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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by legitster on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:36PM (#30602822)
I don't think my summary was unfair. I was only asked if there was evidence for persistent effects. There clearly is, even if just for adolescents.

It's also important to point out that for the adult-onset group they only looked at 1 year back. This doesn't preclude the possibility that longer periods as an adult find different results.

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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by mandmandam on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:42PM (#30604020)
Sorry, no, your claims and summary were definitively and unquestionably false.

There is a large, large difference between 'Americans' and 'adolescents'. Vast.

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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by mynameisvlad on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:28PM (#30603735)
Your summary missed a critical piece, which is that it is just for adolescents.

I don't think, even within the marijuana community, that there is any debate that marijuana use in adolescents is harmful. I regularly see /r/trees comments telling teens to stop until they're at least 18 and their brain finishes developing.

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