Cha. 10: Marijuana Abuse and Addiction Flashcards
_____ of the population has smoked a joint
5-%
Pot has been around for:
Thousands of years
How is pot ingested?
Smoking, eating
What are the medical uses of pot?
- Managing pain
- Reducing nausea with chemotherapy
- MS
- Temporarily help patients with ALS
- Reduced intraocular pressure in the eye (glaucoma)
- Seizures in children
What are cabbaninoids?
Agent of concern in marijuana - Pot-like substances are actually produced in the brain
_____ is the active ingredient in pot and is _____ soluble.
THC (Tetrahydro-cannabinol); lipid
Levels of THC in pot has dramatically _____ in the last 30 years.
Increased
Pot is not really lethal on its own, but when combined with others is _____.
Dangerous
14-15% of people who use pot use _____ of it
95%
Pot is an addictive chemical that does not have _____.
Harsh withdrawal patterns
If you are a heavy pot user, it will be in your system for _____; smoking one or two joints will not show up _____
30 or more days; 30 days later
What is the half-life for pot?
28-90 hours (maybe 95 or 100)
Most people take THC in _____.
Pill form
Reaction when smoking pot:
- Relaxed and mild sedation
- Some munchies
- Some people get suspicious, paranoid, very few get psychotic
- Does not cause aggression on its own
Adverse effects from pot use:
- Not lethal in one sitting (can’t smoke to death)
- IQ drop (7-8 points)
- Hippocampal shrinkage with chronic use
- When smoked, affects lungs
- Been suggested that pot users ingest more smoke into their lungs than cigarette smokers
- Lower sperm count, testicular shrinkage, testicular cancer in chronic marijuana use
- Heart issues a possibility
- Periodontal disease
- Memory deficiencies with chronic use
- Amotivational syndrome: lack of motivation (happens a lot in kids)
