This primary aim of this study is to assess the effects of passive (second-hand) inhalation of cannabis smoke on toxicological analysis of "native" oral fluid (saliva), urine and blood specimens. The results of this study will help inform the validity of oral fluid as a biomarker of cannabis exposure and to determine whether, and for how long, passive inhalation of cannabis smoke could result in a positive toxicology result.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Participants will be exposed to cannabis smoke present in ambient air
Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cmax in Blood
After exposure to cannabis, we will conduct a pharmacokinetic analysis of THC in blood collected.
Time frame: 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 22, 26, 30, and 34 hours post cannabis exposure
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cmax in Oral Fluid
After exposure to cannabis, we will conduct a pharmacokinetic analysis of THC in oral fluid.
Time frame: Samples collected 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 22, 26, 30, and 34 hours post cannabis exposure
Subjective VAS Drug Effect
Visual analog scale (0-100; not at all to extremely) of subjective "Drug Effect"
Time frame: immediately post cannabis exposure.
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