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THC, CBD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, L-Theanine, Opioids, Pregnancy, Brain Development, Addiction, Anxiety & Schizophrenia | Steve Laviolette | #42
2021-10-27
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Nick Jikomes talks to Dr. Steven Laviolette, a neuroscientist at the University of Western Ontario. They discuss how different types of drugs impact emotion, cognition, brain development and the development of psychiatric conditions (e.g. addition, schizophrenia); drug interactions (THC + CBD, THC + L-Theanine, CBD + Omega-3 Fatty Acids), how drugs can affect brain development when consumed during adolescence, or by pregnant women; how cannabinoids interact with opioids in different ways.
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