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"Impossible"?I know where you are coming from Travis....But, things that are "stuck" can become "un-stuck".Keep doing what your doing and you'll keep getting what you're getting.
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June 21 2011
UniSA scientists are researching whether chronic methamphetamine use causes damage to regions of the brain associated with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease. They believe long-term use of methamphetamine – known as ‘ice’ or ‘crystal meth’ – may be the source of irreparable central nervous system damage. Dr Chris Della Vedova from UniSA’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences says methamphetamine use in Australia is the highest in the English-speaking world. “What’s so concerning about methamphetamine is it’s so heavily used in Australia – with approximately 20 per cent of Australians aged 20-24 years having used methamphetamine,” Dr Della Vedova says. “This illegal stimulant is an addictive drug that increases alertness, motor activity and mood. However, repeated use can cause violent behaviour, paranoid psychosis, brain damage and even death. It’s quite concerning the type of damage that can occur with regular use, particularly in teenagers where the cortex of the brain hasn’t fully formed yet.” Dr Della Vedova and his colleagues Professor Jason White and Dr John Hayball are particularly interested in the effects of methamphetamine use on the immune system. “When you get a bacteria or virus, the immune system kicks in and kills it off. What we think happens with these drugs is that part of the immune system thinks there’s something dangerous it needs to take care of ... but when it can’t kill a virus or bacteria it can cause damage to your own cells, which in this happens in the brain and central nervous system,” he says. Dr Della Vedova says damage that occurs to the brain from heavy methamphetamine use remains after stopping use of the drug and effectively ages the brain. “In one study, researchers found that even in individuals who hadn’t used the drug for some time, the brain damage observed was equivalent to that seen over 40 years of normal ageing,” he says. “We’re interested in the effect chronic methamphetamine use has on regions of the brain that are associated with Parkinson’s Disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.”
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Glad to hear that you are doing pretty good these days...I am too, damged or not.
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20 Wasted Years wrote: ......The reason that it seems more difficult this time around is because you are telling your brain you are serious about quitting this time, and your brain is worried about it. Carol
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