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08-21-2009, 07:07 AM
Potheads beware: Dieting can bring the buzz back
If you've smoked pot and are facing a drug test, try to avoid stress or weight loss.
That's the conclusion of a New Scientist article that focuses on research showing that loss of fat can actually bring the active ingredient in marijuana back into the bloodstream.
Researchers believe that tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot) is stored in the body's fat long after the high wears off. But if a person rapidly loses weight, the fat will re-release the THC into the bloodstream.
In one instance, the article cites the case of an athlete who hadn't smoked marijuana in months but rapidly lost weight before a drug test -- and tested positive.
Likewise, high stress levels can also bring the THC back into the bloodstream. University of Sydney researcher John Arnold said his research shows that the stress hormone ACTH speeds up the release of THC from fatty tissue -- so the more stressed out you are, the more cannabis gets released into your bloodstream.
Recent research on marijuana has had good news and bad news for both sides in the long-running debate on marijuana decriminalization.
A Spanish study published earlier this month found that the active ingredient in marijuana can decrease the size of certain tumors. But a US study found it may raise the risk of testicular cancer.
And researchers have definitively determined that marijuana causes memory lapses.
Sorry, what was I writing about again?
-- posted by Daniel Tencer
If you've smoked pot and are facing a drug test, try to avoid stress or weight loss.
That's the conclusion of a New Scientist article that focuses on research showing that loss of fat can actually bring the active ingredient in marijuana back into the bloodstream.
Researchers believe that tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot) is stored in the body's fat long after the high wears off. But if a person rapidly loses weight, the fat will re-release the THC into the bloodstream.
In one instance, the article cites the case of an athlete who hadn't smoked marijuana in months but rapidly lost weight before a drug test -- and tested positive.
Likewise, high stress levels can also bring the THC back into the bloodstream. University of Sydney researcher John Arnold said his research shows that the stress hormone ACTH speeds up the release of THC from fatty tissue -- so the more stressed out you are, the more cannabis gets released into your bloodstream.
Recent research on marijuana has had good news and bad news for both sides in the long-running debate on marijuana decriminalization.
A Spanish study published earlier this month found that the active ingredient in marijuana can decrease the size of certain tumors. But a US study found it may raise the risk of testicular cancer.
And researchers have definitively determined that marijuana causes memory lapses.
Sorry, what was I writing about again?
-- posted by Daniel Tencer