Tetrahydrocannabinol

It has countless ill side effects, which can make living undesirable. Notably, one of the main side effects on the human body is nausea and vomiting. Fortunately, in a study published by The New England Journal of Medicine, it was found that smoking marijuana neutralizes the side effects encountered while being exposed to chemotherapy, by inhibiting nausea and vomiting which eventually lead to severe dehydration and weight loss. In a controlled, randomized, “double blind” experiment, twenty participants were given oral delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol(a compound found in marijuana).The results were astonishing, 14 of the 20 participants displayed no signs of nausea and vomiting. This is illustrated in, “Each patient was to serve as his own control to determine whether tetrahydrocannabinol had an antiemetic effect. Twenty-two patients entered the study, 20 of whom were evaluable. For all patients an antiemetic effect was observed in 14 of 20 tetrahydrocannabinol courses and in none of 22 placebo courses” (293). That is a striking 80% success rate in the neutralization of nausea and vomiting in patients studied. Therefore, marijuana can be advantageously used in conjunction with chemotherapy to neutralize its effects while improving treatment results by diminishing weight loss associated with vomiting. Nausea and vomiting can be an uncomfortable and devastating side effect to deal with while undergoing chemotherapy. Marijuana should be implemented in conjunction with chemotherapy…

Cannabis Sativa: Biological Effects on the Human Body and Carcinoma Cannabis has been around for centuries the earliest written record of it was in 2727 B.C. by Emperor Shen Nung from China. In 1545 cannabis spread to the western hemisphere by Spaniards where it was imported and used as fiber by Chile. Before 1545 Ancient Greeks, Romans, North Africans North Americans, and the Islamic empire were familiar with cannabis. Cannabis sativa grows in the wild in several tropical and humid areas of…

Did you know around 42% of the people in the United States have tried cannabis Indica, Sativa, or Ruderalis?The hippie generation did not discover pot. But the drug's true origins remain a bit of a mystery. Do you know what cannabis is? In this essay, you will be learning what exactly is cannabis when it was discovered ,by whom was it discovered, interesting science facts on it and lots of more. Cannabis was known way back in 2727 B.C. Although the first scientist to discover the main…

We live in a ‘do this’ and ‘do not do that’ type of society, primarily, around the topic of drugs. There are countless of anti-drug campaigns that blow everything out of proportion. Marijuana and ecstasy are two drugs that are consistently perpetuated to be worse than they actually are. “Truth” becomes stretched and used as a scare factor to make people not want to do them. Shedding light on the misconstrued topic of drug use is something that only a critical and mindful user can articulate with…

The legalization of cannabis is a standout amongst the most dubiously talked about issues in our country today. This most likely caused by the assorted assessments that individuals have over the UK. Cannabis is all characteristic and has more than twenty-five thousand employments. There are numerous positive things that originate from cannabis, and numerous associations and other people who feel it ought to be lawful. Many negative impacts can emerge from the authorization of this narcotic, yet…

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a psychoactive drug extracted and then created from the Cannabis plant intended for medical or recreational use. The main psychoactive part of cannabis is a compound called tetrahydrocannabinol; which is one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 65 other cannabinoids. Marijuana can be ingested or used through smoking, vaporizing, being put inside of food, or can be extracted as an oil. The legality of marijuana can vary from country to…

Marijuana/Hashish is basically dried leaves, a flower, stem, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. This plant encompasses a mind altering chemical known as del-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other related compounds. Which is Inhibitory neurons that plays a significant role in regulating neural signals it’s near the dopamine presynaptic cell possibly reducing the amount of dopamine that sent to the synapse by releasing the neurotransmitter gaba inhibitory and Gaba signals as it alters…

Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is one of the key ingredients of cannabis. With more than 60 compounds that are unique to the cannabis plant, the compounds are grouped together under the umbrella term, cannabinoids. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ), CBD will not get you high. While the THC binds to the nerve receptors in the brain, CBD does not act on these same receptors. Meaning, you will not feel the euphoria that you normally would from THC. CBD Vape Oil and How to Purchase it…

Most people think marijuana is a drug that can’t hurt, but it can. The hemp plant has is what marijuana is grown off of. Smokers don’t smoke the leaves they smoke the stem. Then is illegally shipped to the U.S. Marijuana use has dropped since the late 1990’s. One and fourteen teens say they have used marijuana in the last month. In 2013 about 4 billion people 12 and older have been addicted to marijuana. Marijuana is the most common drug used in America. Marijuana has high amounts of…

Marijuana. Most of the risks of Marijuana are associated with abusers and addictive people not for people who use Marijuana as medicinal purpose. Danger effects of Marijuana are you lose your coordination and space perceptions power when you are driving so, because of that, risk of traffic accidents has increased recently. Other risks of Marijuana associated with students are, they have problem in problem solving, difficult thinking, learning something easy and impairment of memory. Higher use…