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Marijuana: CNS Depressant or Excitant?

SHIRLEY Y. HILL, DONALD W. GOODWIN, ROBERT SCHWIN, and BARBARA POWELLAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.3.313

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This paper describes the effects of marijuana smoking on sensitivity to pain, touch, and visual stimuli in regular users of the drug. Using accepted measures of these sensory processes, the authors found an absence of analgesia and an increased sensitivity to the stimuli they employed. This suggests that marijuana may have stimulant effects on the central nervous system.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 3 • March 1974

Pages: 313 - 315

PubMed: 4812696

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Published in print: March 1974

Published online: 1 April 2006

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SHIRLEY Y. HILL

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DONALD W. GOODWIN

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ROBERT SCHWIN

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BARBARA POWELL

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Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110

Instructor in Psychiatry, Malcolm Bliss Mental Health Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Psychological Services, Malcolm Bliss Mental Health Center, St. Louis, Mo.

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Marijuana: CNS Depressant or Excitant?

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