{"id":2445,"date":"2020-03-24T12:43:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/the-lancet-single-dose-of-thc-could-induce-psychosis\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:43:22","slug":"the-lancet-single-dose-of-thc-could-induce-psychosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/the-lancet-single-dose-of-thc-could-induce-psychosis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lancet &#8211; Single Dose of THC Could Induce Psychosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Lancet Psychiatry: Single dose of psychoactive component in cannabis could induce psychotic, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in healthy people<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">THE LANCET<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition, the review found no consistent evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) moderates the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC &#8211; the psychoactive component of cannabis) in healthy volunteers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Single dose of THC, roughly equivalent to smoking one joint, may induce a variety of psychiatric symptoms associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. These effects are larger with intravenous administration than with inhaled administration, while tobacco smokers have fewer symptoms &#8211; though the authors stress that further work is needed to test this, and this finding should not be taken as a recommendation to use tobacco to counter the effects of THC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These findings highlight the risks of cannabis use, which are highly relevant as medical, societal, and political interest in cannabinoids continues to grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A single dose of the main psychoactive component in cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can induce a range of psychiatric symptoms, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies including 331 people with no history of psychotic or other major psychiatric disorders, published in&nbsp;<em>The Lancet Psychiatry<\/em>&nbsp;journal. #weed #preventdontpromote<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-03\/tl-pss031620.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For complete research<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lancet Psychiatry: Single dose of psychoactive component in cannabis could induce psychotic, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in healthy people THE LANCET In addition, the review found no consistent evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) moderates the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC &#8211; 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