A study investigating the acute dose-response effects of 13 mg and 17 mg Δ 9- tetrahydrocannabinol on cognitive-motor skills, subjective and autonomic measures in regular users of marijuana

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-451

  Weinstein, A ^a,b   Brickner, O ^a   Lerman, H ^a   Greemland, M ^a   Bloch, M ^a   Lester, H ^b   Chisin, R ^b   Sarne, Y ^c   Mechoulam, R ^b   Bar Hamburger, R ^d   Freedman, N ^b   Even Sapir, E ^a  

^a Sourasky Medical Centre   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Israel Anti Drug Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention; Marijuana; Maze; Motor skills; THC

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; NICOTINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 47249139115     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108088194     Document Type: Article

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