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We offer a wide variety of drug testing kits for the detection of Marijuana drug use. All tests provide fast, accurate results and are suitable for drug screening in the workplace or if you wish to test your child at home. Each test will require either a urine, saliva or hair sample, and each can be performed in the privacy of your home or office.
Marijuana Street Names: pot, herb, weed, grass, widow, ganja, hash
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1. What is Marijuana?
Marijuana is a mix of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette (called a "joint"), while some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.
The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol).
2. What are the warning signs of Marijuana Use?
4. What are the Health Hazards of THC
Effects of Marijuana on the Brain
Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.
Effects of Marijuana on the Lungs
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.
Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.
Effects of Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illicit drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.
Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug user friends.
If you have increased your monitoring of your child and you suspect that he or she may be using drugs or alcohol, it's time to have a conversation about substance abuse. In a caring, gentle way, let your child know that in your family you have a policy of no drug use. And know that you should have this conversation not just once in your child's life, but often. If you continue to spot the signs and symptoms of drug use, you may want to take your child to the doctor and ask him/her to screen for the use of illicit substances. This may involve a urine or blood drug screen test. It is also possible to screen your children in the privacy of your home with home urine drug testing kits, saliva drug testing kits and hair drug testing kits.
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Drug Testing for Marijuana (THC)
We offer a wide variety of drug testing kits for the detection of Marijuana drug use. All tests provide fast, accurate results and are suitable for drug screening in the workplace or if you wish to test your child at home. Each test will require either a urine, saliva or hair sample, and each can be performed in the privacy of your home or office.
Marijuana Street Names: pot, herb, weed, grass, widow, ganja, hash
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Related Information on THC
1. What is Marijuana?
Marijuana is a mix of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette (called a "joint"), while some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.
The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol).
2. What are the warning signs of Marijuana Use?
Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter in early stages of intoxication, sleepy or daze in the later stages
Forgetfulness in conversation
Inflammation in whites of eyes; pupils unlikely to be dilated
Odor similar to burnt rope on clothing or breath Brown residue on fingers
Tendency to drive slowly - below speed limit
Distorted sense of time passage
Tendency to overestimate time intervals
Use or possession of paraphernalia including roach clip, packs of rolling papers, pipes or bongs
Marijuana users are difficult to recognize unless they are under the influence of the drug at the time of observation
Casual users may show none of the general symptoms
Marijuana does have a distinct odor and may be the same color or a bit greener than tobacco
4. What are the Health Hazards of THC
Effects of Marijuana on the Brain
Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.
Effects of Marijuana on the Lungs
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.
Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.
Effects of Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illicit drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.
Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug user friends.
If you have increased your monitoring of your child and you suspect that he or she may be using drugs or alcohol, it's time to have a conversation about substance abuse. In a caring, gentle way, let your child know that in your family you have a policy of no drug use. And know that you should have this conversation not just once in your child's life, but often. If you continue to spot the signs and symptoms of drug use, you may want to take your child to the doctor and ask him/her to screen for the use of illicit substances. This may involve a urine or blood drug screen test. It is also possible to screen your children in the privacy of your home with home urine drug testing kits, saliva drug testing kits and hair drug testing kits.
