Research Report Series: Marijuana (1 credit hour)

Program Summary:  This course explores marijuana use and its affects on the brain and the body.  Acute, persistent, and long-term consequences are discussed, along with available treatments.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.

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Publisher:  National Institute on Drug Abuse; US Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills, and knowledge by identifying key issues related to marijuana use.

Learning Objectives:  Describe the effects of marijuana use on the brain and body.  Identify acute, persistent, and long-term consequences.  Identify available treatments.

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Course Available Until: July 31, 2025.

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1: The main psychoactive chemical in marijuana is _______________________.
 
 
 
 
2: Teens' perceptions of the risks of marijuana use have steadily _______________ over the past decade.
 
 
3: If marijuana is consumed in foods or beverages,
 
 
4: Marijuana significantly impairs
 
 
 
 
5: People who begin using marijuana before the age of 18 are _______________ more likely to develop a marijuana use disorder than adults.
 
 
 
 
6: Marijuana potency, as detected in confiscated samples, has steadily _________________ over the past few decades.
 
 
7: Which of the following describes marijuana's long-term effects on IQ?
 
 
 
 
8: Someone who smokes marijuana daily may be functioning at a reduced intellectual level most or all of the time.
 
 
9: Recent research has found that marijuana users who carry a specific variant of the AKT1 gene, are at increased risk of developing
 
 
 
 
10: Which of the following would be considered a long term consequence of marijuana use?
 
 
 
 
11: Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person's heart rate
 
 
12: The FDA has not yet approved a THC-based medication to date.
 
 
13: Researchers generally consider ______________ to be more promising therapeutically.
 
 
14: In one study, women were about twice as likely to screen positive for marijuana use via
 
 
15: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that obstetrician-gynecologists counsel women against using marijuana
 
 
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: July 31, 2025.
Filed under: Addiction, Clinical