2022
Sex differences in the acute effects of intravenous (IV) delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Bassir Nia A, Orejarena MJ, Flynn L, Luddy C, D’Souza D, Skosnik PD, Pittman B, Ranganathan M. Sex differences in the acute effects of intravenous (IV) delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 1621-1628. PMID: 35438304, PMCID: PMC11215802, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06135-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRey Auditory Verbal Learning TaskPsychotomimetic States InventoryCognitive effectsAuditory Verbal Learning TaskSubjective effectsDelta-9-TetrahydrocannabinolSex differencesVerbal learning taskDissociative Symptoms ScaleFemale participantsMain psychoactive constituentSignificant main effectPerceptual alterationsLearning taskStates InventoryPsychoactive constituentSignificant sex differencesMain effectMale participantsVisual analog scaleSymptom ScaleTest dayEffects of cannabinoidsParticipantsPsychotomimetic effects
2015
The Formation of Marijuana Risk Perception in a Population of Substance Abusing Patients
Wilkinson ST, van Schalkwyk GI, Davidson L, D’Souza D. The Formation of Marijuana Risk Perception in a Population of Substance Abusing Patients. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 177-187. PMID: 25982082, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9369-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk perceptionSubstance usersIndividual experiencesSample of substanceNegative social consequencesSubstance abuse problemsMarijuana risk perceptionsInductive thematic analysisMarijuana useSemi-structured interviewsPhysical withdrawalSubstance abuseAbuse problemsPerceptionSocial consequencesBehavioral effectsMarijuanaOvert behavioral effectsThematic analysisProminent perspectivesSources of informationParticipantsVeteransExperiencePrevious literature