Cannabinoids

Abstract In Understanding Addiction, we learn about the six major drug classes (Stimulants, CNS Depressants, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Cannabinoids, and Narcotics) and what they do to the body and brain, and how history has affected drug use today. We also learned about cultural differences of drug use. To understand addiction, we need to understand how drugs work and what they do. Understanding Addiction Final Research Paper Stimulants In the six major drug types, stimulants are considered…

The medical use of marijuana has long been a topic of debate. Some, including me, would argue that withholding a useful medical treatment based on antiquated thinking and societal perception is unethical. The utilitarianism theory tells us that the correct course of action should be the one, which benefits the greatest number of people. We treat patients currently with much more dangerous and addictive medications and we seem to accept those risks….Why is marijuana different? Some will argue the…

In recent debates to deliberate on the matters about the legalization concerning marijuana for medical consumption is causing friction amongst the medical, science, and legal worlds. Marijuana was outlawed during the times of the Great Depression in 1931. Despite the malicious propaganda against marijuana, scientists have proven that the chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has medicinal healing properties to help alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. The use of marijuana would also have a…

pressure, protects the nervous system, relieves Crohn’s disease, and the list goes on and on. Above all and previously stated the first reason is the plant has many benefits it contains eighty-five cannabinoids these have been found to work. Also, the human body naturally has proteins known as cannabinoid receptors also These have been found to work considering several of them resemble chemicals already present in the human body. In conclusion, citizens need to…

pharmaceutical drugs. None seemed to work , then amendment 20 was passed in Colorado in 2000. That 's when her parents decided to apply for medical marijuana. They bought cannabidiol oil , or CBD oil, which has no psychoactive properties one of many cannabinoids in the cannabis plant it purely medical no “high” is produced by CBD. The seizures went from, having five to ten seizures a day to no more than one a day. This is only one…

Cannabinoids have demonstrated huge guarantee in essential tests on torment. Fringe nerves that distinguish torment sensations contain rich receptors for cannabinoids, and cannabinoids seem to piece fringe nerve torment in exploratory creatures. Considerably additionally reassuring, fundamental examinations propose that sedatives and cannabinoids smother torment through various components. On the off chance that this is the…

In November of 2012, it became legal for adults over the age of 21 to purchase and sell marijuana in the states of Colorado and Washington. However, there is a limit on the amount you can buy and sell. In fact, the use of marijuana was legal in the United States until the 1970’s when the Controlled Substances Act was signed by President Nixon (“Marijuana). Marijuana should become legalized in the United States for the following reasons: health benefits of medicinal marijuana, positive impact on…

There has been enough research to lead the FDA to approve cannabinoids which are chemicals that are in marijuana. There are currently two FDA approved medications that contain cannabinoids (Merino). The two cannabinoids that are heavily researched are THC and CBD. THC can increase appetite and reduce nausea which is great for patients undergoing chemotherapy. It also can decrease pain, inflammation…

Student Drug Testing As times change, more and more students across the nation, and even the world, are encountering drugs. Despite the health education lessons and warnings teens continually receive, some students succumb to peer pressure and curiosity. In response to increased illegal drug use, a growing number of schools use student drug testing, especially random drug testing, as a prevention tactic. Drug testing is becoming a more widely known solution against drug use in schools across the…

Question #1 Diaz, Shanna., Borzoo, Farhang., (2009) Sex Differences in the Cannabinoid Modulation of Appetite, Body Temperature, and Neurotransmission at POMC Synapses. Neuroendocrinology, 89, 424-440 DOI: 10.1159/000191646. In this study conducted by Shanna Diaz et al., researchers were interested in determining whether sex differences exist for the cannabinoid modulation of appetite, body temperature, and neurotransmission at POMC synapses. The drugs that were used in this experiment were a…