smoking and brain damage

I have read that smoking tobacco heavily over time can exacerbate alcohol related brain damage. Does inhaling smoke on a regular basis age the brain in such a way that one may experience conditions such as dementia or parkinson's or other complications at an early age? Do the combustion chemicals in marijuana smoke deterioriate your brain slightly? I can live with the coughing but it scares me to think that my I am damaging my brain, even if it is only ever so slightly. I want to be sharp in my old age. Is my concern way off?

I've been smoking pot for 40+ years, and cigarettes for about 20, and I ain't ..... what were we talkin' about ? ... dammit :wtf:
P.S., ya don't wanna be 'sharp' in your old age, trust me ... the less you can comprehend, the happier you'll be :D

women are the leading cause of brain damage in men

...the other stuff is small... POTatoes....:kisslove:

Drain Bamage! Nah! Framalama....
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Drain Bamage! Nah! Framalama....
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framalama dingdong :S2:

Cannabis is now being used to treat bipolar, schizophrenia, and soon Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disease.

Cannabis is a drug, that happens to protect the nervous system and brain.

Granted, it's medicinal uses are usually only gained if you eat the cannabis rather then smoke it.

Effects of frequent marijuana use on brain tissue volume and composition
Effects of frequent marijuana use on brain tissue volume and composition


Findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ
Current and former marijuana use: preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ in young adults -- Fried et al. 166 (7): 887 -- Canadian Medical Association Journal

Heavy cannabis use without long-term effect on global intelligence
IACM-Bulletin

Marijuana does not dent IQ permanently
Marijuana does not dent IQ permanently - 08 April 2002 - New Scientist

Cannabis use and cognitive decline in persons under 65 years of age
Cannabis use and cognitive decline in persons under 65 years of age

Differential Effects of THC or CBD-rich Cannabis Extracts on Working Memory in Rats
http://www.ukcia.org/research/THCCBDWorkingMemory.pdf

Neurocognitive performance during acute THC intoxication in heavy and occasional cannabis users.
Unbound MEDLINE | Neurocognitive performance during acute THC intoxication in heavy and occasional cannabis users. Journal article

Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of cannabis use: a meta-analytic study.
Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of can...[J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2003] - PubMed Result

Review: executive functioning and cannabis use.
Unbound MEDLINE | [Review: executive functioning and cannabis use.] Journal article

Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users
Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users

Letting your mind get lazy is far more a threat to your intellect than toking! Keep your mind active (try playing freerice.com) and your brain has a much better chance of being sharp when you are my age (dang near 62).

Granny :hippy:

Thanks Storm

Fourteen and-a-half years ago, I suffered brain damage to the extent where I couldn't control my right-side after coming out of a coma. I've been smoking herb for fourteen years, all the while, my brain was rebuilding new pathways. In the nineteen years before it, I smoked daily for four months at a college, three times in high school, and, several times in the months preceding it.

I had to learn how to walk, talk, eat, etc., again. A little over two months later, I smoked herb. If it did do any damage, my progress would've been stunted fourteen years ago.

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Cannabis is now being used to treat bipolar, schizophrenia, and soon Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disease.

Cannabis is a drug, that happens to protect the nervous system and brain.

Granted, it's medicinal uses are usually only gained if you eat the cannabis rather then smoke it.

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Hmmm seems to me I get the benefits by smoking it too.

Best one, too- Seems that cannabis PROTECTS the brain when indulging in alcohol! So I'd say "no", cannabis won't exacerbate alcohol brain damage. :thumbsup:


Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity
Comparison of Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity -- Hamelink et al. 314 (2): 780 -- Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics

Where ya get the giraffe? love to have her
babygiraffe:D

AFAIK:

Alcohol is a poison and causes brain swelling. Over time with prolonged use there is irreversible damage, aka "wet brain."

Nothing in marijuana operates like that.