Aging Druggies
June 2nd 2008 16:24
Baby boomers are aging as we all know. Their generation abused more illegal drugs than others before or after them. Some assume that drug use stopped as they aged,but it didn't. Drug use still goes on as over-50s still continue their druggie lifestyles. Maybe we should look at the consequences of using illegal drugs as you approach your senior years.
One thing that sticks out in the article:
Intriguingly, the so-called cannabinoid system, which mediates the effects of marijuana in the brain, reduces addictive behavior in aging mice that have been genetically altered to crave alcohol. As the mice age, the cannabinoid receptor binds less frequently to a specific protein, which seems to diminish the animals’ taste for alcohol. No one knows how aging may alter the cannabinoid system in people, but the system has wide-ranging effects on appetite, memory, addiction, and the perception of pain and pleasure.
Whether it's a plus or not remains to be seen.
One thing that sticks out in the article:
Intriguingly, the so-called cannabinoid system, which mediates the effects of marijuana in the brain, reduces addictive behavior in aging mice that have been genetically altered to crave alcohol. As the mice age, the cannabinoid receptor binds less frequently to a specific protein, which seems to diminish the animals’ taste for alcohol. No one knows how aging may alter the cannabinoid system in people, but the system has wide-ranging effects on appetite, memory, addiction, and the perception of pain and pleasure.
Whether it's a plus or not remains to be seen.
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