Posts Tagged Under: Marijuana

Flashbacks

What are Flashbacks ?

Flashbacks are episodes that occur to some chronic users of hallucinogenic drugs, and they are characterized by :

  • visual illusions,
  • distortions of sensations, and
  • hallucinations.

Those episodes appear after the addict person has discontinued the use of the drug. Flashbacks are produced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), but barbiturates and marijuana may produce them too.

Flashbacks disappear spontaneously after some month, but in some cases the phenomena can last even a year.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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Cannabis Dependence

The Cannabis or “Marijuana” (also marihuana) is used in the form of cigarettes made from the dried plant, or its resin and flowers.

The effects of the drug are: exaltation, feeling of well-being, euphoric state and excitement. It also produces the decreases of motor abilities, the sensation that the time passes very slowly, exacerbation of schizophrenic symptoms, and difficulties in depth perception, which is very important during automobile driving.

The Cannabis Dependence produces psychic dependence, but there is no physical dependence, no tolerance is developed, and no abstinence syndrome when the drug is discontinued.

Metabolic products of marijuana are retained in the tissues for a lengthy time.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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Cánnabis (Creencias erróneas)

Los porros no aumentan la creatividad de las personas que los fuman.

Pregunta : ¿ Es cierto que la marijuana hace que seas más creativo ?

Respuesta : No, no es cierto, y así se ha demostrado en numerosos estudios, aunque algunos fumadores de marihuana afirman lo contrario.

Entre los consumidores de cánnabis (porros9 se crearon falsos conceptos a cerca de sus efectos, especialmente artistas;  pensaban que esta droga aumentaba las funciones del intelecto y la creatividad, cuando lo que realmente sucede es que las capacidades disminuyen bajo sus efectos.

Lo que ocurre es que esta falsa creencia tendría más que ver con la situación en que se toma la droga, es decir,  se debería más a la sugestión que a la realidad.

 

(Editado por la Dra. Moya Guirao)

 

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