| Just | Fairly | Strongly | Very Strongly | Maximum | |||||
| |||||||||
| Vomit (Q210) | |||||||||
| Feel dizzy, nauseated (Q74) | |||||||||
| CAN'T COME DOWN (Q205) | |||||||||
| Possessed, hostile force (Q180) | |||||||||
| Sounds blurry (Q26) | |||||||||
| SENSE OF BALANCE ERRATIC (Q103) | |||||||||
| HARD TO ORGANIZE NEXT DAY (Q209) | |||||||||
| Worry about losing control (Q171) | |||||||||
| HARD TO FALL ASLEEP (Q196) | |||||||||
| Vision blurry (Q11) | |||||||||
| CAN'T THINK CLEARLY, THOUGHTS SLIP AWAY (Q134) | |||||||||
| Sleep poor, restless (Q200) | |||||||||
| FEEL PARANOID ABOUT COMPANIONS (Q108) | |||||||||
| MIND FEELS LESS EFFICIENT ON PROBLEMS (Q142) | |||||||||
| FEEL PHYSICALLY WEAKER (Q9H) | |||||||||
| EASILY SIDETRACKED (Q175) | |||||||||
| MEMORY WORSE FOR FORGOTTEN EVENTS (Q152) | |||||||||
| WORK LESS ACCURATELY ON PROBLEMS, LATER EVALUATION (Q144) | |||||||||
| Invariably feel bad when stoned (Q166) | |||||||||
| Just | Fairly | Strongly | Very Strongly | Maximum | |||||
Undesirable effects are not frequent. Of the 19 effects, one was
characteristic, four were common, six were infrequent, and eight
were rare. For the other 184 effects, which could be rated for
frequency of occurrence and which were pleasant, emotionally interesting,
or equivocally undesirable, 29 were characteristic, 91
were common, 51 were infrequent, and 13 were rare. The clearly
undesirable effects thus occur much less frequently (p
<.0005) than the general run of effects. This is, of course,
not surprising, as selecting experienced marijuana users for the
present study assures getting a sample for whom pleasant effects
predominate over unpleasant ones.
As Figure 21-1 shows, the relatively frequent "undesirable"
effects, four dealing with decreased efficiency on problem solving[2]
and one with feeling physically weak, begin to occur around the
Strong level of intoxication. All the undesirable effects beginning
at Very Strong and higher are infrequent or rare.
| BACKGROUND FACTORS | EFFECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| More Drug Experience | More frequent: Get sidetracked More Intoxicated for: Vision blurry Invariably feel bad Get sidetracked | Less frequent: Feel paranoid Thoughts slip away before fully grasped Mind feels less efficient Worry about losing control Hard to organize next day Can't come down when necessary |
| Older | More frequent: Hard to organize next day More intoxicated for: Sense of balance erratic | Less frequent: Get sidetracked |
| More Educated | Less frequent: Memory worse Get sidetracked Less intoxicated for: Get sidetracked Hard to organize next day | |
| Males | Less frequent: Vision blurry Sense of balance erratic Can't come down when necessary | |
| Meditators | Less intoxicated for: Feel paranoid | |