Cannabis Flashcards
What are the different types of cannabanoids?
- Endocannabanoids
- Phytocannabanoids
- Synthetic cannabanoids
- Pharmaceutical cannabanoids
What are cannabanoids?
They are any chemical that is able to work to work on cannabanoid receptors
What are endocannabanoids?
They are produced by our body(peripheral tissues and brain
What are phytocannabanoids?
The cannabanoids we get from plants
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What are the 3 species of plants that are cannabanoids?
- Cannibas saliva
- Cannibas Indica
- Cannibas ruderalis
What is the most active molecule of cannabis?
Delta-9-THC Made up of: -marijuana -sinsemella -hashish -hash oil
What is cannabidiol?
It has possible therapeutic effects on nausea and vomiting, inflammation, cerebral ischaemia , anti-psychotic, anti-anxiolytics properties
What are the other types of phytocannabanoids?
Cannibinol
Cannabidivarin
Cannabigerol
What are examples of synthetic cannabanoids?
Spice
K2
Potpourri
What are the 4 cannabanoid pharamaceutical drugs?
- Rimonabant
- Dronabinol And Nabilone (used in chemotherapy and wasting in hiv/aids)
- Sativex
- has both THC and cannibidiol
- is approved in Canada and European countries to treat multiple sclerosis and chronic neuropathic pain
What are some cannabidiol products we can use?
- Epidiolex used in the treatment of Neonatal Ischaemic Encephalopathy and treatment resistant seizures
- Arvisol- treated for epilepsy and schizophrenia
What are the effects of cannabis intoxication?
- Euphpria, relaxation and heightened awareness
- Vasodilator effects:
Postural hypotension
Tachycardia
Red eyes
What are the effects of high doses of cannabis use?
Hallucinations
Paranoid/grandiose delusions and depersonalization
What are the management options for cannabis use?
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Psychoeducation
- Motivational interviewing
- 12 step programs
What happens with cannabis intoxication?
- Increased appetite
- Decreased REM sleep
- Boring repetitive tasks performed with concentration
- decreased attention and concentration
- perceptual changes like music is a lot louder and colors more vivid
- decreased estimation of time and distance
What is the DSM 5 criteria for cannabis intoxication?
- Recent use
- Clinically significant behavioral or psychological changes
- 2 or more of:
- red eyes
- increased appetite
- dry mouth
- tachycardia
What is a motivational syndrome?
This is usually with heavy chronic cannabis use
-they present with apathy, dullness, deteriorated appearance, impaired concentration
What are the withdrawal symptoms of cannabis?
It usually occurs for 5 days
- fatigue
- insomnia/hypersomnia
- depressed mood
- agitation
- tremor
- decreased appetite
What is the DSM5. Criteria of cannabis withdrawal?
- 3 ore more within one week
- restlessness
- anxiety
- insomnia
- depressed mood
- irritability, anger, aggression
What are the medical complications of using cannabis?
- Cardiac: postural hypotension, tachycardia, fainting
- Lungs: asthma, bronchitis
- Endocrine effects
- Cognitive effects
What are the psychiatric complications of cannabis?
- Panic, anxiety, depression
- Psychosis
- A motivational syndrome: learning impairment, decreased attention
What are the therapeutic uses of cannabis in people?
- Cancer and HIV
- Multiple sclerosis
- Pain
- Raised intracranial-ocular pressure
What can we give to help with the cannabis withdrawal?
Diazepam
