Substance abuse (week 10)

Which method of using marijuana presents elevated long-term health risks because of elevated carbon monoxide levels?

smoking blunts

amotivational syndrome

loss of effectiveness and reduced capacity to accomplish conventional goals as a result of chronic marijuana use

Cannabinoids

more than 60 chemical compounds present in cannabis. One is delta-90-tetrahdrocannabinol (THC)

Which term best reflects the role of cannabidiol?

complementary

Which of the following best reflects the pharmacokinetics of smoking marijuana?

Fast but incomplete

PACE stands for?

partnership, affirming, compassion, evocation

Apothecary

pharmacist

Tea-pads

places where people gathered to smoke marijuana. The sites could be anything from a rented room to a hotel suite.

Most evidence for marijuana is to treat? (three things)

1. Pain, 2. nausea, 3. Some MS symptoms

Hash Oil

A potent distillate of marijuana or hashish. It first appeared in the United States in 1971 and can contain up to 60% THC

Ways people get to treatment include law/legal, relationships, jobs/edu, medical, overdoses. These are all ____________ motivations

External

Harry J. Anslinger, who was a director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, argued that marijuana was a serious danger and campaigned for laws restricting its use and sale. However, numerous committee reports suggested otherwise, and found little danger from marijuana. One of the earliest was the

Indian hemp drugs commission report

Joint

a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette

Some have argued that smoking marijuana results in amotivational syndrome, resulting in apathy, passivity, and lack of ambition and effectiveness. What does research suggest about amotivational syndrome?

it reflects the interaction of pre-existing personality characteristics and drug effects

OARS stands for?

open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, summarize