Drug Abuse - Marijuana 14/02/23

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1) A 20-year-old college student presents to the clinic with complaints of increased appetite, red eyes, and difficulty concentrating. He admits to smoking marijuana multiple times a day for the past six months. Which of the following symptoms is most commonly associated with marijuana withdrawal?

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a. Seizures

b. Delirium tremens

c. Irritability

d. Visual hallucinations

e. Bradycardia

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2) A 43-year-old male with a past medical history of polysubstance use presents with abdominal pain and poor appetite for the past 2 days. He reports feeling irritable and anxious for the past several days and had poor sleep for the past 10 days. He denies any diarrhea or vomiting. He states that he wanted to "start over" and has been "clean" for the past two weeks. A physical examination reveals a thin nervous-looking male; vital signs are within normal limits. He does not have any tremors, and the pupils are not dilated. Which of the following statements is true regarding his current diagnosis?

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a. Symptomatic treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy are sufficient for most cases

b. It can lead to seizures and should be treated in a monitored setting

c. Treatment is never required because this condition is quite common and self-resolves

d. Detoxification therapy is the standard of care

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3) A 20-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his family after seizure-like activity. He reports that he was out with his friends and "smoked some weed" about an hour prior to seeing his family. The family reports that when he returned from his friend's house, he was very agitated, hard to restrain, and cursed at all of his family members. 10 minutes prior to arrival, he became unresponsive and had 3 minutes of seizure-like activity. In the ambulance, he was diaphoretic and difficult to arouse but no further seizure-like activity was noted. On your exam, he is tachycardic, hypertensive, and tachypneic. His pupils are 3 millimeters and reactive with mild nystagmus. Which is the most likely explanation for his symptoms?

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a. The marijuana was likely a synthetic cannabinoid

b. Marijuana is the likely culprit as seizures are a common side effect

c. The patient had an allergic reaction to marijuana

d. The patient likely had concomitant marijuana and alcohol use

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