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Cannabis: scientists call for action amid mental health concerns
The Guardian ^ | Friday 15 April 2016 | Ian Sample Science editor

Posted on 04/15/2016 9:55:27 AM PDT by familyop

The call for action from scientists in the UK, US, Europe and Australia reflects a growing consensus among experts that frequent cannabis use can increase the risk of psychosis...In the UK, cannabis is the most popular illegal drug, and according to Public Health England data, more young people enter treatment centres for help with cannabis than any other drug, alcohol included.

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To: dp0622

Sorry about your rough time with the condition and prescription. Drive on, when the time comes, though! You can do it! Just focus and keep asking yourself, “How do I feel? Is it that bad. Can I handle it?” Yes!


41 posted on 04/15/2016 10:42:44 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: driftless2

I take the CBD part (actually derived from hemp) at times for medical purposes and it does have a calming effect. There is no THC. Marijuana, even medical varieties, do have THC and are a whole different ball game.


42 posted on 04/15/2016 10:42:55 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OMorgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: pfflier

-— If I ever wanted an update on any conspiracy theory they were my source.
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I worked next to a pot-head in the 70’s, installing fire sprinklers on a cherry picker with him for 12 hours a day..

To amuse myself and make the day endurable, I would ask him about UFO’s, Bell Helicopters, Nixon, Star Trek and things like that.

He had quite an interesting take on many things.

But again, chicken or the egg. Smoked dope because he was a whack job or did smoking dope make him a whack job?


43 posted on 04/15/2016 10:43:16 AM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (A Canadian... denying Americans the right to vote...but he's a principled constiutional conservative)
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To: familyop

Great post.

Working overnight on Staten Island.

but should be doing more.

self pity and laziness are the biggest obstacles to healing.


44 posted on 04/15/2016 10:44:59 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: familyop

No. Really? Who would have guessed?

Stoner? For no reason?


45 posted on 04/15/2016 10:47:34 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: driftless2
They didn't go completely crazy, and it's difficult to say the drug made them act hostile and difficult. But pot proponents claim the drug calms people down. It sure didn't calm down my two pot-using siblings.

Have seen that too with heavy pot use, especially if they combine it with alcohol. Sudden outbursts type of thing, as if they are 'uncorked'. So many variables. .

46 posted on 04/15/2016 10:48:23 AM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

What could go wrong?


47 posted on 04/15/2016 10:52:40 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: dp0622

Thank you. I forgot a question mark, so here it is again for anyone who wants to try.

Just focus and keep asking yourself, “How do I feel? Is it that bad? Can I handle it?” Yes!

It’s far more terrible for some than others of course, but maybe that will help someone along with other measures. Wish I could offer more than that and a prayer.


48 posted on 04/15/2016 10:53:42 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

I agree somewhatwith the chicken or egg enigma. I just noticed that pot smokers and conspiracy theories went hand-in-hand, still do. Walk into a room and whisper “illuminati” and you see what I mean.


49 posted on 04/15/2016 11:03:13 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: familyop
Kids these days are such wimps... we dealt with actual Sandoz LSD-26, and we turned out just fine. Grow a pair, you wimps! Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

Remember that stupid ad with an egg frying, "This is your brain on drugs... any questions?"

Yah! Can I have mine scrambled? LMAO!!!

50 posted on 04/15/2016 11:03:18 AM PDT by Gargantua ("...fee tine a maadyy..." ;^)
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To: Art in Idaho

My own view is that pot calms people down when they’re using it. But after they come down, they’re different people.


51 posted on 04/15/2016 11:09:06 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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To: familyop

Alcohol is by far the most destructive substance there is.


52 posted on 04/15/2016 11:29:03 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: dp0622

>We’ve forgotten to look into the essential question about whether an item can be a good medicine even if some people use it for bad purposes...

that’s a REALLY important question.
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You mean like the smokers/drinkers (’good) as compared to the pill poppers/weed (’bad’) or adrenaline junkies/extreme sports/runners (’?good?’) or ...

Even with the abuse in the past, morphine, cocaine, etc. were a part of doctors bags and house-hold medicine cabinets.

Course, it only took the Jazz musicians (in this instance) to be asking, “Where the white women be at?” for the unconstitutional/unauthorized/illegal WoD to begin, like ‘gun control’....those damn blacks (the other word being ‘taboo’ these days) /semi-S


53 posted on 04/15/2016 11:32:40 AM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: familyop

Hysterical...


54 posted on 04/15/2016 11:34:47 AM PDT by sargon (No king but Christ!)
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To: dp0622

Benzodiazopine addiction is far worse than heroine and the withdrawal can kill you.

Start tapering off now. Been there.


55 posted on 04/15/2016 12:07:23 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: familyop

Pot and booze both have many dangers and bad health effects. Both are the direct cause many deaths every year, including innocent deaths of non-users of both.

Both should be outlawed.


56 posted on 04/15/2016 12:13:34 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The Sound Of The Guns.)
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To: Mariner

cant. only thing that controls tremors and severe muscle spasms from head injury.

they’ll take their toll on my body, but after about 18 meds, they are the only ones that control them.

if they take 10 years off, at least I wont suffer the rest of the years. None of us are here forever anyway. .


57 posted on 04/15/2016 12:20:19 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: familyop

The don’t call it dope for nuttin’!


58 posted on 04/15/2016 1:00:36 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: familyop

I’ve had so many ahem “discussions” with pro-dope people I know all their excuses and so-called arguments. The vitueraptiveness from dope heads towards those who are not in favor of “let’s all smoke dope whee” is extreme.

I guess the pro-dope thing will have to run its course until it becomes in-your-face obviious to even the dope heads that it is bad stuff, ruins lives, ruins brains, ruins conscience, ruins persnal integrity and EBT cards and SSI stop and people will have to actually work to eat.

Oh well.


60 posted on 04/15/2016 1:36:59 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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