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I happened to meet a person who became a paraplegic 13 years ago in a diving accident. But he had recovered enough to be able to walk by himself now, though he still needs crutches most of the time. He had used marijuana to keep himself happy despite his accident. But I wondered if there was a causal connection. Nerual connections will grow when stimulated. A drug like marijuana will modify neural activity, and maybe it is possible that it could provide stimulation, helping the lost connections grow. Could therapy provided while the patient was "under the influence" lead to recovery? (I don't mean marinol type stuff, but something that provided actual drug-impact causing "high"s, i.e. changed neural behavior.)
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