Titre : | Cannabis: a self-medication drug for weight management? The never ending story (2016) |
Auteurs : | F. S. BERSANI ; R. SANTACROCE ; M. COVIELLO ; C. IMPERATORI ; M. FRANCESCONI ; R. VICINANZA ; A. MINICHINO ; O. CORAZZA |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Drug Testing and Analysis (Vol.8, n°1-2, January-February 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | 177-179 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; POIDS ; IMAGE DU CORPS ; AUTOMEDICATION |
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. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 34 |
Affiliation : | Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy |
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