely to be employed full time or get married and had lower social economic potential, researchers said.

[BenLurkin]

Paging Captain Obvious

[real saxophonist]

Oh, so THAT’S what happened...

[PGR88]

Imagine that?

[real saxophonist]

</s>, just in case...

[BBQToadRibs]

LOL! Drunk, stoned, less ambitious?

Whodathunk?

[Kickass Conservative]

How much did this Einstein like breakthrough cost the Taxpayers?

[DouglasKC]

No kidding??? This has to be one of the biggest breakthroughs on the psychology of binge drinking and smoking dope ever.

[Loud Mime]

The lack of ambition preceded this formula.

[PushinTin]

How much did the taxpayers pay for this research????

[caligatrux]

In other news, water is wet and the sun is really, really, really hot.

[GnuThere]

I’ll read this. Later.

[elcid1970]

Hooooodathunkit!!?

[rawcatslyentist]

And if your ambition levels don't meet their criteria, they will kick in your door in the middle of the night, shoot your dog, steal your property, kidnap, and enslave you.

How many SS went to jail over krystalnacht? How many broke the law?

[rktman]

I know right! ;-)

[simpson96]

Idiotic studies like this are done because of Grant Money.

[rktman]

Or, “wut?”

[BipolarBob]

So the choices are to be an Alpha male personality driven to succeed at any cost OR a laid back stoner happy with whatever job/status they have in life? Is that what I'm reading?

[BBQToadRibs]

Heh. True. These are symptoms of the problem, but then they just feed the problem. Self sustaining cycle.

[I want the USA back]

Yes, and the person who has ambition in life is not going to smoke pot or drink himself drunk.
Don’t confuse cause and effect, idiot!

[RoosterRedux]

“I don’t know what happened. At 18, I bought a huge bag of pot. When I ran out, I was 45 years old...and broke.”