How does the development of tolerance happen? This process works at several levels. Most importantly, it can change receptor sensitivity, ease of transport across nerve cell membranes, and enzyme reactions that respond to the drug. Receptors, besides changing in...
I’ve been monitoring some of the State of Arizona petitions for adding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, and Migraine to the list of accepted conditions for Medical Marijuana. The State denied the petition after the medical advisory panel at the...
So, besides the rebound problems after a good time I discussed in my prior blog, we also have cannabis side effects. They can be dangerous or can even neutralize the benefit sought. Will they happen to everyone? No. They happen in many brains – younger brains of...
So, how are you feeling today? Ever consider that the way we are feeling at any given moment is not just a reaction to what we are feeling/thinking? It’s also due to certain brain transmitters being continuously released in complex combinations. It’s like a perpetual...
Welcome back and Happy New Year! “Hey, a little toxicity done safely and not overindulgent is OK.” Well, perhaps they won’t say it exactly that way, but you get the drift. Whether it’s happy hour or a little cannabis “smoke” among friends, you feel good because you...
Now, about that bad news. Internal toxicity is what we call intoxication. So, when does being “high” end and intoxication begin? That question has many different perspectives. The first feeling of change in awareness of the euphoria is the evidence of internal...
Mankind has always been either moving toward pleasure or away from some form of pain. It’s in our nature, embedded in the fight or flight response, i.e., running away from the pain of being eaten. From the desire for survival to the sex drive, we do it because it...
Welcome to the Cannabis Chronicles, where we’ll be discussing health and medicinal aspects of Cannabis smoking. Many of my patients have asked about the safety of cannabis use and why such an innocent herb is such a big deal. Of recent note is the large number of...
We work with people who either have a propensity to mental illness, which is triggered, or already have a mental illness, which is worsened, by drug use. With today’s drugs, we see such powerful changes in brain chemistry that mental illness results, even without...
We often hear about performance being 95% mental and the rest physical. Many of the most talented enhance their good work ethic with the humility to seek coaching and mentoring for self-improvement in their craft. There is even benefit in failing during practice to...
