NEW STUDY SHOWS POT SMOKING IS DAMAGING

by C. Price Jones- Michigan Daily (MI Edu)

Thu, 07 Mar 2002

Long-term cannabis use impairs memory and attention beyond the time of intoxication, according to experiment results that the Journal of the American Medical Association released yesterday. These effects worsen with continued smoking and potentially affect users' academic and occupational production, relationships and other daily activities.

"This has been an issue of substantial discussion for a long time," Interim Director for University Health Services Robert Winfield said. "The big question has always been, is ( cannabis ) temporary to being intoxicated or is it permanent?"

"They did some fairly intensive mental study," Winfield said. "On the other hand, the study is not very large - but it's not a study to be discarded because it's done in some shallow manner."

"I don't think this settles the issue, but it's useful evidence," Winfield added.

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