Respiratory
Acute use results in bronchial
Resistance
Plegm
Irritation- cough
Adverse pregnancy outcomes with antepartum use
Low birth weight
Preterm birth
Stillbirth
Neonatal withdrawal syndrome
Increase in heart rate per minute
What is 30-70
International Marijuana Day
4/20
Risk of addiction with experimental use:
Risk of addiction with use prior to age 18:
Risk of addiction with daily use:
7%
17%
25%
"Hands down the dopest dope I ever smoked" movie
Pineapple Express - Seth Rogen
In utero exposure causes these problems in children
Behavioral outbursts/aggression
Attention
Memory/problem solving
Cannabis use causes vaso___ what
dilation acutely, constriction chronically
2 theories for etiology of Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome
Cannabinoid buidup theory
Hypothalamus/body temperature theory
Use in adolescence increases development of this mental health disorder
Schizophrenia (3-6 fold)
Risk of carcinogen exposure via inhaled route
same as tobacco (possibly)
Percentage of pregnant women <24 who use cannabis
20%
Increase risk of acute MI within the first hour of use
5- fold
Typical age of sufferers of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
20's- 30's
Number of IQ points decreased with chronic use
6
Closed, non-ventilated spaces
Pituitary hormones affected by chronic use
LH
PRL
GH
TSH
This 1983 song by Grand Master Flash spoke of drug addiction
White Lines
Daily cannabis use increases liver fibrosis by this mechanism
Steatosis via inhibition of liver microsomes
name of syndrome associated with chronic use especially in youth and young adults
Most marijuana friendly college campus
Most marijuana unfriendly campus
University of Vermont
United States Airforce Academy (CO)
Form of testicular cancer associated with even short term cannabis use
Non seminomatous germ cell tumor
Cause of syncope in THC positive 69 yr old male in the ED
Orthostatic hypotension
1936 movie about the ills of marijuana
Reefer Madness
This famous rapster popularized marijuana use in the early 2000's and now owns his own cannabis company
Snoop-Dog