Sedative, stimulant, and other subjective effects of marijuana: Relationships to smoking techniques

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 405-412

  Block, Robert I ^a   Erwin, Wesley J ^b   Farinpour, Roxanna ^c   Braverman, Kathleen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology Univ Hlth Sci The Chicago Med S   (United States)

^d Mercy Hospital Iowa City   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath holding; Marijuana; Motivation; Paradoxical effects; Sedation; Stimulation; Subjective effects; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL;

ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032004948     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00453-X     Document Type: Article

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