Alcohol and homicide: a comparison between Erie County, New York, and Los Angeles County, California.

Blood alcohol levels (BALs) were determined for all homicide victims in Erie County, New York, between 1973 and August 1984. These data were compared with similar data for Los Angeles (L.A.

Seasonal, monthly, and day-of-week trends in homicide as affected by alcohol and race.

Monthly, seasonal, and day-of-week patterns in criminal homicide were studied specifically with respect to the victim's alcohol consumption, race, or both. There were no overall significant monthly or seasonal patterns although day-of-the-week was a significant factor affecting homicide. Alcohol did not affect monthly seasonal fluctuations for whites but did affect such fluctuations for blacks.

Effects of moderate and high doses of marihuana on thermal pain: a sensory decision theory analysis.

Sixteen habitual marihuana users, selected for their good mental and physical health, were hospitalized for three months in the New York State Psychiatric Institute. During the first month, the subjects were drug free; during the second month, they smoked marihuana cigarettes provided by NIDA (2% THC, 20 mg per cigarette) at the rate of 3 to 12 a day. A modified Hardy-Wolff dolorimeter was used to present 20 thermal stimuli of 30-second duration in a random manner at nine different intensities.

Delta 9-tetrahydrocannibinol: acute efects on defensive and primary-process language.

This study examined the effects of delta 9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) on defensive, primary-process, and secondary-process language. Four male volunteers provided 5-minute monologues in three conditions: Round 1,placebo; Round 2, 15 mg THC; Round 3, recovery. THC was found to attenuate defensive language behavior (retractors, qualifiers, direct references) and to increase the use of secondary-process (intellectualizing) vocabulary.