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Micro-Dosing: All in the Mind?
Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users' expectations,...
Phil Harris
Mar 7, 20213 min read
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How Much Stronger is Cannabis?
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased...
Phil Harris
Nov 18, 20203 min read
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Adolescent Brain Development Stifled by Cannabis?
Adolescence is associated with the maturation of cognitive functions, such as working memory, decision-making, and impulsivity control....
Phil Harris
May 30, 20194 min read
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Severe Psychological Distress Increases Daily Cannabis Use
Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD)...
Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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Young People In Trouble: Cannabis or Character?
More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as...
Phil Harris
Dec 2, 20183 min read
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Cannabis Effects Women Differently to Men
Cannabis use is moving rapidly towards decriminalization around the world. However, it is a complex cocktail of of psychoactive...
Phil Harris
Oct 29, 20183 min read
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The Doctor Will Skin Up for You Now...
The medical use of cannabis has hit the media headlines in recent weeks. In response, the Conversation have published a review of the...
Phil Harris
Jun 21, 20181 min read
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Cannabis-Gateway Revisited Special
A great deal of my work with young people draws n research that demonstrates that drug and alcohol use evolves through the interplay of...
Phil Harris
May 20, 20188 min read
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Cannabis Decriminalized: What Does The Research Tell Us?
Cannabis was recently legalized in Oregon for recreational use. Interestingly, follow-up research showed that increased availability did...
Phil Harris
Jan 11, 20181 min read
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Spice Use Linked to Siezures
Research has really yet to catch up with the full implication of new psychoactive substances. However, a recent study by Olga...
Phil Harris
Sep 25, 20171 min read
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Is a Cure for Cannabis Psychosis on Its Way?
An interesting break through in the study of cannabis psychosis has revealed not just a mechanism for the disorder but also a potential...
Phil Harris
Sep 14, 20172 min read
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Depression and Cannabis Use Linked in Youth
Young peoples drug and alcohol problems are rarely freestanding but linked to a wide range of other mental health and behavioral...
Phil Harris
Jul 25, 20171 min read
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New Breathalyzer for Cannabis?
Driving under the influence of drugs, particularly cannabis, has become a mayor issue in recent years. In the UK, it is illegal to drive...
Phil Harris
Jul 12, 20171 min read
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Cannabis: How Did We Get Here?
An excellent review of the historical developments in cannabis markets, leading to the current practices of smoking synthetic cannabis is...
Phil Harris
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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More Cannabis but the Same People
I was very intrigued by the presentations of clients seeking help with legal highs or new psycho-active substances. For a period of...
Phil Harris
Jun 15, 20171 min read
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