How does the use of marijuana affect nutritional status differently than the use of cocaine?
Chronic marijuana use often increases the appetite. Many people who use marijuana often eat sugary or fatty foods, and may gain weight as a result.
Chronic cocaine use results in the decrease of a person's appetite. People who abuse cocaine are usually undernourished and if they have an eating disorder, cocaine use may make this eating disorder worse. In a study, rats given cocaine or food always chose cocaine over the food and would die of starvation.
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a. Hazard b. Toxicity c. Bioinsecurity d. Food insecurity e. Riskiness
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a. Adrenal insufficiency b. Hypothyroidism c. Hyperpituitarism d. Hypopituitarism
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A. dispensable B. essential C. indespensable D. conditionally essential