Oy! How's are boy this morning? Ready for the regular debunking? You sure like the pain :)
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Controversial Study Links Cannabis Use to Accelerated Brain Aging

A new study claims cannabis use may cause accelerated brain aging, but experts say the findings appear to “prioritize marketing over science.”

Excerpts:

"A new study has identified cannabis, alcohol, and certain mental disorders as primary drivers of brain aging.

Billed as the largest known brain imaging study, utilizing more than 60,000 SPECT scans, the research looks impressive.

It also supports an enticing prospect: being able to look at images of the brain to see whether or not it’s prematurely aging.

But experts have called the research into question over the methodology, which has a long history of criticism among members of the medical community."


"The controversy

The scientific literature on marijuana and Alzheimer’s is by no means clear cut.

Some studies have identified both THC and CBD — two of the many chemical components found within marijuana — as having potentially beneficial effects on Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Advocates disagree with how the drug is being characterized by Amen.

“There is some exciting preliminary data, based largely on animal models, that components in cannabis can be neuroprotective and may possibly hold keys to addressing the aging process in the brain and/or age-related disorders,” Paul Armentano, the deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), told Healthline.

“Obviously, these findings and their implications appear to be opposite of those suggested by Dr. Amen,” Armentano said."

"To say that Amen has a notorious reputation within the medical community would be an understatement.

He’s been called a fraud, a snake oil salesman, and a huckster.

One expert at UCLA’s Brain Research Institute contacted by Healthline said “I have nothing to add beyond what has already been said by others,” and suggested he should be investigated by the medical board.

He declined to comment further. "

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So our lad could hardly have picked a LESS reputable source to hang his hat on today. And again, less than three minutes' search turned up NUMEROUS articles in this same vein - in fact, even the POSITIVE articles were cautionary about the findings, and there weren't many of those!

Now, I hope someone will repost this, yesterday's round of truth has me on ignore again, or so he says. And as he says he "never reads walls of text," (AKA he's not smart enough to parse the information we share) I'll post the SECOND study in a second post.

Again, a repost would be appreciated!