Posted by Dinah on October 24, 2002, at 13:58:09
In reply to Re: MDMA HOW YOU THINK I GOT THIS WAY!!!!!!!!, posted by oracle on October 24, 2002, at 11:56:40
I would think it would be very likely that psychotropic drugs of any sort (including street drugs and prescribed drugs) might permanently change the wiring in our brains. Along with chronic stress, life experiences, dietary choice, hormonal action, etc. Why would we think otherwise? And while some changes might reverse themselves, others might not. And perhaps even reverseability varies from person to person.
I am currently reading "The Synaptic Self" which argues that nature and nurture both act to wire our brain to respond in certain ways through the same medium, our synapses.
My intuitive feeling would be that any brain insult could cause long lasting changes in a vulnerable individual. I'll wait to finish reading the book to weigh the scientific evidence of my feeling.
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