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Psycho peril for teen pot users
The Sunday Mail (AU) ^
| 06MAR05
| Jessica Lawrence
Posted on 03/05/2005 6:11:15 PM PST by familyop
Shocking research reveals teenagers who smoke cannabis are twice as likely to develop psychosis.
The ABC's Four Corners TV program tomorrow night airs research that shows the human brain does not fully develop until the early 20s, placing pot-smoking teenagers at risk of suffering significant and permanent damage.
The New Zealand research destroys the myth that cannabis is a soft drug and experts say today's hydroponic marijuana is being "morphed" into a different substance from that smoked by the hippie generation.
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Campbell said the widespread use among young people one in five teenagers uses cannabis was a "tsunami waiting to happen".
"This is going to get worse before it gets better . . . We've already got an epidemic in incidents of psychosis. Cannabis makes teenagers think they are king of the world and in control . . . but if they don't stop using it they're in big trouble," Dr Campbell said.
He is calling for schizophrenia to be called "drug-induced psychosis", and estimates about 80 per cent of his patients have used cannabis.
"Often when users stop smoking is when they start experiencing psychosis," he said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: children; disorders; drugs; family; gangs; liberaltarian; mafia; marijuana; mental; mentalhealth; mentalillness; methamphetamine; prostitution; psychosis; reefermadness; teens; wod; wodlist
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To: dennisw; jmc813
Is Mr. Leroy posting under your Freep name?It seems everybody is Mr. Leroy nowadays.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:42:31 AM PST
by
Know your rights
(The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
To: MisterRepublican
Hmm, this would explain Libertarians.Now we just need an explanation for why Republicans are crazy.
102
posted on
03/08/2005 8:47:23 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(If the Republican Party enacts a new tax they will be out of power for at least a generation)
To: angkor
The Drug Warriors are again resorting to preposterous lies which don't serve their campaign. Almost every drug warrior on this site is a former user. Many were traffickers and dealers as well.
If pot makes you crazy, that would explain why they are out of their minds.
103
posted on
03/08/2005 8:49:50 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(If the Republican Party enacts a new tax they will be out of power for at least a generation)
To: Know your rights
104
posted on
03/08/2005 8:53:01 AM PST
by
dennisw
(Seeing as how this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world .........)
To: dennisw
I thought you said jmc813 was Leroy. Exactly how many Leroys are there? Is there one under your bed?
105
posted on
03/08/2005 8:57:27 AM PST
by
Know your rights
(The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
To: Know your rights
You sure look like him. JMC is Leroy's poodle.
106
posted on
03/08/2005 9:00:07 AM PST
by
dennisw
(Seeing as how this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world .........)
To: Know your rights
I thought you said jmc813 was Leroy. Exactly how many Leroys are there? Is there one under your bed?
107
posted on
03/08/2005 9:12:19 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(If the Republican Party enacts a new tax they will be out of power for at least a generation)
To: familyop
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I
Can't relax
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Psycho Killer
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Psycho Killer
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You start a conversation you can't even finish it.
You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
Psycho Killer,
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Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant mon espoir
Je me lance, vers la gloire ... OK
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
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108
posted on
03/08/2005 9:15:43 AM PST
by
70times7
(An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
To: headsonpikes
Or fish-heads.Would that be... rolly polly fish heads? I hear they can't play baseball (and they don't wear sweaters)
109
posted on
03/08/2005 9:18:08 AM PST
by
70times7
(An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
To: familyop
Larry "Pinto" Kroger: "I won't go schizo, will I?"
Professor Dave Jennings: "It's a distinct possibility."
110
posted on
03/08/2005 9:22:26 AM PST
by
RichInOC
("...hey, hey, Paula...I wanna marry you...")
To: dennisw
You sure look like him.You can see over the Web? Those must be some powerful drugs you're taking.
111
posted on
03/09/2005 12:05:38 PM PST
by
Know your rights
(The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
To: Wolfie
Its a last ditch effort by the Prohibitionists, nothing more.
Well, I agree with the last ditch effort aspect. I disagree with the nothing more.
More and more things are being brought under the "mental illness" umbrella and that just feeds the mental health "industry".
Yeah, there is definitely something more to it.
To: Lazamataz
I just had to share that tidbit with everyone. {;^)
To: starfish923
Is that a "bump" or a "ping" or merely a mini-rant?
Two of the three, I suppose. Since it was in reply to your reply, and since I flagged no others to your reply, I don't think it exactly qualifies as a "ping".
Weak people.
Trying to fix a hole is in the soul with drugs is for people with a hole in their head.
Let me guess...you're "pro" on drug control. Yours is a typical stereotypical statement.
To: familyop
Marijuana in heavy, regular doses has definite deleterious effects on the users mind. Use of it should not be encouraged.
To: Labyrinthos
Your experience falls in line with my opinion of "the top schools in the country" and the legal profession.
116
posted on
03/17/2005 12:12:00 AM PST
by
Chunga
To: thoughtomator
Reefer MadnessWatch it here in a QuickTime streaming video:
Click here.
117
posted on
03/17/2005 12:18:27 AM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: angkor
Well, if we are going to swap anecdotal evidence: I too grew up in the 70s and every pothead I knew was (and still is) a blithering idiot.
118
posted on
03/17/2005 11:23:02 AM PST
by
djreece
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