PSYC62H3 Final: DRUGS FINAL - BASIC BREAKDOWN
Document Summary
Below are chapters 11-15, covering the content from the third half. Of the course in a condensed, and easy-to-read format. Chapter 11: cannabinoids: cannabinoid drugs consist of psychoactive substances that act on cannabinoid receptors in the nervous system, cannabis: plants that contain naturally occurring psychoactive cannabinoids. Cannabis sativa; the most common type used. All of these plants are called hemp: the flowers and leaves of cannabis plants contain trichomes - release biologically active substances called phytocannabinoids, phytocannabinoids contain cannabis" key psychoactive ingredient - 9- tetrahydrocannabinol ( 9-thc). In arabia, cannabis and hashish were commonly smoked for its mood-enhancing effects. For oral administration, users prepare cannabis by baking it into some type of dessert, such as brownies or cookies, or heating it with water to make a tea. Pharmaceutical companies sell prescription dronabinol in a capsule for oral administration. To smoke cannabis, users roll a cannabis preparation in cigarette paper and then light and smoke it like a cigarette (joint).
