Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Cannabinoid, Methamphetamine, Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2700A/B
• Professor: Treena Orchard

Document Summary

Link between marijuana and schizophrenia in brain scan in experiment. The more cannabis that people have taken when you"re 18, then 6x more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than non-marijuana users. Cannabis doubles the risk of future psychotic states, isolated psychotic disorders. Chances of developing schizophrenia could quadruple if you use marijuana before age 16. Illnesses like schizophrenia, psychosis and bipolar disorder could be triggered by marijuana through 1990"s use doubled in canada and us. Marijuana gives most people a pleasant buzz or high, while others develop paranoia and sometimes psychosis, involving a frightening break from reality, heightened anxiety and hallucinations - symptoms of schizophrenia. Psychosis is the tendency to attribute too much meaning to mundane/neutral events: make meaning where there isn"t any too much thc can be bad. Thc levels today are much greater than the 60"s" 70"s which was 1-3 percent. Today thc levels is anywhere from 18-25% is significant.