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Marijuana
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does it mean when you hear "marijuana users are said to experience a temporal disintegration? | A temporal disintegration means that after using marijuana, users lose their perception of time |
| Is marijuana addictive? | In spite of its reputation as not being addictive some users develop a tolerance, and 10-20% of marijuana abusers will become physically addicted to it. |
| Marijuana is sometimes called a ______ drug? | A gateway drug. |
| What is a gateway drug? | A gateway drug is believed to lead users to other drugs |
| Marijuana comes from ________? | Cannabis sativa plant. It can grow almost anywhere. |
| The main ingredient in marijuana is_______? | THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) |
| In the brain THC activates ____? | Receptors |
| What is the most widely used drug in the Western World? | Marijuana |
| Where does marijuana come from? | Leaves and flowers from the Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) plant. |
| What classification is marijuana? | Schedule 1 controlled substance |
| How would you describe marijuana? | A mood-altering (psychoactive) drug that affects almost every organ in the body. |
| Name a consequence of chronic marijuana use. | Pre-cancerous changes in the cells of the respiratory tract |
| Consequense of chronic marijuana use are? | Chronic abuse can cause cognitive deficits in the user's brain, and they are at risk for psychotic reactions. |
| True or False? Individuals who smoke marijuana more often appear to have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia later in life? | True |
| Why is it sometimes difficult to know exactly what is in marijuana? | The plant may have been sprayed with herbicides, and the plant might have been exposed to other contaminants |
| Known and suspected adverse effects from short term abuse include? | Increased heart rate and cardiac arrhythmia |
| Adverse effects from short term abuse include? | The smoke is known to block the air passages in the lungs and episodes of anxiety are sometimes seen |
| True or False? Blood-shot eyes can result from marijuana use. | True because marijuana use dilates the bood vessels |
| Has marijuana use shown to be as detrimental as alcohol abuse? | No. There are many deaths as a result of alcohol abuse |
| A 160 pound person would have to smoke _______ marijuana cigarettes, simultaneously to reach a lethal level. | 900 marijuana cigarettes would be required for a 160 pound person to reach a lethal level |
| Name two ways to use marijuana. | Oral ingestion or by smoking a joint |
| Would taking marijuana orally achieve similar results as smoking a joint? | The oral user must ingest approximately three times as much marijuana as a smoker will use to achieve the same effect |
| Previously users would bake marijuana into brownies. What products are available now that aid in oral ingestion? | There are a range of products such as chocolate laced with THC, a peanut brittle laced with THC, honey mixed with THC |
| When taking marijuana orally, how long would it take to feel the results? | The user does not feel the first effects of THC until 30–120 minutes after ingesting it |
| Why can it be dangerous to use marijuana and alcohol together? | After drinking too much the body's natural instinct is to vomit however marijuana can block the comiting reflex |
| Marijuana is sometimes used with which other drug in an attempt to counteract the agitation and the excessive stimulation caused by the other drug? | Cocaine |
| When marijuana is smoked, the peak blood levels are seen within ________ minutes and THC blood levels drop to 10% of the peak level within _____ (minutes)? | Peak blood levels are seen within 10 minutes and THC blood levels drop to 10% of the peak level within 60 minutes |
| The half-life of the THC appears to depend on ____________? | The half-life depends on whether metabolic tolerances to its effects has developed or not. |
| About 60% of a single dose of marijuana leaves the body via __________ and about 20% leaves the body via________________. | 60% is excreted in the feces and only 20% leaves the body in the urine |
| What is the standard dose of marijuana? | Because the potency of marijuana varies between samples significantly, there is no "standard" dose |
| What happens when THC reaches the bodies circulation? | Once THC reaches the circulation it is rapidly distributed to blood-rich organs such as the heart, lungs and the brain |
| Approximately how many known compounds are found in marijuana, and how many are under investigation as potential pharmaceuticals? | There are 400 known compounds found in marijuana and at least 21 are under investigation as potential pharmaceuticals |
| What are some short term physical effects of marijuana? | Short term effects include: increased heart rate, dry mouth and throat, red eyes, relaxation, sensation of hot and cold |
| What are some long term physical effects of marijuana? | Long term effects include: suppression of the immune system (reduced resistance to common illness), reduced sexual capacity, lung infections like pneumonia |
| Marijuana comes from a plant which is a member of the ________ family of plants. | The marijuana plant comes from the cannabis family of plants |
| Why are people hungry after using marijuana? | It is believed that people are hungry after smoking marijuana due to the enhancement effect that the substance has on our sensory appeal of foods |
| What does it mean when you hear "marijuana users are said to experience a temporal disintegration? | A temporal disintegration means that after using marijuana, users lose their perception of time |
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