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From the article: > “However, this is not a study that anyone should look at and say, ‘Jury’s in, and cannabis use causes dementia,’” Myran said. “This is a st

From the article: > “However, this is not a study that anyone should look at and say, ‘Jury’s in, and cannabis use causes dementia,’” Myran said. “This is a study that brings up a concerning association that fits within a growing body of research.” From the study: > Individuals with acute care due to cannabis use were at lower risk than those with acute care due to alcohol use.

Retric 1y ago
Difficulty regulating consumption while intoxicated could easily be an effect of whatever underlying condition is resulting in dementia. I wonder if doing cognitive tests at various levels of intoxication might be a better indicator than under normal conditions.
honeybadger1 1y ago
doesn't exactly get the attention and funding they desire with that spin on it does it?
f6v 1y ago
One likely explanation is that both cannabis and alcohol users abuse substances due to an underlying process that leads to dementia. There might be something that makes you a heavy user AND prone to dementia. But, of course, we can’t say that alcohol or weed are direct causes of the disease.
- justin66 1y ago
  It's well known that alcoholism can be a direct cause of dementia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome
- almost_usual 1y ago
  > Specifically, alcohol intake is negatively associated with global brain volume measures, regional gray matter volumes, and white matter microstructure. Here, we show that the negative associations between alcohol intake and brain macrostructure and microstructure are already apparent in individuals consuming an average of only one to two daily alcohol units, and become stronger as alcohol intake increases. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28735-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28735-5
almost_usual 1y ago
Alcohol is one of the most toxic substances out there, no surprise the risk is higher than cannabis.
mk_chan 1y ago
Diagnosis: Misaligned incentives correlate with acute miscomprehension

Retric 1y ago

Difficulty regulating consumption while intoxicated could easily be an effect of whatever underlying condition is resulting in dementia. I wonder if doing cognitive tests at various levels of intoxication might be a better indicator than under normal conditions.

honeybadger1 1y ago

doesn't exactly get the attention and funding they desire with that spin on it does it?

f6v 1y ago

One likely explanation is that both cannabis and alcohol users abuse substances due to an underlying process that leads to dementia. There might be something that makes you a heavy user AND prone to dementia. But, of course, we can’t say that alcohol or weed are direct causes of the disease.

justin66 1y ago
It's well known that alcoholism can be a direct cause of dementia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome
almost_usual 1y ago
> Specifically, alcohol intake is negatively associated with global brain volume measures, regional gray matter volumes, and white matter microstructure. Here, we show that the negative associations between alcohol intake and brain macrostructure and microstructure are already apparent in individuals consuming an average of only one to two daily alcohol units, and become stronger as alcohol intake increases. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28735-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28735-5

almost_usual 1y ago

Alcohol is one of the most toxic substances out there, no surprise the risk is higher than cannabis.

mk_chan 1y ago

Diagnosis: Misaligned incentives correlate with acute miscomprehension