1. [Cannabis].
- Author
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Cottereau MJ and Loo H
- Subjects
- Animals, Cannabinoids pharmacology, Cognition drug effects, Creativity drug effects, Emotions drug effects, Haplorhini, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, Ancient, History, Medieval, Humans, Psychoses, Substance-Induced etiology, Rats, Sensation drug effects, Thinking drug effects, Cannabinoids adverse effects, Cannabis, Mental Disorders chemically induced
- Abstract
Cannabis produces a resin, the psychotropic effects of which are known since the High Antiquity. It induces euphoria, a feeling of pleasant dreaminess. Nevertheless, psychiatric disturbances such as psychomotor deficiency states or acute oniroïd states were described in heavy users countries. These psychiatric disorders put the accent on the starting or catalysing role of cannabis on the premorbid personality. The experimental studies of cannabis on the premorbid personality. The experimental studies of cannabis and its active substance (delta-g-tetrahydrocanabinol) bring information on this problem.
- Published
- 1978