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Marijuana

Marijuana. Definition. Dry Shredded Mix Green / Brown Flowers, Stems, Seeds, & Leaves Main Chemical: THC Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Street Names. Pot Grass Herb Weed Mary Jane Reefer Skunk Boom Gangster Kef Chronic Ganja. Use & Abuse. Smoked Cigarette (joint) Pipe

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Marijuana

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  1. Marijuana

  2. Definition • Dry Shredded Mix • Green / Brown • Flowers, Stems, Seeds, & Leaves • Main Chemical: THC • Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

  3. Street Names • Pot • Grass • Herb • Weed • Mary Jane • Reefer • Skunk • Boom • Gangster • Kef • Chronic • Ganja

  4. Use & Abuse • Smoked • Cigarette (joint) • Pipe • Cigar (blunts) • Ingested • Mixed in food • Brewed as tea

  5. Passes from lungs or stomach into blood Acts upon specific brain sites Cannabinoid receptors Effects on Brain

  6. Cannabinoid Receptors Influence • Pleasure • Memory • Thinking • Concentration • Sense Perception • Time Perception • Coordination

  7. Problems • Lower Intellectual Functioning • Decreased Motivation • Social Issues • Physiological Issues • Heart • Lung

  8. Heart • Increases heart rate by 20-100% • Increases risk of a heart attack

  9. Lungs • Carcinogens • Contains 50-70% more hydrocarbons than tobacco • Deregulated growth of epithelial cells • Similar respiratory problems to tobacco

  10. Addictive Potential • Psychological? • Physical • 9% Experience Withdrawal

  11. Treatment • Behavioral Intervention

  12. Legal Issues • Possession Charges • Distribution Charges • School & Work Concerns • Drug Testing

  13. Driving Under the Influence (DUI) • Slower reaction times • Impaired judgment • Poor response to signals & sounds

  14. Gateway Drug • Personality Type? • Risk Taker • Role Models • Users • Access • Sellers

  15. Medical Marijuana? • Therapeutic potential: • relieves pain • controls nausea • stimulates appetite • decreases ocular pressure

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