Cannabis use impacts cognitive abilities beyond the time of intoxication

A new study has found that cannabis use can lead to ‘acute cognitive impairments’ that may continue well beyond the period of intoxication.

Cannabis use impacts cognitive abilities beyond the time of intoxication.

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In any event, Canadian researchers found that cannabis used by both recreational and chronic users can lead to persistent and severe acute cognitive impairments that may continue well beyond the period of intoxication.

The researchers systematically reviewed ten research papers which apparently involved over 43,000 participants.  In turn, the findings of this latest team of researchers were published in the scientific journal Addiction last week.

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Key findings included that cannabis intoxication can produce small to moderate cognitive impairments in areas such as decision making, suppressing inappropriate responses, and the overall time needed to complete a mental task.

Not made clear, however, was how long degradation in cognitive abilities lingers after cannabis use.

After all, tantalizing but incomplete findings pose the opportunity for researchers to pursue additional research funding.

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