For my mother and sister, if you can prove me wrong, I invite you to do so.

Mom -

What happens to your liver and brain if you drink alcohol moderately for 40 years and use THC (weed) for the last 5 years?

Liver:

· Your liver helps break down alcohol, but this can hurt the liver over time.

· Drinking alcohol for a long time can make fat build up in your liver, cause swelling, and eventually scar it. This makes the liver work worse.

· THC (the active ingredient in weed) can make this worse because it affects the same parts of the liver that alcohol does.

· So, using both alcohol and THC together can make liver damage happen faster and be more serious.

Brain:

· Alcohol and THC both affect chemicals in the brain that control memory, learning, mood, and behavior.

· Using both over a long time can make it harder to think clearly, remember things, and control your actions.

· It might also increase problems like feeling anxious or depressed.

· Using both together causes more trouble than just alcohol or THC alone.

Other problems:

· Drinking alcohol and using THC at the same time can make you feel more dizzy, nauseous, and tired.

· It can also make your coordination worse, making accidents or injuries more likely.

In short:

Drinking alcohol for many years already stresses your liver and brain. Adding THC (weed) on top of that can make these problems worse and happen faster. It’s better for your health to avoid using both together for a long time.

If someone has undiagnosed ADHD and also drinks alcohol moderately for 40 years while using THC (weed) for 5 years, it can make the effects on their liver and brain even worse. Here's why, explained simply:

Effects on the Brain and Behavior:

People with ADHD often have trouble focusing, controlling impulses, and managing their emotions.
Alcohol and THC both affect the brain’s chemistry, making these ADHD symptoms harder to handle.
Drinking alcohol can make ADHD symptoms like impulsiveness and trouble paying attention worse.
Using THC can also affect memory and learning, which ADHD already challenges.
Together, alcohol and THC can increase problems with poor decision-making, mood swings, and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
People with ADHD are more likely to start drinking earlier, drink more often, or have trouble stopping, which increases risk of addiction.
Because ADHD affects brain areas involved in reward and self-control, mixing these substances can push someone toward risky behavior.

Effects on the Liver:

Long-term alcohol use harms the liver by causing fat buildup, inflammation, and scarring.
THC may make liver problems worse because it works on similar systems that affect liver fat and inflammation.
ADHD by itself doesn’t hurt the liver, but because people with ADHD are at higher risk to misuse substances, their liver could be at greater risk from drinking and THC use.

Additional Risks:

If ADHD is untreated, people might use alcohol and THC trying to self-medicate their symptoms, but this often backfires by making symptoms and health problems worse.
Alcohol can also interfere with ADHD medications if they are taken, causing dangerous side effects.
Combining all these factors raises chances of developing serious addiction, mental health struggles, and liver disease.

In short:

Having undiagnosed ADHD can make the effects of long-term alcohol and THC use much worse. It can increase problems with thinking, mood, addiction, and liver health. Getting diagnosed and treated for ADHD can help reduce these risks and improve overall health.

This is why doctors encourage people with ADHD to be especially careful with alcohol and cannabis and to seek professional help if they struggle.

Kristen -

What Could Happen After Years of Opiates, THC, Testosterone, and Iodine Poisoning?

Here’s a very basic and clear explanation—still with more details—of what might happen to a 41-year-old woman after using these things for many years.

1. Opiates (Strong Pain Killers) for 19 Years

· Periods can stop or become very irregular.

· Hard to get pregnant.

· Lower sex drive.

· Bones may become weak and break more easily.

· May feel sad or very anxious.

· Higher chance of heart problems or overdose.

· Might start taking other drugs too, which is risky.

2. THC (Main Chemical in Marijuana) for a Long Time

· Can cause memory and thinking problems (harder to remember things).

· May feel tired, unmotivated, or “foggy.”

· Breathing could get worse (if smoked), leading to cough or lung problems.

· Can also mess with hormone levels, making periods and fertility worse.

3. Testosterone Implants for 1 Year

· Testosterone is mostly a male hormone, so extra in women can:

o Make the voice deeper.

o Cause more hair on the face or body.

o Make muscles bigger.

o Change how fat is stored on the body.

o Make periods stop or change.

· Could raise risk for heart problems and change cholesterol.

4. Iodine Poisoning

· Too much iodine can hurt the thyroid (a small gland in the neck that controls energy and metabolism).

· Can make you feel very tired or, sometimes, too “wired.”

· Might cause weight gain or weight loss.

· Mood can swing: you may feel sad, angry, or nervous.

· Heart can race or slow down.

What Could Happen Overall?

· Hormones get out of balance.

o May lead to no periods, trouble having children, and mood changes.

· Bones and heart can be harmed.

o Risk for broken bones and heart problems is higher.

· Harder to think clearly.

o Memory, focus, and decision-making can suffer.

· Serious health problems may build up over time.

o Need more trips to the doctor, sometimes to the hospital.

· Mood and emotions may be up and down.

o Could feel sad, worried, or have mood swings.

· Need different types of doctors.

o May need doctors for hormones, pain, mental health, bones, and the heart.

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