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Psychological absorption. Affect investment in marijuana intoxication.

W D Fabian1, S M Fishkin

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|January 11, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Marijuana intoxication enhances attentional involvement, known as absorption. Increased marijuana use correlates with greater affective experiences, suggesting absorption may reinforce future use.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Addiction Studies

Background:

  • Absorption, a measure of attentional capacity, has been linked to altered states of consciousness.
  • Marijuana's psychoactive effects are known to influence cognitive and affective experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between marijuana intoxication and absorption.
  • To explore the role of affective involvement and frequency of use in these experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a scale to measure absorption during marijuana intoxication.
  • Compared user and non-user groups' affective responses.
  • Correlated marijuana use frequency with affective ratings.

Main Results:

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  • Absorption levels significantly increased during marijuana intoxication.
  • Differential affective involvement was observed between users and non-users.
  • A positive correlation was found between marijuana use frequency and affective experience ratings.

Conclusions:

  • Marijuana intoxication is associated with enhanced absorption, a specific alteration in consciousness.
  • This enhancement in attentional capacity may act as a reinforcing factor for marijuana use.