style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>IV. Other Studies
In 1971 a
survey conducted by three physicians (James Halikas, Donald Goodwin, and Samuel
Guze) was described in the Journal of the American Medical Association z17:
6gz-g4. A hundred regular marijuana smokers were asked to complete a checklist
questionnaire. This table was compiled by Erich Goode, and it appears in Drugs
in American Society, page 51.
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Subjective Effects of Marijuana: Halikas, Goodwin, and Guze 1971 |
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|
EFFECT |
USUALLY |
OCCASIONALLY |
ONCE OR NEVER |
|
Euphoria |
82 |
17 |
1 |
|
Relaxation |
79 |
21 |
0 |
|
Keener sound sense |
76 |
21 |
3 |
|
Peaceful |
74 |
25 |
1 |
|
Increased sensitivity |
74 |
23 |
3 |
|
Increased hunger |
72 |
24 |
4 |
|
Time slowed down |
62 |
35 |
3 |
|
Increased thirst |
62 |
32 |
6 |
|
Dry throat and mouth |
61 |
38 |
1 |
|
Floating sensation |
45 |
49 |
6 |
|
More talkative |
37 |
51 |
12 |
|
Hunger for sweets |
37 |
43 |
20 |
|
Laughing and giggling |
36 |
60 |
4 |
|
Heightened sex feeling |
34 |
59 |
7 |
|
Heightened sex arousal |
33 |
59 |
8 |
A fifth study was conducted by Joel Hochman and Norman Brill,
physicians at the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1971 a random
sample of UCLA's student body was asked to respond to a forced-alternative
checklist, with two categories of marijuana use by frequency (often or always,
and never) and two levels of use: chronic and occasional. This table was
extracted by Erich Goode from the UCLA study and appears in Drugs in
American Society, page 52.
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Subjective Effects of Marijuana: Hochman and Brill 1971 |
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|
OFTEN OR ALWAYS |
NEVER |
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|
EFFECT |
CHRONIC |
OCCASIONAL |
CHRONIC |
OCCASIONAL |
|
Hunger |
85 |
72 |
3 |
12 |
|
Increased sex pleasure |
83 |
50 |
3 |
20 |
|
Decreased tension |
82 |
57 |
5 |
14 |
|
Intensified taste |
80 |
65 |
6 |
17 |
|
Intensified hearing |
79 |
66 |
6 |
15 |
|
Mellowness |
78 |
59 |
6 |
12 |
|
Very happy (euphoria) |
70 |
59 |
3 |
12 |
|
Thirst |
70 |
57 |
4 |
17 |
|
Increased abstract thinking |
70 |
46 |
6 |
20 |
|
Time passes slowly |
66 |
57 |
6 |
18 |
|
Increased self-awareness |
62 |
45 |
11 |
19 |
|
Increased sexual appetite |
60 |
43 |
6 |
20 |
|
Desire for sweets |
55 |
37 |
11 |
29 |
|
Sleepiness |
52 |
50 |
4 |
11 |
|
Increased understanding of others |
47 |
34 |
14 |
27 |
|
Increased creativity |
45 |
25 |
16 |
35 |
|
Increased ability to communicate |
42 |
25 |
16 |
37 |
|
Clarifies thinking |
35 |
20 |
13 |
33 |
|
Decreased attention span |
28 |
31 |
28 |
30 |
|
Paranoid thoughts |
18 |
19 |
25 |
39 |
|
Able to function better |
18 |
6 |
31 |
52 |
|
Confusion |
17 |
15 |
28 |
32 |
|
Decreased ability to communicate |
17 |
19 |
33 |
37 |
|
Incoordination |
15 |
17 |
28 |
32 |
|
Irrational ideas |
13 |
16 |
38 |
42 |
|
Dulls thinking |
12 |
16 |
28 |
34 |
|
Rapid heartbeat |
10 |
14 |
54 |
56 |
|
Hallucinations |
6 |
7 |
44 |
61 |
|
Dizziness |
6 |
5 |
61 |
59 |
|
Sadness |
4 |
6 |
29 |
36 |
|
Shortness of breath |
4 |
4 |
71 |
80 |
|
Increased tension |
3 |
7 |
72 |
64 |
|
Chills |
3 |
6 |
78 |
79 |
|
Decreased sexual appetite |
2 |
3 |
75 |
70 |
|
Decreased sexual pleasure |
1 |
4 |
85 |
78 |
|
Nausea |
0 |
1 |
87 |
84 |