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Article de Périodique
Cannabis: a self-medication drug for weight management? The never ending story (2016)
Auteur(s) :
BERSANI, F. S. ;
SANTACROCE, R. ;
COVIELLO, M. ;
IMPERATORI, C. ;
FRANCESCONI, M. ;
VICINANZA, R. ;
MINICHINO, A. ;
CORAZZA, O.
Année
2016
Page(s) :
177-179
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
34
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Résumé :
In a society highly focused on physical appearance, people are increasingly using the so-called performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) or life-style drugs as an easy way to control weight. Preliminary data from online sources (e.g. websites, drug forums, e-newsletters) suggest an increased use of cannabis amongst the general population as a PIED due to its putative weight-loss properties. The use of cannabis and/or cannabis-related products to lose weight may represent a new substance-use trend that should be carefully monitored and adequately investigated, especially in light of the well-known adverse psychiatric and somatic effects of cannabis, its possible interaction with other medications/drugs and the unknown and potentially dangerous composition of synthetic cannabimimetics preparations.
Affiliation :
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy