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Suggest Methods To Quit Cannabis And Restore Normal Abilities

I have used cannabis for the past 7 years and i cant quit because everytime i quit i try to finish my last year of college but it dosent work due to my decreased ability to focus and remember stuff.Is there anything i can take to restore my abilities to normal?
Fri, 19 Sep 2014
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sadly, there isn't really any pharmacologic drugs to get the focus (and IQ points) lost from a lot of marijuana used at a young age. Of course, more study, more notes, mnemonics, will eventually help somewhat by brain adaption, but mainly it's a reason to stop and not have further problems.
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Suggest Methods To Quit Cannabis And Restore Normal Abilities

sadly, there isn t really any pharmacologic drugs to get the focus (and IQ points) lost from a lot of marijuana used at a young age. Of course, more study, more notes, mnemonics, will eventually help somewhat by brain adaption, but mainly it s a reason to stop and not have further problems.