http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a1f8bb764547d7a059e3223ec792038c.pdf ec48fa13c5d93492e21d810d1938d54b PDF Text Text ., -1 r7'zVI'.'Vrr"‘-VmVm'r'r’wvvrwwwlwunv‘ -. December 6, 1977 wv-vvm ’—.-V<7nr'm 1: r .., mum. w runway. "Wllrwu-V‘H. ..‘,.. ray :1 1-». V Wm. Abruzzi, M.D. Fox Farm, Loon Lake Road Malone, New York Dear Dr. Abruzzi, c.v. exemplifies a rich experience. As to your questions, is difficult to know how to answer the first. For decades, various it authors have suggested that cannabis is associated with psychosis. Two theories have been stated—- that cannabis is a psychotogen, and that it Your '1iberates' psychotic tendencies that already exist. The issue is not whether cannabis is a psychotogen, for that issue is spurious. Since there is good evidence that cannabis inhalation alters brain function, it is clear that with such alteration there must be changes in behavior and there is no reason why such changes could not be manifest as psychotic symptoms. After all, the definition of psychosis is in the eye of the beholder, not in the symptoms themselves. , If you have some additional data, then why not follow established custom and present the findings and the controls ? it became clear At the New York Academy of Sciences meeting, under and Costa controlled Rica, the observers in Greece, Jamaica that conditions, could not confirm the development of psychosis in long-term users. But reporteds from India (Chopra) and Egypt (Souief) did say that psychosis was common. There is a need for someone from the U.S., with the same support that the other fOreign studies obtained, to go to India and Egypt and confirm their observations. Perhaps, a mission through your association at studies and would not do another. Good luck in your summary NYU. I you could undertake such have done my bit in such of the recent studies. Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Max � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Abruzzi, William Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-028-6-258 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence