#1 Neuroscientist Shares His Thoughts On Alcohol, Weed, Caffeine & Vaping | Dr. Tommy Wood

[@SquashDaBeef]

My opinion is weed will trigger any predisposition, or make worse anything you are already suffering from. But will not cause it.

[@jpVari]

That's extreme and wild ahaha

[@iamthefiremanjj]

I don't think that's true for everyoneb

[@Crxmdawg]

Not everyone

[@SquashDaBeef]

@@iamthefiremanjj just my opinion dude

[@slobodanmarkovic4079]

Thats my opinion too. ​@@SquashDaBeef

[@myhottea]

Outstanding!!! Thank you Doug and Dr. Wood!

[@tomav8er]

I smoked weed daily for about 15 years. Quit over 20 years ago. I would also always claim that it did me more good than harm, and that I was fully functional etc. The problem is that after prolonged use, that all changed and I started to feel many negative effects from it but of course would never admit that until long after I quit.

[@pcreative224]

Weed really hindered my life. Thank you for spreading this information Doug.

[@expansionist93]

Sucks to suck 😢

[@dg6845]

Definitely sucks to be human.... Unfortunately, all substances affect us individually differently.

[@expansionist93]

@@dg6845 boo hoo

[@JIMKATSANIDIS]

Excellent discussion! Drugs and alcohol can interfere with the way brain cells function, altering the way they send, receive, and process signals. It can also lead to various conditions involving the central nervous system, including everything from headaches, stroke and seizures. long-term use can cause issues with memory, attention and people can experience cognitive and behavioral issues. Thank you Doug and Dr. Tommy for sharing this super helpful video with us!🙌❤👍

[@ktlnlwe]

In my experience, cannabis is certainly not all it's cracked up to be, but I needed to use it as a form of harm reduction while I stopped drinking alcohol. My life would be a hell of a lot worse right now if I had kept attempting to quit alcohol cold turkey, if only to appease those that thought I should just stop all substances immediately. When used for a specific purpose, I believe it can be helpful, as long as one is aware of the potential drawbacks. As with any drug that alters brain chemicals, there is always the potential to impact one negatively. I experienced many physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms when stopping cannabis, but they paled in comparison to those from alcohol.

[@fieviolet6889]

Wow i smoke so much weed it's absurd. But i also feel like i rely on it so much more than i used to. Same with alcohol.

[@5kids1goldfish]

My son had multiple schizophrenic episodes triggered by pot use. That was the initiation of a condition which-- now years later-- seems to be under control with a monthly injection. Some of my friends use pot and say it's the only thing that effectively gives them relief from chronic traumatic stress.

[@aboveSubparBallAnalysis]

Yeah

[@gobarbiego1]

My nephew is the same . Even the hospital says as he was young when he started it, that was the cause

[@5kids1goldfish]

@@gobarbiego1 there's so little mention of that connection. I always told my kids to stay away from all drug experimentation because members of our family have had serious mental health issues-- and we are convinced that some of us cannot recover from casual drug experimentation. My younger sister put her brain through stresses with drugs and never was able to recover from what got triggered. She eventually took her life. I find it very scary-- what people will put themselves through as if drug experimentation is not a big deal.

[@Gain-Health]

We are all trying to put so much on one element .. yet we are beautifully complex beings with many variables that interact in different ways On THC .. on addiction … on surviving long term abuse The big picture similarities are sufficient enough to get the story line But character variations need individual and specific assessment While in the initial stages of trauma I couldn’t have got through a day without something .. ideally that would have been intense therapy straight away In Canada .. we aren’t used to paying for healthcare … out of pocket that is But after going on 3 years being on trauma Therapy wait lists And specialists referrals Is beyond ridiculous I know I was sitting back just waiting for life to be over I already accomplished so much … and after all I lost … knowing the work it took to get .. I just don’t want to .. but .. there are things I want to do .. like helping others in the same Struggle .. someone who has ADHD has led me to an abundance of research to figure this all out After all I learned And been through I have enough to help others … and that’s something I wanna do

[@slobodanmarkovic4079]

​@@gobarbiego1they lie. He had that but weed was trigger. I ve smoked from 14-30(now Im 41).No problem. I dont recomend to smoke whole day all day, i was smoking 20-25joints per day at least 5years.

[@dominiquebeninca3449]

Cheech and Chong snoop dog and Willy Nelson are still going strong and seem to be mentally healthy. After years of heavy use .

[@Here_For_Now]

"Seem" being the operative term. You have no idea what their real lives off-screen are like.

[@iamthefiremanjj]

Weed gives me anxiety

[@jackoward1]

Jeremy really turned his life around

[@OperaLover45]

This is the worst episode you have done. I have great respect for your work in general and find many of them super interesting and helpful. However, in this one, you are the one making extreme comments and your scientist essentially modified every one of your statements, if not disagreed with you entirely in a polite way. You hear him say 'this isn't my area of expertise', 'the research isn't solid enough on this yet', 'a modified approach is probably the answer', etc etc. Your questions are biased, leading, and from an addict perspective (all due honor and respect for your journey). But you didn't seem to absorb his answers. You kept repeating your extreme comments, and they are essentially click bait. You're better than this!

[@OperaLover45]

@@Neil-tz5ty I don't smoke, but thanks for yet another assumption today.

[@MichaelAlbrecht-d7z]

If you had not addiction believe me you do not know what you are talking about. V V seriously.

[@alisonkirby4398]

Any addiction is bad, not just weed!

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

Everybody is addicted!

[@iamthefiremanjj]

Right ​@@Ronnymikkonen2686