I don't listen to PSA's or anything... to be honest, a lot of the information I get is from listening to "Loveline." For those that don't know, it's a radio show that's been on for about 18 years, hosted by Dr. Drew, and he is a physician, he specializes in addiction medicine, he has MANY patients that are drug users, he knows from callers and so forth, so he knows about everything there is to know about drug use. About 7 or 8 years ago Adam Carolla became co-host (pretty much the funniest guy around), and he's also pretty damn smart, partially from doing the show and learning from Drew, as well as his father being a psychologist.
Point is, I'm not saying stuff that is used by non-profit organizations that want to clean up the world, I get the info from hearing callers and Dr. Drew giving information about drug usage... he has many patients that are addicted to pot. I don't totally bash pot... I know it's not so bad for occasional recreational use. It's not so much that, because if you aren't addicted, and if you haven't smoked a lot since you were 15 or younger, it's not too bad. If you smoked from when you were young, then there are statistics on shrinkage of the frontal lobe (creative center of the brain). Long-term use, even if you aren't addicted, can result in depression. Once again, you make the argument that this doesn't happen to you and doesn't happen to everyone, AND YOU ARE RIGHT. I won't dispute that. I just say why bother? There is a relatively high chance that it will negatively affect you. There are other things that make you feel good. You don't need it, and it's illegal. THAT is my point.
There is a lot of bias in it... I don't view pot in a particularly high light, and some of you do. So you buy a book that says pot is not addictive, no way, no how. You read things that support it and say it is safe, and perhaps can even improve your life. If it works for you, it works for you. Unfortunately it is just general not true among the medical community.
And I'd like to say take a little test in your mind: would you say it's ok for parents to be drug users? Most, even those who smoke pot, would say no, it makes them unfit. Would you want your children to smoke pot? Generally, the answer is HELL NO. Why? Because you know there is SOMETHING wrong with it.
Sometimes I dispute stuff because I read irresponsible things that people say, like pot is not gonna hurt you at all, it's fine, stuff like that. I understand saying you like pot, you want it, whatever... but to imply that it's safe is not true. It isn't safe. And just because your life is beautiful and you jump for joy when you find a joint or two doesn't mean it won't mess up other people.
Point is, I'm not saying stuff that is used by non-profit organizations that want to clean up the world, I get the info from hearing callers and Dr. Drew giving information about drug usage... he has many patients that are addicted to pot. I don't totally bash pot... I know it's not so bad for occasional recreational use. It's not so much that, because if you aren't addicted, and if you haven't smoked a lot since you were 15 or younger, it's not too bad. If you smoked from when you were young, then there are statistics on shrinkage of the frontal lobe (creative center of the brain). Long-term use, even if you aren't addicted, can result in depression. Once again, you make the argument that this doesn't happen to you and doesn't happen to everyone, AND YOU ARE RIGHT. I won't dispute that. I just say why bother? There is a relatively high chance that it will negatively affect you. There are other things that make you feel good. You don't need it, and it's illegal. THAT is my point.
There is a lot of bias in it... I don't view pot in a particularly high light, and some of you do. So you buy a book that says pot is not addictive, no way, no how. You read things that support it and say it is safe, and perhaps can even improve your life. If it works for you, it works for you. Unfortunately it is just general not true among the medical community.
And I'd like to say take a little test in your mind: would you say it's ok for parents to be drug users? Most, even those who smoke pot, would say no, it makes them unfit. Would you want your children to smoke pot? Generally, the answer is HELL NO. Why? Because you know there is SOMETHING wrong with it.
Sometimes I dispute stuff because I read irresponsible things that people say, like pot is not gonna hurt you at all, it's fine, stuff like that. I understand saying you like pot, you want it, whatever... but to imply that it's safe is not true. It isn't safe. And just because your life is beautiful and you jump for joy when you find a joint or two doesn't mean it won't mess up other people.