Marijuana is less damaging to the brain than alcohol.
There has always been a double standard when evaluating alcohol or tobacco compared to marijuana.
Nobody is scandalized by drinking a few beers, a few glasses of wine with a meal, a dessert shot of brandy, or a glass of wine after a meal; however, in the long term, these habits can have an effect equal to or more harmful than marijuana use.
Alcohol damages the brain more than marijuana
A recent study conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder has determined that alcohol is more damaging to the brain than marijuana. This study, published in the journal Addiction, reveals that continued alcohol consumption over long periods causes more brain damage than similar marijuana use. The study examined the brains of more than 1,000 people of various ages.
Scientists have been studying the effects of alcohol on the brain for many years, but much research remains to be done on the effects of continued marijuana use. It has simply been assumed that cannabinoids are harmful in the long term, given the immediate psychoactive effects of THC.
“When you look closely at the research on this topic, you see that much of what has been done isn’t very accurate,” explains Kent Hutchinson, professor of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder and co-author of the study. “There’s no consistency in that research with what we know today about the brain.”.
Gray matter and white matter in the brain
We will begin by defining gray matter and white matter.
White matter: It is what surrounds them and connects them to each other.
Any loss of density in any of the materials causes the brain to not function as it should.
Scientists decided to examine neurological images of adolescents and adults to check the difference in the effect of alcohol and cannabinoids.
And the study determines that long-term consumption of cannabinoids did not appear to have an impact on the amount of gray matter or the density of white matter, whereas in adults who had been consuming alcohol for decades, a decrease in gray matter and a lower density in white matter was observed.
In conclusion, the authors of the study state that “although the dope It can also have negative consequences, although it certainly doesn't seem to come close to the harm caused by alcohol.".
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