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Article de Périodique
Harm reduction - the cannabis paradox (2005)
(Réduction des risques - le paradoxe du cannabis)
Auteur(s) :
MELAMEDE, R.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
1-13
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
137
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
MECANISME D'ACTION
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
CANNABINOIDES
;
EVOLUTION
;
BIOLOGIE
;
CERVEAU
;
IMMUNOLOGIE
;
DOULEUR
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
STRESS
Note générale :
Harm Reduction Journal, 2005, 2, (17), 1-13
doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-17
doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-17
Résumé :
This article examines harm reduction from a novel perspective. Its central thesis is that harm reduction is not only a social concept, but also a biological one. More specifically, evolution does not make moral distinctions in the selection process, but utilizes a cannabis-based approach to harm reduction in order to promote survival of the fittest. Evidence will be provided from peer-reviewed scientific literature that supports the hypothesis that humans, and all animals, make and use internally produced cannabis-like products (endocannabinoids) as part of the evolutionary harm reduction program. More specifically, endocannabinoids homeostatically regulate all body systems (cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, excretory, immune, nervous, musculo-skeletal, reproductive). Therefore, the health of each individual is dependant on this system working appropriately. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Biology Dept, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 80918.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.