Cocaine,Marijuana,Crack, Meth,Heroin Changes Brain Chemistry

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Daniel G. Amen, MD
Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist

Helped pioneer the use of brain SPECT imaging in psychiatry

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
UC, Irvine, School of Medicine

Trained at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC

Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

Award Winning Researcher, Writer and Teacher

Dr. Daniel G. Amen, M.D., has seen with his own eyes how people can literally change their brains and change their lives.

"This is one of the most exciting breakthroughs in medicine, because with a better brain, always comes a better life. When you do the right things, you make your brain better and improve your life. When you do the wrong things, you hurt your brain and make your life harder. Day-in-and-day-out, everyday, you are either HELPING or HURTING your brain. For example: Did you know that blueberries are one of the best brain foods on the planet, along with avocados, walnuts, salmon and green tea? But not getting enough sleep decreases brain function and hurts your memory and your ability to concentrate. Did you know that boosting blood flow to your brain is literally the fountain of youth? But doing things that decrease blood flow, like nicotine, too much caffeine, alcohol or being exposed to toxic fumes prematurely ages your brain."

Written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has also authored a book on attention deficit disorder, Change Your Brain contains dozens of brain scans of patients with various neurological problems, from caffeine, nicotine, and heroin addiction to manic-depression to epilepsy. These scans, often showing large gaps in neurological activity or areas of extreme over-activity, are downright frightening to look at, and Dr. Amen should know better than to resort to such scare tactics. But he should also be commended for advocating natural remedies, including deep breathing, guided imagery, meditation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback for treating disorders that are so frequently dealt with by prescription only.

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  • Thank God i already ...

    Thank God i already stop using those drugs. my brain is still intact. ^^

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  • risks include : ...

    risks include : diarrhea, mood swings, boner for days, and oily rectal discharge.

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  • COME ON FFS DONT ...

    COME ON FFS DONT GIVE ME THIS BULLSHIT

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  • I THINK MY BRAIN ...

    I THINK MY BRAIN HURTS HAHAHAH

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  • God damn it. I ...

    God damn it. I will never understand how some people think that any "use" of drugs is "abuse". People will go out and almost kill themselves with alcohol on the weekends, but somehow that falls under use, not abuse.

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  • lol boner for days.

    lol boner for days.

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  • Im not telling you ...

    Im not telling you that drugs didn't have anything to do with it because im sure pot did...but did you ever think that marijuana just like any other drug effects certain people differnetly than others...I WON'T EVERYONE WHO SEE'S THIS TO GIVE ME A REPLY

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  • you know everything ...

    you know everything that enters out body changes chemesty stupid. Growing up changes chemistry.
    American propaganda alter chemisty and actually is deadly. I will take my chance with pot i know the side effects, unlike pharecuticals where i will get dirreha, headaches, blood in vomit, phycosis, hot flashes, incresed risk of stroke, heart attack, Boner for days, moodswings, profuse sweating, and all the other crap that i will need more pharms for. F**k them and F**k those who oppose.

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  • i talk to my kids ...

    i talk to my kids about pot, they know like i told them, i dont agree with out communist laws against pot. I explained to them that by me making the choice to be a pot smoker, and not getting cought, my life has imporived 100%, i became more aware of important issues and freedoms realted issues. I also explained to them that this is the exact reason why it is labeled as bad, because it promote free thinking, somthing that is not on corporate Americas agenda

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  • cigarettes have ...

    cigarettes have F**king plutonium in them. cyanide, arsenic, and rat poison arnt exectly good for you ethier.
    i almost overdosed on caffeine when i said the previous comment. i was actually tripping.

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  • Study studies, on ...

    Study studies, on my website, doesn't agree.

    By prokopton [Affiliate User] 1216404463 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • tobacco is worse ...

    tobacco is worse than marijuana. caffeine icks as though.

    By Xxero0 [Affiliate User] 1216398821 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • My brother and my ...

    My brother and my ex-roommate.

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  • Many people who ...

    Many people who take marijuana can't accept it because it's the truth. I have a brother who is a drug dealer and a chronic marijuana user. For 3 years, he was going to my school, workplace, and telling people I was gay, I cheated on my exam, I was kicked out of schools and other crazy lies...to him it was just a game. To me, those were the actions of someone who is mentally ill.

    Don't tell me drugs had nothing to do with it. You can believe what you want and I'll believe what I want. :-)

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  • fuckin' puppet, ...

    fuckin' puppet,
    this is S**t

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