Addiction to Drugs/marijuana use

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Expert: - 2/14/2008


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Hi. My best friend did some sort of a study on his own. (if i can call it that) He smoked marijuana every other day for 8 weeks. (1 quarter of the school year) he would also smoke every morning before a big test and would ace it. He got the best grades he had ever gotten. his gpa was a 4.1 and it is usually in the 3.1-3.3 range. Is there any explanation for why he performed better under the influence? Thanks
P.S. im a male in high school

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Hi john,

Anybody believing that they perform better under the influence of drugs is just fooling himself. In the end they all fall down. This often happen among actors and artists who operate under the illusion that drugs improve their performance. You friend could probably have scored even higher without drugs.

Without drugs he could have suffered from high levels of adrenaline. Most pot smokers self-medicate against high levels of adrenaline due to a metabolic disorder, that will only get worse as he continues to smoke pot. I would not be surprised if he can not function normally without his daily dose of marijuana.


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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Nutritional Psychotherapist

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The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter

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BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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