Summary: Long-term hemp people experience more sleeping troubles, which are associated with poorer visuospatial storage performance. Despite its widespread use as a sleep aid, researchers compared 141 standard cannabis people to 87 non-users and found that chronic hemp use may increase both sleep and storage.
There was no discernible difference between the two parties ‘ verbal memory, according to the study. These studies point to the importance of weighing sleeping when determining its impact on brain wellness and suggest that cannabis use for sleep may be approached with caution.
Important Information:
- Long-term hemp users record more sleeping difficulties than non-users.
- Visuospatial storage efficiency is correlated with poor sleep.
- According to these negative consequences, the research suggests reconsidering hemp as a sleep aid.
Origin: Center for BrainHealth
With the legalization of both pleasure and health cannabis, there is more concern about potential negative effects from long-term use, especially regarding memory and sleep issues. The effects of cannabis use on memory and rest have been studied individually up until now.
Research led by Francesca Filbey, PhD, from the , Laboratory of Neuroimaging of Reward Dynamics , at The University of Texas at Dallas ‘ , Center for BrainHealth, in collaboration with a team from the University of Amsterdam, aimed to fill this gap by testing how sleep impacts memory among cannabis users.
The study,” The role of sleep in the link between cannabis use and memory function: evidence from a cross-sectional study”  , was recently published in , The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
A full of 141 people with cannabis use problem ( Flesh, defined as using cannabis frequently, more than 5 days per week during the past year ) and 87 non-current users participated in this study.  ,
Individuals self-reported having trouble sleeping for a while in the previous year and had completed a variety of cognitive tests that evaluated their verbal, visual, and mental abilities.
Results revealed that the CUD party reported more rest issues than the non-CUD group, which also contributed to visuospatial memory issues. In terms of rhetorical memory performance, there was no difference between the two groups.
Direct writer Tracy Brown, a UT Dallas philosophy PhD student in Dr. Filbey’s test, stated,” Although sleeping is one of the main reasons people use cannabis, our results suggest that long-term cannabis use actually results in poorer rest, which is associated with poorer memory.
These findings can help to inform consumers, doctors, and policymakers about the potential benefits of cannabis, particularly in terms of its use as a sleep aid.
He added”, For researchers, this study points to the importance of analyzing sleep when evaluating the effects of cannabis on brain health.”
Funding: This research was supported by grant 1R01 DA042490 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institute of Health.
About this cannabis, sleep, and memory research news
Author: Stephanie Hoefken
Source: Center for BrainHealth
Contact: Stephanie Hoefken – Center for BrainHealth
Image: The image is credited to Neuroscience News
Original Research: Open access.
Francesca Filbey and colleagues ‘” Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study on the Role of Sleep in the Relation Between Cannabis Use and Memory Function.” The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Abstract
Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study on the Role of Sleep in the Relation Between Cannabis Use and Memory Function
Background:  , It is known that cannabis use affects memory and sleep problems independently. However, to date, how memory and sleep problems may interact as a result of cannabis use remains unknown.
We conducted a secondary analysis of existing data to determine whether sleep quality influences the relationship between cannabis use and memory, and whether sex modifies these effects.
Methods:  , A total of 141 adults with cannabis use disorder ( CUD) (83 men ) and 87 without CUD ( 39 men ) participated in this study. The following outcomes included self-reported sleep issues from the past seven days ( Marijuana Withdrawal Checklist ), learning and memory skills using the short visual object learning task ( sVOLT), short visual object learning task delayed ( sVOLTd ), and verbal memory using the N-back.
We conducted bootstrapped mediation analyses and moderated mediation analyses to determine whether sex-mediated mediation and sleep quality influenced the link between memory and cannabis use, respectively.
Results:  , Sleep quality mediated the effect of group ( i. e. adults with and without CUD) on sVOLT efficiency scores ( indirect effect ß = −. 08, 95 % CI]−0.14, −0.04] ) and sVOLTd efficiency scores ( indirect effect ß = −. 09, 95 % CI]−0.14, −0.04] ), where greater sleep difficulties was associated with poorer memory performance ( decreased efficiency scores ). Sex did not moderate these relationships.
Conclusion: These initial investigations into the mediating role of sleep in the relationship between CUD and visual learning memory highlight potential significant upstream effects of disturbed sleep in those with CUD, and highlight the need to look into sleep in its entirety.
