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Topic	NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: Marijuana is addictive and unhealthy
The Admiral 04/28/17 12:53:56 PM #26:	hollow_shrine posted... The Admiral posted... It's objectively unhealthy. That's nice. Now give us you're thoughts on his claims of it being addictive. And there a way to throw this criticism and not walk right into hypocrisy concerning their relationship to the alcohol industry? Alcohol is a red herring and irrelevant to this discussion, so that will be ignored. As for the addictive quality, yes, it is does have addictive symptoms in some people, especially regular users: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive Marijuana use disorders are often associated with dependence—in which a person feels withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug. People who use marijuana frequently often report irritability, mood and sleep difficulties, decreased appetite, cravings, restlessness, and/or various forms of physical discomfort that peak within the first week after quitting and last up to 2 weeks.20,21 Marijuana dependence occurs when the brain adapts to large amounts of the drug by reducing production of and sensitivity to its own endocannabinoid neurotransmitters.22,23 --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:878080321] in NFL Commis... [t:75288869]...</cite> <quote><cite>hollow_shrine posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>It's objectively unhealthy.</quote> That's nice. Now give us you're thoughts on his claims of it being addictive. And there a way to throw this criticism and not walk right into hypocrisy concerning their relationship to the alcohol industry?</quote> Alcohol is a red herring and irrelevant to this discussion, so that will be ignored. As for the addictive quality, yes, it is does have addictive symptoms in some people, especially regular users: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive <quote>Marijuana use disorders are often associated with dependence—in which a person feels withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug. People who use marijuana frequently often report irritability, mood and sleep difficulties, decreased appetite, cravings, restlessness, and/or various forms of physical discomfort that peak within the first week after quitting and last up to 2 weeks.20,21 Marijuana dependence occurs when the brain adapts to large amounts of the drug by reducing production of and sensitivity to its own endocannabinoid neurotransmitters.22,23</quote> --- - The Admiral</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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