cannabis-induced psychotic disorder

a rare disorder marked by persecutory delusions associated with cannabis intoxication, sometimes accompanied by marked anxiety, emotional lability, depersonalization, and subsequent amnesia for the episode. The disorder usually remits within a day, although it may persist for a few days. Hallucinations occur rarely. Also called cannabis psychosis.

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Lariam

n. a trade name for mefloquine.