[DyslexicAtheist]

An awesome resource for long term effects of quarantine is this paper from The Lancet: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...

I personally try to set little goals every day. Routine is really important. Maybe study a new subject and/or work on a side-project. Also exercise (basic cardio) - some sunlight (open a window if nothing else is an option), and/or smoke weed to reduce anxiety. Smoking weed and drinking coffee is a combination that keeps me productive for tasks that require deep thinking. (weed alone just makes me complacent and lazy).

If anyone needs help working on a fun foss project I have time to spare :)

edit: also timebox both your work and your fun activities. (timeboxing one alone isn't enough IMO)

[dwiel]

Are you not concerned about smoking making covid19 symptoms more extreme?

[olyjohn]

You don't smoke weed like cigarettes.

[graeme]

That’s correct. Weed is worse.

>Beyond just what's in the smoke alone, marijuana is typically smoked differently than tobacco. Marijuana smokers tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than cigarette smokers, which leads to a greater exposure per breath to tar.

https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/marijuana-an...

Cigarette smoke isn’t magically bad because it’s cigarettes. ANY smoke tends to be bad. Smoking anything is like voluntarily exposing yourself to extreme air pollution.

Marijuana lovers go to a lot of lengths to rationalize this, but smoking it is not good for lungs.

[CameronNemo]

Can confirm. Smoked weed regularly for 2-3 years, and now I have chronic bronchitis. Hopefully my lungs heal and grow non-scar tissue, but I have heard that does not happen. If anything it will get worse.

Edibles only for me these days.

[olyjohn]

Weed is worse per breath, you mean. That's the only thing you can say here.

Nobody is smoking 10-20 joints per day. People who smoke cigarettes are burning through a pack every few days. A pack is 20 cigarettes. Some people smoke 1-2 packs of cigarettes per day. It's not atypical to hear about people smoking a couple packs per week.

If you tried to smoke that much weed, you're going to be useless and have lots of other problems too. The lung problems will be the least of your worries.

[graeme]

Good point. I assumed they meant the method of smoking. If they meant quantity then yes it’s true you don’t smoke nearly so much marijuana as tobacco.

[DyslexicAtheist]

maybe I should be. but having stopped cigarettes 25 years ago, and my weed consumption not being regular (often have breaks of several months) I'm not too worried. Maybe baking cookies in these times would be better but it's not the same :-/

[marsrover]

I read something on Reddit that said marijuana is an ACE2-inhibitor, but I can't find any research on it or anything about it. No idea where the guy got his information but I keep looking around. Does anyone else know if this is just completely false information?

[RoosterJ]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487561/

[CameronNemo]

Cannabis is definitely anti inflammatory. Not sure about that specific activity site though.

[hutzlibu]

I would not worry too much about it. What matters is, if your lungs are allright. If feel pain or pressure in your lungs ... then yes, better make cookies.