What do you know about "medical marijuana"?

Answer the following questions to show what you learned in the student article.

1. Which of the statements below is not true?

A The FDA must approve any medicine before it can be sold in the United States.

B Marinol [R], an FDA-approved medication, is a synthetic (i.e., human-made) version of THC.

C A new drug must pass only one phase of clinical testing to be approved by the FDA as a medicine.

D Drug companies must prove to the FDA that they can produce a medication of a consistent quality.

2. Phase 2 clinical testing of a drug involves testing the drug in.

A the general population

B teenagers

C the elderly

D patients with the disease or condition the drug is meant to treat

3. The process for getting FDA approval for a new medication can take more than.

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A 15 years

B 15 months

C 15 weeks

D 2 years

4. Which of the following is a true statement?

A THC is the plant name for marijuana.

B THC stands for top health concern.

C THC is one of the active ingredients in marijuana.

D THC is a slang term used for marijuana.

5. Why hasn't marijuana been approved as a medicine by the FDA?

A Using marijuana in its raw plant form may pose more risks than benefits.

B Marijuana does not have well-defined and measurable ingredients that are the same each time it is used.

C Marijuana has not gone through the FDA approval process to show that it offers more benefit than harm.

D All of the above are correct.

6. Clinical testing of new drugs in humans is done on both healthy people and sick patients.

A True

B False

7. Drug companies must prove that the benefits of a drug outweigh any harmful side effects before it can be FDA-approved.

A True

B False

8. The first step toward approval of a new medication is testing it on several hundred people.

A True

B False

9. Marijuana contains more than 400 different chemicals, including THC.

A True

B False

10. Marijuana is not a medicine, but some of the chemicals found in marijuana are used in medicines.

A True

B False

11.The U.S. government recognizes marijuana as a legal medication.

A True

B False

This year's Heath Up articles highlight myths versus facts about marijuana.

A True

B False

WORK SHEET ANSWER KEY

1. c; 2. d; 3. a; 4: c; 5: d; 6. True; 7. True; 8. False; 9. True; 10. True; 11. False