4: Cannabis abuse & chronic exposure

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Last updated 11:27 PM on 8/31/26
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What two categories of users progress to dependence

Chronic and increasing users

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Withdrawal symptoms of marijuana

Irritability, increase anxiety and depression

Increase in sleep disturbances, decrease appetite

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How does tolerance work with marijuana

Involves desensitization of CB1 receptors and it is coupled with down regulation of receptors

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What happens with chronic exposure of marijuana

  • hippocampus changes

  • Early heavy cannabis use correlates to psychosis dependence however this may be b/c people who are likely have psychosis use cannabis


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Health effects with cannabis

  • no repeated overdose deaths

  • lung damage

  • averse immune effects

  • pregnancy can be dangerous to fetus

THC has been found to decrease cognitive health