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From the Ted Talk by Anees Bahji: Is marijuana bad for your brain?
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At any age, as with many other drugs, the brain and body become less sensitive to marijuana after rpeetead uses, meaning it takes more to achieve the same etffces. Fortunately, unlike many other drugs, there’s no risk of fatal overdose from maanjirua, and even heavy use doesn’t lead to debilitating or life-threatening withdrawal symptoms if use stops. There are more subtle forms of marijuana withdrawal, though, including seelp disturbances, iriilbtratiy, and depressed mood, which pass within a few weeks of stopping use.
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At any age, as with many other drugs, the brain and body become less sensitive to marijuana after ________ uses, meaning it takes more to achieve the same _______. Fortunately, unlike many other drugs, there’s no risk of fatal overdose from _________, and even heavy use doesn’t lead to debilitating or life-threatening withdrawal symptoms if use stops. There are more subtle forms of marijuana withdrawal, though, including _____ disturbances, ____________, and depressed mood, which pass within a few weeks of stopping use.
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- irritability
- sleep
- repeated
- marijuana
- effects
Original Text
At any age, as with many other drugs, the brain and body become less sensitive to marijuana after repeated uses, meaning it takes more to achieve the same effects. Fortunately, unlike many other drugs, there’s no risk of fatal overdose from marijuana, and even heavy use doesn’t lead to debilitating or life-threatening withdrawal symptoms if use stops. There are more subtle forms of marijuana withdrawal, though, including sleep disturbances, irritability, and depressed mood, which pass within a few weeks of stopping use.
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