moralist Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The terrible truth about cannabis: British expert's devastating 20-year study finally demolishes claims that smoking pot is harmless One in six teenagers who regularly smoke the drug become dependentIt doubles risk of developing psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia Heavy use in adolescence appears to impair intellectual developmentDriving after smoking cannabis doubles risk of having a car crash Study's author said: 'If cannabis is not addictive then neither is heroin' By Ben Spencer, Science Reporter for the Daily MailA definitive 20-year study into the effects of long-term cannabis use has demolished the argument that the drug is safe.Cannabis is highly addictive, causes mental health problems and opens the door to hard drugs, the study found.The paper by Professor Wayne Hall, a drugs advisor to the World Health Organisation, builds a compelling case against those who deny the devastation cannabis wreaks on the brain. Professor Hall found: One in six teenagers who regularly smoke the drug become dependent on it,Cannabis doubles the risk of developing psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia,Cannabis users do worse at school. Heavy use in adolescence appears to impair intellectual developmentOne in ten adults who regularly smoke the drug become dependent on it and those who use it are more likely to go on to use harder drugs,Driving after smoking cannabis doubles the risk of a car crash, a risk which increases substantially if the driver has also had a drink,Smoking it while pregnant reduces the baby’s birth weightRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782906/The-terrible-truth-cannabis-British-expert-s-devastating-20-year-study-finally-demolishes-claims-smoking-pot-harmless.html#ixzz3FPw8CSdp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Public education also impairs intellectual development.--Brantfrankly, you either do drugs or you don't and if you do you're fucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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