Cannabis Reduces Brain Proficiency but Restores it in Prolonged Use: Researchers

A study has claimed that the use of chronic cannabis reduces the proficiency of brain in individuals. The users of the drug suffer poor functioning of their brains.
It has been conducted by the University of Wollongong researchers. On a striking note, the researches, in some cases, found that the prolonged use of the drug restores the efficiency in the brain.
However, experts conclude that the study highlights the toughness of the drug. It should thus, not be tagged as a mild drug, they said.
THC, the key ingredient in cannabis, contacts the brain of the regular users.
University of Wollongong Clinical Psychologist, Robert Battista told that this render the brain relatively inactive, forcing it to take extra time and put in extra efforts in interpreting the messages.
"It is kind of like if you are driving your car down a freeway and the freeway is the most efficient neural pathway. The road has potholes or there is fog so that it is more effortful", he said.
The researchers examined the subjects by introducing them with specific tasks, which included memory, concentration and self-consciousness tests.
It was found that prolonged users witnessed improvements in their performance.