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1. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A. The main psychoactive chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects, is alpha-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. B. The main psychoactive chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects, is beta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. C. The main psychoactive chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects, is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. D. Marijuana does not possess a psychoactive chemical.

2. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A. THC stimulates neurons in the reward system to release the signaling chemical dopamine at levels lower than typically observed in response to natural stimuli. B. THC stimulates neurons in the reward system to release the signaling chemical dopamine at levels higher than typically observed in response to natural stimuli. C. THC stimulates neurons in the reward system to release the signaling chemicals serotonin and dopamine at levels lower than typically observed in response to natural stimuli. D. THC does not stimulate the reward system in any way.

3. Marijuana use disorders are not often associated with dependence.

A. TRUE B. FALSE

4. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A. Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person’s heart rate decreases, the breathing passages relax and become enlarged and blood vessels in the eyes expand. B. Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person’s heart rate decreases, the breathing passages relax and become enlarged and blood vessels in the eyes decrease in size. C. Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person’s heart rate speeds up, the breathing passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand. D. Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person’s heart rate speeds up, the breathing passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes decrease in size.

5. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved THC-based medications, dronabinol and nabilone, for the treatment of nausea in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in patients with wasting syndrome due to AIDS.

A. TRUE B. FALSE

6. Cognitive-behavioral therapy may be used to treat individuals suffering from marijuana use disorders?

A. TRUE B. FALSE