LOCAL DRUGS OF CONCERN
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
CANNABIS (MARIHUANA)
- Refers to the leaves and flowering tops of the plants.
- It is a tobacco-like substance produced by drying the leaves and flowering
tops.
- THC - delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinol is the ingredient that gives the drug
the psychoactive effects.
- Drugs that come from Cannabis:
- Marihuana (right, top)
- Hashish (right, middle)
- Hashish Oil (Weed Oil) (right, bottom two)
EFFECTS OF CANNABIS
- Loss of co-ordination
- Unable to make spur of the moment decisions
- Memory loss
- Slurred speech
- Distorted sense of time and space
- Bloodshot eyes
- Laughter and giggling
- Sudden hunger drive
- Single but strong dose can trigger panic and hallucinations
REGULAR USE
- Chronic fatigue
- Lack of motivation
- academic
- professional performance
- family relations
- "A Motivational Syndrome"
- in teenagers it is characterized by a drop of dynamics, lack of
ambition, apathy (indifference and listlessness) and the "What do I
care" or "Who gives a damn" attitude.
CHRONIC / GENERAL EFFECTS ON HEALTH
- Respiratory problems
- One "joint" has as much carcinogenic substances as a half a pack
to one pack of cigarettes
- Immune system is affected and susceptible to bacterial / viral infections
- Affects reproductive system in males
CLINICAL MARIHUANA
- The issue of medical Marihuana is now being studied by the Government.
- Research has resulted in the development and marketing of dronabinol (Marinol),
it contains synthetic THC for control of nausea and vomiting for
chemotherapy in cancer treatments and to stimulate appetite in AIDS
patients.
- There is an argument that it helps relieve pain but just masks the pain,
with the high from THC still being looked at.
- Also studies reference mouth, throat and lung cancer
HOW IT IS USED
- SMOKED - Pipes, cigarettes ("joints")
COST OF MARIHUANA
- 1 gram $20.00
- 1/4 ounce $100.00
- 1 ounce $300.00
- 1 pound $3,000.00
- Pricing is same for Hashish and Hash Oil
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