PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hashish, Orexigenic, Tachycardia

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: Tarry Ahuja

Document Summary

New drugs take time to become popular (using it, abusing it) Injected into many cultures, primarily for recreational purposes. Recently found medicinal use ancient hindus and nepal used in religious and cultural ceremonies. 30s looked upon as a narcotic (cocaine, heroin, opium) Its only part of the equation. other players add or modulate overall activity (ex stereo volume button [treble, bass, mid] volume is main part, but bass and treble add to give you the overall best effect). Hashish : dried portions of the female ower (potency - amount of thc =10-20%) Ganja : dried tops of female ower (medium potency 5-8%) Marijuana: dried remainder of plant (low potency 2-5%) [improved growing increases potency, up to 30%] routes of administration. Cb1 - cannabinoid receptors (slower acting more wide spread) g protein coupled receptor. 3 points - binds thc, binds other cannabinoids, inhibits adenylate cyclase. Going to bind to active ingredient of cannabis and other cannabinoids.