homeless for a week!

[korny]

Re: homeless for a week!

Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes: a systematic review.
Moore TH, Zammit S, Lingford-Hughes A, Barnes TR, Jones PB, Burke M, Lewis G
Lancet. 2007;370(9584):319.

BACKGROUND: Whether cannabis can cause psychotic or affective symptoms that persist beyond transient intoxication is unclear. We systematically reviewed the evidence pertaining to cannabis use and occurrence of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes.

METHODS: We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ISI Web of Knowledge, ISI Proceedings, ZETOC, BIOSIS, LILACS, and MEDCARIB from their inception to September, 2006, searched reference lists of studies selected for inclusion, and contacted experts. Studies were included if longitudinal and population based. 35 studies from 4804 references were included. Data extraction and quality assessment were done independently and in duplicate.

FINDINGS: There was an increased risk of any psychotic outcome in individuals who had ever used cannabis (pooled adjusted odds ratio=1.41, 95% CI 1.20-1.65). Findings were consistent with a dose-response effect, with greater risk in people who used cannabis most frequently (2.09, 1.54-2.84). Results of analyses restricted to studies of more clinically relevant psychotic disorders were similar. Depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety outcomes were examined separately. Findings for these outcomes were less consistent, and fewer attempts were made to address non-causal explanations, than for psychosis. A substantial confounding effect was present for both psychotic and affective outcomes.

INTERPRETATION: The evidence is consistent with the view that cannabis increases risk of psychotic outcomes independently of confounding and transient intoxication effects, although evidence for affective outcomes is less strong. The uncertainty about whether cannabis causes psychosis is unlikely to be resolved by further longitudinal studies such as those reviewed here. However, we conclude that there is now sufficient evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of developing a psychotic illness later in life.

And I could find a million other articles claiming otherwise.

[SK8R43]

Re: homeless for a week!

Weed is BAD. the end

Anyone who smokes weed should be ashamed of themselves. /thread

[firemon22]

Re: homeless for a week!

mmmm weed.
13 members damn

[popsicle_3000]

Re: homeless for a week!

And I could find a million other articles claiming otherwise.

articles posted in journals on the same level as the Lancet, the 2nd highest impact journal in all of medicine?

[korny]

Re: homeless for a week!

I briefly read over that article under the rushed assumption that it applied to anyone and everyone, when in truth the possibility of psychosis only applies to younger individuals who's brains have yet to fully develop as the article suggests.

[popsicle_3000]

Re: homeless for a week!

I briefly read over that article under the rushed assumption that it applied to anyone and everyone, when in truth the possibility of psychosis only applies to younger individuals who's brains have yet to fully develop as the article suggests.

I couldn't find the exclusive application to younger people that you mention...

[korny]

Re: homeless for a week!

My "extensive" research points towards psychosis only being a factor for adolescent underdeveloped brains exclusively.

[TheSaxRunner05]

Re: homeless for a week!

Anyone sympathizing for her lacks some serious insight

Or maybe they believe that the punishment was too harsh for the offense. Maybe the parents are too focused on themselves to worry about the inconveniences and responsibilities of continued parenthood to face the issue with their daughter and resolve it. The parents have to show that rash action is not the way to resolve issues. Arresting her and kicking her out seemed quite rash to me.

Sure, punching family members is not behavior that should be ignored. However, you can sit down and discuss where the anger is coming from and solve the actual issue rather than leveraging power as a parent to further demean the son or daughter.

It is a lack of sympathy and communication on both sides which leads to these disastrous situations. With some "serious insight," parents can actually get at solving the issue causing the behavior. Punishment as a solution is only effective when it brings about a positive change in the relationship, which has not happened here.

[HalfStep]

Re: homeless for a week!

First good post in the thread award goes to saxrunner

[Attractive]

Re: homeless for a week!

why is this thread in the birthday forum?

[Mollocephalus]

Re: homeless for a week!

I smoke more weed than probably anyone here and I am always full of energy and am highly successful.

While everyone reacts in slightly different ways, you can't use anectodal evidence as a general rule.

[PaperclipGames]

Re: homeless for a week!

@korny: You generalize at least as much as I did: you know yourself, I know a couple potheads. We both have some, but limited, empiric evidence for our opinions. I cannot claim that you are wrong, but neither can you claim I am. Plus, it is only natural to reason and extrapolate/predict based of already given information; my information is the people I know who smoke pot a lot.
I'm not trying to say that everyone who smokes pot turns into a energyless, failing lazy ass. I'm merely stating that based on what I've experienced, odds simply appear higher for them to be. It's very nice that you don't fall under that category; keep it up, and stay successful.

In any case, it appears as though Zeldagurl uses the weed out of some sort of escapism, which is understandable but not very prudent.

Also, Sax has a very good point.

[korny]

Re: homeless for a week!

My point is certain people tend to classify pot heads as a particular group of people as a whole, when in truth the spectrum partakes defying all ignorant prematurely made stigmatic perceptions.

[ReikonKeiri]

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calm down put the thesaurus away

[L.B.D.D]

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dirty whores