Halibut Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Alcohol is not a drug! if you insist I will once again print the true Oxford Dictionary defintion of alcohol which never mentions the word drug. Yes it is. ''Alcohol, known technically as ethanol, is a powerful psychoactive chemical, affecting many different functions in the central nervous system (i.e. the brain and spinal cord), such as memory, sleep and inhibition.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelax Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm not the one claiming it either is or isn't dangerous to drive on canabis. You are. Presumably you have based this belief on some information. The onus is therefore on you to share it. In other words you just wish to argue without substance which is all everyone of your replies has done. If you wish to dissagree with a post at least have a valid reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Your opinion, not assessment. No, as I said, it's an assessment based on reports I've read in the past that I can't be bothered to find the links for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 If cannabis use causes psychosis, how come only 2% of the population are affected, despite an explosion in cannabis use? Keele University research 2009. British investigators at Keele University Medical School compared trends in cannabis use and instances of schizophrenia in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2005. The research showed that even as marijuana use soared among the general population, “incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia and psychoses were either stable or declining” during this period. The authors concluded that an expected rise in diagnoses of schizophrenia and psychoses did not occur over the decade under study. “This study does not therefore support the … link between cannabis use and incidence of psychotic disorders,” the study concludes, adding " “This concurs with other reports indicating that increases in population cannabis use have not been followed by increases in psychotic incidence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 If you wish to dissagree with a post at least have a valid reason. Yes, please do. Why don't you begin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Howdoes the mental effect of a drug imparing peoples ability to drive safely take this thread off topic. Ask Bassman. He's the one who is saying it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Read the report in reply #6 There is no report in reply #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Alcohol is a drug. Look - http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/alcoholanddrugs/alcoholourfavouritedrug.aspx Just because certain people choose to redifine alcohol it does not make it the proper defintion. The title of this topic is ‘Cannabis Raises Psychosis Risk' magilla has tried to hijack it and take it off topic to cause argument and get if closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Ask Bassman. He's the one who is saying it does.No the courts did when jailing George Michael after he crashed his car whilst high on cannabis. This thread is titled ‘Cannabis Raises Psychosis Risk' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelax Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 No, as I said, it's an assessment based on reports I've read in the past that I can't be bothered to find the links for. I have read reports on this and seen a driving demonstration. As in this thread there are conflicting opinions but one agreed assessment is that it changes your percetion. The amount used may be the defining point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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