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F12.5 cannabinoid: Some studies indicate that cannabis may trigger full-blown psychosis. [15] Recent studies have found an increase in risk for psychosis in cannabis users. [16] F13.5 sedatives/hypnotics (barbiturates; [17] [18] benzodiazepines): [19] [20] [21] It is also important to this topic to understand the paradoxical effects of some ...
An increase in psychiatric symptoms was detected even when teens reported lower levels of cannabis, nicotine or alcohol use. ... symptoms of depression or ... control for effects of cannabis, for ...
Cannabis users have shown decreased reactivity to dopamine, suggesting a possible link to a dampening of the reward system of the brain and an increase in negative emotion and addiction severity. [11] Cannabis users can develop tolerance to the effects of THC. Tolerance to the behavioral and psychological effects of THC has been demonstrated in ...
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
Although the majority of research has concentrated on the adverse effects of alcohol, there is now evidence that prenatal exposure to cannabis has serious effects on the developing brain and is associated with "deficits in language, attention, areas of cognitive performance, and delinquent behavior in adolescence". [98]
It is possible in some cases that alcohol abuse via a kindling mechanism can cause the development of a chronic substance-induced psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia). The effects of an alcohol-related psychosis include an increased risk of depression and suicide as well as psychosocial impairments. [2]
The short-term effects of cannabis can be altered if it has been laced with opioid drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. [163] The added drugs are meant to enhance the psychoactive properties, add to its weight, and increase profitability, despite the increased danger of overdose. [164] [d]
[18] [19] [25] As the legal landscape and understanding about the differences in medical cannabinoids unfolds, experts are working to distinguish "medical cannabis" (with varying degrees of psychotropic effects and deficits in executive function) from "medical CBD therapies", which would commonly present as having a reduced or non-psychoactive ...