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Anxiety and Cannabis (What is Anxiety? (Emotional State, Can become a…
Anxiety and Cannabis
What is Anxiety?
Emotional State
Can become a mental disorder
Varies between people
Worry
Fear
Nervousness
Sweating
Shaking
Silence
Talking too fast
Heart palpitations
Trouble breathing
Fainting
Sleeping
Can't sleep
Over eating
Can't eat
Distress
Crying
Dazing out
Anger
Irritability
Irrational thinking
Jumping to conclusions
What is Cannabis?
A drug
A plant
A pain reliever
Stress inducer
Relaxation agent
Medicine
How is it administered medicinally?
pills
inhalation
smoke
edibles
tea
Psychotic
Memory Loss inducer
Appetite enhancer
Stress reliever
Judgement impairment
Dopamine increases
Euphoric
Decrease motor skills
THC
Reacts differently per person; some positive, others negative
Therapeutic Affects of Cannabis
Therapeutic Affects on Anxiety
Uncertain
Some studies say it can decrease anxiety in people; make them more calm
Pretreatment with CBD significantly reduced anxiety,cognitive impairment, and discomfort in the speech performance of patients with social anxiety disorder
Some studies show that certain people who smoke cannabis increase their chances for anxiety or panic attacks
Helps cancer patients
Can protect against nausea and vomiting in chemo therapy; increase appetite
Helps chronic pain patients
Reduced peripheral neuropathic pain by more than 30%
Helps HIV/AIDS patients
increases appetite
boosts mood/quality of life
Helps MS
Reduces pain
Helps Crohn's disease
Clinically significant improvement in 10/11 people in cannabis group. 5/10 were in remission
Helps IBS symptoms
5mg THC helped with diarrhea and constipation
Helps Tourettes
More studies currently happening; potential to improve tics
Helps Spinal cord injury patients
Decreases pain, spasticity, and spasms, and increases appetite and sleep
Helps schizophrenia
Less adverse effects compared to other drugs used to treat schizophrenia; performed same results in preventing schizophrenia episodes as other drugs
Helps Parkinson's Disease
Increased quality of life and well being; no effect on disease itself
Helps Epilepsy
Reduce seizures
Legalization Benefits
Less people in prison for cannabis possession
Saves tax payers money
Can create new jobs with worker benefits
Helps people with varying medical issues
Helps people release stress
Less people with criminal records
easier to get jobs
Boosts economy
Can calm people down
Less stigma around drug users
Can lead to serious drug users getting help for their addictions
Negative Effects of Cannabis
Cannabis causing anxiety
Stress
Over emotional
Panic Attacks
Fear one is dying
Fear life is falling apart
Fear others are out to get you
Trouble breathing
Memory loss
Slows brain development; mostly children and teens
Impairs your perception
Linked to depression/dependence/bp disorder/schizophrenia
Asphyxiation in babies/small animals
Motor impairment
Conclusion/Discussion/Future Research
Inconclusive data
Mixed results
More research needed
Test high CBD low THC cannabis instead of pill?
Smoke over extract?
Safe zones to test cannabis fir first time users?
More education needed
Test people genetically pre-disposed to anxiety with cannabis?
Test amount of CB1 & CB2 receptors in people and see if that makes a difference with anxiety and calm with cannabis?
THC and CBD ratio is key?
THC can cause anxiety, CBD does not
Normal cannabis = anxiety? Mixed results