The pharmacokinetics of THC in fat and brain: resulting functional responses to marihuana smoking
@article{Nahas2001ThePO, title={The pharmacokinetics of THC in fat and brain: resulting functional responses to marihuana smoking}, author={Gabriel G. Nahas}, journal={Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental}, year={2001}, volume={16} }
A pleasant sensory perception (PSP), the high of THC or of marihuana consumption, is a consistent functional response to this drug only manifested by man, and which occurs concurrently with an increased heart rate. However, it has not been possible to relate consistently magnitude and duration of these functional markers to THC plasma concentration, whatever the route of administration. A re‐analysis of all the available clinical and experimental data reporting the pharmacokinetics and storage…
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