Cannabis - Complications

Complications - Cannabis

• Short term Psychiatric disorders include -
• Acute anxiety
• Paranoid Psychosis
• Hysteria
• Suicidal Ideation
• Schizophrenia-like state
  
• Lethargy
• Apathy
• Loss of interest
• Anergia
• Reduced drive
• Lack of Ambition
• A general controversial question that is yet to be cleared is whether chronic Cannabis use leads to schizophrenia

• Dhunjibhoy in the 1930s first described a condition of ‘Hemp Insanity’ or ‘Cannabis Psychosis.’
• Similar conditions were then seen across India, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and had begun to be referred to as an ‘Indian hemp Insanity’, which is a condition with a good prognosis and is characterized by -
• Acute schizophreniform disorder
• Disorientation
• Confusion
• Other complications due to chronic usage are -
• Memory impairment
• Mood disorders
• Chronic obstructive airway disease
• Anovulatory cycles
• Decreased levels of Testosterone levels
• Reversible inhibition of Spermatogenesis
• Pregnancy risks, harmful for fetus