(CNN) — Using marijuana at an early age could have long-term consequences on your brain and it may even lower your IQ, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers found that compared to nonusers, people who smoked marijuana starting as early as age 14 have less brain volume, or gray matter, in the orbitofrontal cortex. That’s the area in the front of your brain that helps you make decisions.
“The younger the individual started using, the more pronounced the changes,” said Dr. Francesca Filbey, the study’s principal investigator and associate professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. “Adolescence is when the brain starts maturing and making itself more adult-like, so any exposure to toxic substances can set the course for how your brain ends up.”
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9 comments:
meh. i think this is more of a chicken/egg arguement. people that smoke are stupid. not necessarily smoking makes you stupid. im pretty sure most of these knuckleheads were idiots to begin with.
Look what it did to Spicolli
They call it dope for a reason!
4:03 and being a ignorant buffon makes you stupid..do you know how many very intelligent people smoke pot...carl sagan for one..another BS study ..bet we can find a study that concludes " bloggerhaters" that troll blogs they hate are libtarded
Look who is supporting these articles. You will find pharmaceuticals companies and private prisons. Gee wonder who has an interest in keeping it illegal.
If my IQ drops any lower I'll be walking on all 4's.
And your the idiot that can't spell!!
um 8:52pm.... "you're"
Sure goes good with Pink Floyd.
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