Quote (Aisu_aS @ Mar 8 2011 02:57am)
So now you're saying that lack of O2 doesn't cause the high?
Except endorphins have really little to do with a Cannabis high. A Runner's high is more closely related to opiates. :/
no im saying that your conclusion (holding your breath can achieve the same high as thc gives) makes no sense.
holding your breath just temporarily diminishes the oxygen being fed from your lungs to your bloodstream. as they near depletion you have the instinctual panic feeling and either inhale, or pass out. its pretty simple. no O2 to the bloodstream = no O2 to the brain = damage and death pretty quickly. your body isn't going to let you intentionally do that. obviously a lot of teens know that you can however let someone else do it until you pass out, referred to as the choking or fainting game. and yeah that causes a brief high. nothing like a thc high though.
thc is much more complex than sucking the air out of your lungs...short answer: it destroys the cannibinoid receptors, reducing blood flow to the brain. when it 1st binds to the receptors, it messes with the neurons that inhibit dopamine production, so that more is produced, making you high.
@ lone500
anything else?
This post was edited by dothe on Mar 8 2011 05:25am
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