For my first Discussion I watched the third video. This video was very knowledgeable and it helped me get a better understanding of Cannabis and Consciousness. The video starts of by saying that alcohol can effect the way the we drive and can cause a major road safety issue. Then, the video states that drunk driving is decreasing, while incidents of those taking drugs while driving is on the increase; the effects is little understood. The speaker later explains the difference between the double blind experiment, placebo controlled trials and cross-over design. Cross-over design is the level of control. It is when the researcher brings four people in and gives them different levels of cannabis. The Double blind experiment is when the participant
A. Just imagine driving home from a party after everyone had been drinking and all of a sudden there is a big crash and the next thing you know you and your friends are being taken to the hospital in an ambulance. That is what can happen when you decide to drink and drive. B. Drinking can be fun when you are with your friends but once a person makes the decision to get behind the wheel it is a completely different story.
Grabar, H. (2012, December 31). The Geography of Drunk Driving. Retrieved July 6, 2015, from http://www.citylab.com/commute/2012/12/geography-drunk-driving/4278/
When you get into the car to drive home or go to a store, don't you ever think about how you can make the drive there more interesting? A way to ease everything is to possibly take a few shots of alcohol or have a few beers before you leave to your destination. If you’re bored, drinking seems like a fun thing to do especially when you’re driving. I heard that that being intoxicated makes everything more flashy and can make your vision super blurry. That sounds like a fun challenge while you’re driving. You see a lot of anti drinking and driving advertisements and just think you would love to try that. One day you are just bound. Some say alcohol can lead to a wonderful world of addiction. In that case, just the smell of an alcoholic drink can make some alcoholics go crazy. As soon as you introduce alcohol into the way you drive, everything will seem so much better. But alcoholism can possibly make for tight fund, so get cheap beer..
What if one had the chance to execute the role of God, or an ‘all powerful leader,’ and what alterations would they make in order to successfully create the perfect world? A word exists, on a much more complex level, for the ideal society that people refer to as a “fairy tale.” This concept is acknowledged as a utopia, and its interpretation loosely follows a general society in which impractical and unrealistic ideals are in place, often resulting in this ‘fairy tale.’ However, with the examination through what is known as Causal Analysis, one can determine the efficiency of a pathway, and if it eventually leads to a dystopian future instead. Analysis of a causal flow predicts and prevents potential dystopian obstacles in a utopian strategy—otherwise
It is hard to determine if someone smoke marijuana and drive. Drunk driving can determine by the blood alcohol level. Testing marijuana level in blood is unreliable. A study done by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the THC substance in someone’s blood is not supported by science. THC can stay in the body for weeks and it only causes cannabis impairment when it is in the fatty tissue of the brain. It means that it is hard to prove when did someone smoke marijuana and drive. The AAA study recommended that law enforcers stop using the-the blood test and use other methods. The AAA study and many experts think that law enforcers should improve on testing saliva.
Marijuana in the late 1960s’ had only one percent of tetrahydrocannabinol, compared to present day where Health Canada has discovered there is at least 10 percent of tetrahydrocannabinol and 30 percent in some cases. The tetrahydrocannabinol is a strong chemical and works immediately after one has inhaled it. Tetrahydrocannabinol mimics the neurotransmitter anandamide, which fills in the synapse between neurons and this disrupts the brain’s regular functions. In a normally functioning brain, anandamide activates the cannabinoid receptors but when smoking marijuana tetrahydrocannabinol activates these receptors which are in the hippocampus, cerebellum and basal ganglia. This affects the short-term memory, coordination, and learning and problem-solving skills for an individual. Brain development is also affected by the use of cannabis. Dr. Harold Kalant conducted a study in the 1980s’ with rats and cannabis use. He separated the rats into two groups; rats exposed to cannabis at adolescents and rats exposed to cannabis in adulthood. Kalant observed the rats exposed to cannabis as adolescents, had difficulty with memory and learning even after nine years of no exposure. In comparison, the rats who were adults when exposed to cannabis didn’t have long term effects. It is evident that brain development was disrupted by the use of cannabis in the growing years. Also, Dr. Andra Smith saw in her functional magnetic resonance imaging of brain activity of regular cannabis smokers and non-smokers, that the smokers had a more brain activity. She stated it was due to the brain having to work hard to “respond accurately”. It is obvious that brain function and development is harshly impacted by the use of
After retaining the null hypothesis, other potential factors were analyzed in the comparative case study by trying to isolate specific difference between states and trying to figure out if they were relevant. In order to do this New York and Wyoming were selected as the case studies as they demonstrated the lack of evidence in support of the alternative hypothesis and their comparison led to two very interesting implication. The first highlighted the lack of influence of socio economics on drunk driving at least in terms of the effect of per capita income on the drunk driving death rate. Although it was not predicted in what ways, socioeconomic would affect drunk driving, it is very interesting to note that per capita income, given how close
Does marijuana create an altered state of consciousness, or does it simply allow users to interpret more information at a quicker speed giving us the illusion of being “stoned”? For many years people of all ages have been using marijuana mainly for recreational purposes, not knowing that it increases their senses and perhaps even helps cure or prevent disease. After many carefully constructed experiments, it is now accepted by several scientists around the world that marijuana effects the human body as a whole, thus creating an altered state of consciousness.
According to Kail and Cavanaugh the theory established by Skinner known as operant conditioning is a “learning paradigm in which the consequences of a behavior determine whether a behavior is repeated in the future” (p. 13). This theory to an extent, parallels the previous theory of operant conditioning but is also important in trying to understand why one makes the decisions they do as well as how often they partake in certain behaviors. Through his theory Skinner displayed that there are two types of consequences, reinforcement and punishment, in which one increases the chances of repeated behavior and the other vice versa. Reinforcement is the component that increases the likeliness of repeated behavior and includes two divisions, negative and positive. Negative reinforcement is that in which a person’s
In 2013, 10,076 people were killed in drunk driving incidents. Out of those people, 65% (6,515) were drivers, 27% (2,724) were passengers, and 8% (837) were non-passengers (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). Over half of those fatalities (67.1%) involved blood alcohol levels over .15% (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). The legal blood-alcohol content is .08%. Drunk driving caused 31% of deaths in car crashes in 2013 (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). In 2012, 402 people were killed by alcohol impairment in North Carolina (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). These numbers, though they seem astonishing, have been cut in half since 1991 (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). Even though the number of fatalities has been lowered, that number is not low enough. Most drunk drivers are repeat offenders. Lives are being taken because of the careless attitude of the drunk drivers. Drunk driving is selfish; those who commit this crime do not think about the extreme consequences of their actions. In North America it is estimated that 1-5 drivers has been drinking and 1 in 10 is legally impaired on any Friday or Saturday night (Root). Many groups, including MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), are fighting to stop drunk driving. Unfortunately, drunk driving cannot be stopped. People will always commit this heinous crime. The numbers may go down, but unfortunately there will always be a number. The only way to continually decrease the amount of lives lost is to increase punishments for drunk driving.
Governors Highway Safety (2015) and Leader (2014) states that over 400 drugs are tracked by NHTSA that can cause impairment and there is growing evidence that shows drugs are just as capable as alcohol in automobile related fatalities. People do not realize that any type of drug, even sleeping pills can lead to low performance on the road (Kuehn, 2013). Kuehn states that even after sleep, individuals who have taken sleeping pills may remain too impaired to drive. This shows how even prescribed medication can cause impairment, so not only are illegal drugs impacting the safety of the roads, but medication people take that doctors prescribe are putting people at risk. National Institute on Drug (2015) and NHTSA (2015) states that drivers who used marijuana and then drove were associated with greater risk of crashes due to lane weaving, and poor reaction time and attention to the road. Marijuana alters the mind just like alcohol does, the effects are different, but both substances cause impairment. These effects on society are only hurting people, but there are ways to combat the
One of the biggest issues since legalization of marijuana in Colorado is the effect it has on our youth and future generations. In a report posted regarding the cause and effect on teenagers using marijuana Krista Lisdahl, director of the Brain Imaging and Neuropsychology lab at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, talks about the changes in the THC levels from the seventies to now. She also talks about how through modern technology it is possible to physically see the difference in the brain when a teenager is
Media messages influence us all in everyday decisions. After learning about the affect of emotions in perceptions, I realize that there have been so many media messages that have influenced me directly, whether I have realized it or not at that moment. I found one anti drunk driving campaign that is attempting to influence my choices regarding driving under the influence. I think that this overall problem of drink driving, and specifically this campaign, can relate back to three concepts we discussed in this course of negative emotions, sensation seeking, and the anticipatory affect.
Burke, Sheila. "TN Supreme Court to Hear Field Sobriety Case." The Tennessean. N.p., 23 Mar. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2013.
Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. The evidence against driving while intoxicated is massive and it has left a long trail of broken dreams and lives. If you drink and drive, not only do you possibly put yourself at risk, but your passengers and pedestrians, and other people on the roads. According to the most recent statistics by the National Commission Against Drunk Driving is that 17, 000 Americans die each year in alcohol-related traffic crashes and 600,000 Americans are injured. (National Commission Against Drunk Driving, 2003). That’s an average of one fatality every