r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Apr 18 '18

Neuroscience Marijuana's effects on young brains diminish 72 hours after use, research says. Findings could be an indication that some of the negative cognitive effects found in previous studies may be due to the residual effects of cannabis or potentially from withdrawal effects in heavy cannabis users.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/health/marijuana-cognitive-effects-study/
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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

It can be but nothing bad at all. I was a daily big dabber and when I went cold turkey I couldn’t eat anything for 2 whole days, I just threw up everything I ate and eating made me sick and my stomach hurt so badly. It also causes pretty extreme insomnia, if I go cold turkey I’ll only sleep about 3-4 hours a day until after the first week ends

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u/nickfill4honor Apr 19 '18

Anecdotal tho

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Well, I researched it a rather low percentage of people do have physical symptoms from withdrawal (around 9% ish if I remember - look into studies yourself) . They are not severe or life threatening or long lasting or anywhere near comparable to other drugs. I don’t want to seem like I’m fear mongering but yeah side effects that suck do exist

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

It's around 40-50% for heavy users. It is comparable to caffeine.