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- 0:00Foreign.
- 0:06Welcome
- 0:07back,
- 0:07my
- 0:07friends,
- 0:07to
- 0:08another
- 0:08episode
- 0:08of
- 0:09Pearls
- 0:09and
- 0:09Prep.
- 0:10Today
- 0:10is
- 0:11a
- 0:11doozy.
- 0:12I'm
- 0:13very
- 0:13excited
- 0:13for
- 0:14this
- 0:14one
- 0:14because
- 0:15it
- 0:15took
- 0:15me
- 0:15a
- 0:16long
- 0:16time
- 0:16to
- 0:16really
- 0:17wrap
- 0:17my
- 0:17head
- 0:17around
- 0:18the
- 0:18topic.
- 0:18We're
- 0:19going
- 0:19to
- 0:19talk
- 0:19about
- 0:20cannabis
- 0:21use,
- 0:21and
- 0:22we
- 0:22have
- 0:22four
- 0:23really
- 0:23good
- 0:24pearls
- 0:25for
- 0:25you
- 0:26to
- 0:26think
- 0:26about
- 0:27as
- 0:27we
- 0:27talk
- 0:27about
- 0:28cannabis
- 0:29use
- 0:29with
- 0:29our
- 0:30patients.
- 0:30I
- 0:31think
- 0:31before
- 0:31we
- 0:32even
- 0:32delve
- 0:32too
- 0:33deeply
- 0:33into
- 0:33this,
- 0:34my
- 0:34first
- 0:35pearl
- 0:35has
- 0:35to
- 0:35do
- 0:36with
- 0:36the
- 0:36endocannabinoid
- 0:37system,
- 0:38because
- 0:38understanding
- 0:39the
- 0:39system
- 0:39or
- 0:40having
- 0:40a
- 0:40conceptual
- 0:41appreciation
- 0:41for
- 0:41the
- 0:42system
- 0:42is
- 0:43integral
- 0:43if
- 0:44we're
- 0:44going
- 0:44to
- 0:44go
- 0:44into
- 0:44the
- 0:45other
- 0:45three
- 0:45pearls.
- 0:46The
- 0:46endocannabinoid
- 0:47system
- 0:48is
- 0:48a
- 0:48way
- 0:48that
- 0:49neurotransmitters
- 0:50signal
- 0:51with
- 0:51each
- 0:51other
- 0:51to.
- 0:52To
- 0:52keep
- 0:52a
- 0:52balance
- 0:53within
- 0:53the
- 0:54system.
- 0:54Thc,
- 0:55particularly
- 0:56high
- 0:56potency
- 0:56thc,
- 0:58can
- 0:58actually
- 0:59mess
- 0:59with
- 0:59the
- 1:00system
- 1:00and
- 1:01throw
- 1:01it
- 1:01off
- 1:01balance.
- 1:02This
- 1:02master
- 1:03regulator
- 1:03of
- 1:04the
- 1:04endocannabinoid
- 1:05system
- 1:05doesn't
- 1:06work
- 1:06properly.
- 1:07It
- 1:07doesn't
- 1:07cool
- 1:07down
- 1:08excitatory
- 1:09neurotransmitters
- 1:10when
- 1:10it
- 1:10should.
- 1:11It
- 1:11does
- 1:12this
- 1:12through
- 1:13retrograde
- 1:14inhibition.
- 1:15You've
- 1:15probably
- 1:15read
- 1:15that
- 1:16when
- 1:16neurons
- 1:16communicate
- 1:17with
- 1:17each
- 1:17other
- 1:17and
- 1:18they
- 1:18fire
- 1:18and
- 1:18wire
- 1:19they
- 1:19with
- 1:19retrograde
- 1:20inhibition,
- 1:20a
- 1:21neuron
- 1:21fires
- 1:21back
- 1:22to
- 1:22the
- 1:22original
- 1:22neuron
- 1:23and
- 1:23says,
- 1:23hey,
- 1:23why
- 1:24don't
- 1:24you
- 1:24cool
- 1:24down
- 1:24a
- 1:25bit?
- 1:25Why
- 1:25don't
- 1:26you
- 1:26dampen
- 1:26your
- 1:27glutamate
- 1:27response
- 1:28a
- 1:28little
- 1:28bit?
- 1:29Um,
- 1:29it's
- 1:30too
- 1:30excitatory
- 1:31at
- 1:31this
- 1:31point.
- 1:31So
- 1:32that's
- 1:32kind
- 1:32of
- 1:32retrograde
- 1:33inhibition
- 1:33where
- 1:33cell
- 1:34signaling
- 1:34will
- 1:35go
- 1:35backwards
- 1:36to
- 1:36inform
- 1:37the
- 1:37system
- 1:37to
- 1:37cool
- 1:38down
- 1:38and
- 1:38regulate
- 1:39itself.
- 1:39These
- 1:39systems
- 1:40are
- 1:41really
- 1:41critical
- 1:41because
- 1:42they
- 1:42touch
- 1:42on
- 1:42mood
- 1:43and
- 1:43stress
- 1:44response
- 1:44and
- 1:44pain
- 1:45signaling
- 1:45and
- 1:45immune
- 1:46activity,
- 1:46metabolism,
- 1:47neuroprotection.
- 1:48So
- 1:49when
- 1:50folks
- 1:50abuse
- 1:51THC,
- 1:52high
- 1:53potency
- 1:54THC,
- 1:55that's
- 1:5510%
- 1:55or
- 1:56more.
- 1:56This
- 1:56whole
- 1:57system
- 1:58gets
- 1:58really
- 1:59out
- 1:59of
- 1:59whack.
- 1:59It's
- 2:00a
- 2:00master
- 2:00regulator
- 2:01system
- 2:02and
- 2:02a
- 2:02lot
- 2:03of
- 2:03our
- 2:03major
- 2:03brain
- 2:04neurotransmitters,
- 2:05gaba,
- 2:06glutamate,
- 2:06that
- 2:07control
- 2:07braking
- 2:08and
- 2:08excitation,
- 2:09in
- 2:09addition
- 2:10to
- 2:10dopamine,
- 2:10serotonin,
- 2:11norepinephrine,
- 2:12acetylcholine,
- 2:12which
- 2:12affect
- 2:13mood,
- 2:13motivation,
- 2:13focus,
- 2:14memory,
- 2:14and
- 2:14alertness.
- 2:15All
- 2:15these
- 2:16systems
- 2:16get
- 2:17really
- 2:18bogged
- 2:18down
- 2:18and
- 2:19confused
- 2:20and
- 2:20so.
- 2:21And
- 2:21that
- 2:21kind
- 2:21of
- 2:21leads
- 2:22into
- 2:22my
- 2:22other
- 2:22pearl
- 2:24a
- 2:24couple
- 2:24pearls
- 2:25from
- 2:25now.
- 2:25This
- 2:25is
- 2:26all
- 2:26going
- 2:26to
- 2:26kind
- 2:26of
- 2:26tie
- 2:26together
- 2:27in
- 2:27that
- 2:27Cannabis
- 2:28is
- 2:28kind
- 2:28of
- 2:29like
- 2:29mud.
- 2:29It
- 2:30muddies
- 2:30the
- 2:30waters
- 2:31in
- 2:32your
- 2:32diagnostic
- 2:33picture.
- 2:33And
- 2:34I
- 2:34didn't
- 2:34mean
- 2:34to
- 2:34give
- 2:34you
- 2:35that
- 2:35sneak
- 2:35peek,
- 2:35pearl,
- 2:36but
- 2:36I
- 2:37wanted
- 2:37you
- 2:37to
- 2:37first
- 2:37start
- 2:38with
- 2:38the
- 2:38overarching
- 2:39pearl.
- 2:39And
- 2:40pearl
- 2:40number
- 2:40one
- 2:40is
- 2:40the
- 2:41endocannabinoid
- 2:42system.
- 2:42Is
- 2:43not
- 2:43really
- 2:43a
- 2:43feel
- 2:44good
- 2:44system,
- 2:44but
- 2:44it's
- 2:45a
- 2:45system
- 2:45of
- 2:45balance.
- 2:46And
- 2:46its
- 2:47main
- 2:47job
- 2:47is
- 2:47to
- 2:47keep
- 2:48neurotransmitters
- 2:49from
- 2:49getting
- 2:49too
- 2:49loud
- 2:49or
- 2:50too
- 2:50quiet.
- 2:50It's
- 2:51a
- 2:51master
- 2:51regulator.
- 2:52And
- 2:52absolutely
- 2:53high
- 2:53potency
- 2:54THC
- 2:54can
- 2:55throw
- 2:55that
- 2:56to
- 2:56the
- 2:56wind
- 2:57and
- 2:57make
- 2:57your
- 2:57life
- 2:58and
- 2:58your
- 2:58patient's
- 2:59life
- 2:59a
- 2:59lot
- 3:00more
- 3:00difficult.
- 3:01High
- 3:02potency
- 3:02THC
- 3:03will
- 3:03saturate
- 3:03these
- 3:04cannabinoid
- 3:05receptors,
- 3:05these
- 3:05CB1
- 3:06receptors.
- 3:07Through
- 3:07time,
- 3:08the
- 3:08CB1
- 3:09receptors
- 3:09will
- 3:09downregulate.
- 3:10It
- 3:11just
- 3:11really
- 3:13messes
- 3:13with
- 3:13your
- 3:14household
- 3:15thermostat,
- 3:15the
- 3:15whole
- 3:16regulatory
- 3:16system.
- 3:17It's
- 3:17kind
- 3:17of
- 3:17like
- 3:17if
- 3:18you
- 3:18put
- 3:18the
- 3:18heat
- 3:18all
- 3:19the
- 3:19way
- 3:19on
- 3:19full
- 3:19blast
- 3:20and
- 3:20then
- 3:20you
- 3:20made
- 3:21it
- 3:21as
- 3:21cold
- 3:21as
- 3:21possible
- 3:22with
- 3:22the
- 3:22ac,
- 3:23and
- 3:23pretty
- 3:23soon
- 3:23your
- 3:23thermostat's
- 3:24like,
- 3:24wait,
- 3:24what
- 3:24are
- 3:25we
- 3:25doing
- 3:25here?
- 3:25What
- 3:26temperature
- 3:26are
- 3:26we
- 3:26supposed
- 3:27to
- 3:27set?
- 3:27What
- 3:27are
- 3:27we
- 3:27supposed
- 3:28to
- 3:28do?
- 3:28But
- 3:28imagine
- 3:29that
- 3:29thermostat
- 3:29system
- 3:30governs
- 3:31and
- 3:31modulates
- 3:32so
- 3:32many
- 3:33other
- 3:34aspects
- 3:34of
- 3:35a
- 3:35person's
- 3:36physiological
- 3:37or
- 3:37mental
- 3:37health.
- 3:37We're
- 3:37talking
- 3:38about
- 3:38the
- 3:38inflammatory
- 3:39response,
- 3:39neuroprotection,
- 3:40metabolism,
- 3:41stress,
- 3:42anxiety,
- 3:43psychosis,
- 3:43pain.
- 3:44That's
- 3:45pretty
- 3:45much
- 3:45everything
- 3:45you're
- 3:46ever
- 3:46going
- 3:46to
- 3:46see
- 3:46in
- 3:46your
- 3:47clinic.
- 3:47So
- 3:48I
- 3:48urge
- 3:49all
- 3:49of
- 3:49you
- 3:49to
- 3:50dive
- 3:51a
- 3:51little
- 3:51deeper
- 3:51into
- 3:52the
- 3:52endocannabinoid
- 3:53system.
- 3:53See
- 3:53how
- 3:54it
- 3:54works.
- 3:54The
- 3:55retrograde
- 3:56inhibition
- 3:57and
- 3:57signaling
- 3:57is
- 3:58actually
- 3:58very
- 3:58interesting.
- 3:59It's
- 3:59a
- 3:59very
- 3:59elegant
- 4:00system,
- 4:00how
- 4:01our
- 4:01neurotransmitters
- 4:02communicate
- 4:02with
- 4:02each
- 4:02other
- 4:03to
- 4:03make
- 4:03sure
- 4:04that
- 4:04the
- 4:04right
- 4:04amount
- 4:05is
- 4:05excreted
- 4:06at
- 4:06the
- 4:06right
- 4:06times
- 4:07and
- 4:07that
- 4:07some
- 4:08are
- 4:08dampened
- 4:09when
- 4:09they're
- 4:09too
- 4:09much.
- 4:10So
- 4:11definitely
- 4:11starting
- 4:12with
- 4:12the
- 4:12endocannabinoid
- 4:13pearl,
- 4:13I
- 4:13hope
- 4:13you
- 4:14appreciated
- 4:14that
- 4:15and
- 4:15you
- 4:15delve
- 4:15a
- 4:15little
- 4:16deeper
- 4:16into
- 4:16it
- 4:16because
- 4:16it's
- 4:17pretty
- 4:17cool.
- 4:17And
- 4:17if
- 4:17you
- 4:17understand
- 4:18it,
- 4:18you'll
- 4:18kind
- 4:18of
- 4:18get
- 4:19why
- 4:19high
- 4:20potency
- 4:20THC
- 4:21products
- 4:22are
- 4:22a
- 4:22little
- 4:22bit
- 4:23problematic.
- 4:23Without
- 4:24further
- 4:24ado,
- 4:25let's
- 4:25talk
- 4:25about
- 4:26pearl
- 4:26number
- 4:26two.
- 4:27My
- 4:27pearl
- 4:27number
- 4:28two
- 4:28is
- 4:28very
- 4:28simple.
- 4:29Always
- 4:29ask
- 4:29about
- 4:30potency
- 4:30of
- 4:31your
- 4:31THC
- 4:31products.
- 4:32It
- 4:33takes
- 4:33an
- 4:34encyclopedic
- 4:35memory
- 4:35to
- 4:36keep
- 4:36up
- 4:36with
- 4:36all
- 4:37of
- 4:37the
- 4:37different
- 4:37cannabis
- 4:38products
- 4:38out
- 4:38there
- 4:39and
- 4:39THC
- 4:39content
- 4:40and
- 4:40the
- 4:40different
- 4:40delivery
- 4:41systems
- 4:41of
- 4:42cannabis.
- 4:42But
- 4:42I
- 4:43think
- 4:43we
- 4:43could
- 4:43totally
- 4:43do
- 4:44an
- 4:44episode
- 4:45on
- 4:45all
- 4:45the
- 4:45different
- 4:45methods
- 4:46of
- 4:46THC
- 4:47consumption.
- 4:47But
- 4:48the
- 4:48pearl
- 4:48I
- 4:48want
- 4:48you
- 4:49to
- 4:49stick
- 4:49in
- 4:49your
- 4:50brains
- 4:50is
- 4:51to
- 4:51think
- 4:51about
- 4:51the
- 4:52potency.
- 4:52I
- 4:52want
- 4:52you
- 4:53to
- 4:53ask
- 4:53about
- 4:53the
- 4:53potency.
- 4:54And
- 4:54a
- 4:54lot
- 4:54of
- 4:54your
- 4:55patients,
- 4:55they're
- 4:55not
- 4:55going
- 4:55to
- 4:55necessarily
- 4:56know
- 4:56either,
- 4:57right?
- 4:57They're
- 4:57not
- 4:57going
- 4:57to
- 4:57be
- 4:58like,
- 4:58wow,
- 4:58the
- 4:58potency
- 4:58of
- 4:59the
- 4:59THC
- 4:59products,
- 5:0056%.
- 5:01But
- 5:01anything
- 5:01over
- 5:0210%
- 5:02is
- 5:02considered
- 5:03high
- 5:03potency
- 5:04and
- 5:04is
- 5:04associated
- 5:05with
- 5:05substantially
- 5:06increased
- 5:06risk
- 5:07psychiatrically
- 5:08compared
- 5:08to
- 5:08lower
- 5:09potency
- 5:09products.
- 5:10That's
- 5:10why
- 5:10you
- 5:11really
- 5:11want
- 5:11to
- 5:12ask.
- 5:12That's
- 5:13when
- 5:13you
- 5:13start
- 5:14to
- 5:14get
- 5:14a
- 5:14lot
- 5:15more
- 5:15suspicious
- 5:16about
- 5:17heavy
- 5:17duty
- 5:17symptoms
- 5:18that
- 5:18you
- 5:18need
- 5:19to
- 5:19know
- 5:19about,
- 5:19right?
- 5:20A
- 5:20high
- 5:20potency
- 5:21greater
- 5:21or
- 5:21equal
- 5:22to
- 5:2210%
- 5:22THC
- 5:23can
- 5:23mean
- 5:24the
- 5:24difference
- 5:25between
- 5:25a
- 5:2675%
- 5:27increase
- 5:27in
- 5:27psychotic
- 5:28like
- 5:28experiences,
- 5:30a
- 5:3065%
- 5:31increase
- 5:31in
- 5:32generalized
- 5:32anxiety
- 5:33disorder
- 5:33presentations,
- 5:35and
- 5:35a
- 5:36fourfold
- 5:36increase
- 5:37in
- 5:37developing
- 5:37cannabis
- 5:38use
- 5:38disorder,
- 5:39even
- 5:39after
- 5:39adjusting
- 5:40for
- 5:40frequency
- 5:41of
- 5:41use.
- 5:41These
- 5:42are
- 5:42big
- 5:42statistics,
- 5:43right?
- 5:43What
- 5:43this
- 5:43is
- 5:43saying
- 5:44is
- 5:45based
- 5:45on
- 5:45your
- 5:46THC
- 5:46potency,
- 5:48the
- 5:48kinds
- 5:49of
- 5:49diagnoses
- 5:50that
- 5:50you
- 5:50might
- 5:50see
- 5:51in
- 5:51your
- 5:51clinic
- 5:52are
- 5:52going
- 5:52to
- 5:52explode.
- 5:53And
- 5:53again,
- 5:54they're
- 5:54going
- 5:54to
- 5:54be
- 5:55kind
- 5:55of
- 5:55muddy
- 5:56because
- 5:57you
- 5:57can't
- 5:57always
- 5:57tell
- 5:58what
- 5:58you're
- 5:58looking
- 5:58at.
- 5:58Is
- 5:58this
- 5:59a
- 5:59primary
- 5:59psychotic
- 6:00disorder,
- 6:00Is
- 6:00this
- 6:00a
- 6:00real
- 6:01generalized
- 6:01anxiety
- 6:02disorder,
- 6:02or
- 6:02is
- 6:03this
- 6:03like
- 6:03a
- 6:03substance
- 6:04induced
- 6:04mental
- 6:05health
- 6:05problem?
- 6:06We
- 6:06can
- 6:06only
- 6:06tell
- 6:07the
- 6:07difference
- 6:07with
- 6:08abstinence,
- 6:08typically
- 6:0925
- 6:10days
- 6:10or
- 6:11more
- 6:11where
- 6:11you
- 6:12abstain
- 6:12from
- 6:12the
- 6:12substance.
- 6:13And
- 6:13then
- 6:13you
- 6:13get
- 6:13a
- 6:13better
- 6:14idea
- 6:14of
- 6:15whether
- 6:15or
- 6:15not
- 6:15this
- 6:15is
- 6:16actual
- 6:16psycho
- 6:17primary
- 6:17psychotic
- 6:18disorder,
- 6:19in
- 6:19which
- 6:19case
- 6:19the
- 6:20symptoms
- 6:20would
- 6:20persist
- 6:21and
- 6:21be
- 6:22equally
- 6:22troubling,
- 6:23or
- 6:23it
- 6:24tends
- 6:24to
- 6:24go
- 6:24away
- 6:25after
- 6:25the
- 6:25cessation
- 6:26of
- 6:26cannabis
- 6:27use.
- 6:27So
- 6:27very
- 6:27interesting
- 6:28stuff
- 6:28here.
- 6:29And
- 6:29I
- 6:29want
- 6:30you
- 6:30to
- 6:30appreciate
- 6:30the
- 6:30fact
- 6:31that
- 6:31the
- 6:31potency
- 6:32absolutely
- 6:32matters,
- 6:33that
- 6:33a
- 6:33lot
- 6:33of
- 6:33these
- 6:33symptoms
- 6:34are
- 6:34dose
- 6:34dependent.
- 6:35So
- 6:35definitely
- 6:36get
- 6:36your
- 6:36feet
- 6:36wet
- 6:37and
- 6:37get
- 6:37comfortable
- 6:38asking
- 6:38the
- 6:38potency.
- 6:38It's
- 6:39not
- 6:39enough
- 6:39to
- 6:39just
- 6:39be
- 6:40like,
- 6:40well,
- 6:40do
- 6:40you
- 6:40use
- 6:41cannabis
- 6:42products?
- 6:42Do
- 6:43you?
- 6:43You
- 6:43gotta
- 6:44get
- 6:44nitty
- 6:44gritty
- 6:44and
- 6:44talk
- 6:45about
- 6:45th
- 6:46c
- 6:46and
- 6:47the
- 6:47percentage
- 6:48and
- 6:48encourage
- 6:48them.
- 6:48Sometimes
- 6:49if
- 6:49you
- 6:49have
- 6:4960
- 6:49minutes
- 6:50for
- 6:50an
- 6:50intake
- 6:51and
- 6:51your
- 6:52patient's
- 6:52just
- 6:52in
- 6:53their
- 6:53bedroom
- 6:53and
- 6:54they
- 6:54have
- 6:54their
- 6:55cannabis
- 6:55products
- 6:56laying
- 6:56around,
- 6:56they
- 6:57can
- 6:57look
- 6:57at
- 6:57it
- 6:57and
- 6:57say,
- 6:58hey,
- 6:58if
- 6:58you
- 6:58need
- 6:58to
- 6:58leave
- 6:59our
- 6:59appointment
- 7:00real
- 7:00quick,
- 7:00let's
- 7:01look
- 7:01at
- 7:01that.
- 7:01Or
- 7:01if
- 7:02they're
- 7:02in
- 7:02clinic
- 7:02with
- 7:03you,
- 7:03hey,
- 7:03why
- 7:03don't
- 7:03you
- 7:03look
- 7:04that
- 7:04up
- 7:04for
- 7:04me
- 7:04and
- 7:04get
- 7:05back
- 7:05to
- 7:05me
- 7:05next
- 7:05time?
- 7:05Because
- 7:06it
- 7:06is
- 7:06tethered
- 7:07to
- 7:07very
- 7:07specific
- 7:08outcomes
- 7:09that
- 7:09are
- 7:09not
- 7:10very
- 7:10favorable
- 7:10either.
- 7:11And
- 7:11so
- 7:12we've
- 7:12gotta
- 7:13really
- 7:13ask
- 7:13the
- 7:13question.
- 7:13Remember
- 7:14that
- 7:14the
- 7:14cannabis
- 7:15available
- 7:15today
- 7:15is
- 7:15just
- 7:16not
- 7:16the
- 7:16same
- 7:16as
- 7:16it
- 7:16was
- 7:1720
- 7:17years
- 7:17ago.
- 7:18The
- 7:18average
- 7:18THC
- 7:19potency
- 7:19has
- 7:19doubled
- 7:20from
- 7:20what
- 7:20it
- 7:20used
- 7:21to
- 7:21be.
- 7:22So
- 7:22this
- 7:22is
- 7:22not
- 7:23really
- 7:23helping
- 7:24a
- 7:24lot
- 7:24of
- 7:24our
- 7:25folks
- 7:25who
- 7:25are
- 7:25already
- 7:25struggling
- 7:26with
- 7:26mental
- 7:26health
- 7:27problems.
- 7:28And
- 7:28so,
- 7:28you
- 7:28know,
- 7:28the
- 7:29short
- 7:29term,
- 7:29there's
- 7:29some
- 7:29euphoria.
- 7:30Even
- 7:30short
- 7:30term.
- 7:31Your
- 7:31patients
- 7:31will
- 7:31tell
- 7:32you
- 7:32it's
- 7:32really
- 7:32helping
- 7:33with
- 7:33anxiety.
- 7:33But
- 7:34again,
- 7:34it's
- 7:34all
- 7:34about
- 7:34potency,
- 7:35it's
- 7:35about
- 7:35risk,
- 7:36it's
- 7:36about
- 7:36a
- 7:36precipitating
- 7:37factor
- 7:37that
- 7:38can
- 7:38make
- 7:38things
- 7:38worse.
- 7:39These
- 7:39high
- 7:39THC
- 7:40concentrations
- 7:41are
- 7:41certainly
- 7:42associated
- 7:42with
- 7:43worse
- 7:43outcomes
- 7:44in
- 7:44a
- 7:44lot
- 7:44of
- 7:44cases.
- 7:45Now,
- 7:46my
- 7:46third
- 7:47pearl
- 7:47is
- 7:48that
- 7:48cannabis
- 7:49use
- 7:49disorder
- 7:50is
- 7:50actually
- 7:51very
- 7:51common.
- 7:51It's
- 7:51under
- 7:52recognized
- 7:52and
- 7:52under
- 7:53treated.
- 7:53Cannabis
- 7:54use
- 7:54disorder
- 7:54develops
- 7:55in
- 7:55about
- 7:5529%
- 7:56of
- 7:56medicinal
- 7:57cannabis
- 7:57users
- 7:58and,
- 7:59and
- 7:59shows
- 8:00really
- 8:00strong
- 8:00associations
- 8:01in
- 8:0175%
- 8:02of
- 8:02high
- 8:03potency
- 8:03product
- 8:04users.
- 8:05So
- 8:05that's
- 8:06a
- 8:06big
- 8:06deal,
- 8:06right?
- 8:0729%
- 8:07of
- 8:08medicinal
- 8:08cannabis
- 8:09users
- 8:09who
- 8:09develop
- 8:10cannabis
- 8:10use
- 8:10disorder.
- 8:11That
- 8:11is
- 8:11not
- 8:11a
- 8:12small
- 8:12number.
- 8:13Right?
- 8:13So
- 8:13definitely
- 8:13ask
- 8:14these
- 8:14questions.
- 8:14And
- 8:14again,
- 8:15this
- 8:15is
- 8:15another
- 8:15reason
- 8:16you
- 8:16want
- 8:16to
- 8:16focus
- 8:16on
- 8:16potency,
- 8:17because
- 8:17there's
- 8:17a
- 8:18disproportionately
- 8:19high
- 8:19number
- 8:20of
- 8:20people
- 8:20who
- 8:20develop
- 8:21cannabis
- 8:22use
- 8:22disorder
- 8:23when
- 8:23they're
- 8:23using
- 8:24a
- 8:24high
- 8:24potency
- 8:24product.
- 8:25And
- 8:26that,
- 8:26my
- 8:26friends,
- 8:27is
- 8:28a
- 8:28really
- 8:28big
- 8:29reason
- 8:29to
- 8:29ask
- 8:30this
- 8:30question.
- 8:30Culturally,
- 8:31this
- 8:31is
- 8:31just
- 8:32so
- 8:32difficult,
- 8:32right,
- 8:32because
- 8:33they
- 8:33legalized
- 8:34cannabis
- 8:34or
- 8:35decriminalized
- 8:35it
- 8:35in
- 8:36so
- 8:36many
- 8:36different
- 8:36places.
- 8:37And
- 8:37so
- 8:38the
- 8:38tendency
- 8:39in
- 8:39society
- 8:40was,
- 8:40oh,
- 8:40this
- 8:40isn't
- 8:41so
- 8:41bad,
- 8:41alcohol
- 8:42is
- 8:42much
- 8:42worse.
- 8:43And
- 8:43of
- 8:43course
- 8:43we
- 8:44can
- 8:44have
- 8:44that
- 8:44debate,
- 8:45but
- 8:45absolutely
- 8:46this
- 8:46is
- 8:46problematic.
- 8:47And
- 8:47the
- 8:48high
- 8:48concentration
- 8:48of
- 8:49THC
- 8:50is
- 8:50at
- 8:50the
- 8:51very
- 8:51best
- 8:51case
- 8:52scenario
- 8:52going
- 8:52to
- 8:52make
- 8:52it
- 8:53much
- 8:53harder
- 8:53to
- 8:53understand
- 8:54what's
- 8:54going
- 8:54on
- 8:54with
- 8:54your
- 8:55patient.
- 8:55And
- 8:56of
- 8:56course,
- 8:57a
- 8:57cannabis
- 8:58use
- 8:58disorder
- 8:58is
- 8:58not
- 8:59really
- 8:59the
- 8:59best
- 8:59thing
- 9:00to
- 9:00deal
- 9:00with
- 9:01given
- 9:01the
- 9:01fact
- 9:02that
- 9:02it
- 9:02has
- 9:02so
- 9:03many
- 9:03other
- 9:04symptomatic
- 9:05consequences
- 9:06that
- 9:06make
- 9:06it
- 9:06hard
- 9:07for
- 9:07the
- 9:07patient
- 9:07to
- 9:07get
- 9:07better.
- 9:08Right?
- 9:08Just
- 9:09not
- 9:09having
- 9:09enough
- 9:09motivation.
- 10:05The
- 10:05poor
- 10:05executive
- 10:06functioning
- 10:07alone
- 10:07makes
- 10:07it
- 10:07pretty
- 10:08hard
- 10:08to
- 10:08participate
- 10:08in
- 10:09psychotherapy,
- 10:10which
- 10:10we
- 10:10know
- 10:11is
- 10:11a
- 10:11very
- 10:11rich
- 10:12evidence
- 10:12based
- 10:12way
- 10:13to
- 10:13combat
- 10:13anxiety
- 10:14and
- 10:14panic
- 10:14and
- 10:15OCD
- 10:16and
- 10:16trauma.
- 10:16One
- 10:17hand
- 10:17tied
- 10:17behind
- 10:18your
- 10:18back
- 10:18big
- 10:18time
- 10:19when
- 10:19you're
- 10:20dealing
- 10:20with
- 10:20THC
- 10:21and
- 10:22the
- 10:22difficulty
- 10:23with
- 10:23executive
- 10:24functioning.
- 10:25Now,
- 10:25when
- 10:25we
- 10:25talk
- 10:26about
- 10:26cannabis
- 10:26use
- 10:26disorder
- 10:27being
- 10:27common
- 10:27under
- 10:28recognized
- 10:28and
- 10:28untreated,
- 10:29it's
- 10:29very
- 10:30important
- 10:30to
- 10:30also
- 10:30understand
- 10:32that
- 10:32the
- 10:32highest
- 10:32prevalence,
- 10:33your
- 10:34target
- 10:34group,
- 10:34if
- 10:35you
- 10:35will,
- 10:35is
- 10:35going
- 10:35to
- 10:35really
- 10:36be
- 10:3618
- 10:37to
- 10:3729
- 10:37year
- 10:38olds,
- 10:38about
- 10:387%
- 10:39of
- 10:39them,
- 10:39which
- 10:40is
- 10:40not
- 10:40a
- 10:40small
- 10:41number
- 10:41your
- 10:41patients
- 10:41add
- 10:42up.
- 10:42You
- 10:42know,
- 10:42you
- 10:42see
- 10:4240
- 10:43patients
- 10:43a
- 10:43week
- 10:43or
- 10:4330
- 10:44patients
- 10:44a
- 10:44week,
- 10:45right?
- 10:45After
- 10:46three
- 10:46weeks,
- 10:47you're
- 10:47bound
- 10:47to
- 10:48have
- 10:48at
- 10:48least
- 10:48seven
- 10:48or
- 10:49eight
- 10:49patients
- 10:49in
- 10:49your
- 10:50office
- 10:50with
- 10:50cannabis
- 10:51use
- 10:51disorder.
- 10:51For
- 10:52reasons
- 10:52we
- 10:52continue
- 10:53to
- 10:53explain
- 10:53on
- 10:53this
- 10:54podcast,
- 10:54you
- 10:54will
- 10:55understand
- 10:55that
- 10:55this
- 10:56is
- 10:56something
- 10:56we
- 10:56actually
- 10:56have
- 10:57to
- 10:57look
- 10:57at.
- 10:57It's
- 10:57particularly
- 10:58vulnerable,
- 10:59this
- 10:59kind
- 10:59of
- 10:59thing
- 10:59in
- 10:59the
- 11:00adolescent
- 11:00brain.
- 11:01It's
- 11:01still
- 11:01developing
- 11:02it's
- 11:02hyper
- 11:03susceptible
- 11:04to
- 11:04changes
- 11:05in
- 11:05the
- 11:06way
- 11:06that
- 11:06these,
- 11:07these
- 11:07neuro
- 11:08circuits
- 11:08are
- 11:08being
- 11:08organized
- 11:09and
- 11:09modulated
- 11:10going
- 11:10back
- 11:10to
- 11:11the
- 11:11endocannabinoid
- 11:12system.
- 11:12Messing
- 11:12with
- 11:12that
- 11:13thermostat
- 11:13in
- 11:13such
- 11:14a
- 11:14critically
- 11:14vulnerable
- 11:15time
- 11:15is
- 11:16just
- 11:16so
- 11:17damaging,
- 11:17it's
- 11:17so
- 11:18detrimental.
- 11:19We
- 11:19see
- 11:19that
- 11:19folks
- 11:20with
- 11:20yearly
- 11:21use
- 11:21of
- 11:21cannabis
- 11:22have
- 11:22about
- 11:22a
- 11:223.5%
- 11:23prevalence
- 11:24of
- 11:24cannabis
- 11:24use
- 11:24disorder.
- 11:25Monthly
- 11:26use
- 11:26jumps
- 11:26that
- 11:26up
- 11:27more
- 11:27than
- 11:27twofold
- 11:28to
- 11:288%
- 11:29risk
- 11:29of
- 11:30cannabis
- 11:30use
- 11:30disorder.
- 11:31And
- 11:31then
- 11:31weekly
- 11:32use,
- 11:32five
- 11:32days
- 11:33a
- 11:33week
- 11:33or
- 11:34more,
- 11:3416%
- 11:36now
- 11:36daily
- 11:37use,
- 11:37which
- 11:37a
- 11:37lot
- 11:37of
- 11:37your
- 11:38patients
- 11:38will
- 11:38tell
- 11:38you
- 11:38they're
- 11:39on
- 11:39cannabis
- 11:39daily.
- 11:4036%
- 11:41risk
- 11:41of
- 11:41developing
- 11:42cannabis
- 11:42use
- 11:42disorder.
- 11:43Big,
- 11:44big
- 11:44problem.
- 11:45I
- 11:45personally
- 11:46find
- 11:46that
- 11:46some
- 11:47of
- 11:47my
- 11:47patients
- 11:47that
- 11:47are
- 11:48the
- 11:48hardest
- 11:48to
- 11:48treat
- 11:49have
- 11:49cannabis
- 11:50use
- 11:50disorder
- 11:50or
- 11:50extensive
- 11:51cannabis
- 11:51abuse.
- 11:52Some
- 11:52of
- 11:52them
- 11:52are
- 11:53the
- 11:53hardest
- 11:53to
- 11:53treat.
- 11:54And
- 11:54the
- 11:54reason
- 11:55is
- 11:55really
- 11:56simple,
- 11:56right?
- 11:56Let's
- 11:57forget
- 11:57about
- 11:57all
- 11:57these
- 11:58fancy
- 11:58schman
- 11:58statistics
- 11:59for
- 11:59a
- 11:59minute.
- 12:00But
- 12:00the
- 12:00reason
- 12:01is
- 12:01that
- 12:02cannabis
- 12:03can
- 12:03mimic
- 12:04so
- 12:04many
- 12:04things.
- 12:05That
- 12:05actually
- 12:06leads
- 12:06into
- 12:07my
- 12:07last
- 12:07pearl,
- 12:08which
- 12:08I
- 12:08love.
- 12:08Cannabis
- 12:09is
- 12:09diagnostic
- 12:10mud.
- 12:10It's
- 12:11challenging
- 12:11enough
- 12:12to
- 12:12have
- 12:12someone
- 12:13come
- 12:13in
- 12:13your
- 12:13office
- 12:13with
- 12:13treatment.
- 12:14Resistant
- 12:14depression,
- 12:15trauma,
- 12:15or
- 12:16you're
- 12:16talking
- 12:16about
- 12:17someone
- 12:17with
- 12:17a
- 12:17lifelong
- 12:18history
- 12:19of
- 12:19struggles
- 12:19and
- 12:19things
- 12:20they
- 12:20wish
- 12:20could
- 12:20be
- 12:20better.
- 12:21And
- 12:21lo
- 12:21and
- 12:21behold,
- 12:22cannabis
- 12:22comes
- 12:23in
- 12:23and
- 12:23you
- 12:24have
- 12:24this
- 12:24clear
- 12:24river.
- 12:25In
- 12:25the
- 12:25beginning,
- 12:25maybe
- 12:25it's
- 12:26raging,
- 12:26maybe
- 12:26it's
- 12:26hard
- 12:27to
- 12:27control,
- 12:27and
- 12:27the
- 12:28rapids
- 12:28are
- 12:28throwing
- 12:29you
- 12:29to
- 12:29the
- 12:29banks
- 12:29of
- 12:29the
- 12:29river
- 12:30and.
- 12:30But
- 12:31now
- 12:31cannabis
- 12:32comes
- 12:32in
- 12:32and
- 12:32it's
- 12:32like
- 12:32adding
- 12:33mud.
- 12:33You
- 12:34can't
- 12:34see
- 12:34the
- 12:34bottom
- 12:35anymore.
- 12:35You,
- 12:35you
- 12:35can
- 12:35barely
- 12:36see
- 12:36the
- 12:36way
- 12:36the
- 12:36river's
- 12:37flowing
- 12:37and
- 12:37what's
- 12:37in
- 12:37it.
- 12:38And
- 12:38all
- 12:38the
- 12:38fish
- 12:38are
- 12:39gone.
- 12:39You
- 12:39just
- 12:39can't
- 12:40see
- 12:40much
- 12:40anymore
- 12:41because
- 12:41it
- 12:41mimics
- 12:42so
- 12:42many
- 12:42different
- 12:42things.
- 12:43Cannabis
- 12:44intoxication
- 12:45or
- 12:45cannabis
- 12:45use
- 12:46every
- 12:46night
- 12:47or
- 12:47high
- 12:47dose
- 12:48THC
- 12:48dose
- 12:49dependent
- 12:49risk
- 12:49for
- 12:50psychosis.
- 12:50So
- 12:50it's
- 12:50like,
- 12:51am
- 12:51I
- 12:51looking
- 12:51at
- 12:51primary
- 12:52psychotic
- 12:52disorder
- 12:53or
- 12:53am
- 12:53I
- 12:53looking
- 12:53at
- 12:54something
- 12:54that's
- 12:54cannabis
- 12:55ind.
- 12:56Cannabis
- 12:56use
- 12:56over
- 12:57time
- 12:57starts
- 12:58to
- 12:58actually
- 12:58make
- 12:58it
- 12:59harder
- 12:59to
- 12:59synthesize
- 13:00dopamine.
- 13:01Your
- 13:01actual
- 13:02endogenous
- 13:03dopamine
- 13:03becomes
- 13:04harder
- 13:04to
- 13:04synthesize.
- 13:05Your
- 13:05dopamine
- 13:06transporters
- 13:07get
- 13:07dysregulated.
- 13:08So
- 13:08it's
- 13:08like,
- 13:08am
- 13:08I
- 13:08looking
- 13:09at
- 13:09depression
- 13:09or
- 13:09a
- 13:10dopamine
- 13:10system
- 13:11that's
- 13:11all
- 13:11disfigured
- 13:12now?
- 13:12It's
- 13:13hard
- 13:13for
- 13:13me
- 13:13to
- 13:13know
- 13:13that
- 13:14because,
- 13:14you
- 13:15know,
- 13:15if
- 13:15you're
- 13:15not
- 13:15asking
- 13:16the
- 13:16questions
- 13:16and
- 13:17everybody's
- 13:17confused,
- 13:18we
- 13:18don't
- 13:18know.
- 13:18It's
- 13:18like,
- 13:18well,
- 13:19do
- 13:19I
- 13:19add
- 13:19an
- 13:19SSRI
- 13:20or
- 13:20do
- 13:20I
- 13:21have
- 13:21this
- 13:21patient
- 13:22wait
- 13:2225
- 13:22to
- 13:2330
- 13:23days,
- 13:23and
- 13:23they're
- 13:24miserable
- 13:24doing
- 13:24it
- 13:25and
- 13:25just
- 13:25clear
- 13:26out
- 13:26cannabis?
- 13:26What
- 13:27if
- 13:27I
- 13:27can't
- 13:27clear
- 13:27out
- 13:28cannabis?
- 13:28What
- 13:28if
- 13:28they're
- 13:28not
- 13:29motivationally
- 13:29inclined
- 13:30to
- 13:30reduce
- 13:31their
- 13:31cannabis
- 13:31use?
- 13:32Am
- 13:32I
- 13:32looking
- 13:32at
- 13:32a
- 13:32cannabis
- 13:33use
- 13:33disorder?
- 13:34Am
- 13:34I
- 13:34looking
- 13:34at
- 13:34depression?
- 13:35That
- 13:35makes
- 13:35it
- 13:35even
- 13:36harder
- 13:36because
- 13:36patients
- 13:37will
- 13:37often
- 13:37tell
- 13:38you,
- 13:38I've
- 13:38been
- 13:38depressed
- 13:39my
- 13:39whole
- 13:39life.
- 13:39And
- 13:39I've
- 13:39also
- 13:40used
- 13:40cannabis
- 13:41for
- 13:41the
- 13:41last
- 13:41eight
- 13:42years.
- 13:42So,
- 13:42again,
- 13:42difficult
- 13:43diagnostically.
- 13:44And
- 13:44we
- 13:44all
- 13:44know
- 13:45if
- 13:45you
- 13:45don't
- 13:45have
- 13:45a
- 13:45great
- 13:46diagnosis,
- 13:47well,
- 13:47then
- 13:47it's
- 13:47not
- 13:48as
- 13:48easy
- 13:48to
- 13:48go
- 13:49down
- 13:49a
- 13:49treatment
- 13:49algorithm
- 13:50and.
- 13:50And
- 13:50give
- 13:51your
- 13:51patient
- 13:51the
- 13:51most
- 13:51bang
- 13:52for
- 13:52their
- 13:52buck.
- 13:53They
- 13:53have
- 13:53deficits
- 13:53in
- 13:54attention
- 13:54and
- 13:54executive
- 13:55function.
- 13:55Well,
- 13:55am
- 13:55I
- 13:56looking
- 13:56at
- 13:56adhd
- 13:57or
- 13:57am
- 13:57I
- 13:57looking
- 13:57at
- 13:58cannabis
- 13:58use?
- 13:58Oh,
- 13:59I
- 13:59started,
- 13:59you
- 14:00know,
- 14:00smoking
- 14:01high
- 14:01potency
- 14:02THC
- 14:02at
- 14:02age
- 14:0314.
- 14:03Well,
- 14:04okay,
- 14:04now
- 14:04I
- 14:04really
- 14:05have
- 14:05no
- 14:05idea.
- 14:05Is
- 14:05this
- 14:06adhd?
- 14:06Is
- 14:07this
- 14:07cannabis?
- 14:08Hard
- 14:08to
- 14:08tell.
- 14:09Hard
- 14:09to
- 14:09pay
- 14:09attention
- 14:10for
- 14:10both
- 14:11of
- 14:11those
- 14:11conditions.
- 14:11Poor
- 14:12impulse
- 14:12control,
- 14:13the
- 14:13processing
- 14:14speed,
- 14:14working
- 14:14memory.
- 14:15There's
- 14:15a
- 14:15lot
- 14:15of
- 14:16ways
- 14:16that
- 14:16ADHD
- 14:17and
- 14:17cannabis
- 14:18use
- 14:18looks
- 14:19similar.
- 14:20So
- 14:20you
- 14:20want
- 14:20to
- 14:20encourage
- 14:21abstinence
- 14:21if
- 14:21it's
- 14:22possible
- 14:22for
- 14:22at
- 14:22least
- 14:2325
- 14:23days
- 14:24to
- 14:24see
- 14:24if
- 14:24those
- 14:25ADHD
- 14:25symptoms
- 14:26persist
- 14:26regardless
- 14:27of
- 14:27cannabis
- 14:27use.
- 14:28But
- 14:28it
- 14:29is
- 14:29also
- 14:29easier
- 14:30said
- 14:30than
- 14:30done.
- 14:31Anxiety
- 14:32disorders.
- 14:33We
- 14:33talked
- 14:33about
- 14:33high
- 14:34potency
- 14:34THC
- 14:35greater
- 14:36than
- 14:3610%.
- 14:37GAD
- 14:37rates
- 14:38increased
- 14:38from
- 14:3811.6
- 14:39to
- 14:4019.1%.
- 14:41That's
- 14:41really
- 14:42significant,
- 14:42right?
- 14:43That's
- 14:43like
- 14:43a
- 14:4350%
- 14:44increase
- 14:44in
- 14:45generalized
- 14:45anxiety
- 14:46disorder
- 14:46presentations
- 14:47because
- 14:48of
- 14:48high
- 14:48potency
- 14:49cannabis
- 14:50use.
- 14:50And
- 14:51it
- 14:51can
- 14:51acutely
- 14:51produce
- 14:52anxiety
- 14:52and
- 14:52panic
- 14:53like
- 14:53symptoms.
- 14:53So
- 14:53it's
- 14:54like,
- 14:54am
- 14:54I
- 14:54looking
- 14:54at
- 14:54a
- 14:54panic
- 14:55attack
- 14:55or
- 14:55just
- 14:56THC
- 14:57use
- 14:57that
- 14:57is
- 14:57chronic
- 14:58and
- 14:58high
- 14:59potency?
- 15:00Well,
- 15:00it's
- 15:00hard
- 15:01to
- 15:01say,
- 15:01right?
- 15:01You
- 15:02don't
- 15:02want
- 15:02to
- 15:02start
- 15:02polypharmacy.
- 15:03You
- 15:03don't
- 15:03want
- 15:04your
- 15:04patients
- 15:04to
- 15:04be
- 15:04on
- 15:0419
- 15:05different
- 15:05meds
- 15:05while
- 15:06you
- 15:06figure
- 15:06it
- 15:06out
- 15:06with
- 15:07their
- 15:07accompanying
- 15:07side
- 15:08effects.
- 15:09God
- 15:09forbid
- 15:09you
- 15:10add
- 15:10Zyprexa.
- 15:10The
- 15:11patient
- 15:11gains
- 15:1130
- 15:12pounds,
- 15:12and
- 15:13they
- 15:13have
- 15:13all
- 15:14kinds
- 15:14of
- 15:14movement
- 15:14problems
- 15:16now,
- 15:16and
- 15:16their
- 15:17blood
- 15:17sugar's
- 15:17through
- 15:18the
- 15:18roof,
- 15:18and
- 15:18your
- 15:19cholesterol
- 15:19just
- 15:19went
- 15:20up
- 15:20900
- 15:20points
- 15:21and,
- 15:21oh,
- 15:21all
- 15:22you
- 15:22had
- 15:22to
- 15:22do
- 15:22is
- 15:22talk
- 15:23a
- 15:23little
- 15:23bit
- 15:23more
- 15:23about
- 15:23cannabis.
- 15:24Right?
- 15:24So
- 15:25this
- 15:25is
- 15:25the
- 15:26challenge
- 15:26that
- 15:27we
- 15:27are
- 15:27presented
- 15:27with.
- 15:28Bipolar,
- 15:29Right.
- 15:29It's
- 15:29another
- 15:29muddy
- 15:30diagnostic,
- 15:31because
- 15:31cannabis
- 15:32use
- 15:32disorder
- 15:32is
- 15:33associated
- 15:33with
- 15:33a
- 15:34increase
- 15:34of
- 15:35developing
- 15:35bipolar
- 15:36disorder
- 15:36by
- 15:372.5
- 15:37to
- 15:37three
- 15:38fold.
- 15:38That's
- 15:39significant.
- 15:39Particularly
- 15:40the
- 15:40psychotic
- 15:41form
- 15:41of
- 15:41bipolar
- 15:42disorder
- 15:42with
- 15:42a
- 15:43hazard
- 15:43ratio
- 15:43of
- 15:44four.
- 15:44Right.
- 15:45So
- 15:45that's
- 15:46also
- 15:46very
- 15:46problematic
- 15:47because
- 15:47it's
- 15:48like,
- 15:48well,
- 15:48is
- 15:48my
- 15:48Patient
- 15:49irritable
- 15:49and
- 15:50labile
- 15:50because
- 15:50of
- 15:51all
- 15:51of
- 15:51the
- 15:51dysregulation
- 15:52that's
- 15:52taking
- 15:53place
- 15:53in
- 15:53their
- 15:53dopaminergic
- 15:55circuits.
- 15:55And
- 15:56the
- 15:56excitatory
- 15:57neurotransmitters
- 15:58now
- 15:58are
- 15:58more
- 15:58abundant
- 15:59because
- 15:59there
- 16:00isn't
- 16:00this
- 16:00retrograde
- 16:01inhibition
- 16:01that
- 16:02cools
- 16:02down
- 16:02the
- 16:02glutamate
- 16:03or
- 16:03some
- 16:03of
- 16:03these
- 16:03excitatory
- 16:04circuits
- 16:05and
- 16:05neurotransmitters.
- 16:06So
- 16:06again,
- 16:07you
- 16:07can
- 16:07now
- 16:07come
- 16:08full
- 16:08circle
- 16:08with
- 16:08this
- 16:09and
- 16:09have
- 16:10a
- 16:10full
- 16:10appreciation
- 16:11for
- 16:11the
- 16:11fact
- 16:11that
- 16:11dysregulating
- 16:12the
- 16:13endocannabinoid
- 16:14system,
- 16:15downrate,
- 16:16downregulating
- 16:17dopamine,
- 16:17messing
- 16:18with
- 16:18the
- 16:18reward
- 16:19circuits,
- 16:20all
- 16:20of
- 16:20that
- 16:20is
- 16:21going
- 16:21to
- 16:21make
- 16:21this
- 16:21indistinguishable
- 16:23from
- 16:23a
- 16:23depressive
- 16:23disorder
- 16:24and
- 16:24a
- 16:24cannabis
- 16:24use
- 16:25disorder.
- 16:25It
- 16:25just
- 16:25gets
- 16:25really
- 16:26difficult.
- 16:27That's
- 16:27something
- 16:27we
- 16:28really
- 16:28want
- 16:29to
- 16:30pay
- 16:30attention
- 16:30to.
- 16:31The
- 16:31impact
- 16:31on
- 16:32psychosis
- 16:32with
- 16:32high
- 16:33potency.
- 16:33THC
- 16:34is
- 16:34very
- 16:34significant.
- 16:35The
- 16:35psychotic
- 16:36like
- 16:36experience
- 16:36increased
- 16:37from
- 16:377%
- 16:38to
- 16:3812%
- 16:39when
- 16:39using
- 16:40high
- 16:40THC
- 16:41products.
- 16:42Usually
- 16:43in
- 16:43folks
- 16:43who
- 16:43are
- 16:43susceptible
- 16:44with
- 16:44a
- 16:44family
- 16:45history.
- 16:45But
- 16:45again,
- 16:45making
- 16:46your
- 16:46life
- 16:46very
- 16:47difficult.
- 16:48And
- 16:49that's
- 16:49really
- 16:49all
- 16:50I
- 16:50have
- 16:50and
- 16:50I
- 16:50hope
- 16:51you
- 16:51enjoyed
- 16:51that.
- 16:51I
- 16:51feel
- 16:51like
- 16:52that
- 16:52packed
- 16:52a
- 16:53punch
- 16:53for
- 16:53me.
- 16:53Going
- 16:54back
- 16:54to
- 16:54the
- 16:54evidence
- 16:55and
- 16:55looking
- 16:55at
- 16:55this
- 16:55stuff
- 16:56like
- 16:56I
- 16:56always
- 16:57do
- 16:57at
- 16:57the
- 16:57end
- 16:57of
- 16:57these
- 16:58podcasts,
- 16:58I
- 16:59like
- 16:59to
- 16:59just
- 16:59have
- 16:59a
- 16:59real
- 17:00conversation
- 17:00with
- 17:01you
- 17:01guys
- 17:01and
- 17:01say
- 17:02you
- 17:02want
- 17:02to
- 17:02ask
- 17:03the
- 17:03questions
- 17:03about
- 17:04the
- 17:04potency.
- 17:04You
- 17:04want
- 17:05to
- 17:05educate
- 17:05your
- 17:05patients
- 17:06about
- 17:06this
- 17:06too.
- 17:06There
- 17:07is
- 17:07a
- 17:07giant
- 17:08disconnect
- 17:09right
- 17:09now
- 17:10between
- 17:10how
- 17:11society
- 17:11is
- 17:11perceiving
- 17:12cannabis
- 17:13use
- 17:13and
- 17:14how
- 17:14it
- 17:15plays
- 17:15out
- 17:15in
- 17:15their
- 17:15mental
- 17:15health.
- 17:16You
- 17:16have
- 17:16this
- 17:16tsunami
- 17:17of
- 17:17people
- 17:18who
- 17:18really
- 17:18want
- 17:18to
- 17:19tackle
- 17:19their
- 17:19mental
- 17:19health
- 17:19for
- 17:20the
- 17:20first
- 17:20time.
- 17:20And
- 17:21I
- 17:21don't
- 17:21want
- 17:21to
- 17:21speak
- 17:21for
- 17:22them,
- 17:22but
- 17:22I
- 17:22feel
- 17:22as
- 17:23though
- 17:23high
- 17:24number
- 17:24of
- 17:24them,
- 17:24a
- 17:24high
- 17:25percentage
- 17:25of
- 17:25them
- 17:25also
- 17:26don't
- 17:26seem
- 17:26to
- 17:27interpret
- 17:27cannabis
- 17:28as
- 17:28that
- 17:28detrimental.
- 17:30Lo
- 17:30and
- 17:30behold,
- 17:30my
- 17:31friends,
- 17:31I
- 17:31have
- 17:32a
- 17:32really
- 17:32good
- 17:32go
- 17:32by.
- 17:32If
- 17:33you
- 17:33become
- 17:33a
- 17:33Patreon
- 17:34member
- 17:34that
- 17:34I
- 17:35created
- 17:35for
- 17:35you
- 17:35to
- 17:36have
- 17:36a
- 17:36discussion
- 17:36with
- 17:36your
- 17:37patients
- 17:37to
- 17:38facilitate
- 17:39the
- 17:39conversation
- 17:40about
- 17:40how
- 17:41this
- 17:41might
- 17:41not
- 17:41necessarily
- 17:42be
- 17:42in
- 17:42their
- 17:42interest,
- 17:42I
- 17:43highly
- 17:43recommend
- 17:44you
- 17:44go
- 17:44in
- 17:44the
- 17:44show
- 17:44notes,
- 17:45you
- 17:45become
- 17:45Patreon
- 17:46members.
- 17:46We
- 17:46lowered
- 17:47the
- 17:47price
- 17:47actually
- 17:48just
- 17:48$3
- 17:48a
- 17:49month.
- 17:49You
- 17:49have
- 17:49access
- 17:49to
- 17:49all
- 17:50these
- 17:50slide
- 17:50decks,
- 17:51beautiful
- 17:51slideshows.
- 17:52You
- 17:52can
- 17:52join
- 17:53street
- 17:53tips
- 17:53where
- 17:54you
- 17:54just
- 17:54get
- 17:54straight
- 17:54up
- 17:55bullet
- 17:55point
- 17:56tips.
- 17:57Every
- 17:57week
- 17:57they're
- 17:58updated
- 17:58about
- 17:58how
- 17:59to
- 17:59practice
- 17:59better,
- 17:59what
- 18:00to
- 18:00look
- 18:00for.
- 18:01And
- 18:01so
- 18:01yeah,
- 18:01you
- 18:01can
- 18:02get
- 18:02this
- 18:02cannabis
- 18:02go
- 18:03by
- 18:03things
- 18:03that
- 18:03you
- 18:04can
- 18:04actually,
- 18:04you
- 18:04can
- 18:04print
- 18:05it
- 18:05out,
- 18:05look
- 18:05at
- 18:05it,
- 18:06have
- 18:06a
- 18:06discussion
- 18:07every
- 18:07time
- 18:07a
- 18:07patient's
- 18:07using
- 18:08THC
- 18:08so
- 18:09that
- 18:09you
- 18:09have
- 18:09a
- 18:09richer,
- 18:10more
- 18:10comprehensive
- 18:11conversation
- 18:12about
- 18:12this
- 18:12stuff
- 18:13that
- 18:13might
- 18:13serve
- 18:13as
- 18:14motivation
- 18:14for
- 18:14them
- 18:15to
- 18:15go,
- 18:15wait
- 18:15a
- 18:15minute.
- 18:16This
- 18:16doesn't
- 18:16really
- 18:16serve
- 18:17my
- 18:17goals.
- 18:17Maybe
- 18:17I
- 18:18need
- 18:18to
- 18:18stop.
- 18:19So
- 18:19I'm
- 18:19going
- 18:19to
- 18:19include
- 18:19that
- 18:20again.
- 18:20Go
- 18:20to
- 18:21the
- 18:21Show
- 18:21Notes,
- 18:21become
- 18:22Patreon
- 18:22members
- 18:22and
- 18:23you
- 18:23will
- 18:23have
- 18:23access
- 18:24to
- 18:24that.
- 18:24I
- 18:24would
- 18:25highly
- 18:25appreciate
- 18:26your
- 18:26support
- 18:26if
- 18:26you
- 18:27became
- 18:27members
- 18:27and
- 18:28I
- 18:28appreciate
- 18:28each
- 18:28and
- 18:28every
- 18:29one
- 18:29of
- 18:29you
- 18:29for
- 18:29being
- 18:29loyal
- 18:30fans
- 18:30of
- 18:30our
- 18:30podcast.
- 18:31We're
- 18:31growing
- 18:31fast.
- 18:32There's
- 18:32a
- 18:32lot
- 18:32of
- 18:32word
- 18:32of
- 18:33mouth
- 18:33spreading
- 18:34to
- 18:34different
- 18:34countries
- 18:35now.
- 18:35I
- 18:36think
- 18:36different
- 18:36NP
- 18:36schools
- 18:37out
- 18:37there
- 18:37are
- 18:37sharing
- 18:38this
- 18:38resource
- 18:38and
- 18:38that's
- 18:39always
- 18:39a
- 18:39beautiful
- 18:39thing.
- 18:40Go
- 18:40to
- 18:40the
- 18:40Show
- 18:40Notes
- 18:41and
- 18:41email
- 18:41me
- 18:42as
- 18:42well.
- 18:42Ask
- 18:42for
- 18:42questions.
- 18:43When
- 18:43you
- 18:43become
- 18:43a
- 18:44Patreon
- 18:44member,
- 18:45you
- 18:45can
- 18:45also
- 18:45suggest
- 18:45new
- 18:46episodes
- 18:47and
- 18:47things
- 18:47that
- 18:47you
- 18:47want
- 18:47to
- 18:48go
- 18:48over
- 18:48and
- 18:48that's
- 18:48always
- 18:49really
- 18:49fun.
- 18:49Creating
- 18:50a
- 18:50community
- 18:50together
- 18:51is
- 18:51really
- 18:51cool.
- 18:52My
- 18:52dream,
- 18:53my
- 18:53vision
- 18:54for
- 18:54this
- 18:54podcast
- 18:54is
- 18:55that
- 18:55we
- 18:55work
- 18:55together
- 18:55on
- 18:56Patreon
- 18:56to
- 18:56create
- 18:57this
- 18:57amazing
- 18:57study
- 18:58hall,
- 18:58this
- 18:58one
- 18:58stop
- 18:59shop
- 18:59for
- 18:59students
- 19:00that
- 19:00are
- 19:00studying
- 19:01psychiatry
- 19:01to
- 19:01really
- 19:02put
- 19:02all
- 19:02this
- 19:02stuff
- 19:02together
- 19:03right?
- 19:04The
- 19:04Maoi
- 19:05diet,
- 19:06the
- 19:06endocannabinoid
- 19:07system,
- 19:08the
- 19:08antipsychotic
- 19:09switching,
- 19:10all
- 19:10this.
- 19:10These
- 19:11clever
- 19:11good
- 19:11visual
- 19:12go
- 19:12bys
- 19:13to
- 19:13make
- 19:13learning
- 19:13more
- 19:14fun
- 19:14and
- 19:14easier.
- 19:15That
- 19:15would
- 19:15be
- 19:15incredible.
- 19:16Thank
- 19:16you
- 19:16to
- 19:16each
- 19:16and
- 19:17every
- 19:17one
- 19:17of
- 19:17you.
- 19:17See
- 19:17you
- 19:17next
- 19:18time
- 19:18on
- 19:18Pearls
- 19:19and
- 19:19Prep.
- 19:20Take
- 19:20care.
- 19:20Bye
- 19:20bye.