cannabis everything you want to know
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Cannabiseverything you want to know
Mark CampbellDrug & Alcohol Counsellor
NUI Galway
28th August 2008
Cannabis – topics to be covered
What it is Effects Dependence The Law Medical uses Prevalence Details of services
Hash (resin), Herbal, Weed (skunk), Oil (THC)
Smoked (joint), cooked and eaten (hash brownies)
Depressant with hallucinogenic properties
Cannabis Resin (Hash)
Herbal Cannabis
High Strength Cannabis (Weed/Skunk)
Cannabis/Hemp Seeds
Cannabis EffectsMild euphoria, relaxation, talkative, long winded
giggly, munchies, time slower
Faces of CannabisEffects begin within few minutes, peak 30 mins last 2
hours25-30% remains in body after week
Physical Effects
Heart rate decreases Lower blood pressure Depressed respiration Impaired motor
co-ordination
Cannabis – (desired Effects)
Feeling of warmth Drowsiness & contentment Disinhibited - reduction in anxiety Sociability – increased closeness and
camaradie Thoughts – more imaginative and
creative
Cannabis – Undesired Effects
Poor concentration, short term memory affected
Apathy, demotivation Legal consequences Hallucinations, paranoia Acute psychosis (lasting few hours – 7
days), induce mental illness in those who are vulnerable
Cannabis (undesired effects cont’d)
Lung damage, wheezing, sputum prodn Male fertility (no and mobility of sperm) Effects on female fertility not known Dependence; abstinence resulting in
restlessness, agitation, insomnia, lack of appetite
Dependency/Addiction Physical dependence – often
measured by the physical disturbance created by the absence of the drug
Psychological dependence – overriding compulsion to obtain and retain the drug whatever the consequences
Symptoms of Dependence Using more, or for longer than you intended
A constant desire to use, or trying to give up and failing
Spending a lot of time trying to get supplies,
using and recovering
Spending less time on important activities or giving them up altogether
Needing more of the drug to get the same effect
Unpleasant symptoms when you stop
Death by Cannabis
a 2 kilo block dropped on your head from the 25thfloor of a high rise building
The Law Possession of cannabis a criminal offence. A person can be convicted for possession of cannabis and given a
maximum fine of €635 for a first offence and for a 3rd or subsequent offence an unrestricted fine and/or 3 years prison sentence.
The penalties for supplying cannabisa re potentially much harsher than for mere possession, higher fines and longer prison sentences.
The Gardai have the power to stop, search and detain if they have
reason to suspect a person of being in possession of an illegal drug. It is not illegal to have cannabis in your bloodstream, though it is an
offence to drive under the influence of cannabis.
It is not illegal to possess cannabis seeds but it is illegal to grow a cannabis plant.
Cannabis Medical uses? Synthetic compounds incl nabilone used Relieve nausea from anti-cancer meds Reduce spasticity (multiple sclerosis) Anticonvulsant Lower eye pressure in glaucoma Psychoactive and cardio effects generally
limit therapeutic usefulness (raise bp which can subseq suddenly drop)
Prevalence of Drug Use DRUGS (CLAN survey – 2002/03 -21 third level colleges)
% last 12 mths% last 30 days
Cannabis 37.3 (m=49, f=25) 20 (m=30, f=10)Ecstasy 8Cocaine 5.8
16% of students had used cannabis ten times or more in the past 12 months (22% males, 11% females)
6% of students had used cannabis more than ten times in the last 30 days (9% males, 3% females)
REGULAR CANNABIS USE IS NOT THE NORM AMONGST 3rd LEVEL STUDENTS
Where to go for help?NUI Galway offer a free and confidential counselling service to all students and have a specific drug & alcohol counsellor
Contact: Student Counselling Service, 5 Distillery Road, NUI Galway. Office Hours: Mon – Fri between 9.15am and 1pm and 2.15pm and 4.15pm. www.nuigalway.ie/counsellors
Cannabis website: www.nuigalway.ie/checkoutcannabis
Appointments 091-492484 or email: counselling@nuigalway.ie
Drop in any time Mon – Fri between 2.15-4.15pm to see a counsellor
Counsellors : Bea Gavin, Emer Casey, Geraldine Connolly, Eamonn O’ Dochartaigh
Drug & Alcohol Counsellor: Mark Campbell
Where to go for help?Drugs Counselling Service: Galway 091-561 299 Mayo North 096-60060 Mayo South 094-9020430 Roscommon 071-9664900
Cocaine Clinic 091-561 299
Drugs Helpline: 1800 459 459 Alcoholics Anonymous: 091-567807 Narcotics Anonymous: 01 6728000 Samaritans 1850 609 090
Text Help to 51900Live help online www.drugs.ie
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