Degenerate simply means having the same energy. The word is borrowed from mathematics, where it describes, for example, a quadratic equation whose two roots are equal to each other. For example, in an atom, the 2p orbitals are 3-fold degenerate. Valence electrons are not always degenerate with each other.
One of the main reasons people use marijuana is to reduce anxiety and cope with stress, and there is a theory out there that people who use marijuana might have a deficiency of their own marijuana-like chemicals in their brain, Patel told VICE News.
A) smoking marijuana - #1 for me personally. b) drinking alcohol. c) smoking cigarettes. d) eating chocolate. e) drinking caffeine. in a healthguide I was reading, everything but a is supposed to increase the level of your anxiety. But I have found that smoking pot gives me anxiety attacks.