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<blockquote data-quote="Joyce" data-source="post: 333067" data-attributes="member: 4965"><p>I've been reading this site for years, but finally had to post. I also have a 20 year old pot smoker. I fought the good fight during high school, but lost the battle in college. His drive is zilch. He also has high anxiety, maybe ADHD, and definitely the marijuana has taken away his drive. He went back to his psychologist from his younger teen years to get his opinion, and this psychologist asked him what happened to his drive! I took him to two different psychologists, one psychiatrist, one nurse practitioner, etc. over the years. The last psychologist said he is just going to have to learn the hard lessons on his own (i.e., school of hard knocks). </p><p></p><p>And just to clarify, I do know pot smokers who were his peers who are successful in college. But I know more of them who were adversely affected by their use. Throughout the years I have found many studies which object to use in the still-developing mind. The only link I can readily find is:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/muhc-caa121709.php" target="_blank">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/muhc-caa121709.php</a></p><p></p><p>"Teenagers who are exposed to cannabis have decreased serotonin transmission, which leads to mood disorders, as well as increased norepinephrine transmission, which leads to greater long-term susceptibility to stress,"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joyce, post: 333067, member: 4965"] I've been reading this site for years, but finally had to post. I also have a 20 year old pot smoker. I fought the good fight during high school, but lost the battle in college. His drive is zilch. He also has high anxiety, maybe ADHD, and definitely the marijuana has taken away his drive. He went back to his psychologist from his younger teen years to get his opinion, and this psychologist asked him what happened to his drive! I took him to two different psychologists, one psychiatrist, one nurse practitioner, etc. over the years. The last psychologist said he is just going to have to learn the hard lessons on his own (i.e., school of hard knocks). And just to clarify, I do know pot smokers who were his peers who are successful in college. But I know more of them who were adversely affected by their use. Throughout the years I have found many studies which object to use in the still-developing mind. The only link I can readily find is: [URL]http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/muhc-caa121709.php[/URL] "Teenagers who are exposed to cannabis have decreased serotonin transmission, which leads to mood disorders, as well as increased norepinephrine transmission, which leads to greater long-term susceptibility to stress," [/QUOTE]
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