Why Can Cannabis Make You Feel Calm One Moment and Terrified the Next?

“A Final Pathway for Reducing Anxiety”: If Smoking Cannabis ‘Stresses’ You Out, This Might Be Why

Experiments with mice have revealed a connection between cannabis and anxiety, supporting some reports that it can exacerbate bad feelings.

Why Cannabis Can Trigger Anxiety

Cannabis can sometimes turn a calm moment into an anxious one. A new mouse study from Northwestern University offers clues about what happens inside the brain, especially when a threatening situation adds stress. Cannabis contains THC, the substance mainly responsible for its mind-altering effects. THC belongs to a wider group of substances called cannabinoids, which […]

Why Cannabis Can Suddenly Trigger Panic

A new study identifies central amygdala neurons that trigger severe anxiety from cannabis under stressful conditions.

Neurons Involved in Generating Anxiety After Cannabinoid Drug Exposure Identified in Mice

Working with mice, scientists have for the first time identified a set of neurons in the brain that play a role in generating anxiety after exposure to cannabinoid drugs, especially under stressful conditions. The post Neurons Involved in Generating Anxiety After Cannabinoid Drug Exposure Identified in Mice appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

Why can cannabis make you feel calm one moment and terrified the next?

Mouse study reveals, for the first time, brain cells that help drive anxiety after cannabinoid exposure. Continue reading Why can cannabis make you feel calm one moment and terrified the next? on Tech Explorist.