CTW Members Mr Happy Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 i can understand the science behind why some drugs can lead to paranoia, but i've always wondered why canabis does. some people it seems to mellow them out where as others it has the opposite effect. anyone know the science behind this? Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Aaron Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 (edited) I'm gonna take a guess and suggest that it varies from person to person because each persons brain chemistry is different. Another example is drinking, with some people when alcohol reaches the brain it reacts with the chemicals and makes them happy, others it makes people wanna have a fight... I'm sure others will be able to come up with a better answer than me tho Edited June 8, 2004 by Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kether Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I thought most of the links were anecdotal. Rather than being a cause of psychosis, it can trigger psychosis in people that have a predisposition to it. Any link is thought to come from the dopamine system but I'm not sure if that's been proven or not. A lot of people that smoke cannabis also take other drugs so it's hard to actually isolate the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 QUOTE (Kether @ Jun 8 2004, 21:25) I thought most of the links were anecdotal. Rather than being a cause of psychosis, it can trigger psychosis in people that have a predisposition to it. thats deffinatly the case with alcohol. it does shut down the higher brain functions et al basically reverting you back to a primate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members LiquidEyes Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 I'm not an expert on this, but cannabis does have mild-to-moderate hallucinatory properties. I guess anything that is hallucinogenic can make you paranoid or disorientated...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members paula Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 i stopped smoking cannabis cause off paranoia, it was really bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Phil rr Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 i hate getting stoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members paula Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 yeah i cant handle it. i either get real para or being in a room full off ppl and i cant stop laughing, which is well embarrasing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Aaron Posted June 8, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 8, 2004 I used to get Para on pills when i was younger (about 5 or 6 years ago), but i dont seem to anymore... whether thats anything to do with the fact that they seem to be a lot weaker than they used to be is anybodys guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kether Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Jun 8 2004, 21:37) I'm not an expert on this, but cannabis does have mild-to-moderate hallucinatory properties. I guess anything that is hallucinogenic can make you paranoid or disorientated...? Which is because of the drugs effects on the dopamine system. Drugs like cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine affect the dopamine system and can cause psychosis. Drugs like heroin don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kether Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Only one man's opinion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Ginge Posted June 9, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 9, 2004 I know someone will probably start slating me for saying this but different drugs effect different people in different ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors Lisa Posted June 9, 2004 CTW Promotors Share Posted June 9, 2004 QUOTE (Ginge @ Jun 9 2004, 01:37) I know someone will probably start slating me for saying this but different drugs effect different people in different ways. but the long term affects are probably gonna be the same, I would imagine Quote Techno, Techno, Techno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members teabag Posted June 9, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 9, 2004 (edited) All the above drugs including heroin cause release of dopamine in the brain. I think the differing effects observed with each one depend upon the part of the brain in which dopamine is released. Maybe cannabinoids release dopamine into parts of the brain such as the prefrontal cortex, overactivity of which is known to cause psychosis. Both have similar effects on the dopaminergic reward centres, however, or they would not be addictive. Edited June 9, 2004 by teabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members snowqueen Posted June 9, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted June 9, 2004 QUOTE (paula @ Jun 8 2004, 22:48) yeah i cant handle it. i either get real para or being in a room full off ppl and i cant stop laughing, which is well embarrasing that is exactly what it did to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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