Medical Cannabis
What are the 2 most common cannabinoids found in cannabis products?
THC & CBD
The first state to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
California
Which country has completed decriminalized drugs? (That we discussed in class)
Portugal
Chemical name for alcohol.
Ethanol
What is the single most avoidable cause of death in the U.S.
Cigarette smoking
This term is used to describe substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.
Performance enhancers
What is the lethal does of nicotine in humans?
>60mg
Patients in GA may access medical cannabis oil in-state with no more than 5% THC, thanks to which act?
Georgia's Hope Act
Marijuana is categorized under which schedule?
Schedule 1
The first U.S. state to decriminalize possession of "street drugs".
Oregon
What is the legal BAC limit?
0.08 BAC
This law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
Tobacco 21 or T21
Anabolic steroids are categorized under which schedule?
Schedule 3
What is the main difference between a cigar and a cigarette?
Cigars are wrapped in a tobacco leaf, cigarettes are not wrapped in tobacco
Cannabis can promote the release of a particular hormone that stimulates hunger. Which is called?
Ghrelin
This act made the possession or transfer of marijuana illegal. The first U.S. attempt to specifically regulate marijuana.
Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
These are "specialized court docket programs that target criminal defendants who have alcohol and other drug dependency problems".
Drug Courts
Does alcohol kill brain cells?
Nope!
Which act required that all tobacco products have warning labels?
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
Steroid misuse is closely associated with which body dysmorphic disorder?
Muscle dysmorphia
Synthetic anabolic steroids where developed to have fewer _________ effects and more _________ effects.
androgenic, anabolic
What is the name of the only FDA approved CBD medication?
Epidiolex
Delta-8-THC is an ________ of delta-9-THC.
Analog
What year did Portugal decriminalize drug possession?
2001
Alcoholism is also known as...
Alcohol dependence
Which substance is strongly associated with EVALI?
vitamin E acetate
What year was testosterone first synthesized?
1935
Define "Binge Drinking".
Pattern of drinking that brings BAC to 0.08% or higher in a short period of time
What are the names of the two types of cannabinoid receptors in the human body?
CB1 & CB2 Receptors
What is the defining feature of the Controlled Substances Act of 1971?
Establishing schedules
In 2016, the first-ever state-level decriminalization bill was introduced in which state?
Maryland
Define BAC and how it is measured.
The amount of alcohol in grams in 100 milliliters of blood, expressed as a percentage
Joseph Robinson is credited with the first e-cig patent in what year?
1930
This process refers to increasing the amount of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the blood.
Blood doping
Which law made it illegal for women to use tobacco in public?
Sullivan Ordinance
THC-9 is a highly ____ drug, meaning that it is rapidly absorbed and stored in the fat deposits of the body.
Lipophilic
In 1969, the Supreme Court declared the Marijuana Tax Act unconstitutional as a violation of which amendment?
Fifth Amendment
Which bill, co-authored by Biden, helped fund a new complex of state and federal prisons which helped fuel mass incarceration?
1994 Crime Bill
What stage of alcohol withdrawal syndrome includes seizures?
Stage 4
This act grants the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products.
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009
What are the two effects of testosterones?
Androgenic & anabolic
D.A.R.E. was created from a collaboration between...
LA police department and LA school system
What is the half-life of Marijuana?
19 hours
Delta-8 has a slightly weaker attachment to which receptor compared delta-9? (Helps to explain its tempered effect).
CB1 Receptor
What two theories are drug courts grounded in?
Disease Model & Rational Actor Model
Which stage of alcohol withdrawal syndrome involves hallucinations?
Stage 2
Who published the first "anti-tobacco" piece of literature?
King James of England in 1604
Anabolism
What stage of alcohol withdrawal syndrome includes delusions, disorientation, delirium, and amnesia?
Stage 3