PSYC62H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dissociative, Reuptake, Bladder Cancer
24 Mar 2017
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Regular cannabis users find tolerance for behavioral effects, they report time goes by quicker. We can tweak one receptor by activating it to change one"s perception on time (e. g. people dwelling on the past, worried about the future). Dependence: withdrawal symptoms categorize by # of different sym. : insomnia, anger, aggression, anxiety, decreased appetite, etc. Cannabis smoke contains very similar chemicals that are tobacco, where increase risk of smoking can lead to increase risk of lung cancer + bladder cancer. There are cannabinoid receptors throughout the body cb1 and cb2 where they are highly concentrated on different tissues for these substances, there is a strong risk factor for some people to develop pathologies. Benefits: medical purposes only, strong research is important for helping with cancer, pain in chemotherapy treatment, regaining appetite, loss of weight and/or body mass, neuropathic pain and has an autoimmune impact. Psychedelics: those that induce a reality-altering experience (e. g. hallucinations, delusions, sensory distortions).
