All drugs cause a certain level of brain damage if used chronically. Brain damage as defined by any alterations in brain chemistry that are deleterious to the functioning of the brain.
I know there are studies out there that show what the results of chronic use of drugs are on the brain (lowered attention span, difficulty managing impulses, short term memory affect, mood destabilization, and so on). These studies are cool and all but I don't think it's possible to get really pure statistics from them since long-term studies are tough to perform.
If you have annecdotes that's cool too. Like, "since my buddy started smoking X he hasn't been the same in years.."
Personally, I think the tranquilizers like Xanax are the worst!!!!! They slow your brain down, make you want to do nothing, and as a result of all the inactivity your brain dumbs down verry fast!! It's the worst drug because out of all of them it encourages your not to want to use your brain which results in brain atrophy--- one of the worst poisons for your brain is not to exercise it, why do you think old people get dementia so much? i think a lot of it is due to not exercising the brain enough. Plus the withdrawals from xanax are hell on earth, a billion times worse than anything, and you don't have to use for too long to become habituated. Even if you take vicodin as often as you might xanax (dose dependant I know) you will still not be as addictedd to that as xanax.
Secondly, maybe pot (or meth)? It slows the brain down too much sometimes and makes one way too freakin laaaazy. You don't use the brain as much I think, like xanax, which doesn't help your brain.
Lastly opiates... I've read they can cause some damage.
What's your opinion?
I know there are studies out there that show what the results of chronic use of drugs are on the brain (lowered attention span, difficulty managing impulses, short term memory affect, mood destabilization, and so on). These studies are cool and all but I don't think it's possible to get really pure statistics from them since long-term studies are tough to perform.
If you have annecdotes that's cool too. Like, "since my buddy started smoking X he hasn't been the same in years.."
Personally, I think the tranquilizers like Xanax are the worst!!!!! They slow your brain down, make you want to do nothing, and as a result of all the inactivity your brain dumbs down verry fast!! It's the worst drug because out of all of them it encourages your not to want to use your brain which results in brain atrophy--- one of the worst poisons for your brain is not to exercise it, why do you think old people get dementia so much? i think a lot of it is due to not exercising the brain enough. Plus the withdrawals from xanax are hell on earth, a billion times worse than anything, and you don't have to use for too long to become habituated. Even if you take vicodin as often as you might xanax (dose dependant I know) you will still not be as addictedd to that as xanax.
Secondly, maybe pot (or meth)? It slows the brain down too much sometimes and makes one way too freakin laaaazy. You don't use the brain as much I think, like xanax, which doesn't help your brain.
Lastly opiates... I've read they can cause some damage.
What's your opinion?