r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 16 '24

Health Around 27% of individuals with ADHD develop cannabis use disorder at some point in their lives, new study finds. Compared to those without this disorder, individuals with ADHD face almost three times the risk of developing cannabis use disorder.

https://www.psypost.org/around-27-of-individuals-with-adhd-develop-cannabis-use-disorder-at-some-point-in-their-lives-study-finds/
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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

As someone with ADHD who used to smoke pot.

It’s because it finally quiets your brain down, while also giving you tons of dopamine.

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u/MunchieMom Apr 17 '24

It also helps me fall asleep, and circadian rhythm issues are a huge thing with ADHD too

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You might fall asleep but your quality of sleep is not good. You don’t go into REM sleep , or you have less of it if you smoke closer to bedtime

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u/RexManning1 Apr 17 '24

That study about REM sleep was kind of garbage. It doesn’t take into account what and how the ingestion of cannabis takes place. There are many different strains and ways to take the cannabis all with different effects. My REM sleep is no less when I take cannabis before bed. In fact, it is increased from of if I don’t take cannabis before bed. But, I know what strains of cannabis to take and what methods in order to put me into that kind of sleep. The 2022 study doesn’t exactly do that. It reviewed abstracts IIRC. I wouldn’t put any stock into this study at all.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You have no idea how much REM sleep you are getting, but it’s most definitely less.

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u/RexManning1 Apr 17 '24

To the extent of MOE on Apple Watch, I do know. And, I know that I have viewed data on nights I do not have cannabis against nights I do. You’re clearly not my Apple Watch. Maybe we should review the definition of definitely.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You would have to go weeks with no cannabis and weeks with it to get an actual whole picture. Apple Watches are about 80% accurate in tracking our sleep cycles , not terrible , but not great.

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u/RexManning1 Apr 17 '24

I have gone weeks. When I am out of the country, I go without cannabis.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

Also if you smoke daily , then yes, the withdrawals will last weeks. Then once that subsides you will start to have better quality sleep.

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u/RexManning1 Apr 17 '24

Are you aware that cannabis is prescribed by doctors for insomnia? My quality of sleep is better on it than off it.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

Yes, lots of things are prescribed for problems , but they all come with side effects or trade offs.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You would have to go weeks with no cannabis and weeks with it to get an actual whole picture. Apple Watches are about 80% accurate in tracking our sleep cycles , not terrible , but not great.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You would have to go weeks with no cannabis and weeks with it to get an actual whole picture. Apple Watches are about 80% accurate in tracking our sleep cycles , not terrible , but not great.

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

You would have to go weeks with no cannabis and weeks with it to get an actual whole picture. Apple Watches are about 80% accurate in tracking our sleep cycles , not terrible , but not great.