Thread by @i4dzn

We need to have a talk about using cannabis (marijuana) products with THC regularly, especially using it for pain or other medicinal purposes that require reg dosing. IT'S NOT AS WONDERFUL AS PEOPLE SAY and withdrawals from quitting are awful. A thread...jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Brains of daily marijuana users develop a tolerance to excessive serotonin and dopamine levels, which forces brains to reduce natural release of these chemicals. Intense dreams after quitting could be due to a lack of serotonin and dopamine in the brain.
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Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the U.S. Marijuana use among all adult age groups, and pregnant women is going up. The perception of how harmful marijuana use can be is declining. Increasingly, people today do not consider marijuana use risky.
samhsa.gov/marijuana

samhsa.gov/marijuana-quiz

Abstinence following daily marijuana use can produce a withdrawal syndrome characterized by negative mood (eg irritability, anxiety, misery), muscle pain, chills, and decreased food intake. nature.com/articles/13003…

Common symptoms of cannabis withdrawal and how to get help
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Marijuana is stronger, more available than ever, and use in the U.S. is on the rise. Learn how marijuana can interfere with the delicate machinery of the brain including erasing I.Q. points and deleting memories. samhsa.gov/marijuana

Marijuana linked to heart disease
Marijuana use and heart-attack risk were correlated in a large human study, Stanford scientists and their collaborators found.
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Researchers found that frequent marijuana smokers were more likely than nonusers to have their first heart attack before the age of 50 — that increases a person’s lifelong risk of subsequent heart attack, heart failure and life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause sudden death.