THC is the active component in marijuana, and ethanol is the alcohol in alcoholic beverages. Explain briefly (1-2 sentence/s only) why drug screenings are able to detect the presence of THC but not ethanol weeks after these substances have been introduced into the body. CH3 он CH3CH2-OH ethanol CH3 ČH3 (CH2)4CH3 tetrahydrocannabinol THC
THC is the active component in marijuana, and ethanol is the alcohol in alcoholic beverages. Explain briefly (1-2 sentence/s only) why drug screenings are able to detect the presence of THC but not ethanol weeks after these substances have been introduced into the body. CH3 он CH3CH2-OH ethanol CH3 ČH3 (CH2)4CH3 tetrahydrocannabinol THC
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![THC is the active component in marijuana, and ethanol is the alcohol in alcoholic
beverages. Explain briefly (1-2 sentence/s only) why drug screenings are able to
detect the presence of THC but not ethanol weeks after these substances have
been introduced into the body.
CH3
OH
CH;CH2-OH
ethanol
CH3
(CH2)4CH3
CH3
tetrahydrocannabinol
THC](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1beb817c-c3be-48f6-80fe-092a689cbaf9%2Ff6c2b135-91fd-4dd4-96fd-faa501fa6e50%2Fes8g1r_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:THC is the active component in marijuana, and ethanol is the alcohol in alcoholic
beverages. Explain briefly (1-2 sentence/s only) why drug screenings are able to
detect the presence of THC but not ethanol weeks after these substances have
been introduced into the body.
CH3
OH
CH;CH2-OH
ethanol
CH3
(CH2)4CH3
CH3
tetrahydrocannabinol
THC
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