PSYC 2490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Household Chemicals, Sodium Bicarbonate, Nasal Congestion

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2490
• Professor: Leda Worobec

Document Summary

Impairment of attention, learning skills, motor movement: memory loss, chronic respiratory problems. Increased risk of certain cancers: medicinal, nausea in chemotherapy, appetite stimulation in aids patients, glaucoma, withdrawal, restlessness, anxiety, sleep problems, sometimes is used to aid in sleep, then when stopped you will struggle to sleep. Irritability: appetite loss, epidemiology, 7% lifetime abuse prevalence, 7% of the population will abuse it at some time, most commonly used drug, sativa vs indica, sativa, day time, cerebral high, stimulate appetite, energetic, relieves depression, higher thc. Indica: night time use, body high, relieves anxiety, causes sleepiness, relieves pain, high cbd level, thc + cbd (cannibidiol, the active ingredients produced by the cannabis plant, cbd - no high. *video* cnn documentary on charlotte"s web, medical marijuana treating seizure disorders: dravet syndrome - uncontrollable seizures within the first year of life. Increases dopamine: can cause hallucinations and delusions and paranoia in high doses.