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1. Sim (sim@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 01:09:02 UTC Sim
   "Often, students decide to celebrate after a stressful episode by consuming alcohol, often in large quantities over a short time frame. Ironically, this method of releasing stress actually stimulates the HPA axis and encourages the manufacture and release of cortisol. In fact, the elevation in glucocortioid levels as a result of alcohol consumption can be greater than the elevation from stressful stimuli. Alcohol probably functions to activate the HPA axis by disinhibiting it: alcohol depresses the nerve cells responsible for HPA inhibition, thereby elevating HPA axis activity (19). As a result, the adrenal cortex secretes higher levels of cortisol. It is hardly surprising, then, that Dartmouth students and college students generally complain of the consequences of considerable anxiety and pressure: our common responses to stress, lack of sleep, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption act in conjunction to raise the amount of cortisol in our bodies, augmenting the very stress we seek to combat."
   
   I wonder how we can combat this... so people can enjoy a few drinks without the negative impacts of cortisol and stress. Sounds like a bad combination.
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   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 01:48:50 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • mangeurdenuage
     @sim @mangeurdenuage Only drink when you're happy.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 02:11:52 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • worst girl 🏴‍☠️
     @sim @xj9 Basically the first three ddg hits on "thc cortisol", including that one, say that THC increases cortisol, but it depends.
   • mangeurdenuage (mangeurdenuage@loadaverage.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 02:12:48 UTC mangeurdenuage
     -- what would a parent teach their child?--
     Good question.
     My grandparents tough me that alcohol has to be savoured to be enjoyed.
     That there's no point of drinking a lot because you won't distinguish thus enjoy what you're drinking.
     This is what I have been told but I believe that it's not the only factor to take into account.
     I never drink in general, only on festive occasions and slowly.
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   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 02:14:34 UTC Hallå Kitteh

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     • mangeurdenuage
     @mangeurdenuage @sim True for basically everything in life, not just alcohol, but in particular for alcohol.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 16-May-2017 03:28:03 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • mangeurdenuage
     @sim @mangeurdenuage I don't see how that isn't the same things, just more specific and more wordy. :-)