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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.
“The effects were small but reliable, so it won’t turn Einstein into Fred Flintstone, but it could add a few clouds into an otherwise clear sky,” said Gowin. Heavy cannabis use may also ...
Acute negative effects may include anxiety and panic, impaired attention and memory, an increased risk of psychotic symptoms, [b] the inability to think clearly, and an increased risk of accidents. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Cannabis impairs a person's driving ability, and THC was the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers who ...
They are completely insensitive to the AR-mediated effects of androgens like testosterone, and show a perfectly female phenotype despite having testosterone levels in the high end of the normal male range. [159] These women have little or no sebum production, incidence of acne, or body hair growth (including in the pubic and axillary areas). [159]
The heavily mutated COVID-19 variant is now the fastest-growing strain in the US. Experts discuss JN.1 symptoms, transmission, vaccines and more. JN.1 accounts for over 90% of US COVID cases: Know ...
An African man who contracted a contagious new strain of mpox known as Clade 1b is speaking out about the harrowing symptoms of the viral infection.
The temporal relationship between cannabis and psychosis was reviewed in 2014, and the authors proposed that "[b]ecause longitudinal work indicates that cannabis use precedes psychotic symptoms, it seems reasonable to assume a causal relationship" between cannabis and psychosis, but that "more work is needed to address the possibility of gene ...
Psychotomimesis is the onset of psychotic symptoms following the administration of such a drug. Some rarely used drugs of the opioid class have psychotomimetic effects. Particularly, mixed kappa receptor agonist mu receptor antagonist opioid analgesics can cause dose-related psychotomimesis. [1] This adverse effect, incidence 1–2%, limits ...