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What does this mean in plain terms?

colechristensen 7y ago
You usually shouldn't draw such conclusions from single studies. This was a rat model studying a specific gene and a drug therapy for it, it might be one datum among many if you were surveying the literature to try to draw conclusions about plain terms conclusions to extract. A quote from the abstract "Emerging clinical evidence, however, indicates that prenatal cannabis exposure (PCE) predisposes offspring to various neuropsychiatric disorders linked to aberrant dopaminergic function." is about the best you can do. There is growing clinical evidence that cannabis exposure during gestation leads to problems with dopamine.
- apacheCamel 7y ago
  So, correct me if I am wrong, but to summarize: Smoking marijuana while pregnant is bad for the baby?
  - arpa 7y ago
    Possibly. There is growing body of evidence it might be.
    - bendbro 7y ago
      Please confirm: can I counteract the effects of marijuana on the developing fetus with Cocaine? My drug friends tell me they act like opposites in the body. Thanks
  - layoutIfNeeded 7y ago
    Smoking anything during pregnancy is bad for the baby.
  - colechristensen 7y ago
    You really shouldn't sort things into "good" and "bad" bins. The world is more complicated than that.
  - loeg 7y ago
    You're wrong to assume so on the basis of this study. It might be true, but this study doesn't show that.
castis 7y ago
possible "neuropsychiatric disorders linked to aberrant dopaminergic function." I took this to mean: possible problems regulating/utilizing dopamine which could mean a whole lot of things. increasinly predisposed to things like depression, difficulty breaking addictions that supply the user with dopamine, etc.
cjensen 7y ago
THC should not be used during pregnancy. The longer version: there is evidence of a pathway for THC to be harmful during pregnancy. Much more study is needed. In the meantime, since THC is not needed during pregnancy, the risks clearly outweigh the benefits and pregnant persons should avoid THC.
- RealObama 7y ago
  I think you mean Pregnant Women not pregnant persons
  - pault 7y ago
    Don't poke the bear.
  - jnosCo 7y ago
    I believe that Women are a subset of Persons so their statement is correct as stated.
    - RealObama 7y ago
      Not all persons can be pregnant
  - lightbyte 7y ago
    Is THC also bad for pregnant trans men? I suspect it is, so pregnant persons is more accurate.
    - RealObama 7y ago
      It doesn't matter, a Trans Man is still a Biological Woman.
loeg 7y ago
Further research needed to say anything of significance, unless you're especially concerned about your pregnant rat's marijuana habit. Probably don't smoke a lot of weed during pregnancy? But I think that was already more or less a given.

You usually shouldn't draw such conclusions from single studies. This was a rat model studying a specific gene and a drug therapy for it, it might be one datum among many if you were surveying the literature to try to draw conclusions about plain terms conclusions to extract. A quote from the abstract "Emerging clinical evidence, however, indicates that prenatal cannabis exposure (PCE) predisposes offspring to various neuropsychiatric disorders linked to aberrant dopaminergic function." is about the best you can do. There is growing clinical evidence that cannabis exposure during gestation leads to problems with dopamine.

apacheCamel 7y ago
So, correct me if I am wrong, but to summarize: Smoking marijuana while pregnant is bad for the baby?
- arpa 7y ago
  Possibly. There is growing body of evidence it might be.
  - bendbro 7y ago
    Please confirm: can I counteract the effects of marijuana on the developing fetus with Cocaine? My drug friends tell me they act like opposites in the body. Thanks
- layoutIfNeeded 7y ago
  Smoking anything during pregnancy is bad for the baby.
- colechristensen 7y ago
  You really shouldn't sort things into "good" and "bad" bins. The world is more complicated than that.
- loeg 7y ago
  You're wrong to assume so on the basis of this study. It might be true, but this study doesn't show that.

castis 7y ago

possible "neuropsychiatric disorders linked to aberrant dopaminergic function." I took this to mean: possible problems regulating/utilizing dopamine which could mean a whole lot of things. increasinly predisposed to things like depression, difficulty breaking addictions that supply the user with dopamine, etc.

cjensen 7y ago

THC should not be used during pregnancy. The longer version: there is evidence of a pathway for THC to be harmful during pregnancy. Much more study is needed. In the meantime, since THC is not needed during pregnancy, the risks clearly outweigh the benefits and pregnant persons should avoid THC.

RealObama 7y ago
I think you mean Pregnant Women not pregnant persons
- pault 7y ago
  Don't poke the bear.
- jnosCo 7y ago
  I believe that Women are a subset of Persons so their statement is correct as stated.
  - RealObama 7y ago
    Not all persons can be pregnant
- lightbyte 7y ago
  Is THC also bad for pregnant trans men? I suspect it is, so pregnant persons is more accurate.
  - RealObama 7y ago
    It doesn't matter, a Trans Man is still a Biological Woman.

loeg 7y ago

Further research needed to say anything of significance, unless you're especially concerned about your pregnant rat's marijuana habit. Probably don't smoke a lot of weed during pregnancy? But I think that was already more or less a given.