The first known record of marijuana use, in the Chinese Book of Drugs, refers to the __________ use of marijuana.

__________ refers to the process of leaving drug using groups and behaviors behind as one grows older and takes on more socially acceptable responsibilities.

Using a vaporizer to consume marijuana reduces ___________ risk factor(s) associated with marijuana usage.

According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, the age cohort reporting the highest lifetime use of marijuana was __________ years of age.

Research indicates that if one’s peer group does not use drugs, more than likely other individuals in the peer group will:

Age, gender, family background, and religion fall under what category of influential factors?

In addition to peer influences on drug use, what other factor(s) must be taken into account to assess what could be responsible for drug use?

Religious involvement often results in _____ drug use.

Tetrahydrocannabinal (THC) is the main agent in cannabis, responsible for producing mind-altering (psychoactive) effects.

The highest concentration of THC is found in the stems and seeds.

Some research indicates that today’s marijuana is much more potent (20 times more potent) than the street marijuana of the 1960s.

? During the “high,” most marijuana users experience dry mouth, elevated heartbeat, and an alteration of space and time, which is usually not as intense as with other drugs.

The marijuana high usually lasts between 8 and 12 hours and often causes vivid hallucinations.

THC can reach the brain within 14 seconds when inhaled.

Marijuana is metabolized more efficiently through smoking than via intravenous injection or oral ingestion.