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PHARMACOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES > CHARACTERISTICS OF CANNABIS > Flashcards

CHARACTERISTICS OF CANNABIS Flashcards

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BOTANICAL NAME OF CANNABIS

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CANNABIS SALVIA

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5 OF 15 STREET NAMES OF CANNABIS/MARIJUANA

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  1. ASTRO TURF
  2. BLUNT
  3. CHRONIC
  4. DOPE
  5. GRASS
  6. HEMP
  7. HERB
  8. HOME GROWN
  9. JOINT
  10. MARY JANE
  11. POT
  12. PURPLE HAZE
  13. REEFER
  14. ROACH
  15. WEED
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KIND OF DRUG

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MOOD ALTERING

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ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF CANNABIS

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THC (DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL)

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% OF THC IN POT VS HASH OIL

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  1. POT: 7 TO 15% THC

2. HASH: 60% THC

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TYPES OF INGESTION

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  1. SMOKE

2. FOOD, COOKIES, BROWNIES

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LENGTH OF HIGH FROM POT

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2 TO 3 HOURS

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DEGREE OF DAMAGE TO LUNGS

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1 JOINT = 5 CIGARETTES IN CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS

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PHYSICAL SENSATIONS OF POT

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  1. INCREASED HEART RATE
  2. LESSENED COORDINATION/BALANCE
  3. UNREAL STATE OF MIND
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BLUNT

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POT IN A HOLLOWED-OUT CIGAR

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COMMON ADDITIVES

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  1. CRACK
  2. COCAINE
  3. PCP (PHENCYCLIDINE)
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LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF POT USE

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  1. POORER MEMORIES
  2. POORER MENTAL APTITUDE
  3. LESSENED EMOTIONAL MATURITY
  4. REDUCES RESISTANCE TO COMMON ILLNESSES
  5. SUPPRESSED IMMUNE SYSTEM
  6. GROWTH DISORDERS
  7. INCREASED ABNORMAL CELLS IN BODY
  8. REDUCTION OF MALE SEX HORMONES
  9. RAPID DESTRUCTION OF LUNG FIBER
  10. INCREASED LESIONS TO THE BRAIN
  11. REDUCED SEXUAL CAPACITY
  12. APATHY, DROWSINESS, AND LACK OF MOTIVATION
  13. PERSONALITY AND MOOD CHANGES
  14. NEED FOR HIGH REPLACED BY NEED FOR NORMALCY
  15. PARANOIA
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ADDICTIVE EFFECTS OF POT USE

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  1. PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
  2. PHYSICAL TOLERANCE
  3. WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS LAST 1 WEEK
  4. CRAVINGS LAST LONGER
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POT TO HASH, RATIO OF STRENGTH

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HASH IS 6X STRONGER THAN POT

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HASH IS FROM?

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MADE FROM THE RESINS OF INDIAN HEMP

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STREET NAMES OF HEMP

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  1. CHOCOLATE
  2. HASH
  3. SHIT
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ALCOHOL VS CANNABIS

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  1. ALCOHOL HAS 1 INGREDIENT: ETHANOL
  2. POT CONTAINS OVER 400 CHEMICALS
  3. POT CONTAINS SAME CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS AS CIGARETTES
  4. UNLIKE CIGARETTES, POT IS DEEPLY INHALED AND HELD, WORSENING THE DAMAGE TO LUNGS
  5. ALCOHOL LEAVES BODY IN HOURS, BUT THC STAYS IN BODY FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS
  6. THC DAMAGES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, ALCOHOL DOESN’T
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SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF THC

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  1. SENSORY DISTORTION
  2. PANIC
  3. ANXIETY
  4. POOR COORDINATION OF MOVEMENT
  5. LOWERED REACTION TIME
  6. AFTER HIGH, SLEEPINESS OR DEPRESSION
  7. INCREASED HEART BEAT

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