Highly Functional
11. From Tim Tams to Chemo Wards: The Real Science of THC and Appetite
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The "munchies" is real neuroscience, not just a stoner cliché — THC hijacks the brain's hunger and reward circuitry, and this episode breaks down exactly how. But we take it further than the joke usually goes: how synthetic THC became an FDA-approved lifeline for AIDS-related wasting in the 1980s, why appetite loss is a common (and normal) side effect of ADHD stimulant meds, and whether a…