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Article: Ask Tip Sheet: Readers' questions answered by NEWSWEEK's experts. This week: Are the effects of marijuana use irreversible?(Questions and Answers)(Brief Article)
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- June 24, 2002
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Byline: To submit a question go to NEWSWEEK.MSNBC.com and click on Tip Sheet.
Are the effects of smoking marijuana, specifically the destruction of brain cells, irreversible?
-Kirk Denson, Petaluma, Calif.
If a brain cell dies, death is indeed permanent. New research from the University of California, San Diego, suggests marijuana doesn't destroy neurons, though it can still cause a host of short-term problems, including impaired memory, ...