Does Attention Deficit Disorder change the affects of smoking?
March 22nd, 2008 | by admin |Harrypottergurl asked:
A friend told me it lessens the affect. I wasn’t sure if this was true so I asked my science teacher. She said she didn’t know but she had heard it made the affects worse, and she had also heard it lessens affects. Does any know for sure?
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A friend told me it lessens the affect. I wasn’t sure if this was true so I asked my science teacher. She said she didn’t know but she had heard it made the affects worse, and she had also heard it lessens affects. Does any know for sure?
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2 Responses to “Does Attention Deficit Disorder change the affects of smoking?”
By rachel on Mar 25, 2008 | Reply
how? would it distract you from getting lung cancer?
By lifeslikethat on Mar 26, 2008 | Reply
I do remember reading in the book Driven to Distraction that smoking pot is particularly bad for people with ADHD. That it increases the mental confusion but is appealing because of the emotional calming. ADHD people can get addicted easier and it will make their symptoms worse overal.
I read in another book - sorry forget which one - that nicotein (forgive the spelling but you know what I mean) does seem to help the symptoms of ADHD in one study. But that was the pure nicotein (like in the patch), not cigarrettes which contain a billion other chemicals that may negate the positive effects.
It can not justify a smoking habit as the prescription medications are cheaper, will work better, and don’t have as many negative effects. And they have some great long acting medications now like Concerta and Strattera where you only have to take them once a day.