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Executive function disorder, which is what this article says marijuana causes, is also thought to be a much better name for ADHD. It is not much about hyperacti
by 1_player 5y ago
Executive function disorder, which is what this article says marijuana causes, is also thought to be a much better name for ADHD. It is not much about hyperactivity or attention, but more a chronic lack of dopamine which affects the executive function system of the brain.
I find this interesting and wonder whether many stoners are self-medicating. I know I've smoked so much I've come to hate it and it's caused what I thought were long term memory and executive issues, yet I've recently been diagnosed with ADHD, to my surprise. Were I self-medicating, or did weed made a part of my brain worse? Honestly, I have no idea. I don't think there's an easy answer yet.
- flqn 5y agoIn a similar boat and I wonder the same myself. My current thoughts are that I've had mild executive function disorder for most of my life, and self-medicating has helped in the short term but perhaps caused longer-term effects due to building a dependency on it.
- 1_player 5y agoYes, one necessary requirement for the diagnosis of ADHD is for it to be present since young age. There is no adult-onset ADHD, but there are plenty of factors that can cause ADHD-like symptoms in adults. Perhaps heavy marijuana consumption is one of them, and that same substance is used by people with actual ADHD to self-medicate (getting high -> dopamine increase)
- ekanes 5y agoADHD presents most strongly in childhood, (specifically hyperactivity which diminishes with age, though not everyone with ADHD has hyperactivity) so if you had it you can look back and see it.