Category: cannabinoids
NIDA’s Truth Poll is offered to students during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Chat Day to encourage them to think about their daily challenges related to substance use in their student and family communities. These are some questions from the most recent poll.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana-facts-parents-need-to-know/nida-truth-poll
Marijuana
WHAT IS IT?
Marijuana is a mind-altering psychoactive drug, which can cause hallucinations. The main ingredient, THC ( delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), comes from the dry, shredded, green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds or leaves of the cannabis sativa plant which produces the psychoactive effect.
STREET NAMES
Aunt Mary, BC Bud, Chronic, Dope, Gangster, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Herb, Joint, Mary Jane, Mota, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Skunk, Smoke, Weed, Yerba
HOW IT IS TAKEN
- Smoked as a cigarette or in pipe or bong
- Smoked in blunts (cigar emptied of tobacco and filled with marijuana, and sometimes mixed with additional drugs)
- Mixed with food (edibles)
- Brewed as tea
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Relaxation, disinhibition, increased appetite, sedation, increased sociability
- Effects memory and learning
- Difficulty in thinking and problem-solving
- Hallucinations
- Impaired judgment, reduced coordination
- Distorted perception
- Decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, dizziness, nausea, tachycardia
- Confusion, anxiety, paranoia, drowsiness
- Respiratory ailments
- Addictive
Marijuana
NIDA has provided a comprehensive information page about marijuana. Check out the link below to view.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/letter-director
K2 / Spice (Synthetic Marijuana)
SPICE/ K2, SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA
WHAT IS IT?
K2, or Spice, is a synthetic version of marijuana that mimics THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. K2 is a mixture of plant material sprayed with synthetic psychoactive chemicals. Synthetic marijuana often looks like potpourri and typically is marked or labeled, “not for human consumption.”
STREET NAMES
Bliss, Black Mamba, Blaze, Bombay Blue, Fake Weed, Legal Weed, Genie, Zohai, Red X, Dawn Scooby Skunk, Snax
HOW IT IS TAKEN
It is smoked using “joints”, pipes, E-cigarettes, as a tea
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Paranoia, anxiety, panic attacks, hallucinations, and giddiness
- Addictive
- Increase in heart rate and blood pressure
- Convulsions, organ damage, or death
Reference: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/drugs/spice-k2-synthetic-marijuana