The nurse is providing community education regarding marijuana. Which information should be included?

Question

1. THC is the ingredient that causes most of the psychoactive effects.
2. Metabolites of marijuana can be detected in the urine for several days after last use.
3. Metabolites of marijuana can be detected in the body for months to years after last use.
4. The only medical use for marijuana is for glaucoma.
5. Smoking marijuana results in a greater accumulation of tar in the lungs than does cigarette smoking.

Answer 1

1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the ingredient responsible for most of the psychoactive properties of marijuana.
Rationale 2: THC remains in the urine for days after the last exposure.
Rationale 3: Metabolites of THC are detectable in the body for up to years after the last use.
Rationale 4: Marijuana is used for multiple medical uses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and PTSD.
Rationale 5: Because marijuana smoke is inhaled more deeply and held within the lungs for a longer time, it introduces four times more tar into the lungs than tobacco smoke.

Global Rationale: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the ingredient responsible for most of the psychoactive properties of marijuana. THC remains in the urine for days after the last exposure. Metabolites of THC are detectable in the body for up to years after the last use. Because marijuana smoke is inhaled more deeply and held within the lungs for a longer time, it introduces four times more tar into the lungs than tobacco smoke. Marijuana is used for multiple medical uses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and PTSD.