A recent study found that men with self-reported DUIC (driving under the influence of cannabis) tend to be associated with an increased risk of being involved in a car accident.
Entries Tagged as 'Marijuana Addiction'
Marijuana and Dangerous Driving
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments
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Marijuana and Brain Damage
February 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Research shows that adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain regions involved in memory, attention, decision-making, language and executive functioning skills. The findings are of particular concern because adolescence is a crucial period for brain development and maturation.
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Marijuana and Male Fertility
February 1st, 2009 · No Comments
A research report states that human male fertility is impacted by chronic marijuana users. Evidence shows that the sperm has decreased ability to fertilize due to poor penetration of the female egg.
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Marijuana Use and Pregnancy Failure
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments
A study from Vanderbilt University that appears in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reveals that marijuana use at the time of conception and early in pregnancy prevents embryos’ safe passage from the ovary to the uterus, resulting in early pregnancy failure.
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Pothead
November 28th, 2008 · No Comments
A pothead is one who habitually smokes marijuana which is often called “pot,” “grass,” “weed,” “reefer,” or “mary jane”.
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Marijuana Brain
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Chronic, heavy marijuana use during adolescence, which is a critical period of ongoing brain development, is associated with poorer performance on thinking tasks, including slower psychomotor speed and poorer complex attention, verbal memory and planning ability.
