dronabinol – medicine made from the active ingredient in marijuana. Dronabinol is approved in the US but is no longer available in the UK.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC) – the lower level of a drug in the body that will still be effective.
encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease
prenatal – before birth. The time in which the foetus (developing baby) grows in the uterus.