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Generally, exposure to ambient manganese air concentrations in excess of 5 micrograms Mn/m 3 can lead to manganese-induced symptoms. [ 3 ] In initial stages of manganism, neurological symptoms consist of reduced response speed, irritability, mood changes, and compulsive behaviors. [ 4 ]
Legal cannabis (marijuana) product. Overconsumption and reliance could lead to cannabis-induced amotivational syndrome. The term amotivational syndrome was first devised to understand and explain the diminished drive and desire to work or compete among the population of youth who are frequent consumers of cannabis and has since been researched through various methodological studies with this ...
It is speculated that this is due to neurotoxic effects of cannabis interfering with critical brain development. [16] [17] Chronic use of cannabis during adolescence, a time when the brain is still developing, is correlated in the long term with lower IQ and cognitive deficits.
Additionally, scientists discovered that participants who were heavy cannabis users also had reduced brain activity in certain areas of the brain, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex ...
On the positive side, a 2020 research article published in BMC Psychiatry concluded that there is "encouraging, albeit embryonic" (meaning, early stage) evidence for using medicinal cannabis to ...
Toxic encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder caused by exposure to neurotoxic organic solvents such as toluene, following exposure to heavy metals such as manganese, as a side effect of melarsoprol treatment for African trypanosomiasis, adverse effects to prescription drugs, or exposure to extreme concentrations of any natural toxin such as cyanotoxins found in shellfish or freshwater ...
Psychosis, cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, and lung damage are uncommon, yet dangerous, reactions after ingesting or smoking cannabis.
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.