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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 th
by 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 agoIt'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