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The effects of alcohol and delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol on human physical aggression
Author(s) -
Taylor Stuart P.,
Vardaris Richard M.,
Rawtich Allen B.,
Gammon Charles B.,
Cranston Jay W.,
Lubetkin Arvin I.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1976)2:2<153::aid-ab2480020206>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - aggression , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol , medical emergency , suicide prevention , tetrahydrocannabinol , alcohol , occupational safety and health , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , chemistry , cannabinoid , biochemistry , receptor , pathology
Forty male undergraduates were provoked following their ingestion of high or low doses of either alcohol or delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The expression of physical aggression was related to the quantity of alcohol ingested. The high dose of alcohol instigated more intense aggression than the low dose. The high dose of THC, on the other hand, did not increase aggressive behavior. In fact, it tended to produce a weak suppression effect.